Revol

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"Revol" was a song released by the Manic Street Preachers on August 1 1994 and was the second single released from the The Holy Bible album that was released at the end of the month. The verses comprise lists of famous and controversial names in history being dismissed one-by-one in short—and often insulting—staccato lines (such as 'Chamberlain, you see God in you', 'Pol Pot, withdrawn traces, bye-bye' ... 'Che Guevara, you're all target now', 'Gorbachev, celibate self-importance').

The track is considered an autobiographical account of Richey’s attempts to hold down any meaningful relationships. "Revol" is "lover" backwards.

It reached number 22 in the UK charts on August 13 1994.

It was noted as being the only song of their own that the Manics refused to play live, due to Nicky Wire's belief that the song 'was crap'. However, this ended during the Past/Present/Future tour, during which "Revol" was played on some of the dates.