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“Entre Nous” by Rush
From the album Permanent Waves (1980)
“Entre Nous” by Rush appears on 8 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1994 and 2026. It was first released in 1980 on the album Permanent Waves. Its best result is #352 on the KSHE 95 U-Man 500 (2026). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,551 indie & aaa song of all time.
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"Entre Nous" is French for "between us", and on Permanent Waves, Rush's 1980 album, it sits fourth in the running order; Mercury also put it out as a single. Neil Peart wrote the words, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson the music, and Robert Telleria traced the title to Ayn Rand's 1943 novel The Fountainhead, hearing in it the rapport Peart feels with the people out in the crowd.
The credits show the band stretching out: Lee on bass, synthesizers and Minimoog as well as the vocal, Lifeson on electric, acoustic and 12-string guitars, both of them on bass pedals, and Peart ringing his kit with timbales, timpani, crotales, tubular bells and wind chimes. Terry Brown produced with the band and mixed, and Paul Northfield recorded it. Rolling Stone heard a no-nonsense rocker with an acoustic chorus cleverly spliced in.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
Classic Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 717 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) | 1000 |
| 1995 | 361 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) | 1000 |
| 1996 | 431 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) | 1000 |
| 1998 | 438 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) | 1000 |
| 1999 | 478 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) | 998 |
| 2010 | 411 | 97.9 The Loop | The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010) | 500 |
| 2020 | 1442 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
| 2026 | 352 | KSHE 95 | KSHE 95 U-Man 500 (2026) | 499 |
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