Song · T. Rex
“Children of the Revolution” by T. Rex
From the album Tanx (1973)
“Children of the Revolution” by T. Rex appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2005 and 2006. It was first released in 1973 on the album Tanx. Its best result is #329 on the Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,041 alternative song of all time.
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"Children of the Revolution" landed in September 1972 as the T. Rex single that followed "Metal Guru," a glam rock strut that is Marc Bolan's from top to bottom, words and music, with Tony Visconti producing. It went to number two on the UK singles chart, which by Bolan's standards counted as a stumble: it snapped a streak of four official singles in a row that had gone all the way, "Hot Love," "Get It On," "Telegram Sam" and "Metal Guru."
The music papers saw it differently. It topped the charts kept by the NME and Melody Maker, and it was the last T. Rex single to reach the summit of any British chart. Next out of the gate for Bolan was "Solid Gold Easy Action."
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 374 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 500 |
| 2006 | 329 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) | 500 |
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