Force Ten (song)

"Force Ten" is a song written, produced and performed by Canadian rock band Rush, released as a promotional single from their album Hold Your Fire.

The song has been critically positively received, and peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

[2] Peart, a self described "weather fanatic", makes references to "the eye of the storm" and circling hurricanes in the lyrics.

[3] "Force Ten" was written in three hours on December 14, 1986, the last day of pre-production for Hold Your Fire.

[9] "Force Ten" was released in the United States by Mercury Records as a 12" vinyl one-track promotional single in 1987.