# Mystic Rhythms

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1986 single by Rush

"Mystic Rhythms" Single by Rush from the album Power Windows B-side "Emotion Detector" Released January 27, 1986[1] Length 5:54 Label Mercury Songwriters Neil Peart, Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee Producers 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](/source/Rush_(band)). It was released as the second single from their 1985 album *[Power Windows](/source/Power_Windows_(album))*. The single charted at number 21 on the [US Mainstream Rock chart](/source/Mainstream_Rock_(chart)).[2] The song appeared on the live album *[A Show of Hands](/source/A_Show_of_Hands)* and the live DVD *[R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour](/source/R30%3A_30th_Anniversary_World_Tour)*. For this song, drummer [Neil Peart](/source/Neil_Peart) utilized his [electronic drum kit](/source/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*](/source/1986_(News_Magazine)).[3]

The music video was directed by [Gerald Casale](/source/Gerald_Casale), who is a member of [Devo](/source/Devo).

## Charts

Chart performance for "Mystic Rhythms" Chart (1986) Peak position US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[2] 21

## See also

- [List of Rush songs](/source/List_of_Rush_songs)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["FMQB"](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/FMQB-Album/1986/FMQB-1986-01-24.pdf) (PDF). p. 28.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Main_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Main_2-1) "[Rush Chart History (Mainstream Rock)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Rush/chart-history/RTT)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved December 17, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Rush - A Show of Hands"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080507153917/http://www.2112.net/powerwindows/transcripts/peartbscasoh.htm). Archived from [the original](http://www.2112.net/powerwindows/transcripts/peartbscasoh.htm) on May 7, 2008. Retrieved 2013-05-02.

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

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