Revolt (song)

"Revolt"
Single by Muse
from the album Drones
Released4 November 2015
Recorded2014
StudioThe Warehouse Studio (Vancouver, British Columbia)[1]
Genre
Length4:05
Label
SongwriterMatt Bellamy
Producers
Muse singles chronology
"Mercy"
(2015)		 "Revolt"
(2015)		 "Aftermath"
(2016)

"Revolt" is a song by the English rock band Muse, released as the third single from their seventh studio album, Drones (2015).

Composition

"Revolt" has been described as pop rock,[2] alternative rock[3] and arena rock.[4]

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".[5] The NME's Mark Beaumont described the song as "a two-speed storm built on monumental riffs".[6]

Music video

The "theatrical" video features the band "performing against a backdrop of dystopian warfare between man and drone".[7] Shot in Prague, the band "wanted the video in black and white only using color to represent revolution".[8] The video was made available on Apple Music,[8] while a 'Virtual Reality' version can be viewed on vrse.com.[9] The video is in 360°.

Reception

Reaction to the song was mixed. While NME's Mark Beaumont ranked "Revolt" among the band's "most creative songs",[6] 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.[10]

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[11]20
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[12]19

References

  1. ↑ "MUSE ARE FINISH WITH THE FIRST SESSION OF THE NEW ALBUM!". Matter of Sound. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Rushworth, Simon (June 22, 2015). "REVIEWS - NEW MUSIC". Rush on Rock. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
  3. ↑ Parker, Jack (September 6, 2015). "Muse to Release New Video This Week". All Things Loud. Archived from the original on 2025-05-21. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
  4. ↑ Mack, Emmy (May 31, 2015). "Review: Muse - Drones". Music Feeds. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
  5. ↑ Trendell, Andrew (6 June 2015). "Muse, Drones - A Track-By-Track Review". Gigwise. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  6. 1 2 Beaumont, Mark (27 May 2015). "Muse - Drones". NME. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  7. ↑ Britton, Luke Morgan (4 November 2015). "Muse perform amid dystopian warfare in new 'Revolt' video – watch". NME. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Really excited..." Muse Twitter account. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "REVOLT:..." Muse Twitter account. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  10. ↑ Brennan, Collin (8 June 2015). "Muse - Drones". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  11. ↑ "Muse – Revolt" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  12. ↑ "Muse – Revolt" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
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