| "Vital Signs" | ||||
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| Single by Rush | ||||
| from the album Moving Pictures | ||||
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| Released | March 1981 (UK) [1] | |||
| Recorded | October–November 1980 | |||
| Studio | Le Studio, Morin Heights, Quebec | |||
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| Length | 4:43 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
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"Vital Signs" is a song by progressive rock band Rush. It is the closing track from their eighth studio album Moving Pictures . The lyrics of the song are about individuality and the pressures of conforming. [3]
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The song is heavily influenced by reggae (in the guitar riff) as well as progressive electronica (in its use of sequencers) and the music of the Police. [4] These influences continued in subsequent albums: Signals , Grace Under Pressure , and Power Windows .
The song was released as a single in the U.K. peaking at No 41. Also, a live version of "Vital Signs" appeared as the B-side to Rush's "New World Man" single in 1982 (Mercury #76179, US edition). [4]
