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'''"Edge of a Revolution"''' is a single by Canadian rock band [[Nickelback]] from their eighth studio album, ''[[No Fixed Address (album)|No Fixed Address]]''. It was released as the album's lead single on August 18, 2014.<ref>{{cite webmagazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6221658/nickelback-new-album-edge-of-a-revolution-single-republic-records|title=Nickelback|date=15 August 2014|workmagazine=Billboard|access-date=5 October 2014}}</ref> It went for Active Rock adds on August 18, and was premiered on [[Clear Channel Communications|Clear Channel]] radio stations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.republicplaybook.com/track/nickelback/ |title=Nickelback "Edge of A Revolution" |publisher=Republicplaybook.com |access-date=5 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006075004/http://www.republicplaybook.com/track/nickelback/ |archive-date=6 October 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Nickelback/statuses/499527091491467264|title=Nickelback on Twitter: "Hitting airwaves and @iTunesMusic next week. #EdgeOfARevolution http://t.co/rTsyijIukd"|publisher=Twitter.com|access-date=5 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite webmagazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6221658/nickelback-new-album-edge-of-a-revolution-single-republic-records|title=Nickelback|date=15 August 2014|workmagazine=Billboard|access-date=5 October 2014}}</ref> It was released for sale on August 19, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/edge-of-a-revolution-single/id906943545 |title=iTunes – Music – Edge of a Revolution – Single by Nickelback |work=iTunes |access-date=5 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140916160706/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/edge-of-a-revolution-single/id906943545 |archive-date=16 September 2014 }}</ref> This was the first release under Nickelback's new label, [[Republic Records]].
It was the official theme song of [[WWE]] [[Survivor Series (2014)|Survivor Series 2014]].
==Background==
The track was first announced on June 18, 2014, in a radio interview on [[CFOX-FM]], where Chad Kroeger, announced that the band picked the first Rock single from the album, then titled "Revolution", to be released sometime in August.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/993thefox/hancock-vs-chad-kroeger-june-18-14-album-tour-update |title=Hancock VS Chad Kroeger June 18 '14 (Album & Tour Update) |work=SoundCloud |access-date=5 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006153201/https://soundcloud.com/993thefox/hancock-vs-chad-kroeger-june-18-14-album-tour-update |archive-date=6 October 2014 }}</ref>
The track was described as a departure from Nickelback's original sound,<ref>{{cite webcn|url=http://www.josepvinaixa.com/blog/nickelback-edge-of-a-revolution-artwork/|title=Ultimate Music – Nickelback "Edge of a Revolution" (Video Premiere)|work=Ultimate Music|access-date=5April October 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140812050843/http://www.josepvinaixa.com/blog/nickelback-edge-of-a-revolution-artwork/|archive-date=12 August 2014|url-status=dead2023}}</ref> In the interview, Chad stated the song touches upon "[[Fat cat (term)|fat cats on Wall Street]]" and was inspired by current events such as the [[Euromaidan]] in [[Ukraine]] and how the government has been treating their citizens. Though in a separate interview, they said that the song was written and recorded before the [[Shooting of Michael Brown|Ferguson shooting]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.torontosun.com/2015/01/14/nickelback-happy-to-be-music-critics-punching-bag |title=Nickelback happy to be music critics' punching bag|first= Jane|last= Stevenson|work=torontosun.com |date= 2015-01-14|access-date=17 January 2015}}</ref> The song became their eighth number one on the mainstream rock songs chart.
==Music video==
On August 12, 2014, Nickelback posted on their social media accounts that they were in the midst of two video shoots, first being the music video for the first pop single, "What Are You Waiting For".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Nickelback/status/499303979546058753|title=Nickelback on Twitter: "On set today for the first of back to back video shoots ... #whatareyouwaitingfor? http://t.co/Qxp1TWybX2"|publisher=Twitter.com|access-date=5 October 2014}}</ref> The following day, they announced "Edge of a Revolution",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Nickelback/status/499527091491467264|title=Nickelback on Twitter: "Hitting airwaves and @iTunesMusic next week. #EdgeOfARevolution http://t.co/rTsyijIukd"|publisher=Twitter.com|access-date=5 October 2014}}</ref> and later that day they posted pictures from the set of the video for "Edge of a Revolution".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Nickelback/status/499737480900640769|title=Nickelback on Twitter: "Chad's on set ... #edgeofarevolution http://t.co/YJb1KvOK45"|publisher=Twitter.com|access-date=5 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Nickelback/status/499774247951409154|title=Nickelback on Twitter: "two videos in two days... that's a wrap! #edgeofarevolution http://t.co/pTzyhBNYo7"|publisher=Twitter.com|access-date=5 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/Nickelback/photos/a.10152535901382086.1073741825.6248267085/10152593936767086/?type=1|title=Nickelback – Mobile Uploads – Facebook|publisher=Facebook.com|access-date=5 October 2014}}</ref> The band released the lyric video on August 28, 2014<ref>the band released the lyric video</ref> and they released the music video for the song on September 5, 2014, both through their [[YouTube]] and [[Vevo]] account.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYnuSsM7tRw|title = Nickelback - Edge of a Revolution (Main Version)|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref>
==Charts==
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