"Renegade" | ||||
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Single by Styx | ||||
from the album Pieces of Eight | ||||
B-side | "Sing for the Day" | |||
Released | March 1979 (US) [1] | |||
Recorded | 1978 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 4:15 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tommy Shaw | |||
Producer(s) | Styx | |||
Styx singles chronology | ||||
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Red vinyl pressing | ||||
"Renegade" is a 1979 hit song recorded by the American rock band Styx on their eighth studio album, Pieces of Eight. Although songwriter Tommy Shaw and fellow Styx guitarist James Young usually played lead guitar on their own compositions, Shaw asked Young if he, Young, could take the solo on "Renegade". Young agreed, and Young later returned the favor by allowing Shaw to play lead on his "Half-Penny, Two-Penny" on the Paradise Theatre album. When performed live from 1978 to 1983, drummer John Panozzo increased the tempo of the drum pattern during the guitar solo sections. Also, the track would serve as the drum solo spot for Panozzo during that time frame.