Working Man

"Working Man"
Song

"Working Man" is a song by progressive rock band Rush off of their debut album, Rush. The song deals with people in the working class and their life. The song features an instrumental section in its middle portion. The song's blue collar theme resonated with hard rock fans and this newfound popularity led to the album being re-released by Mercury Records in the U.S. Despite its popularity, it has never been released as a single. On the live album All the World's a Stage, the song segues directly into "Finding my Way" and one of Neil Peart's drum solos.

The song is written in E minor and begins with the riff E5-D-A/E5-C-D. The solo was voted 94th in Guitar World magazine's list of the 100 greatest guitar solos.

Appearances in popular culture

• This song is played in the fourth Supernatural episode, Phantom Traveler.
• This song is played in the episode "Get a Real Job" of the television show, My Name Is Earl.
• This song is played in an episode of That 70's show.
• Sebastian Bach covered the song on his solo album Bach 2: Basics.
• A cover version of the song is available as a downloadable track for the music video game Rock Band.