Song · The Tea Party
“Release” by The Tea Party
From the album Transmission (1997)
“Release” by The Tea Party appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1999. It was first released in 1997 on the album Transmission. Its best result is #158 on the CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,411 alternative song of all time.
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"Release" comes from the Canadian band the Tea Party's 1997 album Transmission, and it started with a news report: Jeff Martin watched a BBC report on the state of women's rights around the world and came away wanting to write an apology to women. He shares the writing credit with Jeff Burrows and Stuart Chatwood. Musically it keeps things plain, a straight three-piece rock song with keyboards filling in behind, and the directness suits the message.
Martin produced and recorded it himself and mixed it with Adam Kasper. In Canada it went out as a charity single for the White Ribbon Campaign, in the US as a promotional single, and the video was shot in Paris and Toronto.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 158 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) | 1002 |
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