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Wikipedia article
{{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
| 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 =
}}
"'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 Dave 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. In 1990, there was a cover version in Cantonese named [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F8sIGEyD5k ] by that reached number 3 at pop charts in Hong Kong.
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
References
Category:1989 singles
Category:Eurythmics songs
Category:RCA Records singles
Category:Songs written by David A. Stewart
Category:Songs written by Annie Lennox
Category:1989 songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Jimmy Iovine
Category:Songs written by Charlie Wilson (singer)
Category:Songs written by Patrick Seymour
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