Spindrift (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Spindrift


Artist = Rush
from Album = Snakes & Arrows
Released = May 1, 2007
Format =
Recorded = 2006
Genre = Hard rock, Progressive rock
Length = 5:23
Label = Anthem/Atlantic Records
Producer = Nick Raskulinecz and Rush
Chart position =
Last single = "Far Cry" (2007)
This single = "Spindrift" (2007)
Next single = "The Larger Bowl (A Pantoum)" (2007)
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = Snakes & Arrows
Type = studio
prev_track = "The Larger Bowl (A Pantoum)"
prev_no = Track 4
this_track = "Spindrift"
track_no = Track 5
next_track = "The Main Monkey Business"
next_no = Track 6"Spindrift" is the second single of Rush's 2007 album "Snakes & Arrows". "The Larger Bowl (A Pantoum)" was originally going to be the second single, but was shortly after changed to "Spindrift". Although released as the second single from the album, the song failed to debut on any commercial chart, while "The Larger Bowl" managed to see chart status.

Lyrical background

According to Neil Peart, the lyrics to "Spindrift" use sea-weather imagery as a metaphor for a lover's quarrel.Peart, Neil. [http://www.rush.com/thegameofsnakesandarrows/Rush.Essay4.S&A.pdf "The Game of Snakes and Arrows"] (accessed May 19, 2007).]

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