Far Cry (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Far Cry


Artist = Rush
from Album = Snakes & Arrows
Released = May 1, 2007
Format =
Recorded = 2006
Genre = Hard rock, Progressive rock
Length = 5:21
Label = Anthem/Atlantic Records
Producer = Nick Raskulinecz and Rush
Chart position =
* #2 U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks
Last single = "Summertime Blues" (2004)
This single = "Far Cry" (2007)
Next single = "Spindrift" (2007)
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = Snakes & Arrows
Type = studio
prev_track =
prev_no =
this_track = "Far Cry"
track_no = Track 1
next_track = "Armor and Sword"
next_no = Track 2"Far Cry" is the first single from Rush's 2007 album "Snakes & Arrows". It was released to radio on March 12, 2007, then saw an electronic release on iTunes four days later. The song peaked at #22 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. [ Chart listing [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=5579&model.vnuAlbumId=904278 Billboard 200] Accessed August 30, 2008]

Background

The song evolved from a studio jam session between Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee. Neil Peart unexpectedly left lyrics he had just finished on the table with the chorus highlighted. Lee began singing the chorus along with a section of the jam and, according to him, it seemed to fit. The song was written in a day with Geddy Lee remarking "Far Cry was a good day."Fact|date=July 2008

Video

The video, directed by Christopher Mills, was released on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S9uNxUI9ng YouTube] , on May 8, 2007.

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