In the Mood

"In the Mood" is a song by the Canadian rock band Rush from their 1974 debut album Rush. It was at least two years old when recorded for the album. Composition "In the Mood" is three minutes and 34 seconds long. The song was composed in the key of A major and is in 4/4 time. It is the only song on the album written entirely by Geddy Lee (the music on all other songs is co-written by guitarist Alex Lifeson). Lee said that this was the first song he wrote with Lifeson that they "kind of liked". Lifeson said It "was probably at least two years old, if not three, when we recorded the first album". He also said: "Ged came in and said, 'I've got a good idea for a song' and played it from beginning to end".