- Re-Education (Through Labor)
Infobox Single
Name = Re-Education (Through Labor)
Artist =Rise Against
from Album = Appeal to Reason
Released =August 19 ,2008
Format =CD
Recorded = January-June 2008 at TheBlasting Room ,Fort Collins, Colorado
Genre =Melodic hardcore
Length = 3:42
Label = Geffen
Producer = Bill Stevenson andJason Livermore
[ Certification = ]
Last single = "The Approaching Curve "
(2008)
This single = "Re-Education (Through Labor)"
(2008)
Next single ="Re-Education (Through Labor)" is the first single from
Rise Against 's upcoming fifth studio album, "Appeal to Reason". The single was released digitally to iTunes and other digital stores onAugust 19 , and directorKevin Kerslake shot a music video for it. This song is supposedly about all of the human rights abuses, christian fascist conservative fundementalism, and capitalist labor violations occurring in modern day America.Fact|date=August 2008A limited physical version of the single will be released on 7" vinyl and can be obtained exclusively by pre-ordering "Appeal to Reason". This version also includes a
b-side titled "Minor Threat", which is a cover of the defunct hardcore punk band with the same title. [ [http://www.geffen.com/artist/news/default.aspx/nid/14065/aid/404 "Pre-Order Appeal To Reason on Interpunk/Smartpunk"] "Geffen". Retrieved on August 22, 2008.]The single's fifth week on Billboard's Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart turned "Re-Education (Through Labor)" into Rise Against's highest charting single to date, hitting number 5, making it the band's first Top 5 single. The single then reached number 4 the following week. The title was previously held by "The Good Left Undone", the third single from their 2006 classic "
The Sufferer & the Witness ", which peaked at number 6.The song will appear in the game
Guitar Hero World Tour [ [http://ps3.ign.com/articles/909/909727p1.html IGN: Guitar Hero World Tour Ultimate Set List] "IGN". Retrieved on September 27, 2008] and has been used inTV spots for theMyNetworkTV premiere ofWWE Friday Night Smackdown . [ [http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/smackdownmoving/ WWE.com: Friday Night SmackDown moving to MyNetwork TV with 1-2 Punch] "WWE". Retrieved on September 27, 2008.]Track listing
# "Re-Education (Through Labor)"
# "Minor Threat" (Minor Threat cover)Charts
Music Video
On September 22, 2008, Rise Against released the video for Re-Education. The video begins with a quote from
JFK , "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible make violent revolution inevitable." It depicts the band playing in what appears to be an underground bunker and an army of a moped riders. In the video, the mopeds ride aroundChicago and drop backpacks in various locations. The closing scene shows the row of moped riders watching the city explode in the night.References
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