Revolution (Arrested Development song)
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| "Revolution" | ||||
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| Single by Arrested Development | ||||
| from the album Malcolm X | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 4:48 | |||
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| Producer | Speech | |||
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| "Revolution" on YouTube | ||||
"Revolution" is a song by American hip hop group Arrested Development, from the soundtrack to the 1992 film Malcolm X.
Speech has expressed gratitude for the film's depiction of a "side" of Malcolm X which shares the perspective of Arrested Development. Spike Lee, the director of the film, had asked Speech to write a song for it. Speech considered it a personal responsibility to "acknowledge that there is a need for struggle, because of all the bad things going on in the nation", which is reflected in the line "Am I doing as much as I can for the struggle?"[1] He composed the song with a purpose to urge people into action in bringing about change.[2]