One Little Victory
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"One Little Victory" is the opening track and first single from Rush
's 2002 album Vapor Trails
, with music by Geddy Lee
and Alex Lifeson
, and lyrics by Neil Peart
. To herald the band's comeback after a five year hiatus, the single was designed to grab the attention of listeners due to its rapid guitar and drum tempos. A remixed version of "One Little Victory" appears on the compilation album Retrospective 3
. The song also appears in the soundtrack for the video game Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
Rush (band)
Rush is a Canadian rock band formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. The band is composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart...
's 2002 album Vapor Trails
Vapor Trails
-Personnel:* Geddy Lee - bass guitar, vocals* Alex Lifeson - electric and acoustic guitars, mandola* Neil Peart - drums, percussion-Album:Billboard Music Charts -Singles:...
, with music by Geddy Lee
Geddy Lee
Gary Lee Weinrib, OC, better known as Geddy Lee , is a Canadian musician, best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the Canadian rock group Rush...
and 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 lyrics by 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...
. To herald the band's comeback after a five year hiatus, the single was designed to grab the attention of listeners due to its rapid guitar and drum tempos. A remixed version of "One Little Victory" appears on the compilation album Retrospective 3
Retrospective 3
Retrospective III: 1989–2008 is a compilation album by Canadian rock band Rush released on March 3, 2009 . The album is essentially a collection of songs from the third and fourth decades of the band , which they spent signed to Atlantic Records. The album is available in two versions...
. The song also appears in the soundtrack for the video game Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
-Development:Different versions of the game were produced for each game platform; the Xbox, GameCube and PC versions were developed in EA Seattle, a subsidiary of EA Canada, while the PS2 version was developed by EA Black Box in Vancouver, B.C. Canada. Also, it did not feature a career mode...