Cygnus X-1 (song series)

"Cygnus X-1"
"Cygnus X-1"
	Limited edition EP cover
Song by Rush
from the album A Farewell to Kings (Book I); Hemispheres (Book II);
Released	August 29, 1977 (Book I); October 24, 1978 (Book II);
Genre	Progressive rock; progressive metal;
Length	10:25 (Book I); 18:07 (Book II); 28:32 (both songs);
Label	Mercury
Composer(s)	Geddy Lee; Alex Lifeson; Neil Peart;
Lyricist(s)	Neil Peart
Producer(s)	Rush; Terry Brown;

"Cygnus X-1" is a two-part song series by Canadian progressive rock band Rush. The first part, "Book I: The Voyage", is the last song on the 1977 album A Farewell to Kings, and the second part, "Book II: Hemispheres", is the first song on the following album, 1978's Hemispheres. Book I is ten minutes and twenty-five seconds long (10:25), and Book II is eighteen minutes and seven seconds (18:07).

It was released as a limited-edition extended play on April 22, 2017.^[3]

^ Murphy, Sean (22 May 2011). "The 25 Best Progressive Rock Songs of All Time". PopMatters. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
^ Wagner, Jeff (2010). Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal. Bazillion Points Books. p. 26. ISBN 9780979616334.
^ ‘CYGNUS X-1’ Record Store Day Exclusive

[1] Murphy, Sean (22 May 2011). "The 25 Best Progressive Rock Songs of All Time". PopMatters. Retrieved 8 January 2019.

[2] Wagner, Jeff (2010). Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal. Bazillion Points Books. p. 26. ISBN 9780979616334.

[3] ‘CYGNUS X-1’ Record Store Day Exclusive

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"Cygnus X-1"
Limited edition EP cover
Song by Rush
from the album A Farewell to Kings (Book I) Hemispheres (Book II)
Released	August 29, 1977 (1977-08-29) (Book I) October 24, 1978 (1978-10-24) (Book II)
Genre	Progressive rock^[1] progressive metal^[2]
Length	10:25 (Book I) 18:07 (Book II) 28:32 (both songs)
Label	Mercury
Composer(s)	Geddy Lee Alex Lifeson Neil Peart
Lyricist(s)	Neil Peart
Producer(s)	Rush Terry Brown