Bastille Day (song)

"Bastille Day" is a song by the Canadian rock band Rush; it is the opening track from their third album, Caress of Steel.^[7] Like most Rush songs, the music was written by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, and the lyrics by Neil Peart. The song uses the storming of the Bastille, which began the French Revolution, as an allegory for revolutionary fervor needed in the struggle against tyrannical government.^{[citation needed]}

"Bastille Day"
Single by Rush
from the album Caress of Steel
A-side	"Lakeside Park"
Released	1975 (1975)
Recorded	1975
Studio	Toronto Sound (Toronto)
Genre	Heavy metal[1][2][3] progressive rock[4] hard rock[1] progressive metal[5][6]
Length	4:37
Label	Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Rush
Producer(s)	Rush Terry Brown

Progressive metal band Dream Theater, originally known as "Majesty," took their original name from founding drummer Mike Portnoy's description of the ending of "Bastille Day" as "majestic."^[8]

Personnel

• Geddy Lee — vocals, bass
• Alex Lifeson — guitar
• Neil Peart — drums

See also

• List of Rush songs