Working Man
~ Song
Wikipedia
"Working Man" is a song by Canadian rock band Rush. In an interview on the Rolling Stone YouTube channel, bassist and lead vocalist Geddy Lee said that "Working Man" is his favorite song to play live. "Working Man" became a favourite among Rush fans; the guitar solo appeared on Guitar World magazine's 100 Greatest Guitar Solos list.
Relationships
| lyricist and composer: | Geddy Lee Alex Lifeson |
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| lyrics page: | https://genius.com/Rush-working-man-lyrics [info] |
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| other databases: | https://www.whosampled.com/Rush/Working-Man/ [info] |
| Songfacts: | https://www.songfacts.com/facts/rush/working-man [info] |
| Wikidata: | Q8034939 [info] |
Recordings
| Date | Title | Attributes | Artist | Length |
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| recordings | ||||
| 1973-11 – 1973-11-15 | Working Man | Rush | 7:10 | |
| 1974-04-01 | Working Man (live, 1974-04-01: Laura Secord Secondary School, St. Catharines, ON, Canada) | live | Rush with John Rutsey | 9:19 |
| 1974-08-14 | Working Man / Drum Solo (live, 1974-08-14: Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA, USA) | live | Rush | 10:36 |
| 1974-08-26 | Working Man (live, 1974-08-26: Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Rush | 9:07 |
| 1974-08-26 | Working Man (live, 1974-08-26: Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Rush | 9:13 |
| 1974-08-26 | Working Man (including By‐Tor & the Snow Dog) (live, 1974-08-26: Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Rush | 8:57 |
| 1974-08-26 | Working Man / Drum Solo (live, 1974-08-26: Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Rush | 11:04 |
| 1974-11-19 | Working Man (live, 1974-11-19: Paramount Theater, Seattle, WA, USA) | live | Rush | 13:00 |
| 1974-11-27 | Working Man (live, 1974-11-27: Whisky a Go Go, West Hollywood, CA, USA) | live | Rush | 6:43 |
| 1974-12-05 | Working Man (live, 1974-12-05: Electric Lady, New York, NY, USA) | live | Rush | 12:22 |
| 1974-12-12 | Working Man (live, 1974-12-12: Convocation Hall, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada) | live | Rush | 12:30 |
| 1974-12-16 | Working Man (live, 1974-12-16: Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Rush | 13:32 |
| 1974-12-16 | Working Man (live, 1974-12-16: Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Rush | 10:52 |
| 1974-12-16 | Working Man (live, 1974-12-16: Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Rush | 5:08 |
| 1974-12-16 | Working Man (including By‐Tor & the Snow Dog) (live, 1974-12-16: Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live and medley | Rush | 10:44 |
| 1974-12-22 | Working Man (live, 1974-12-22: Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY, USA) | live | Rush | 6:43 |
| 1974-12-22 | Working Man (live, 1974-12-22: Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY, USA) | live | Rush | ?:?? |
| 1974-12-22 | Working Man / By‐Tor and the Snow Dog (live, 1974-12-22: Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY, USA) | live | Rush | 6:35 |
| 1974-12-22 | Working Man / By‐Tor and the Snowdog / Drum Solo (live, 1974-12-22: Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY, USA) | live and medley | Rush | 12:21 |
| 1975-04-07 | Working Man / Drum Solo (live, 1975-04-07: Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Rush | 13:50 |
| 1975-05-05 | Working Man (live, 1975-05-05: Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Rush | 13:37 |
| 1975-05-15 | Working Man (live, 1975‐05‐15: Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Rush | 13:38 |
| 1975-06-25 | Working Man (Drum Solo) (live, 1975-06-25: Massey Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada) | live | Rush | 16:51 |
| 1975-06-25 | Working Man / Drum Solo (live, 1975-06-25: Massey Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada) | live | Rush | 16:54 |
| 1975-11-15 | Working Man (live, 1975-11-15: National Guard Armory, Rockford, IL, USA) | live | Rush | 13:38 |
| 1975-11-15 | Working Man / Drum Solo (live, 1975-11-15: National Guard Armory, Rockford, IL, USA) | live | Rush | ?:?? |
| 1976-03-26 | Working Man / Finding My Way / Drum Solo (live, 1976-03-26: Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA, USA) | live | Rush | 13:28 |
| 1976-05-30 | Working Man (live, 1976-05-30: Nelson Center, Springfield, IL, USA) | live | Rush | 4:14 |
| 1976-05-30 | Working Man / Finding My Way / Drum Solo (live, 1976-05-30: Nelson Center, Springfield, IL, USA) | live and medley | Rush | 13:31 |
| 1976-05-30 | Working Man / Finding My Way / Drum Solo (live, 1976-05-30: Nelson Center, Springfield, IL, USA) | live and medley | Rush | 12:56 |
| 1976-06-11 – 1976-06-13 | Working Man / Finding My Way (live, 1976-06-11/12/13: Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada) | live and medley | Rush | 14:22 |
| 1976-06-11 – 1976-06-13 | Working Man / Finding My Way (live, 1976‐06‐11/12/13: Massey Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada) | live and medley | Rush | 14:56 |
| 1976-10-28 | Working Man / Finding My Way (live, 1976-10-28: Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA, USA) | live and medley | Rush | 13:48 |
| 1976-10-28 | Working Man / Finding My Way / Drum Solo (live, 1976-10-28: Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA, USA) | live and medley | Rush | ?:?? |
| 1976-12-16 | Working Man (live, 1976-12-16: Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA) | live | Rush | 3:44 |
| 1977-04-17 | Medley: Working Man / Finding My Way / Drum Solo (live, 1977-04-17: Lisner Auditorium, Washington, DC, USA) | live and medley | Rush | ?:?? |
| 1977-04-22 | Working Man (live, 1977-04-22: Broome County Arena, Binghamton, NY, USA) | live | Rush | ?:?? |
| 1977-04-22 | Working Man (live, 1977-04-22: Broome County Arena, Binghamton, NY, USA) | Rush | ?:?? | |
| 1977-09-28 | Working Man (live, 1977-09-28: Selland Arena, Fresno, CA, USA) | live | Rush | 4:12 |
| 1977-11-19 | Working Man (live, 1977-11-19: War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester, NY, USA) | live | Rush | 4:09 |
| 1977-12-12 | Working Man (live, 1977-12-12: The Forum, Montreal, QC, Canada) | live | Rush | 3:55 |
| 1978-02-17 | Working Man Medley (live, 1978‐02‐17: The Apollo, Glasgow, UK) | live | Rush | 14:55 |
| 1978-02-20 | Working Man (live, 1978-02-20: Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK) | live | Rush | 4:01 |
| 1978-02-20 | Working Man (live, 1978-02-20: Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK) | live | Rush | 4:08 |
| 1978-05-10 | Working Man / Fly by Night / In the Mood / Drum Solo (live, 1978-05-10: Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center, Niagara Falls, NY, USA) | live | Rush | 15:00 |
| 1978-05-10 | Working Man Medley / Drum Solo (live, 1978-05-10: Convention Center, Niagara Falls, NY, USA) | live and medley | Rush | 14:09 |
| 1978-11-04 | Working Man (live, 1978-11-04: Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Canada) | live | Rush | 3:09 |
| 1978-11-04 | Working Man (live, 1978-11-04: Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Canada) | live | Rush | 3:31 |
| 1978-11-20 | Working Man (live, 1978-11-20: Tucson Convention Center, Tucson, AZ, USA) | live | Rush | 3:09 |
| 1978-11-20 | Working Man (live, 1978-11-20: Tucson Convention Center, Tucson, AZ, USA) | live | Rush | 3:17 |
| 1978-11-20 | Working Man (live, 1978-11-20: Tucson Convention Center Arena, Tucson, AZ, USA) | live | Rush | 3:09 |
| 1978-12-02 | Working Man (live, 1978-12-02: Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI, USA) | live | Rush | 2:27 |
| 1979-03-04 | Working Man / Bastille Day / In the Mood (live, 1979-03-04: Beaumont Civic Center, Beaumont, TX, USA) | live and medley | Rush | ?:?? |
| 1979-05-28 | Working Man (live, 1979-05-28: Stadthalle, Offenbach, Germany) | live | Rush | 3:34 |
| 1979-05-28 | Working Man (live, 1979-05-28: Stadthalle, Offenbach, Germany) | live | Rush | 3:39 |
| 1980-01-21 | Working Man (live, 1980-01-21: Montreal Forum, Montreal, QC, Canada) | live | Rush | 2:22 |
| 1980-01-26 | Working Man (live, 1980-01-26: Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA) | live | Rush | 3:35 |
| 1980-01-26 | Working Man Ending (live, 1980-01-26: Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA) | live and partial | Rush | 0:49 |
| 1980-02-02 | Working Man (live, 1980-02-02: Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA) | live | Rush | 9:53 |
| 1980-02-11 – 1980-02-13 | Medley (live, 1980-02: Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO, USA) | live and medley | Rush | 15:12 |
| 1980-02-11 – 1980-02-13 | Working Man (live, 1980-02: Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO, USA) | live | Rush | 3:31 |
| 1980-02-11 – 1980-02-13 | Working Man (live, 1980-02: Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO, USA) | live | Rush | 0:23 |
| 1980-02-11 – 1980-02-13 | Working Man / Finding My Way / Anthem / Bastille Day / Drum Solo (live, 1980-02: Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO, USA) | live and medley | Rush | 15:13 |
| 1980-02-13 | Working Man (live, 1980-02: Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO, USA) | live | Rush | 3:31 |
| 1980-02-14 | Working Man (live, 1980-02-14: Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO, USA) | live | Rush | 3:31 |
| 1980-02 | Old Hits Medley: Working Man (prog. version) / Finding My Way / Anthem / Bastille Day / In the Mood (live, 1980-02: Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO, USA) | live, medley and partial | Rush | ?:?? |
| 1980-03-29 | Working Man (live, 1980-03-29: Keil Auditorium, St. Louis, MO, USA) | live | Rush | 1:46 |
| 1980-04-14 | Working Man (live, 1980-04-14: Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO, USA) | live | Rush | 3:30 |
| 1981-03-01 | Medley Working Man (live, 1981-03-01: International Amphitheatre, Chicago, IL, USA) | live | Rush | 1:18 |
| 1981-03-01 | Working Man (live, 1981-03-01: International Amphitheatre, Chicago, IL, USA) | live | Rush | 1:18 |
| 1981-03-25 | Working Man / Cygnus X‐1, Book II: Hemispheres – Armageddon: The Battle of Heart and Mind / By‐Tor & the Snow Dog / In the End / In the Mood / 2112 – Grand Finale (live, 1981-03-25: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON, Canada) | live and medley | Rush | 12:32 |
| 1981-06-12 | Working Man (live, 1981-06-12: Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA, USA) | live | Rush | 1:16 |
| 1981-06-14 | Medley (live, 1981-06-14: Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA, USA) | live, medley and partial | Rush | ?:?? |
| 2002-02-04 | Take the Time (w/ Excerpts of Working Man and By-Tor) (live, 2002-02-04: Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands) | cover, live, medley and partial | Dream Theater | 14:58 |
| 2002-02-19 | Take the Time (live, 2002-02-19: Razzmatazz, Barcelona, Spain (source: audience recording)) | cover, live, medley and partial | Dream Theater | 14:49 |
| 2002-03-03 | Take the Time / Working Man / By-Tor & The Snow Dog | cover, live and partial | Dream Theater | ?:?? |
| 2002-03-23 | Take the Time (w/ impromptu blues jam and excerpts of Rush) (live, 2002-03-23: Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, PA, USA) | cover, live, medley and partial | Dream Theater | 15:05 |
| 2002-07-01 | Working Man (live, 2002-07-01: Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Charlotte, NC, USA) | live | Rush | 5:19 |
| 2002-07-12 | Working Man (live, 2002-07-12: Tweeter Center, Mansfield, MA, USA) | live | Rush | 5:14 |
| 2002-08-02 | Working Man (live, 2002-08-02: UMB Bank Pavilion, Maryland Heights, MO, USA) | live | Rush | 5:30 |
| 2002-09-14 | Working Man (live, 2002-09-14: The Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA, USA) | live | Rush | ?:?? |
| 2002-09-21 | Working Man (live, 2002-09-21: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV, USA) | live | Rush | 5:37 |
| 2002-09-25 | Working Man (live, 2002-09-25: Coors Amphitheatre, Chula Vista, CA, USA) | live | Rush | 5:27 |
| 2002-10-13 | Working Man (live, 2002-10-13: Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA, USA) | live | Rush | 5:34 |
| 2002-10-24 | Take the Time (live, 2002-10-24: Théâtre de la Mutualité, Paris, France (source: audience recording)) | cover, live, medley and partial | Dream Theater | 14:22 |
| 2002-10-24 | Working Man (live, 2002-10-24: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA) | live | Rush | 5:37 |
| 2002-10-27 | Cygnus X-1 / Working Man (live, 2002-10-27: First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA) | live | Rush | 8:44 |
| 2002-11-02 | Working Man (live, 2002-11-02: Target Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA) | live | Rush | 5:33 |
| 2002-11-22 | Working Man (live, 2002-11-22: Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil) | live | Rush | ?:?? |
| 2002-11-23 | By‐Tor and the Snow Dog / Cygnus X‐1 / Working Man (live, 2002-11-23: Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) | live and medley | Rush | 13:57 |
| 2002-11-23 | Working Man (live, 2002-11-23: Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) | live | Rush | 5:48 |
| 2004-05-26 | Working Man (live, 2004-05-26: Starwood Amphitheatre, Antioch, TN, USA) | live | Rush | 6:44 |
| 2004-08-14 | Working Man (live, 2004-08-14: PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel Township, NJ, USA) | live | Rush | 5:34 |
| 2004-08-15 | Working Man (live, 2004-08-15: Darien Lake Amphitheater, Darien Center, NY, USA) | live | Rush | ?:?? |
| 2004-08-21 | Working Man (live, 2004-08-21: Centre Bell, Montreal, QC, Canada) | live | Rush | 6:59 |
| 2004-09-09 | Working Man (live, 2004-09-09: Wembley Arena, London, UK) | live | Rush | 7:05 |
| 2004-09-24 | Working Man (live, 2004-09-24: Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany) | live | Rush | 6:49 |
| 2004-09-24 | Working Man (live, 2004-09-24: Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany) | live | Rush | 6:14 |
| 2004-09-24 | Working Man (live, 2004-09-24: Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany) | live | Rush | 6:45 |
| 2004-09-24 | Working Man (live, 2004-09-24: Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany) | live | Rush | 5:38 |
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