"Revolution" | ||||
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Single by Arrested Development | ||||
from the album Malcolm X | ||||
Released | 1992 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 4:48 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Speech, Aerle Taree | |||
Producer(s) | Speech | |||
Arrested Development singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Revolution" on YouTube |
"Revolution" is a song by American hip hop group Arrested Development, from the soundtrack to the 1992 film Malcolm X.
Speech has expressed gratitude for the film's depiction of a "side" of Malcolm X which shares the perspective of Arrested Development. Spike Lee, the director of the film, had asked Speech to write a song for it. Speech considered it a personal responsibility to "acknowledge that there is a need for struggle, because of all the bad things going on in the nation", which is reflected in the line "Am I doing as much as I can for the struggle?" [1] He composed the song with a purpose to urge people into action in bringing about change. [2]
The music video was directed by Spike Lee. [1] It was shot in a high school, a city block, and a street in Brooklyn with "about 500 extras". Each location had at least 100 people in the filming. According to Speech, the video was shot in seven hours. [2]
Chart (1992–1993) | Peak position |
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Australia ( ARIA) [3] | 7 |
France ( SNEP) [4] | 30 |
Germany ( Official German Charts) [5] | 31 |
Ireland ( IRMA) [6] | 9 |
Netherlands ( Single Top 100) [7] | 42 |
New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ) [8] | 2 |
UK Singles ( OCC) [9] | 4 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [10] | 90 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard) [11] | 49 |
"Revolution" | ||||
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Single by Arrested Development | ||||
from the album Malcolm X | ||||
Released | 1992 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 4:48 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Speech, Aerle Taree | |||
Producer(s) | Speech | |||
Arrested Development singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
Music video | ||||
"Revolution" on YouTube |
"Revolution" is a song by American hip hop group Arrested Development, from the soundtrack to the 1992 film Malcolm X.
Speech has expressed gratitude for the film's depiction of a "side" of Malcolm X which shares the perspective of Arrested Development. Spike Lee, the director of the film, had asked Speech to write a song for it. Speech considered it a personal responsibility to "acknowledge that there is a need for struggle, because of all the bad things going on in the nation", which is reflected in the line "Am I doing as much as I can for the struggle?" [1] He composed the song with a purpose to urge people into action in bringing about change. [2]
The music video was directed by Spike Lee. [1] It was shot in a high school, a city block, and a street in Brooklyn with "about 500 extras". Each location had at least 100 people in the filming. According to Speech, the video was shot in seven hours. [2]
Chart (1992–1993) | Peak position |
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Australia ( ARIA) [3] | 7 |
France ( SNEP) [4] | 30 |
Germany ( Official German Charts) [5] | 31 |
Ireland ( IRMA) [6] | 9 |
Netherlands ( Single Top 100) [7] | 42 |
New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ) [8] | 2 |
UK Singles ( OCC) [9] | 4 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [10] | 90 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard) [11] | 49 |