Working Men

Working Men
Working Men
Compilation album by Rush
Released	November 13, 2009
Genre	Progressive rock, hard rock
Length	63:58
Label	Anthem
Rush chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Classic Rock	^[2]
The Digital Fix	(6/10)^[3]
PopMatters	^[4]
Record Collector	^[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[6]

Working Men is a live compilation album by Canadian progressive rock band Rush. The compilation documents a shortlist of career-spanning material pulled from the band's three tours during the 2000s. It is available in both CD and DVD formats like the previous releases. Both formats were released on November 13, 2009, in Europe and November 17, 2009, in the United States and Canada.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson & Neil Peart, except where noted.

No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"Limelight"	Snakes & Arrows Live (2008)	4:51
2.	"The Spirit of Radio"	R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour (2005)	5:07
3.	"2112: Overture/The Temples of Syrinx"	Rush in Rio (2003)	6:52
4.	"Freewill"	Snakes & Arrows Live	5:45
5.	"Dreamline"	R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour	5:13
6.	"Far Cry"	Snakes & Arrows Live	5:23
7.	"Subdivisions"	R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour	5:58
8.	"One Little Victory"	Previously unreleased	5:26
9.	"Closer to the Heart" (Lee, Lifeson, Peart, Peter Talbot)	Rush in Rio	3:22
10.	"Tom Sawyer" (Lee, Lifeson, Peart, Pye Dubois)	Snakes & Arrows Live	5:34
11.	"Working Man" (Lee, Lifeson)	R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour	5:38
12.	"YYZ" (Lee, Peart)	Rush in Rio	4:49
Total length:			63:58

Notes

Track 1, 10 & 12 are originally from Moving Pictures (1981)
Track 2 & 4 are originally from Permanent Waves (1980)
Track 3 is originally from 2112 (1976)
Track 5 is originally from Roll the Bones (1991)
Track 6 is originally from Snakes & Arrows (2007)
Track 7 is originally from Signals (1982)
Track 8 is originally from Vapor Trails (2002)
Track 9 is originally from A Farewell to Kings (1977)
Track 11 is originally from Rush (1974)

References

^ Jurek, Thom. "Working Men – Rush". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
^ Batcup, Tim (February 2010). "Rush – Working Men". Classic Rock. No. 141. p. 92.
^ Burnett, Steven (14 November 2009). "Rush – Working Men". The Digital Fix. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
^ O'Neill, Joshua (25 February 2010). "Rush: Working Men". PopMatters. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
^ Jones, Tim. "Rush – Working Men". Record Collector. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
^ "Rush: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.

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[AMG-1] Jurek, Thom. "Working Men – Rush". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 November 2009.

[classic-2] Batcup, Tim (February 2010). "Rush – Working Men". Classic Rock. No. 141. p. 92.

[DigitalFix-3] Burnett, Steven (14 November 2009). "Rush – Working Men". The Digital Fix. Retrieved 24 February 2013.

[PopMatters-4] O'Neill, Joshua (25 February 2010). "Rush: Working Men". PopMatters. Retrieved 24 February 2013.

[RC-5] Jones, Tim. "Rush – Working Men". Record Collector. Retrieved 24 February 2013.

[RS-6] "Rush: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.

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v t e Rush
Alex Lifeson Geddy Lee Neil Peart Jeff Jones John Rutsey
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) 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" "Spindrift" "Caravan" "Headlong Flight"
Other songs	"Working Man" "Before" and "After" "Into the Darkness" "Didacts and Narpets" "2112" "A Passage to Bangkok" "Tears" "Xanadu" "Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres" (II. Apollo Bringer of Wisdom / 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" "Red Lenses" "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)
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