Generation Cancellation
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| "Generation Cancellation" | ||||
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| Single by Little Big | ||||
| Released | 23 June 2022 | |||
| Recorded | 25 February 2022 | |||
| Length | 2:01 | |||
| Label | Create Music Group | |||
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| "Generation Cancellation" on YouTube | ||||
"Generation Cancellation" is a 2022 single by the Russian rave band Little Big. The song was released on 23 June 2022, in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, and it condemns the invasion.[1]
Little Big frontman Ilya Prusikin said that the song was recorded on 25 February 2022.[2] In March, the band left Russia for Los Angeles and shot the video for the song shortly after.[2] Because of the post-production process, which was done by the Russian crew "who went all over the world", the release of the song was delayed.[2]
"Generation Cancellation" was released on 23 June 2022. In previous interviews, Prusikin criticized the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, stating "We adore our country, but we completely disagree with the war in Ukraine, moreover, we believe that any war is unacceptable." The band also announced that they had left the country and relocated to Los Angeles, stating that "we are so disgusted by the Russian military propaganda machine that we decided to drop everything and leave the country."[3][4]
Composition
The song is described as an "aggressive hard rock" song with a few lyrics, mentioning how the younger generations, mostly generation Z in Russia, are facing a new, war mongered civilization.[5] According to William Lee Adams, editor of Eurovision Song Contest fansite Wiwibloggs, the lyrics "clearly express the helplessness that many opposed to the war feel."[1]
