Revolt (Muse song)

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"Revolt"
File:Muse - Revolt cover art.jpg
Single by Muse
from the album Drones
Released 4 November 2015
Format Digital download
Recorded 2014 at The Warehouse Studio
(Vancouver, British Columbia)[1]
Genre
Length 4:05
Label
Writer(s) Matthew Bellamy
Producer(s)
Muse singles chronology
"Mercy"
(2015)		 "Revolt"
(2015)		 "Reapers"
(2016)
Drones track listing

"Revolt" is a song by the English rock band Muse from their seventh studio album, Drones (2015). It was released as the third single from the album on 4 November 2015.[2]

Song description

In his review of the album, Gigwise's Andrew Trendell called the song a "squelchy synth-fuelled call to arms and power ballad for the space-age, somewhere between Bryan Adams, Journey and Eurovision".[3] The NME's Mark Beaumont described the song as "a two-speed storm built on monumental riffs".[4]

Music video

The "theatrical" video features the band "performing against a backdrop of dystopian warfare between man and drone".[2] Shot in Prague, the band "wanted the video in black and white only using color to represent revolution".[5] The video was made available on Apple Music,[5] while a 'Virtual Reality' version can be viewed on vrse.com.[6]

Reception

Reaction to the song was mixed. While NME's Mark Beaumont ranked "Revolt" among the band's "most creative songs",[4] Consequence of Sound's Collin Brennan likened it to the "overblown theatrics of Queen". Calling it "a catchy, occasionally rousing song with a couple of neat tricks up its sleeve", he concludes that the song ultimately fails to be the "convincing call to action" it seemingly intends to be.[7]

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[8] 20
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[9] 19

References

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  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Muse – Revolt" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Muse – Revolt" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
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