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"Savior" was released on June 3, 2009, as the third and final single from Rise Against's fifth album Appeal to Reason. [5] It remains one of the band's most successful singles to date, and spent a considerable amount of time on multiple Billboard music charts.
The Ghost Note Symphonies, Vol. 1 is a compilation album by American rock band Rise Against.It was released on July 27, 2018. [4] The album features reimagined versions of previously released Rise Against songs, with acoustic orchestration and alternative instrumentation.
Rise Against's best charting singles are "Help Is on the Way", which reached number eighty-nine on the Billboard Hot 100; [17] and "Savior", which held the record for the most consecutive weeks spent on both the Hot Rock Songs and Alternative Songs charts, with sixty-three and sixty-five weeks respectively.
"Swing Life Away" is composed entirely of acoustic strumming, and its relatively positive sound plays in stark contrast to Rise Against's hardcore oeuvre. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] According to the song's sheet music , the composition is written in the time signature of 6/8 swing, with a moderate tempo of 52 beats per minute. [ 7 ]
Rise Against is known for their outspoken social commentary, which often permeates their lyrics. [173] Throughout the years, the band has discussed a wide range of topics, including animal rights , economic injustice, environmental disasters , forced displacement , homophobia , and modern warfare.
Rise Against supported the album with The Sufferer & the Witness Tour throughout the second half of 2006 and all of 2007. [39] The band was a headliner on the 2006 Warped Tour in North America, [ 40 ] and in late 2006, the band co-headlined a tour with Thursday which included the bands Circa Survive and Billy Talent . [ 41 ]
Rise Against switched to Geffen Records the following year, and made its major record label debut with Siren Song of the Counter Culture. In addition to becoming the band's first album to reach the Billboard 200, where it peaked at number 136, the success of the singles "Give It All" and "Swing Life Away" helped Rise Against achieve mainstream ...
Bassist Joe Principe explained how the song was a nod to the older sound of Rise Against, but its sound did not match the overall musical style of the album. [11] He further explained that this was the reason why many of the songs on Long Forgotten Songs were chosen as B-sides; these songs did not fit the musical style or lyrical themes of the ...