Up Patriots to Arms

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"Up Patriots to Arms"
Song by Franco Battiato
from the album Patriots
Released1980
Length5:03
Songwriter(s) Franco Battiato, Giusto Pio
Music video
"Up Patriots to Arms" on YouTube

"Up Patriots to Arms" is a 1980 song by Franco Battiato from his album Patriots .

Contents

Overview

Battiato got inspiration for the song from a manifesto he had seen in a Birmingham pub in 1975. [1] The song opens with a citation of the Richard Wagner's Tannhäuser overture, that he had already used in his 1977 stage play Baby Sitter. [2] The lyrics include citations from Nomadi's "Come potete giudicar" and from Bixio-Cherubini classic "Lucciole Vagabonde". [1] The song has been described as "an invective against the latent stupidity that characterizes mankind", touching on topics such as politics, science, and contemporary music. [3]

In 2011, Battiato recorded a new version of the song with Subsonica, which was released as a single and included in the band's album Eden. [4] Artists who covered the song also include Luca Carboni, Max Gazzè, Negrita and Disciplinatha  [ it ]. [5] [6] [7]

Charts

Subsonica feat. Franco Battiato version
Chart (2011–2012)Peak
position
Italy (FIMI) [8] 26
Italy Airplay (EarOne) [9] 16

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI) [10] Gold15,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 La Posta, Annino (2010). "Up Patriots to Arms". Franco Battiato: soprattutto il silenzio. Giunti. ISBN   978-88-09-74253-6.
  2. ↑ Spessato, Carla (20 October 2021). "Up Patriots to Arms". Franco Battiato: Come un incantesimo (in Italian). Giunti. ISBN   978-88-09-95527-1.
  3. ↑ Zuffanti, Fabio (30 June 2020). "Up Patriots to Arms". Franco Battiato: Tutti i dischi e tutte le canzoni, dal 1965 al 2019 (in Italian). LIT Edizioni. ISBN   978-88-6231-868-6.
  4. ↑ Redazione (4 November 2011). "Due nuovi brani per i Subsonica". VareseNews (in Italian). Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  5. ↑ Pellone, Stefano (26 February 2012). "Fatte e rifatte - "Up patriots to arms" di Franco Battiato". Melodicamente.com (in Italian). Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  6. ↑ Panzeri, Paolo (29 January 2009). "Luca Carboni - Musiche Ribelli - la recensione". Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  7. ↑ Speri, Ossydiana (31 January 2018). "Disciplinatha - Canti di guerra per un Mondo Nuovo". OndaRock (in Italian). Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "UP PATRIOTS TO ARMS". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (in Italian). Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "Up Patriots To Arms (feat. Franco Battiato) - Subsonica, Franco Battiato". EarOne (in Italian). Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "Italian single certifications – Franco Battiato – Up Patriots to Arms" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 2023-10-17.
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