{{Infobox song | name = Mystic Rhythms | cover = Mystic Rhythms Rush.jpeg | alt = | type = single | artist = [[Rush (band)|Rush]] | album = [[Power Windows (album)|Power Windows]] | B-side = Emotion Detector | released = January 27, 1986<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/FMQB-Album/1986/FMQB-1986-01-24.pdf|title=FMQB|page=28}}</ref> | recorded = | studio = | genre = <!-- Please source genres --> | length = 5:54 | label = [[Mercury Records|Mercury]] | writer = [[Neil Peart]], [[Alex Lifeson]] and [[Geddy Lee]] | producer = Peter Collins and [[Rush (band)|Rush]] | prev_title = [[The Big Money]] | prev_year = 1985 | next_title = [[Time Stand Still (song)|Time Stand Still]] | next_year = 1987 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|rxwRzW6ehAU|"Mystic Rhythms"}}}} }}
"'''Mystic Rhythms'''" is a song by the Canadian rock band [[Rush (band)|Rush]]. It was released as the second single from their 1985 album ''[[Power Windows (album)|Power Windows]]''. The single charted at number 21 on the [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|US Mainstream Rock chart]].<ref name="Main"/> The song appeared 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 (News Magazine)|''1986'']].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.2112.net/powerwindows/transcripts/peartbscasoh.htm|title=Rush - A Show of Hands|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080507153917/http://www.2112.net/powerwindows/transcripts/peartbscasoh.htm|archive-date=May 7, 2008|access-date=2013-05-02}}</ref>
The music video was directed by [[Gerald Casale]], who is a member of [[Devo]].
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ Chart performance for "Mystic Rhythms" ! scope="col"| Chart (1986) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|21|artist=Rush|rowheader=true|access-date=December 17, 2020|refname=Main}} |}
==See also== *[[List of Rush songs]]
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[[Category:1985 songs]] [[Category:1986 singles]] [[Category:1980s ballads]] [[Category:Rush (band) songs]] [[Category:Rock ballads]] [[Category:Song recordings produced by Peter Collins (record producer)]] [[Category:Songs written by Neil Peart]] [[Category:Songs written by Alex Lifeson]] [[Category:Songs written by Geddy Lee]] [[Category:Mercury Records singles]]
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