Uprising

In the Friday Eve post featuring "Uprising" by Muse, my words were very minimal.  Straight to the point I suppose.

In this post, I thought I would go into more detail about the Friday Eve song, album, and band.

"Uprising"

Released in September 2009

Lead single from Muse's 2009 album, The Resistance

Genres considered - Electronic Rock, Glam Rock

Top 10 in seven countries - Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Scotland, Switzerland, and the UK

No. 9 on UK Singles Chart

No. 1 on Billboard Alternative Songs

No. 37 on Billboard Hot 100

Best Single at the 2010 Music Producers Guild Awards

Certifications -

Gold in Australia, Belgium, and Canada

Platinum in France, Switzerland, and the UK

Double Platinum in the U.S.

Muse's best-selling single

The "Uprising" official music video is rather obscure but is defined as a modern Libertarian song.

(Wikipedia)

There are two lines in the chorus that really stand out and best sum up the meaning behind "Uprising" -

"They will not control us" (government rule)

"We will be victorious" (civil unrest and uprising)

The Resistance

5th album

Genres considered - Art rock, Progressive Rock, Symphonic Rock, Space Rock, Alternative Rock

Government oppression and civil uprising themes

No. 1 in 19 countries

Top 5 in the U.S. 

Grammy Award for Best Rock Album (2011)

Certifications -

Gold in Austria, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal

Platinum in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Finland, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Russia, Switzerland, U.S.

2x Platinum in Denmark, Italy, UK

Diamond in France

(Wikipedia)

(The Resistance background and recording)

(The Resistance promotion and release)

(The Resistance tour)

(The Resistance personnel)

Muse

English rock band formed in 1994

Core members - 

Matt Bellamy (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards)

Chris Wolstenholme (bass guitar, backing vocals)

Dominic Howard (drums)

Discography -

Showbiz (1999)

Origin of Symmetry (2001)

Absolution (2003)

Black Holes and Revelations (2006)

The Resistance (2009)

The 2nd Law (2012)

Drones (2015)

Simulation Theory (2018)

Genres considered - Alternative Rock, Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Hard Rock, Space Rock, Electronica

Honors -

2 Grammy Awards, 2 Brit Awards, 5 MTV Europe Music Awards, 8 NME Awards, Ivor Novello Award for International Achievement

Over 20 million albums sold since 2016

(Wikipedia)

And there you have it - a thorough Friday Eve.