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"Tom Sawyer" Single by Rush; from the album Moving Pictures; B-side "Witch Hunt" Released: May 1981: Recorded: October–November 1980: Studio: Le Studio, Morin-Heights, Quebec: Genre: Progressive rock; hard rock; new wave; Length: 4: 36: Label: Mercury: Songwriter(s) Rush; Pye Dubois; Producer(s) Rush; Terry Brown; Rush singles chronology "
- October–November 1980
- "Witch Hunt"
- May 1981
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Jun 20, 2023 · But of all the songs in the Rush catalogue, the most famous is Tom Sawyer, the opening track from 1981’s Moving Pictures, the band’s biggest-selling album (and to many their greatest). “ Tom Sawyer is a real trademark song for us,” says Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson.
It remains Rush's highest-selling album in the United States, with 5 million copies sold. " Limelight ", " Tom Sawyer " and " Vital Signs " were released as singles across 1981, and the instrumental " YYZ " was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance .
- October–November 1980
- Progressive rock
- February 12, 1981
- Rush, Terry Brown
Tom Sawyer. Rush. Track 1 on Moving Pictures. Producers. Terry Brown & Rush. The lead single from Rush’s eighth studio album Moving Pictures (1981). One of their most popular songs...
Album: Moving Pictures ( 1981) Charted: 25 44. License This Song . lyrics. artistfacts. Songfacts®: The lyrics are loosely based on a character Mark Twain created in his first novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. The book was published 1876. In Twain's book, Tom finds his way into different sorts of adventurous mishaps.