Revolt (Muse song)

"Revolt"
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	Alternative rock pop rock
Length	4:05
Label	Warner Bros. Helium-3
Writer(s)	Matthew Bellamy
Producer(s)	Robert John "Mutt" Lange Muse
Muse singles chronology
"Mercy" (2015) "Revolt" (2015) "Aftermath" (2016)
Drones track listing 12 tracks "Dead Inside" "[Drill Sergeant]" "Psycho" "Mercy" "Reapers" "The Handler" "[JFK]" "Defector" "Revolt" "Aftermath" "The Globalist" "Drones"

"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

1. "MUSE ARE FINISH WITH THE FIRST SESSION OF THE NEW ALBUM!". Matter of Sound. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
2. Britton, Luke Morgan (4 November 2015). "Muse perform amid dystopian warfare in new 'Revolt' video – watch". NME. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
3. Trendell, Andrew (6 June 2015). "Muse, Drones - A Track-By-Track Review". Gigwise. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
4. Beaumont, Mark (27 May 2015). "Muse - Drones". NME. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
5. "Really excited...". Muse Twitter account. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
6. "REVOLT:...". Muse Twitter account. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
7. Brennan, Collin (8 June 2015). "Muse - Drones". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
8. "Ultratop.be – Muse – Revolt" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
9. "Ultratop.be – Muse – Revolt" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 28 December 2015.