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{{Infobox Single
{{Infobox song
| Name = Revolution Is My Name
| name = Revolution Is My Name
| Cover = Revismyname.JPG
| cover = Revismyname.JPG
| Artist = ]
| alt =
| from Album = ]
| type = single
|
| artist = ]
| Released = January, 2000
| Format = ] | album = ]
| released = January 2000
| Recorded = 1999
| recorded = 1999
| Genre = ]
| Length = 5:19 | studio =
| venue =
| Label = ]
| genre = ]
| Producer = ]<br>Sterling Whitfield
| length = 5:19
| Writer = ]<br />]<br />]<br />]
| label = ]
| Chart position = <ul><li>#28 <small>(US ])</small></li></ul>
| writer =
| Last single = "]"<br />(1999)
* ]
| This single = "Revolution Is My Name"<br />(2000)
* ]
| Next single = "]"<br />(2000)
* ]
{{Extra tracklisting
* ]
| Album = ]
| Type = studio | producer =
* Pantera
| prev_track = "You've Got to Belong to It"
* ]
| prev_no = Track 4
| prev_title = ]
| this_track = "Revolution Is My Name"
| track_no = Track 5 | prev_year = 1999
| next_title = Goddamn Electric
| next_track = "Death Rattle"
| next_no = Track 6 | next_year = 2000
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|_XI1DD_vJuY|"Revolution Is My Name"}}}}
}} }}
|}}


"'''Revolution Is My Name'''" is a song by American ] band ]. Like the song "]" from ]'s '']'', ] uses a ] footpedal. The song is in standard D tuning (DGCFAd). It was the first single from the band's final album, '']''. The song's music video was voted as the 15th Greatest Metal Video of the 21st Century on '']'' in 2005. It was also nominated as Best Metal Performance in the ]. "'''Revolution Is My Name'''" is a song by American ] band ]. It was the first single from the band's final album, '']''. It was also included on the band's compilation album '']''.

==Release and reception==
"Revolution Is My Name" reached number 28 on the '']''{{'}}s ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicvf.com/songs.php?page=artist&artist=Pantera|title=Pantera Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts|website=musicvf.com}}</ref> The song was nominated for ] in the ], but lost to ]' "Elite". However, it won a 2000 ] Readers' Choice Award for Song of the Year.<ref>Metal Edge, June 2001</ref> The song's music video was voted as the 15th Greatest Metal Video of the 21st Century on '']'' in 2005.

==Music video==
The music video for the song was directed by ] and produced by Grant Cihlar for 1171 Production Group.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1433008/20000426/pantera.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040317155358/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1433008/20000426/pantera.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 17, 2004|title=Pantera Delivers New Video|last=Mancini|first=Robert|date=April 26, 2000|work=]|publisher=]|accessdate=November 18, 2008}}</ref> The video is a mix of different elements: between performances by the band and live footage. It also includes comical snippets of a ]-like interpretation of the band's childhood, in which the musicians are portrayed as small children (with facial hair) listening to ] and ] while jumping on the bed and playing oversized instruments. The video also includes flashes of the band's influences, such as ] and ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XI1DD_vJuY&ob=av2e |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/_XI1DD_vJuY |archive-date=2021-12-14 |url-status=live|title=Pantera - Revolution Is My Name (Official Music Video)|website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Track listing==
;Promo single
{{track listing
| title1 = Revolution Is My Name
| note1 = radio edit
| length1 = 4:09
| title2 = Revolution Is My Name
| note2 = album version
| length2 = 5:19
}}

;Extended play (EP)
{{track listing
| all_writing = Pantera, except where noted
| title1 = Revolution Is My Name
| note1 = radio edit
| length1 = 4:09
| title2 = Hole in the Sky
| note2 = ] cover
| writer2 = {{flatlist|
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
}}
| length2 = 4:17
| title3 = Immortally Insane
| length3 = 5:13
| title4 = ]
| note4 = ] cover
| writer4 = Ted Nugent
| length4 = 3:51
}}

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Chart (2000)
! Peak<br/>position
|-
{{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|28|artist=Pantera|access-date=May 22, 2021}}

|}

==References==
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2000 single by Pantera
"Revolution Is My Name"
Single by Pantera
from the album Reinventing the Steel
ReleasedJanuary 2000
Recorded1999
GenreGroove metal
Length5:19
LabelEast West
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Pantera singles chronology
"Cat Scratch Fever"
(1999)
"Revolution Is My Name"
(2000)
"Goddamn Electric"
(2000)
Music video
"Revolution Is My Name" on YouTube

"Revolution Is My Name" is a song by American heavy metal band Pantera. It was the first single from the band's final album, Reinventing the Steel. It was also included on the band's compilation album Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits!.

Release and reception

"Revolution Is My Name" reached number 28 on the Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks. The song was nominated for Best Metal Performance in the 2001 Grammys, but lost to Deftones' "Elite". However, it won a 2000 Metal Edge Readers' Choice Award for Song of the Year. The song's music video was voted as the 15th Greatest Metal Video of the 21st Century on Headbangers Ball in 2005.

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Jim Van Bebber and produced by Grant Cihlar for 1171 Production Group. The video is a mix of different elements: between performances by the band and live footage. It also includes comical snippets of a sitcom-like interpretation of the band's childhood, in which the musicians are portrayed as small children (with facial hair) listening to Led Zeppelin and ZZ Top while jumping on the bed and playing oversized instruments. The video also includes flashes of the band's influences, such as Black Sabbath and Kiss.

Track listing

Promo single
No.TitleLength
1."Revolution Is My Name" (radio edit)4:09
2."Revolution Is My Name" (album version)5:19
Extended play (EP)

All tracks are written by Pantera, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Revolution Is My Name" (radio edit) 4:09
2."Hole in the Sky" (Black Sabbath cover) 4:17
3."Immortally Insane" 5:13
4."Cat Scratch Fever" (Ted Nugent cover)Ted Nugent3:51

Charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard) 28

References

  1. "Pantera Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". musicvf.com.
  2. Metal Edge, June 2001
  3. Mancini, Robert (April 26, 2000). "Pantera Delivers New Video". MTV News. MTV Networks. Archived from the original on March 17, 2004. Retrieved November 18, 2008.
  4. "Pantera - Revolution Is My Name (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021.
  5. "Pantera Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
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