"In the Mood" is a song by the Canadian rock band Rush from their 1974 debut album Rush. It was at least two years old when recorded for the album.
| "In the Mood" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Rush | ||||
| from the album Rush | ||||
| B-side | "What You're Doing" | |||
| Released | December 1974 (US)[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1973 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:37 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Songwriter(s) | Geddy Lee | |||
| Producer(s) | Rush | |||
| Rush singles chronology | ||||
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Composition edit
"In the Mood" is three minutes and 34 seconds long. The song was composed in the key of A major and is in 4/4 time.[2][3] It is the only song on the album written entirely by Geddy Lee (the music on all other songs is co-written by guitarist Alex Lifeson).
Lee said that this was the first song he wrote with Lifeson that they "kind of liked".[4]
Lifeson said It "was probably at least two years old, if not three, when we recorded the first album". He also said: "Ged came in and said, 'I've got a good idea for a song' and played it from beginning to end".[5]
Live performances edit
The song was always performed in concert (often in a medley, and usually near the end of the final encore) until the 1992 Roll the Bones Tour, after which it was permanently dropped. In live performances, the line "Hey, baby, it's a quarter to eight" was often altered to include a woman's name in place of the word "baby". The St. Louis classic rock radio station KSHE used to play the song every Friday night at 7:45 ("a quarter to eight").[6]
Reception edit
"In the Mood" was released as a single, reaching No. 31 in Canada [7] Cash Box said that "the Led Zep sound alikes are in strong form with a more innovative ditty than their last disk" and praised the vocals and backing instrumentation.[8]
Record World said that a live medley with "Fly by Night" "puts the emphasis on fuzz toned guitar and histrionic vocals."[9]
Ultimate Classic Rock thought that it was the worst Rush song released and Greg Prato of AllMusic referred to the song as "predictable".[10][11] Odyssey rated the song 2.5/5, writing that its lyrics were funny and that its intro riff was very catchy.[12]
Covers edit
The song was covered by Canadian band Sloan for the 2002 movie FUBAR.[13]
Personnel edit
- Geddy Lee – bass, lead vocals
- Alex Lifeson – guitar
- John Rutsey – drums
Charts edit
Charted version is a medley of "Fly by Night" and "In the Mood" from 1976's live album, All the World's a Stage.
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[14] | 88 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Rush singles".
- ^ "In the Mood". Musicnotes. 7 January 2008.
- ^ "In the Mood by Rush | BPM | Key | Find Song Tempo".
- ^ "ShieldSquare Captcha". www.songfacts.com. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- ^ "In the Mood". 30 January 2011.
- ^ "Rush 1974 debut album | Classic Rock Review". 3 August 2014.
- ^ "RPM: Canadian Music Weekly 1964 to 2000".
- ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. December 14, 1974. p. 18. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. December 4, 1976. p. 14. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- ^ "This Website Uses Cookies". ultimateclassicrock.com. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ Prato, Greg. "Rush - Rush". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
- ^ Clouse, Matthew (29 May 2017). "Rush: Rush Album Review". theodysseyonline.com. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ "FUBAR: The Album – Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ "Rush – Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com.
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