Revolution 909
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| Single by Daft Punk | ||
| from the album Homework | ||
| Released | February 16, 1998 | |
| Format | CD, 12" | |
| Recorded | Unknown | |
| Genre | Dance, Electronica | |
| Length | 5:25 | |
| Label | Virgin Records | |
| Writer(s) | Thomas Bangalter Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo |
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| Producer(s) | Daft Punk | |
| Daft Punk singles chronology | ||
| "Burnin'" (1997) |
"Revolution 909" (1998) |
"One More Time" (2000) |
"Revolution 909" is an instrumental track from Daft Punk's 1997 album Homework. It was released as the fourth single from the album in 1998. The title is a possible reference to the Roland TR-909, which Daft Punk have confirmably used in their productions.[1] The music video for this track was directed by Roman Coppola. Parts of the crowd sounds used at the beginning of the track were also used in the end of "DARE" by Gorillaz and in M:I-2, but they didn't sample Daft Punk, because it's a loop used frequently in movies.[citation needed]
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[edit] Music video
The music video for this track shows a rave taking place in an alley. Police officers suddenly arrive to break up the party. While several people are rounded up, a young woman who looks to be captured notices a stain on an officer's shirt. This triggers a flashback beginning with a tomato seed being planted, then sprouting, then harvested and then packaged. The packages are eventually transported to a grocery store where a lady selects the tomatoes to take home with her. As she is preparing tomato sauce, subtitles accurately instruct the viewer on the recipe for making the sauce for spaghetti. The lady places the prepared meal into a tupperware container. The officer from earlier in the video appears with the meal in his squad car. He dribbles the tomato sauce onto his shirt while eating it and creates the stain. This brings the flashback to the beginning of the video. When the officer looks down at his stained shirt and is distracted, the young woman gains the opportunity to flee. Someone appears on a platform above and pulls her to safety.
The music video is featured in D.A.F.T., a collection of videos from Homework. It is also available on the limited edition CD/DVD of Musique Vol. 1 1993-2005. Roman Coppola's audio commentary for "Revolution 909" in D.A.F.T. mentions friends of his who saw the video and noticed a person resembling Thomas Bangalter. Roman would not confirm if it was Thomas or not.
[edit] Track listing
- Revolution 909 (Radio Edit) (3:45)
- Revolution 909 (Roger Sanchez Remix) (8:54)
- Revolution 909 (Revolution Accapella) (1:03)
- Revolution 909 (Album Version) (5:25)
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[edit] References
- ^ Bryan Reesman, Interview at mixonline.com
[edit] External Link
| Daft Punk |
| Thomas Bangalter | Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo |
| Daft Punk discography |
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| Albums: Homework | Discovery | Alive 1997 | Daft Club | Human After All | Musique Vol. 1 1993-2005 |
| Singles: "The New Wave" | "Da Funk" | "Around the World" | "Burnin'" | "Revolution 909" | "One More Time" | "Aerodynamic" | "Digital Love" | "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" | "Robot Rock" | "Technologic" | "Human After All" | "The Prime Time of Your Life" |
| Film and VHS/DVD: D.A.F.T. | Interstella 5555 | Electroma |
