# Headlong Flight > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Headlong_Flight > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Headlong_Flight.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headlong_Flight > Source revision: 1232428270 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2012 single by Rush "Headlong Flight" Single by Rush from the album Clockwork Angels Released April 19, 2012 Length 7:20 5:08 (radio edit) Label Anthem (Canada), Roadrunner Songwriters Lee/Lifeson, lyrics by Peart Producers Nick Raskulinecz and Rush Rush singles chronology "Caravan" (2010) "Headlong Flight" (2012) "The Wreckers" (2012) "**Headlong Flight**" is the second single from Canadian [rock](/source/Rock_music) band [Rush](/source/Rush_(band))'s 19th studio album, *[Clockwork Angels](/source/Clockwork_Angels)*. It was released to radio stations and for online preview on April 19, 2012, and became available digitally and on disk April 24, 2012.[1] A lyrics video was also made available on [YouTube](/source/YouTube). In an interview with *[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone_magazine)*, [Geddy Lee](/source/Geddy_Lee) commented on the song:[2] 'Headlong Flight' was one of those songs that was a joy to write and record from beginning to end. Alex [Lifeson] and I had blast jamming in my home studio one day before the second leg of the Time Machine tour, and I did not revisit that jam until a year later. Alex and I assembled the song to be an instrumental and its original title was 'Take That Lampshade Off Yo Head!,' but once we saw the lyrics Neil [Peart] had written, I knew that the spirit of the lyrics matched the instrumental perfectly and it was just a matter of making them fit and writing the melodies. Musically, the song contains elements inspired by "[Bastille Day](/source/Bastille_Day_(song))," another Rush song. In a 2012 interview, [Neil Peart](/source/Neil_Peart) confirmed this was deliberate.[3] ## Track listing Music by Lee/Lifeson, lyrics by Peart No. Title Length 1. "Headlong Flight" (Radio Edit) 5:08 2. "Headlong Flight" (Album Version) 7:20 ## Chart performance Chart Peak position U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock 23 Billboard Canadian Hot 100[4] 84 ## Personnel - [Geddy Lee](/source/Geddy_Lee) – [lead vocals](/source/Lead_vocals), [bass](/source/Bass_guitar), [bass pedals](/source/Bass_pedal), [keyboards](/source/Keyboard_instrument) - [Alex Lifeson](/source/Alex_Lifeson) – [guitar](/source/Guitar) - [Neil Peart](/source/Neil_Peart) – [drums](/source/Drums), [percussion](/source/Percussion_instrument) - [David Campbell](/source/David_Campbell_(composer)) – [String](/source/String_section) [arrangement](/source/Arrangement) and [conducting](/source/Conducting) ## See also - [List of Rush songs](/source/List_of_Rush_songs) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Headlong Flight release"](http://www.rushisaband.com/blog/2012/04/24/3075/Rush-Headlong-Flight-single-now-available-for-download-via-iTunes-Amazon). Retrieved 17 Jun 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Headlong Flight on Rolling Stone"](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/exclusive-stream-rush-return-with-heavy-headlong-flight-20120418). Retrieved 17 Jun 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Headlong Flight: Background and Commentary"](https://rushvault.com/2012/04/20/headlong-flight-background-and-commentary/). Retrieved 1 March 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Headlong Flight Canadian chart"](http://acharts.us/song/70417). Retrieved 17 Jun 2012. 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 MusicBrainz release group --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Headlong Flight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headlong_Flight) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headlong_Flight?action=history)). 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