Superconductor

A sharp, satirical look at the machinery of fame and celebrity — how the entertainment industry manufactures personas, manipulates perception, and sells artificial images. The "superconductor" is the system that amplifies and channels talent into commercial product.

Built on simple but effective rock riffs, the song features a surprising waltz-like middle section driven by synthesizers, demonstrating that even as Rush moved away from keyboards, they hadn't abandoned creative arrangement ideas.

The lyrics somewhat harken back to the media-critical themes of Signals, but with the sharper, more concise writing style Peart had developed. It was released as the third single from the album.