Afterimage (song)

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"Afterimage"
Single by Rush
from the album Grace Under Pressure
B-side "The Body Electric"
Released 1984
Format 7"
Recorded 1984
Genre Progressive rock
Length 5:03
Label Mercury Records
Writer(s) Neil Peart, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
Producer(s) Peter Henderson and Rush
Rush singles chronology
"Red Sector A"
(1984)
"Afterimage"
(1984)
"The Body Electric"
(1984)

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Afterimage is the second track from Rush's 1984 album Grace Under Pressure. The track was dedicated to Robbie Whelan, a friend of the band who worked as an assistant engineer on some of Rush's earlier albums, most notably Moving Pictures and Signals.[1][2] The track deals with the loss of a friend and the emotional aftermath that follows.

The single was a Japan-only release.[3] The opening lyric was quoted in the liner notes for Rush's 1998 live release, Different Stages, as a dedication to drummer Neil Peart's daughter and wife, who died in 1997 and 1998, respectively.[4] The memoriam is as follows:

"Suddenly...you were gone...from all the lives you left your mark upon..."
In loving memory of Jackie and Selena

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