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Ghost of a Chance (Rush song)

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"Ghost of a Chance"
Single by Rush
from the album Roll the Bones
B-side"Dreamline"
ReleasedApril 1992 (UK)[1]
Recorded1991
GenreRock
Length5:18
LabelAnthem (Canada)
Atlantic
Songwriter(s)Peart/Lee/Lifeson
Producer(s)Rupert Hine, Rush
Rush singles chronology
"Roll the Bones"
(1991)
"Ghost of a Chance"
(1992)
"Bravado"
(1992)

"Ghost of a Chance" is a song by the Canadian rock band Rush released as the third single from their 1991 album Roll the Bones. The single peaked at No. 2 on the U.S. Album Rocks Track chart. The lyrics focus on finding love, and as its strength over any other force.

Although the song was a radio hit at the time of its release, it has rarely been performed live.[2] It was most recently featured on the 2008 leg of the Snakes & Arrows Tour.

Track listing

Music by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson; lyrics by Neil Peart.

US release:

  1. Ghost of a Chance (Edit) – 4:25
  2. Ghost of a Chance (Album Version) – 5:19

UK / German release:

  1. Ghost of a Chance – 5:19
  2. Dreamline – 4:38
  3. Chain Lightning – 4:33 [only on CD]
  4. Red Tide – 4:29 [only on CD]

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "The Great Rock Discography".
  2. ^ Daly, Skip (2019). Rush: Wandering the Face of the Earth: The Official Touring History. Insight Editions. ISBN 978-1683834502.