Rebellion (Lies)

"Rebellion (Lies)" is a song by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire. It was the fourth single released from the band's debut album, Funeral. The single was released in both CD and DVD formats with the song "Brazil" as the B-side. The single peaked at number 19 on the UK singles chart, the band's best performance on this chart to date.[1] On the album Funeral, "Rebellion (Lies)" immediately follows the song "Haiti", the ending of which has the same bass beat and leads right into the beginning of "Rebellion (Lies)". The song has enduringly been the band's closing song at appearances at music festivals and at the end of most of their shows. In October 2011, British pop singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor released a cover in support of Songs to Save a Life, a benefit project in aid of Samaritans.

"Rebellion (Lies)"
Cover of the CD single
Single by Arcade Fire
from the album Funeral
B-side
  • Live version
  • "Brazil"
ReleasedSeptember 12, 2005
RecordedAugust 2003 – early 2004
StudioHotel2Tango (Montreal, Quebec)
Genre
Length5:05
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire singles chronology
"Cold Wind"
(2005)		 "Rebellion (Lies)"
(2005)		 "Wake Up"
(2005)
Alternative cover
Cover of the DVD single

Accolades

In May 2007, NME magazine named the song as #29 in its list of the "50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever".[2] In April 2009, the song was featured in Blender magazine's "500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born" as #380.[3] In August 2009, the song was ranked #69 in Pitchfork Media's Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s.[4] In 2009, NME ranked the song as the 9th best of the 2000s and in October 2011 they named it as 2nd in their list of the 150 greatest songs from the past 15 years.[5]

Appearances

The song was featured on a season 5 episode of the television series Six Feet Under.[6]

This song was originally intended to be used during the closing scene of the pilot for the television series The Black Donnellys, but the band refused to grant the rights for its use. Snow Patrol's "Open Your Eyes" was used instead.

In 2006, the song was featured in a commercial promoting Bono's Product Red campaign.

In 2011, filmmaker Matthew Wisniewski set his footage of the Wisconsin Uprising to the song.

Track listing
  1. "Rebellion (Lies)" – 5:05
  2. "Brazil" – 3:54

Personnel

Additional musicians

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[7] Platinum 80,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. The Official Charts Company. "." The Official UK Charts Company Archived 2010-11-13 at the Wayback Machine. 2005-09-17.
  2. NME, The Greatest Indie Anthems Ever
  3. The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born
  4. https://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7691-the-top-500-tracks-of-the-2000s-100-51/4/
  5. https://www.nme.com/list/150-best-tracks-of-the-past-15-years/248648/page/15
  6. "Six Feet Under". Archived from the original on 2007-06-01. Retrieved 2007-05-27.
  7. "Canadian single certifications – Arcade Fire – Rebellion". Music Canada. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
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