Test for Echo (song)

"Test for Echo"
Single by Rush
from the album Test for Echo
Released	1996
Recorded	1996
Genre	Hard rock, progressive rock
Length	5:56
Label	Anthem (Canada), Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Neil Peart, Pye Dubois, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
Producer(s)	Peter Collins, Rush
Rush singles chronology
"Double Agent" (1994) "Test for Echo" (1996) "Half the World" (1996)
Audio
"Test for Echo" on YouTube

"Test for Echo" is the title track and first single from Canadian rock band Rush's 16th studio album released in 1996. The song's lyrics were written by Neil Peart and Pye Dubois with music written by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson. The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. It was the band's fourth consecutive album to yield a chart-topper on this chart, along with "Show Don't Tell" from Presto, "Dreamline" from Roll the Bones, and "Stick It Out" from Counterparts. The song also peaked at #6 on the Canadian Singles Chart, which is the band's highest position on that chart since "New World Man" peaked at #1 in 1982.

Track listing

1. "Test for Echo" - 5:55
2. "Test for Echo" (Edit) - 5:01

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Singles Chart	6
Canadian RPM Alternative 30	11
US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)	80
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)	26

See also

• List of Rush songs
• List of number-one mainstream rock hits (United States)