Viva la Revolution (song)

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"Viva la Revolution"
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Single by The Adicts
Released1982
Genre Punk rock
Label Fall Out Records
Songwriter(s) Keith Warren, Pete Davison, Michael Davison, Mel Ellis,
Producer(s) The Adicts
The Adicts singles chronology
"Viva la Revolution"
(1982)
"Chinese Takeaway"
(1982)

"Viva la Revolution" is a song by punk band the Adicts. It was re-recorded for their debut album Songs of Praise . It is one of the best-known songs by the band, and was featured in the 2003 video game Tony Hawk's Underground . [1]

Contents

Track listing

Side One

  1. "Viva la Revolution"

Side Two

  1. "Steamroller (My Baby Got Run Over By A)"
  2. "Numbers"

Personnel

The Adicts

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References

  1. Thorsen, Thor (October 24, 2003). "The Sounds of Tony Hawk's Underground". GameSpot . Retrieved February 7, 2017.