Far Cry (song)
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"Far Cry" is the first single from Rush
Rush (band)
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's 2007
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 album
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 Snakes & Arrows
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. It was released to radio on March 12, 2007, then saw a digital release on iTunes
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 four days later. The song peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

Background

The song evolved from a studio jam session between Alex Lifeson
Alex Lifeson
Aleksandar Živojinović, OC, better known by his stage name Alex Lifeson, is a second generation Serbian-Canadian musician, best known as the guitarist of the Canadian rock band Rush. In the summer of 1968, Lifeson founded the band that would become Rush with friend, drummer John Rutsey...

 and Geddy Lee
Geddy Lee
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. Neil Peart
Neil Peart
Neil Ellwood Peart , OC, is a Canadian musician and author. He is the drummer for the rock band Rush.Peart grew up in Port Dalhousie, Ontario . During adolescence, he floated from regional band to regional band in pursuit of a career as a full-time drummer...

 unexpectedly left lyrics he had just finished on the table with the chorus highlighted. Lee began singing the chorus along with a section of the jam and, according to him, it seemed to fit. The song was written in a day with Geddy Lee remarking "Far Cry was a good day."

Video

The video, directed by Christopher Mills, was released on YouTube
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, on May 8, 2007. It contains extensive stop-motion footage featuring the band's members and clips from their 1970s and 80s videos.
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