# The Analog Kid > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Analog_Kid > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Analog_Kid.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Analog_Kid > Source revision: 1340816860 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1982 song by Rush "The Analog Kid" Song by Rush from the album Signals Released September 9, 1982 Recorded 1982 Genre Progressive rock Length 4:47 Label Anthem Songwriters Geddy Lee Alex Lifeson Neil Peart Producers Rush, Terry Brown Rush singles chronology "Subdivisions" (1982) "The Analog Kid" (1982) "The Weapon" (1982) "**The Analog Kid**" is a song by the Canadian [progressive rock](/source/Progressive_rock) band [Rush](/source/Rush_(band)) from their 1982 album *[Signals](/source/Signals_(Rush_album))*. It reached number 19 on the [Mainstream Rock chart](/source/Mainstream_Rock_(chart)).[1] "The Analog Kid" is a moderately fast song and was originally written in the key of A major.[2] It’s played in common time.[3] ## Recording The song originates from when the band stayed at [Virgin Gorda](/source/Virgin_Gorda) in the [British Virgin Islands](/source/British_Virgin_Islands) in January 1982, travelling on a yacht that was named Orianda.[4] Drummer and lyricist [Neil Peart](/source/Neil_Peart) wrote the lyrics for the song at first as a companion piece to "[Digital Man](/source/Digital_Man)", a song that Rush had started working on in late 1981, and presented it to bassist [Geddy Lee](/source/Geddy_Lee). Peart and Lee talked about what could be done with the lyrics in a musical sense. They eventually decided on the opposite on what the words may suggest, with Peart describing the track as "a very up-tempo rocker, with some kind of a dynamic contrast for the choruses".[4] Peart said the song was his first attempt at non-fiction: "For the longest time I stepped into characters until I had my own confidence and technique to be able to step outside them as a writer."[5] ## In popular culture "The Analog Kid", along with "Digital Man" (another song from the album) served as the inspiration for the writer Troy Hickman to create the comic book heroes of the same names in the 2004 comic *[Common Grounds](/source/Common_Grounds)*.[6] ## Reception Greg Prato of [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic), in a review for the album, said that the song was an example that Rush did not forget to "rock out" after adding synthesizers to their sound.[7] In 2016, *[Prog](/source/Prog_(magazine))* wrote that it was the 7th best Rush song from the 1980s.[8] *[Classic Rock](/source/Classic_Rock_(magazine))* readers voted "The Analog Kid" the band's 24th best song.[9] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Rush ANALOG KID Chart History"](https://www.billboard.com/music/rush). *Billboard*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Geddy, Lee; Alex, Lifeson; Rush; Neil, Peart (17 December 2007). ["The Analog Kid"](https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0061133). *Musicnotes.com*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["The Analog Kid by Rush – BPM – Key – Find Song Tempo"](https://findsongtempo.com/artists/rush/songs/the-analog-kid). *Findsongtempo.com*. Retrieved 5 January 2019. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-2112.net_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-2112.net_4-1) [""Signals" linernotes and more from Power Windows: A Tribute To Rush"](http://www.2112.net/powerwindows/signals.html#tourbook). *2112.net*. Retrieved 5 January 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["The Analog Kid"](https://rushvault.com/2011/02/06/the-analog-kid/). *Rushvault.com*. 6 February 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Troy Hickman — Holey Crullers! (vol VII/iss 4/April 2004)"](http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/apr04/thickman.shtml). Sequential Tart. Retrieved 2012-09-17. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Signals – Rush – Songs, Reviews, Credits"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/signals-mw0000191705). *[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Prog, Jerry Ewing 2016-10-28T18:00:00 301Z. ["The Top 10 Best Rush Songs Of The 80s"](https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-top-10-best-rush-songs-of-the-80s). *Prog 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)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Rock, Classic Rock 2015-06-11T09:36:00 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 [The Analog Kid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Analog_Kid) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Analog_Kid?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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