Subdivisions (song)
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| Single by Rush | ||||||||||
| from the album Signals | ||||||||||
| B-side | "Red Barchetta" (live) (UK) / "Countdown" (USA) | |||||||||
| Released | May 1982 | |||||||||
| Format | 7", 12" | |||||||||
| Genre | Progressive rock, hard rock | |||||||||
| Length | 5:33 | |||||||||
| Label | Mercury Records | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, Neil Peart | |||||||||
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"Subdivisions" is a Rush song released on the 1982 album Signals.
The song has been a staple of the band's live performances, is played regularly on classic-rock radio and appears on several greatest-hits compilations. It was released as a single in 1982, and despite limited success in the UK charts, the song gained a lot of radio airplay in Britain at the time.[citation needed] In the United States, it charted at #3 on the Album Rock Tracks chart. It was also played live prior to its release. Pre-release live versions exist on the internet. Geddy Lee plays an Oberheim OB-X synthesizer, and the two synthesizer solos were done on a Minimoog. Drummer Neil Peart voices the word "subdivisions" in the chorus.[1]
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[edit] About
“Subdivisions” is a rock song by Rush, that depicts the way that our society revolves around the idea that we all must conform to the “cool” lifestyle. Anyone who does not conform themselves to this lifestyle are seen as outcasts, in their own subdivision.
"Subdivisions" was one of five Rush songs inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame on March 28, 2010. The band asked Jacob Moon to perform his version of the song at the gala in their absence.[2]
The song became available as downloadable content for the video game, Rock Band 3, on November 2nd, 2010.
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[edit] Video
The promotional video scenes were filmed in the Toronto area. The downtown scenes were filmed in downtown Toronto, while the suburbs scenes were filmed in Scarborough, Ontario, near Warden and Finch Avenues. The high school scenes were filmed at L'Amoreaux Collegiate Institute, in the same area. The video also features scenes of the Don Valley Parkway and a busy TTC subway station. The student that walks downtown in the video is Dave Glover, a student at the L'Amoreaux Collegiate Institute at the time.[citation needed]
[edit] Covers
- A version of "Subdivisions" appears on Jacob Moon's The Loop (Signpost, 2008), as well as in a viral online video of him playing the song solo live on a rooftop
[edit] Personnel
Geddy Lee - Bass, Keyboards, Vocals
Alex Lifeson - Guitar
Neil Peart - Drums
[edit] References
- ^ Rush Blog
- ^ Infantry, Ashante (2010-01-20). "(News) New home a place to sing praises of our songwriters". The Toronto Star. http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/753007--new-home-a-place-to-sing-praises-of-our-songwriters. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
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