2112 (album)

2112 is the fourth studio album released by the Canadian progressive rock band Rush. The album was released in 1976.

2112
Studio album by Rush
Released	April 1, 1976
Recorded	February 1976 at Toronto Sound Studios, Toronto
Genre	Progressive rock, hard rock
Length	38:44
Label	Anthem (Canada) Atlantic (Japan) Epic/Sony (Japan) Mercury
Producer	Rush, Terry Brown
Rush chronology
Caress of Steel (1975) 2112 All the World's a Stage (1976)

The album is most famous for its song 2112, which has the same name as the album. It is a seven-part epic that lasts about twenty minutes. It tells the story of a man living in a dystopian society in the year 2112. The first song takes up the entire first side of the album, while the second side featured a few more songs.

Track listing

All lyrics by Neil Peart and music by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, except where noted.

Side one

1. "2112" – 20:38
   • I: "Overture" – 4:33 (0:00—4:33)
   • II: "The Temples of Syrinx" – 2:12 (4:33—6:45)
   • III: "Discovery" (music: Lifeson) – 3:29 (6:45—10:14)
   • IV: "Presentation" (music: Lifeson) – 3:42 (10:14—13:56)
   • V: "Oracle: The Dream" – 2:00 (13:56—15:56)
   • VI: "Soliloquy" – 2:21 (15:56—18:17)
   • VII: "Grand Finale" – 2:14 (18:17—20:33)

Side two

1. "A Passage to Bangkok" – 3:34
2. "The Twilight Zone" – 3:19
3. "Lessons" (Lifeson) – 3:53
4. "Tears" (Lee) – 3:35
5. "Something for Nothing" (music: Lee) – 4:00