Release (The Tea Party song)
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"Release" is a song by Canadian
rock
band The Tea Party
. It was released as a charity single in Canada and a promotional single in the USA. The music video was shot in Paris and Toronto.
"Release" is a standard three-piece rock composition and with keyboard accompaniment, written after Jeff Martin watched a BBC
report about the state of women's rights worldwide, the song intended as an apology to women. After the release of Transmission
the band continued the sentiment by releasing a charity single to assist the White Ribbon Campaign.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band The Tea Party
The Tea Party
The Tea Party is a Canadian rock band with blues, progressive rock, Indian and Middle Eastern influences, dubbed "Moroccan roll" by the media. Active throughout the 1990s up until 2005 when the band broke up, The Tea Party released eight albums on EMI Music Canada, selling 1.6 million records...
. It was released as a charity single in Canada and a promotional single in the USA. The music video was shot in Paris and Toronto.
"Release" is a standard three-piece rock composition and with keyboard accompaniment, written after Jeff Martin watched a BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
report about the state of women's rights worldwide, the song intended as an apology to women. After the release of Transmission
Transmission (album)
Transmission is the fourth album recorded by Canadian band The Tea Party, released in 1997 . The album sees the band expanding on the mix of rock, blues, and world music found in their previous albums by adding electronic instruments and recording techniques to their repertoire.While still using...
the band continued the sentiment by releasing a charity single to assist the White Ribbon Campaign.
Track listing
- "Release (Tom Lord-Alge radio mix)"
- "Release (Jeff Martin mix)"
- "Temptation (Rhys Fulber mix)"
- "Save Me (Alhambra mix)"