# Natural Science (song) > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Natural_Science_(song) > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Natural_Science_(song).md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_Science_(song) > Source revision: 1356291250 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1980 song by Rush "Natural Science" Neil Peart's handwritten lyrics sheet for "Natural Science" Song by Rush from the album Permanent Waves Released 14 January 1980[1] Recorded 1979 Studio Le Studio (Quebec) Genre Progressive rock[2] hard rock Length 9:20 Label Mercury Composers Geddy Lee Alex Lifeson Lyricist Neil Peart Producers Rush Terry Brown Rush suite chronology "La Villa Strangiato" (1978) "Natural Science" (1980) "The Camera Eye" (1981) "**Natural Science**" is a [suite](/source/Suite_(music)) of three movements ("Tide Pools", "Hyperspace" and "Permanent Waves") by the Canadian [rock](/source/Rock_music) band [Rush](/source/Rush_(band)). It was released as the final track on their 1980 album, *[Permanent Waves](/source/Permanent_Waves)*. ## Background Guitarist [Alex Lifeson](/source/Alex_Lifeson) said: Once we had the guitar track down, we stuck a speaker cabinet outside—this was up at the studio in Morin Heights, Quebec—and we recorded the natural echo off the mountains in combination with the sound of splashing water and [Geddy's](/source/Geddy_Lee) voice. We didn't use any sort of synthetic echo on the water track.[3] ## Parts No. Title Starts at (approx.) Length 1. "Tide Pools" 0:00 2:18 2. "Hyperspace" 2:19 2:49 3. "Permanent Waves" 5:09 4:08 Total length: 9:20 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-About_Permanent_Waves_1-0)** ["About Permanent Waves"](https://www.rush.com/albums/permanent-waves/). *Rush.com*. Retrieved 1 January 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Murphy, Sean (22 May 2011). ["The 25 Best Progressive Rock Songs of All Time"](https://www.popmatters.com/141547-best-25-rock-songs-of-all-time-2496025727.html?rebelltpage=2). *[PopMatters](/source/PopMatters)*. Retrieved 30 January 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Natural Science"](https://rushvault.com/2011/02/05/natural-science/). 5 February 2011. ## Further reading - Berti, Jim; Bowman, Durrell (2011). Reisch, George A. (ed.). *Rush and philosophy: heart and mind united*. Popular Culture and Philosophy. Vol. 57. [Open Court Publishing Company](/source/Open_Court_Publishing_Company). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780812697162](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780812697162). - Popoff, Martin (2017). *Rush: Album by Album*. [Voyageur Press](/source/Voyageur_Press) (The Quarto Group). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780760357699](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780760357699). 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 This 1980s rock song–related article is a stub. 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