A revolution is a drastic political or social change that usually occurs relatively quickly.

Revolution may also refer to:

Aviation

  • Warner Revolution I, an American homebuilt aircraft design
  • Warner Revolution II, an American homebuilt aircraft design

Books

  • Revolution (Brand book), by Russell Brand, 2014
  • Revolution (novel), by Jennifer Donnelly, 2010
  • Revolution, the first part of the 2013 novelization of the first book of the animated TV series The Legend of Korra
  • The Revolution: A Manifesto, by Ron Paul, 2008
  • Revolution: A Sociological Interpretation, by Michael Kimmel, 1990

Comics

  • Revolution (Marvel Comics), 2000
  • Revolution (IDW Publishing), 2016
  • Révolution (comic), a series of comic books about the events of the French Revolution

Computing

  • Revolution (software platform), a development environment based on the MetaCard engine
  • Revolution Analytics, a statistical software company
  • Revolution, the former name of LiveCode, a software platform and cross-platform software development environment featuring a dynamically typed programming language known as Transcript
  • Runtime Revolution (RunRev), the former name of LiveCode, Ltd., the software company that develops the LiveCode software platform
  • Revolution, prototype name for the Wii video game console produced by Nintendo
  • Revolution Software, an English videogame company
  • Revolution (video game), 1986 computer game released by U.S. Gold

Engineering and science

  • Revolution (geometry), the rotation of a body around an external axis
  • Orbital revolution, the movement of an astronomical body around another body
  • Scientific Revolution, a 16th–17th century period from which origins of modern science and the scientific method emerged
  • Industrial Revolution, an 18th–19th-century period of rapid technological development in the West
  • Second Industrial Revolution, also known as the Technological Revolution
  • Revolution engine, a Harley–Davidson engine
  • Revolution (angular unit), a unit of angle
  • Revolution (rotational unit), a unit of number of rotations
  • Revolutions per minute (RPM), a unit of rotational frequency

Film

  • Revolution, a 1967 eight-minute short by Peter Greenaway
  • Revolution (1968 film), a documentary film by Jack O'Connell made in San Francisco
  • Révolution, a 1985 French adult film directed by José Bénazéraf
  • Revolution (1985 film), a film about a New York fur trapper during the American Revolutionary War
  • Revolution!! (1989), a comic re-enactment of the French Revolution by the National Theatre of Brent
  • Revolution (2012 film), a documentary movie about taking a stand against environmental degradation
  • RevoLOUtion: The Transformation of Lou Benedetti a 2006 dramedy about a Brooklyn boxer
  • Revolution OS (2001), a 2001 documentary on Linux and the free software movement
  • Revolution Studios, a film production company
  • Revolution (2023 film)

Television

  • "Revolution" (Law & Order: Criminal Intent), the Law & Order: Criminal Intent eighth-season finale based on a banking revolution
  • The Revolution (miniseries), a 2006 American documentary miniseries about the American Revolution that was broadcast on History Channel
  • The Revolution (TV program), a 2012 American health and lifestyle talk television program that aired on ABC
  • Revolution (TV series), an American science fiction series that ran from 2012 to 2014
  • Revolucija (TV series), a Serbian television series that ran from 2013 to 2015
  • Supermodel Me: Revolution, the sixth season of Supermodel Me

Mathematics

  • Surface of revolution
  • Revolution (geometry), a complete rotation
  • Orbital revolution, the cyclical path taken by one object around another object, as of planets

Medicine

  • Selamectin, a parasiticide and anthelminthic for cats and dogs, with the trade name Revolution

Music

Albums

  • Revolution (All Star United album), and the title song
  • Revolution (Paula Cole album)
  • Revolution (Chumbawamba EP)
  • Revolution (Crematory album), and the title song
  • Revolution (The Dubliners album)
  • Revolution (Hypnogaja album)
  • Revolution (Kara album)
  • Revolution (Lacrimosa album), and the title song
  • Revolution (Little Steven album), and the title song
  • Revolution (Miranda Lambert album)
  • Revolution (Sirsy album)
  • Revolution (Sister Machine Gun album)
  • Revolution (Slaughter album)
  • Revolution (Tiësto album)
  • Revolution (YFriday album), and the title song
  • Revolution!, by Paul Revere & The Raiders
  • REvolution, by Lynch Mob
  • (r)Evolution, by HammerFall
  • The Revolution (Belly album)
  • The Revolution (Inhabited album)
  • Revolution, by 2R
  • Revolution, by Dilba
  • Revolution, by Diplo, and the title song
  • Revolution, by Diana Garnet, and the title song
  • Revolution, by Wickeda
  • (R)evolution, an album by Minimum Serious
  • The Revolution, by Fiach Moriarty and Wallis Bird
  • Revolution, an EP by Anew Revolution
  • Revolution, an EP by One Minute Silence
  • The Revolution (EP), by Van William, and the title song featuring First Aid Kit

Songs

  • Revolution (Arrested Development song), 1992
  • "Revolution" (Beatles song), 1968
  • "Revolution" (Coldrain song), 2018
  • "Revolution" (The Cult song), 1985
  • "Revolution" (Jars of Clay song), 2002
  • "Revolution" (Judas Priest song), 2005
  • "Revolution" (Måns Zelmerlöw song), 2025
  • "Revolution" (Nina Simone song), 1968
  • "Revolution" (R3hab and Nervo and Ummet Ozcan song), 2013
  • "Revolution" (Stefanie Heinzmann song), 2008
  • "Revolution" (Tomorrow song), 1967
  • "Revolution" (The Veronicas song), 2006
  • "Revolution", by 30 Seconds to Mars, an unreleased song
  • "Revolution", by Accept from Stalingrad
  • "Revolution", by Aimee Allen, used as the title music for the TV series Birds of Prey
  • "Revolution", by Audio Adrenaline from Audio Adrenaline
  • "Revolution", by Bang Camaro from Bang Camaro II
  • "Revolution", by Bastille from Give Me the Future + Dreams of the Past
  • "Revolution", by Bob Marley from Natty Dread
  • "Revolution", by Built to Spill from Ultimate Alternative Wavers
  • "Revolution", by Cathedral from Caravan Beyond Redemption
  • "Revolution", by Dennis Brown
  • "Revolution", by Doug Wimbish from CinemaSonics
  • "Revolution", by Eric Clapton from Back Home
  • "Revolution", by Flogging Molly from Speed of Darkness
  • "Revolution", by Kirk Franklin from The Nu Nation Project
  • "Revolution", by Krayzie Bone, featuring The Marley Brothers, from Thug Mentality 1999
  • "Revolution", by Lil' Kim from The Notorious K.I.M.
  • "Revolution", by Livin Out Loud from Then and Now
  • "Revolution", by Moth from Immune to Gravity
  • "Revolution", by Pain from I Am
  • "Revolution", by P.O.D. from Payable on Death
  • "Revolution", by Public Enemy from New Whirl Odor
  • "Revolution", by R.E.M. from the soundtrack Batman & Robin and their documentary video Road Movie
  • "Revolution", by Robbie Williams from Escapology
  • "Revolution", by Rogue Traders from We Know What You're Up To
  • "Revolution", by Spacemen 3 from Playing with Fire
  • "Revolution", by Steve Angello from Wild Youth
  • "Revolution", by Theatre of Tragedy from Forever Is the World
  • "Revolution (B-Boy Anthem)", by Zion I
  • "Revolution (In the Summertime?)", by Cosmic Rough Riders
  • "Revolution 9", by The Beatles
  • "Revolution 909", by Daft Punk
  • "Revolution 1993", by Jamiroquai from Emergency on Planet Earth
  • "Revolution Song", by Oasis, a demo recorded during the sessions for Standing on the Shoulder of Giants
  • "The Revolution" (Exile Tribe song)
  • "The Revolution", by Attack Attack! from This Means War
  • "The Revolution", by BT from the soundtrack Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
  • "The Revolution", by Chris de Burgh from The Getaway
  • "The Revolution", by Coolio from Gangsta's Paradise
  • "The Revolution", by David Byrne from Look into the Eyeball
  • "The Revolution", by Scooter from Back to the Heavyweight Jam
  • "The Revolution", by Tom Verlaine from The Miller's Tale: A Tom Verlaine Anthology
  • "La révolution", by Tryo from Mamagubida
  • "(r)Evolution", by HammerFall from (r)Evolution

Other

  • Revolution (duo), a South African house band
  • The Revolution (band), Prince's original band, formed in 1979
  • Revolution Records, a U.S. record label
  • Ram Revolution, a Ram Truck Division fully-electric pickup truck.

Politics

  • Revolution (political group), a political group founded by the League for a Fifth International
  • Total revolution, the political philosophy of veganism and anarchism

Publications

  • Revolution (weekly), organ of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA
  • The Revolution (newspaper), a women's rights newspaper published from 1868 to 1872

Society

  • Social revolution, a sudden change in the structure and nature of society
  • Revolution (Blackpool Pleasure Beach), a roller coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, England
  • The New Revolution (roller coaster), a roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain formerly known as Revolution
  • Vekoma Illusion, a roller coaster model named Revolution at Bobbejaanland in Belgium
  • Revolution (vodka bar), a brand of bars founded in Manchester in 1996
  • Revolution LLC, a principal investment firm founded by former AOL chairman Steve Case
  • Revolution (pet medicine), a flea and heartworm preventative treatment for cats and dogs
  • The Revolution (radio station), a former radio station broadcasting to Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside, United Kingdom

Sport

  • AEW Revolution, an annual professional wrestling event by All Elite Wrestling (AEW)
  • New England Revolution, a Major League Soccer team
  • Revolution, a ball rotation in ten-pin bowling
  • Revolution, nickname of a United States men's national Australian rules football team
  • Shropshire Revolution, American football team in Shropshire, England
  • Revolution (cycling series), a track cycling event held at the Manchester Velodrome, England
  • Various professional wrestling tag teams and stables:
  • The Revolution (TNA) in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
  • The Revolution (WCW), in World Championship Wrestling
  • Revolution (puroresu) in various puroresu promotions

Visual arts

  • Alternative title for The Crowd, a painting by Wyndham Lewis

See also

  • List of revolutions and rebellions
  • Our Revolution (disambiguation)
  • Revolución (disambiguation)
  • Revolutions (disambiguation)
  • R-Evolution (disambiguation)
  • Viva la revolución (disambiguation)