Rise (Public Image Ltd song)
1986 single by Public Image Ltd / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Rise" is a song by the English post-punk band Public Image Ltd, released as a single on 21 January 1986 by Virgin Records. It was the first single from Album, their fifth studio album.
"Rise" | ||||
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Single by Public Image Ltd | ||||
from the album Album | ||||
A-side | "Rise" | |||
B-side | "Rise (Instrumental)" | |||
Released | 21 January 1986 (1986-01-21) (UK) | |||
Studio | Power Station, New York City | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 6:05 (album version) 4:27 (7" edit) | |||
Label | Virgin VS 841 | |||
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The song was written by John Lydon and Bill Laswell about apartheid in South Africa, specifically about Nelson Mandela as Lydon stated in a 2013 Glastonbury interview.[1] Lydon also referred to alleged Royal Ulster Constabulary interrogation techniques, such as electric torture, in an MTV interview in 1987.[2] It was one of the group's biggest commercial hits, peaking at #11 on the UK Singles Chart. The song contains the phrase 'may the road rise with you', which is a direct translation of the old Irish blessing "go n-éirí an bóthar leat" (usually translated as "may the road rise up to meet you"). The phrase "anger is an energy" became the title of Lydon's 2014 autobiography.