# Between the Wheels > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Between_the_Wheels > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Between_the_Wheels.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Between_the_Wheels > Source revision: 1302451418 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1984 song by Rush "Between the Wheels" Song by Rush from the album Grace Under Pressure Released 12 April 1984 (1984-04-12) Genre Progressive rock[1] new wave[2] Length 5:44 Label Anthem Composers Geddy Lee Alex Lifeson Lyricist Neil Peart Producers Rush Peter Henderson Grace Under Pressure track listing 8 tracks Side one "Distant Early Warning" "Afterimage" "Red Sector A" "The Enemy Within" Side two "The Body Electric" "Kid Gloves" "Red Lenses" "Between the Wheels" "**Between the Wheels**" is a song by the Canadian [rock](/source/Rock_music) band [Rush](/source/Rush_(band)). It was released on their 1984 album *[Grace Under Pressure](/source/Grace_Under_Pressure_(Rush_album))*. ## Composition and recording "Between the Wheels" was composed in the key of D minor, and is played in common time.[3][4][*[unreliable source?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources)*] News stories from the Toronto-based newspaper *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)* inspired the song's lyrics.[5] The line "Another lost generation" is from a quote by [Gertrude Stein](/source/Gertrude_Stein) used by [Ernest Hemingway](/source/Ernest_Hemingway) at the beginning of *[The Sun Also Rises](/source/The_Sun_Also_Rises)*.[6][*[unreliable source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources)*] Bill Banasiewicz in the book *Rush Visions* said: "Between the Wheels" is about pressure, and returns to the gloom of much of the rest of *Grace Under Pressure*. [Alex's](/source/Alex_Lifeson) guitar really jumps out. A lyric from the song puts across what they all must have felt at the time. "We can go from boom to bust . . . from dreams to a bowl of dust".[7] ## Reception *[Ultimate Classic Rock](/source/Ultimate_Classic_Rock)* ranked the song number 80 on their list of "All 167 Rush Songs Ranked Worst to Best", writing "there's nothing wrong with 'Between the Wheels', but it's hard to shake the feeling that Rush – and, well, other bands – have presented this same song more effectively in the past".[8] *Louder* ranked the song number 47 on their list of the top 50 Rush songs.[9] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Revisit: Rush: Grace Under Pressure"](http://spectrumculture.com/2016/02/15/revisit-rush-grace-under-pressure/). 16 February 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Grace Under Pressure (1984) Stereogum"](http://www.stereogum.com/1685666/rush-albums-from-worst-to-best/franchises/counting-down/attachment/graceunderpressure/). Retrieved 12 July 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Between the Wheels"](https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0063252). *Musicnotes.com*. December 29, 2008. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Between The Wheels by Rush | BPM | Key | Find Song Tempo"](https://findsongtempo.com/artists/rush/songs/between-the-wheels-66c581a8-3ccd-450b-8fd4-3f064d07fd5b). *findsongtempo.com*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [""Grace Under Pressure" linernotes and more from Power Windows: A Tribute To Rush"](http://www.2112.net/powerwindows/graceunderpressure.html#tourbook). *www.2112.net*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Between The Wheels by Rush - Songfacts"](https://www.songfacts.com/facts/rush/between-the-wheels). *www.songfacts.com*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Between the Wheels"](https://rushvault.com/2011/02/06/between-the-wheels/). February 6, 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Reed, Ryan. ["All 167 Rush Songs Ranked Worst to Best"](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/every-rush-song/). *Ultimate Classic Rock*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Rock, Classic Rock2015-06-11T09:36:00 161Z Classic. ["The 50 Greatest Rush Songs Ever"](https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-50-greatest-rush-songs-ever). *Classic Rock Magazine*.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_numeric_names:_authors_list)) v t e Rush Alex Lifeson Geddy Lee Jeff Jones John Rutsey 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 "In the Mood" "Fly by Night" "Lakeside Park" "The Twilight Zone" "Making Memories" "Closer to the Heart" "Circumstances" "The Trees" "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" "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" "Caravan" "Headlong Flight" Other songs "Working Man" "Before" and "After" I. "Into the Darkness" "Didacts and Narpets" "2112" "A Passage to Bangkok" "Tears" "Xanadu" "Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres" (II. "Apollo Bringer of Wisdom" and III. "Dionysus Bringer of Love" IV. "Armageddon The Battle of Heart and Mind" VI. "The Sphere A Kind of Dream") "Freewill" "Red Barchetta" "YYZ" "Witch Hunt" "The Analog Kid" "Between the Wheels" "Marathon" "Manhattan Project" "Force Ten" "Mission" "Lock and Key" "Second Nature" "Heresy" "Animate" "Cold Fire" "The Larger Bowl (A Pantoum)" Tours Hemispheres Tour (1978–1979) Moving Pictures Tour (1980–1981) Exit... Stage Left Tour (1981) Power Windows Tour (1985–1986) Hold Your Fire Tour (1987–1988) Presto Tour (1990) Roll the Bones Tour (1991–1992) Counterparts Tour (1994) Test for Echo Tour (1996–1997) Snakes & Arrows Tour (2007–2008) Time Machine Tour (2010–2011) Clockwork Angels Tour (2012–2013) R40 Live Tour (2015) Fifty Something Tour (2026–2027) Related articles Discography Songs Awards Instrumentals Victor My Favourite Headache A Work in Progress Anatomy of a Drum Solo Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road Hugh Syme Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage Working Man – A Tribute to Rush Category Authority control databases MusicBrainz work --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Between the Wheels](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Between_the_Wheels) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Between_the_Wheels?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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