One Little Victory
by Rush

Album: Vapor Trails (2002)
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  • Lyrics currently unavailable Writer/s: Alex Zivojinovich, Gary Lee Weinrib, Neil Elwood Peart
    Publisher: Anthem Entertainment, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

Comments: 10

  • Marley from Concepcion, ChileAwesome, the first time I heard this song I thought it was an instrumental, and then I heard the lyrics and was blown away... but I always wondered what the song would sound like if it had been made as an instrumental (I mean not just taking away the voice, but done completely like an instrumental...) and now I find out there IS an instrumental version in the Need for Speed game!!! Downloading the game's OST right now ^^
  • John from Asheville, NcA triumphant return for certain. I wasn't in to Rush when this album came out, as they returned from their tragic layoff...but I know what happened and I can still imagine how special this song must've been like under the circumstances. Beyond all that, it's a great number.....with tons of energy and a wonderful lyric.
  • Tom from Highland, Ny"The measure of the moment/is a difference of degree" In engineering mechanics the bending moment is the amount of stress and strain a girder, truss, beam, etc. can take before the structural integrity gives out.
  • Ben from Nyc, MsThe drums are just... Insane!! That's the only word I can find.
  • Rebecca from Overland Park, KsI like hearing this song on the video game Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2, especially when I just beat my brother at it while using a red Ferrari Barchetta to race against him with.
  • Taylor from Riceville, TnNeil wrote this song about himself. About just getting though the day, that it was just a little victory to get though the day alive.
  • Taylor from Riceville , TnI think this is a great song and it helps us get through just little victorys in our lives!
  • Mike from Mountlake Terrace, WashingtonThe song rocketed into the top 10 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart just weeks after its release. Lee and Lifeson pointed to "One Little Victory" as the first and only choice to lead off the album, noting that it makes a powerful statement about Rush's return -- both personally and musically.

  • Mike from Mountlake Terrace, WashingtonOh yeah they ARE back! This is a rockin' drum beat and awesome guitar lick!! A real gem on this Album - can't wait to see if they go back in the studio in 2004. This is one Rocks greatest comebacks after a 6 year hiatus.
    Rush-on!!
  • Jeff from Haltom City, TxThat's right, THEY ARE BACK!
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