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“Evolution Revolution Love” by Tricky with Ed Kowalcyk and Ed Kowalczyk of Live
From the album Blowback (2001) With Ed Kowalcyk and Ed Kowalczyk of Live
“Evolution Revolution Love” by Tricky with Ed Kowalcyk and Ed Kowalczyk of Live appears on 10 radio countdowns from 10 stations in 2001. It was first released in 2001 on the album Blowback. Its best result is #65 on The End Top 107 Songs of 2001. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #132 alternative song of 2001.
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"Evolution Revolution Love" is Tricky reaching for the radio on Blowback, his fifth studio album, from 2001. That record swapped a lot of his old shadowplay for tidier, more accessible pop structures, and he later admitted, with some cheek, that he made it for the money because he was broke.
Here Ed Kowalczyk shares the microphone with Tricky and Hawkman, while Marty Rifkin's guitar and Tricky's own keyboards push the whole thing toward the big room. Tricky produced it and Tom Lord-Alge mixed it, buffing every edge until it gleams. The writing credit is the real curiosity: Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook sit right next to Tricky and Kowalczyk.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 102 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2001 | 107 |
| 2001 | 80 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2001 | 91 |
| 2001 | 93 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2001 | 106 |
| 2001 | 100 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2001 | 101 |
| 2001 | 65 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 2001 | 107 |
| 2001 | 83 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2001 | 101 |
| 2001 | 82 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2001 | 99 |
| 2001 | 76 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2001 | 191 |
| 2001 | 90 | 97X Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL | 97X Top 97 Songs of 2001 | 97 |
| 2001 | 99 | 99X Atlanta, GA | 99X Top 99 Songs of 2001 | 99 |
Also listed as: Evolution, Revolution, Love.
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