| "The Twilight Zone" | ||||
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| Single by Rush | ||||
| from the album 2112 | ||||
| B-side | "Lessons" | |||
| Released | June 1976 [1] | |||
| Recorded | Toronto Sound Studios in Toronto, February 1976 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 3:19 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart | |||
| Producer(s) | Rush and Terry Brown | |||
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| "The Twilight Zone" on YouTube | ||||
"The Twilight Zone" is the third track on Rush's album 2112. It was the last track written and recorded for the album. It was the first single to be released from 2112. As with most Rush songs, the lyrics are written by Neil Peart, and the music by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson. It is based on two episodes of The Twilight Zone: "Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?" (first verse) and "Stopover in a Quiet Town" (second verse).[2] Rush dedicated the song to the memory of The Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling.[3]
The creators of the Marvel comic book series Defenders dedicated its 45th issue to Rush. In that issue, a character named Red Rajah says that "Truth is false and logic lost, consult the Rajah at all cost," as an homage to the lyrics of The Twilight Zone song.[4]
- ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. ISBN 9780862415419.
- ^ Sguillen, Por (12 July 2012). "Rush en 1976. Acercándose con 2112 a la obra de Ayn Rand". Musicópolis: noticias de música, conciertos, festivales, entrevistas, discos y videos musicales (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ McPadden, Mike (12 April 2015). "TV Party Tonight: Top 10 Hard Rock + Heavy Metal Songs Inspired by TV Shows". VH1 News. Archived from the original on August 20, 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ Telleria, Robert: Rush Tribute Mereley (sic) Players, page 150. Quarry Press, Inc. 2002