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Vapor Trails by Rush, album cover
Album

Vapor Trails

by Rush
Released14 May 2002
LabelAtlantic
Popularity66.5
progressive rockhard rockrock
Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗Deezer ↗Podcast cover

Vapor Trails: tracklist, credits and charts

13 tracks · 1:07:19

Tracklist

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1One Little VictoryLee, Lifeson, Peart5:09
  3. 2Ceiling UnlimitedLee, Lifeson, Peart5:28
  4. 3Ghost RiderLee, Lifeson, Peart5:41
  5. 4Peaceable KingdomLee, Lifeson, Peart5:23
  6. 5The Stars Look DownLee, Lifeson, Peart4:28
  7. 6How It IsLee, Lifeson, Peart4:05
  8. 7Vapor TrailLee, Lifeson, Peart4:58
  9. Disc 2
  10. 1Secret TouchLee, Lifeson, Peart6:35
  11. 2EarthshineLee, Lifeson, Peart5:38
  12. 3Sweet MiracleLee, Lifeson, Peart3:41
  13. 4NocturneLee, Lifeson, Peart4:49
  14. 5Freeze (Part IV of "Fear")Lee, Lifeson, Peart6:21
  15. 6Out of the CradleLee, Lifeson, Peart5:03
Produced by
Rush, Paul Northfield
Recorded at
Reaction Studios (Toronto)
Recorded
August–December 2001
Labels
Atlantic, Anthem
Length
1:07:19

Line-up

  • Geddy Lee · electric bass guitar, lead vocals
  • Alex Lifeson · electric guitar
  • Neil Peart · drums (drum set)

Singles

  • “One Little Victory” · 29 March 2002
  • “Secret Touch” · 10 July 2002

Peak chart positions

ChartPeak
US Billboard 200 · 20026
UK Albums Chart · 200238
Canadian Albums (Billboard) · 20023
Finnish Albums · 200211
Swedish Albums · 200218
German Albums · 200220
Dutch Albums · 200247
French Albums · 2002150

Certifications

RegionCertification
Canada · 2002Gold

From MusicBrainz, Wikipedia and Wikidata. Only what the sources record is shown.

66.5
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
1.4k
ListenBrainz listeners
91k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
5.3k
Deezer fans (all editions)
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Releases and pressings

How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
SourceDateNote
MusicBrainz14 May 2002
Wikipedia infobox14 May 2002
Wikidata14 May 2002
US release14 May 2002earliest US date
UK / Europe release14 May 2002earliest UK or European date
15 editions
DateCountryLabelBarcodeKind
—XWRhino Atlantic603497909940other
2002USAtlantic075678353116other
14 May 2002CAAnthem Records066825109625original
14 May 2002XEAnthem Records075678353123original
14 May 2002USAtlantic075678353123original
22 May 2002JPAnthem Records4988029871183other
2013USAtlantic603497909957other
2013USAnthem Records081227964412other
2013XEAnthem Records081227964405other
2013USRhino Atlantic603497923021remaster
25 September 2013JPAnthem Records4943674141302other
30 September 2013USAtlantic081227964405other
30 September 2013—Rhino Atlantic603497909667other
30 September 2013CAAnthem Records066825221921other
——Anthem Records075678353161other
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