Songfacts®:

• "Christiana" in this song is a feminine representation of Christ; the progression is Christ, Christian, Christiana. Republica lead singer Saffron explained the song's meaning in an interview with Songfacts. "It's that whole thing about 'You will obey!'" she said. "Why would I obey you? No. I was brought up Catholic with nuns and stuff, so that whole thing is very strict. I rebelled and got into punk and indie music."
• "Christiana Obey" was the first new Republica release since their 1998 album Speed Ballads, a 15-year gap. Their 1996 debut album contains the hit "Ready To Go," which they toured incessantly to promote, including in America (they're from the UK). Speed Ballads got buried when their record company fractured - it wasn't even released in America. After a few more years the band split, but Saffron and two original members - Tim Dorney and Johnny Glue - rebooted the band in 2008 for live appearances. They put out "Christiana Obey" independently on an EP of the same name that includes various mixes of the song.
• The music video was directed by Ben Simon and has a martial arts theme. This harks back to their song "Kung Fu Movies" from their Speed Ballads album.