Witch Hunt (song)

For other songs titled "Witch Hunt", see Witch hunt (disambiguation) § Music.
"Witch Hunt"
Song by Rush
from the album Moving Pictures
ReleasedFebruary 12, 1981 (1981-02-12)
RecordedDecember 8, 1980[1]
GenreProgressive rock
Length4:46
LabelAnthem
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)Neil Peart
Producer(s)
Moving Pictures track listing
7 tracks

Side one

  1. "Tom Sawyer"
  2. "Red Barchetta"
  3. "YYZ"
  4. "Limelight"

Side two

  1. "The Camera Eye"
  2. "Witch Hunt"
  3. "Vital Signs"

"Witch Hunt" is a song by Canadian rock band Rush. It was released on their 1981 album Moving Pictures, and unlike many other Rush songs it was a true studio production, with a variety of percussion instruments and overdubs, and a separate keyboard player. It is the first of four songs in what has been called the band's "Fear" series, the other three being "The Weapon" (from Signals, 1982), "The Enemy Within" (from Grace Under Pressure, 1984), and "Freeze" (from Vapor Trails, 2002), although this song is the third part of the series in order, and went on reverse chronological order by the album (except the "Freeze" is the exact fourth part like normal chronological order).[2]

  1. ^ Starkey, Arun (May 16, 2023). "The Rush song recorded the same day John Lennon died". Far Out Magazine. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  2. ^ Biamonte, Nicole (2011). "Contre Nous". In Berti, Jim; Bowman, Durrell (eds.). Rush and Philosophy: Heart and Mind United. Popular culture and philosophy. Vol. 57. Open Court Publishing. pp. 189–200. ISBN 9780812697162.