Revolution (Coldrain song)

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"Revolution"
Coldrain - Revolution.jpg
Single by Coldrain
from the album The Side Effects
Released12 December 2018 (2018-12-12)
Studio Studio Barbarosa (Orlando, Florida, United States)
Genre
Length3:45
Label Warner Music Japan
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Michael Baskette
Coldrain singles chronology
"R.I.P."
(2017)		"Revolution"
(2018)		"Coexist"
(2019)
Music video
"Revolution" on YouTube
"Revolution (Official Live Video)" on YouTube

"Revolution" (stylised in all caps) is a song by Japanese rock band Coldrain. It is the lead single for their sixth studio album The Side Effects , produced by Michael Baskette, written by Masato Hayakawa and Ryo Yokochi, and was released on 12 December 2018. [1]

Contents

Stylistically, this approaches a more experimental sound by incorporating some rap elements, of which Coldrain has not used before. This is what would typically be associated with the sub-genre of nu metal. [2]

Background

"Revolution" was released on 12 December 2018 as the band's lead single and the eleventh track off their sixth studio album The Side Effects , the follow-up and second single "Coexist" would be released in July 2019.

On 29 September, a new video game Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. 2 was announced. Alongside the announcement, Coldrain would provide the theme song for the game. A new song titled "Revolution". [3] However after the release of the game, they kept quiet. This was until they unexpectedly released the single on 12 December, instantly becoming a fan favourite among Coldrain fans. [4]

Composition

"Revolution" is a nu metal and a metalcore song. [2] [5] The track runs at 148 BPM and is in the key of D minor. It runs for three minutes and 45 seconds. [6] The song was written by Masato Hayakawa and Ryo Yokochi, while Michael Baskette handled the production for the single as well as the entirety of the album.

Track listing

iTunes single
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Revolution"
3:45

Live performances

Music video

The music video for "Revolution" was released over a whole month after the single's release, being released on 25 January 2019, and was directed by Koh Yamada. [8]

The music video takes homage to "In the End" by Linkin Park. Visual and stylistic references are shown throughout as the band play the song in a desert, intertwined with a dark setting with a visible decaying tree in the background. In the climax, the sun would drop down on the band, draining life from their surroundings and making the performing band turn into dust as the song ends. [2]

As of October 2024, the music video for "Revolution" has over 3 million views on YouTube. [9]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [10]

Coldrain

Additional personnel

Charts

Charts (2019)Peak
position
Japanese Daily Hot 100 [11] 64
Japanese Weekly99

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References

  1. ↑ Sizergyia (26 December 2018). "coldrain bring about a "REVOLUTION" with digital single". Jrocknews.com. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 Miller, Hayley (27 January 2019). "Coldrain releases Revolution MV for Mobile Suit Gundam EXVS 2". J-Generation. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Gundam Extreme Verses 2 OPENING MOVIE". Gundam-vs.jp. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Coldrain, arcade game "Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Versus 2" tie-up new song "REVOLUTION" starts distribution from 12/12 today! "BLARE DOWN BARRIERS 2019", an event hosted in March, will also be held!". Gekirock. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Revolution - Coldrain". Metal Kingdom. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Key and BPM of Revolution by Coldrain". Musicstax.com. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "coldrain announces < of yokohama arena > in 2020 at BLARE FEST.2020" (in Japanese). Barks. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "🔥NEW VIDEO🔥 coldrain - REVOLUTION (Official Music Video) 公開!!". Instagram. 26 January 2019. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  9. ↑ Coldrain (26 January 2019). "coldrain - REVOLUTION (Official Music Video)". YouTube . Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "Credits / The Side Effects / Coldrain". Tidal. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  11. ↑ "Revolution by Coldrain from Japan". Popnable. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
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