Grace Under Pressure

Rush parted from Terry Brown and met him in Miami in March 1983 to tell him. Steve Lillywhite was the first choice as producer, but about two weeks before recording he went to work on a Simple Minds album. The band turned to Peter Henderson, who had engineered Supertramp's Breakfast in America. Sessions began in early November 1983 and ended on 12 March 1984, the longest the band had had. Lifeson said they had expected the basic tracks to take about five days. The title comes from Hemingway's definition of courage.

The sound continues the synthesizer-oriented approach of Signals, with a larger role for guitar and touches of ska and reggae. The album reached number five in Britain and number ten in the United States, and was certified gold and platinum in the United States in June 1984. It is dedicated to the memory of Robbie Whelan. A 40th anniversary Super Deluxe edition adds a new stereo mix by Terry Brown and an Atmos mix by Richard Chycki, and its Blu-ray includes the videos for Afterimage and The Body Electric.