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"The Big Money" is a song by Canadian rock band Rush, originally released on their 1985 album Power Windows. It peaked at #45 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #4 on the Mainstream Rock chart, and has been included on several compilation albums, such as Retrospective II and The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974-1987.

Reception
Cash Box said that "The Big Money" had "a huge production sound, a dynamic arrangement and a techno-rock feel" with a "throbbing beat and an array of musical chops." Billboard labeled it as one of the strongest tracks on Power Windows. Reviewing a March 15, 1985 concert by Rush at the Hollywood Sportatorium for The Palm Beach Post, Jim Presnell reported a performance "The Big Money" that "sound incredibly strong". == Music video ==
Music video
The video for the track was directed by Rob Quartly, produced by Allan Weinrib (Geddy Lee's brother), and created by Green Light Productions, using, for the time, state-of-the-art computer graphics similar to those seen in the video for the song "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits. The video also features the band performing the song on an oversized Monopoly-style game board with the words "Big Money" in the middle. A full-length version of the video was included on the VHS and laserdisc releases of Rush's Grace Under Pressure tour concert film, while an edited version was released to MTV and other outlets, as well as on the short-lived CD Video format, directed by Weinrib. The car featured in the animated intro has a license plate that reads "Mr. Big", a reference to producer Peter Collins, who produced Power Windows. Neill Cunningham, the album cover model for Power Windows, also appears in the video. == Charts ==
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