Mystic Rhythms

1986 single by Rush

"Mystic Rhythms"

Single by Rush

from the album Power Windows

B-side

"Emotion Detector"

Released

January 1986

Length

5:54

Label

Mercury

Songwriter(s)

Neil Peart, Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee

Producer(s)

Peter Collins and Rush

Rush singles chronology

"The Big Money"
(1985)

"Mystic Rhythms"
(1986)

"Time Stand Still"
(1987)

Music video

"Mystic Rhythms" on YouTube

"Mystic Rhythms" is a song by the Canadian rock band Rush. It was released as the second single from their 1985 album Power Windows. The single charted at number 21 on the US Mainstream Rock chart.^[1] The song was featured on several compilation albums and was performed live by the band on their Power Windows, Counterparts and R30 tours, appearing on the live album A Show of Hands and the live DVD R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour. For this song, drummer Neil Peart utilized his electronic drum kit, playing it on the album and in concert during live performances of the track.

The song was used as the opening song of the NBC news program 1986.^[2]

The music video was directed by Gerald Casale, who is a member of Devo.

Charts

Chart performance for "Mystic Rhythms"
Chart (1986)	Peak position
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)^[1]	21

References

^ ^a ^b "Rush Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
^ "Rush - A Show of Hands". Archived from the original on May 7, 2008. Retrieved 2013-05-02.

Rush

Jeff Jones
Alex Lifeson
John Rutsey
Geddy Lee
Neil Peart

Studio albums

Rush (1974)
Fly by Night (1975)
Caress of Steel (1975)
2112 (1976)
A Farewell to Kings (1977)
Hemispheres (1978)
Permanent Waves (1980)
Moving Pictures (1981)
Signals (1982)
Grace Under Pressure (1984)
Power Windows (1985)
Hold Your Fire (1987)
Presto (1989)
Roll the Bones (1991)
Counterparts (1993)
Test for Echo (1996)
Vapor Trails (2002)
Snakes & Arrows (2007)
Clockwork Angels (2012)

Live albums

All the World's a Stage (1976)
Exit... Stage Left (1981)
A Show of Hands (1989)
Different Stages (1998)
Rush in Rio (2003)
R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour (2005)
Snakes & Arrows Live (2008)
Grace Under Pressure Tour (2009)
Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland (2011)
Clockwork Angels Tour (2013)
R40 Live (2015)

Live videos

Exit... Stage Left (1982)
Grace Under Pressure Tour (1986)
A Show of Hands (1989)
Rush in Rio (2003)
R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour (2005)
Rush Replay X 3 (2006)
Snakes & Arrows Live (2008)
Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland (2011)
Clockwork Angels Tour (2013)
R40 Live (2015)

Compilations

Rush Through Time (1979)
Chronicles (1990)
Retrospective I (1997)
Retrospective II (1997)
The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974–1987 (2003)
Gold (2006)
Retrospective III: 1989–2008 (2009)
Working Men (2009)

Video compilations

Through the Camera Eye (1985)
Chronicles (1990)

Box sets

The Studio Albums 1989–2007 (2013)

Extended plays

Feedback (2004)
Cygnus X-1 (2017)

Singles

1970s	"In the Mood" "Fly by Night" "Lakeside Park" "The Twilight Zone" "Closer to the Heart" "Circumstances" "The Trees"
1980s	"The Spirit of Radio" "Entre Nous" "Limelight" "Tom Sawyer" "Vital Signs" "New World Man" "Subdivisions" "Countdown" "Red Sector A" "Afterimage" "The Big Money" "Mystic Rhythms" "Time Stand Still" "Show Don't Tell"
1990s–2010s	"The Pass" "Dreamline" "Roll the Bones" "Ghost of a Chance" "Stick It Out" "Nobody's Hero" "Test for Echo" "Half the World" "Driven" "One Little Victory" "Secret Touch" "Summertime Blues" "Far Cry" "Spindrift" "Caravan" "Headlong Flight"