New World Man
| "New World Man" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "Vital Signs" (live), "Freewill" (live) |
"New World Man" is a track from the 1982 album Signals by Canadian rock band Rush. The song was the last and quickest composed song on the album, stemming from a suggestion by then-Rush producer Terry Brown to even out the lengths of the two sides of the cassette version. It went to #1 (on the RPM national singles chart) in Canada, where it remained for two weeks in October 1982.[1][2] Less successful in the United States, it nonetheless remains Rush's only American Top 40 hit, peaking at #21 on the Billboard singles chart for three weeks in October and November 1982. It also topped the Billboard Top Tracks chart for two weeks (their first single to do so).[3] "New World Man" also reached #42 in the UK; a remixed version released as a double A-side with "Countdown" later reached #36 in the UK in early 1983.
A live version of "Vital Signs" appears as the B-side on the "New World Man" single. Other than the band's self-released 1973 single of "Not Fade Away/You Can't Fight It," this is the only song Rush has ever released on a single that did not appear on a Rush album (Mercury #76179, US edition).
See also
- List of Rush songs
- List of RPM number-one singles of 1982
- List of number-one mainstream rock hits (United States)
References
- ^ RPM 50 Singles Survey (Canada), Oct. 9, 1982, Library and Archives Canada
- ^ RPM 50 Singles Survey (Canada), Oct. 16, 1982, Library and Archives Canada
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 547.
