Revival (Eurythmics song)

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{{Infobox song

| name = Revival

| cover = Eurythmics Revival.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Eurythmics

| album = We Too Are One

| B-side = Precious

| released = 14 August 1989{{cite magazine|last=Smith|first=Robin|date=12 August 1989|title=News|magazine=Record Mirror|page=5}}

| recorded = 1989

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Pop rock, soul

| length = 4:04

| label = RCA Records

| writer = Lennox, Stewart, Charlie Wilson, Patrick Seymour

| producer = David A. Stewart, Jimmy Iovine

| prev_title = You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart

| prev_year = 1988

| next_title = Don't Ask Me Why

| next_year = 1989

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|RDszbss__VI|"Revival"}}}}

}}

"Revival" is a 1989 song by the British pop music duo Eurythmics. It was written by group members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart, along with keyboardist Pat Seymour and vocalist Charlie Wilson (of the Gap Band) who also sang backing vocals for the track. Produced by Stewart and Jimmy Iovine, it was the first single to be released from Eurythmics' 1989 album We Too Are One.

Lennox and Stewart returned to a rock/R&B sound for the album, and "Revival" is an uptempo tune which lyrically is a call for renewal and encouragement. The single reached number 26 in the UK, and was the duo's sixteenth (and final) top 20 single in Australia. "Revival" was not released as a single in the United States.

Track listing

UK 7" single

  1. "Revival" (LP Version) - 4:09
  2. "Precious" (non-LP track) - 3:40

UK 12" single / CD single

  1. "Revival" (E.T. Dance Mix) - 6:25
  2. "Revival" (LP Version) - 4:09
  3. "Precious" (non-LP track) - 3:40

* The B-side track, "Precious", is a Eurythmics composition and is unrelated to the 1992 solo track by Annie Lennox.

Charts

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|+ Chart performance for "Revival"

! scope="col"| Chart (1989)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{single chart|Australia|14|artist=Eurythmics|song=Revival|rowheader=true|access-date=3 June 2020}}
{{single chart|Flanders|19|artist=Eurythmics|song=Revival|rowheader=true|access-date=3 June 2020}}
scope="row"| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles){{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/80s/89/M&M-1989-09-23-OCR-Page-0012.pdf |title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles |magazine=Music & Media |volume=6 |issue=38 |date=23 September 1989 |page=V |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History}}

| 27

scope="row"| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista){{cite book |last=Pennanen |first=Timo |title=Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 |language=Finnish |edition=1st |location=Helsinki |publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava |year=2006 |isbn=978-951-1-21053-5}}

| 13

{{single chart|France|46|artist=Eurythmics|song=Revival|rowheader=true|access-date=3 June 2020}}
{{single chart|Ireland2|14|song=Revival|rowheader=true|access-date=3 June 2020}}
scope="row"| Italy (Musica e dischi){{cite web |url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php |title=Classifiche |work=Musica e dischi |language=it |access-date=2 June 2022}} Select "Singoli" in the "Tipo" field, type "Eurythmics" in the "Artista" field and press "cerca".

| 9

{{single chart|Dutch40|25|artist=Eurythmics|rowheader=true|access-date=3 June 2020}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|25|artist=Eurythmics|song=Revival|rowheader=true|access-date=3 June 2020}}
{{single chart|New Zealand|21|artist=Eurythmics|song=Revival|rowheader=true|access-date=3 June 2020}}
{{single chart|Sweden|7|artist=Eurythmics|song=Revival|rowheader=true|access-date=3 June 2020}}
{{single chart|Switzerland|8|artist=Eurythmics|song=Revival|rowheader=true|access-date=3 June 2020}}
{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|26|artist=Eurythmics|artistid=27723|rowheader=true|access-date=3 June 2020}}
{{single chart|West Germany|33|songid=2012|artist=Eurythmics|song=Revival|rowheader=true|access-date=3 June 2020}}

References