Revolution

Album: Make A Scene (2011)
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Songfacts®:

  • This is the opening track from English dance pop singer-songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor's fourth studio album, Make a Scene. Sophie told Digital Spy about the writing of the song: "I wrote it with Greg Kurstin and Cathy Dennis and it was actually the quickest song to write on my whole album. We started work at midday and Cathy had to leave by 4pm, and we even had time for some lunch outside in the garden, so it was probably about three hours' work. I think it sounds great - really fresh and quite heavy."
  • The tune references Ellis-Bextor's 2001 hit single, "Murder on the Dancefloor." She told Digital Spy: "It wasn't my idea - I think I'm too British to think of something like that - but Cathy suggested it and I really liked the idea. I think it's great if you've been around a while to reference yourself."

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