Edge of a Revolution
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| Single by Nickelback | ||||
| from the album No Fixed Address | ||||
| Released | August 18, 2014 (radio) August 19, 2014 (Digital download) | |||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||
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| Length | 4:04 | |||
| Label | Republic | |||
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| "Edge Of A Revolution" on YouTube | ||||
"Edge of a Revolution" is a single by Canadian rock band Nickelback from their eighth studio album, No Fixed Address. It was released as the album's lead single on August 18, 2014.[3] It went for Active Rock adds on August 18, and was premiered on Clear Channel radio stations.[4][5][6] It was released for sale on August 19, 2014.[7] This was the first release under Nickelback's new label, Republic Records.
It was the official theme song of WWESurvivor Series 2014.
Background
The track was first announced on June 18, 2014, in a radio interview on CFOX-FM, where Chad Kroeger, announced that the band picked the first Rock single from the album, then titled "Revolution", to be released sometime in August.[8]
The track was described as a departure from Nickelback's original sound, In the interview, Chad stated the song touches upon "fat cats on Wall Street" and was inspired by current events such as the Euromaidan in Ukraine and how the government has been treating their citizens. Though in a separate interview, they said that the song was written and recorded before the Ferguson shooting.[9] The song became their eighth number one on the mainstream rock songs chart.
Music video
On August 12, 2014, Nickelback posted on their social media accounts that they were in the midst of two video shoots, first being the music video for the first pop single, "What Are You Waiting For".[10] The following day, they announced "Edge of a Revolution",[11] and later that day they posted pictures from the set of the video for "Edge of a Revolution".[12][13][14] The band released the lyric video on August 28, 2014[15] and they released the music video for the song on September 5, 2014, both through their YouTube and Vevo account.[16]
Charts
| Chart (2014) | Peakposition |
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| Canada Hot 100 (Billboard)[17] | 34 |
| Canada Rock (Billboard)[18] | 7 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[19] | 91 |
| UK Rock (The Official Charts Company)[20] | 4 |
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[21] | 18 |
| US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[22] | 1 |
| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[23] | 13 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format |
|---|---|---|
| United States | August 18, 2014[24] | Active Rock radio |
| Worldwide | August 19, 2014[25] | Digital download |