"Revolution Earth" is the fourth single released by

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from their 1992 album ''

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''. The song's music video was directed by James Herbert. The single contains remixes of the song by

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Composition and recording

The song is an upbeat, folk influenced song, a radical stylistic departure for the B-52's. It is one of many songs with lyrics co-written with Robert Waldrop, a friend of the band. Featuring

Kate Pierson Catherine Elizabeth Pierson (born April 27, 1948) is an American singer, lyricist, and founding member of the B-52's. She plays guitar, bass and various keyboard instruments. In the B-52s, she has performed alongside Cindy Wilson, Fred Schneid ...

on lead vocals, "Revolution Earth" remains a fan favourite despite the fact that it is from an album featuring only three of the original five members of the band. With founding member Cindy Wilson absent from the recording, Pierson sings in harmony with herself - multi-tracking different vocal lines.

Fred Schneider Frederick William Schneider III (born July 1, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter, arranger, and musician, best known as the frontman of the rock band The B-52's, of which he is a founding member. Schneider is well known for his ''sprechge ...

sings a brief backing vocal. As with many of the tracks from the ''Good Stuff'' album, "Revolution Earth" has a long and resounding intro and outro, as opposed to the band's earlier songs which always had a definite beginning and ending.

Live performances

"Revolution Earth" was regularly featured in the B-52's live shows from 1992 up until about 2002, and then again from 2015.

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sang harmony during live performances until 1996 when Cindy Wilson rejoined the band. Live performances of the song from 2000 until 2002 were based on the Mix, one of several remixes created by

, couched in a faster rhythm and featured Sara Lee (then bass player for the band) on backing vocals, along with Wilson.

Tracklisting

;CD # Revolution Earth (Edit) – 4:08 # Revolution Earth (CO2 Mix) – 8:33 # Revolution Earth (Vibe Tribe Mix) – 4:53 # Revolution Earth (PMM Dub) – 6:52

Cover versions

The song was covered on the Whirligig album ''Spin'' and featured

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References

{{The B-52's 1992 songs The B-52's songs Song recordings produced by Don Was Songs written by Kate Pierson Songs written by Keith Strickland Reprise Records singles 1993 singles