
In an interview with, Gomez said that her favorite line of the entire album was: "What I've learned is so vital / More than just survival / This is my revival", she explained that "basically describing everything in one sentence about… no matter what pain, no matter what the highest of highs are. Lyrically, "Revival" deals with themes of self-care, embracing one's inner power and self-restoration. The track follows a chord progression of B – C♯ – E – B♯, and Gomez's vocals span from A2 to C♯4 giving almost 2 octaves of range. The song is written in the key of C♯ major with a tempo of 125 beats per minute in common time. USA Today said that Gomez' vocals are spare, cool, sensual and discreet. In the production of the song we can find sparkling synths, uplifting chorus and guitars crunching over a syncopated beat. The song starts with a spoken-word introduction, where she says: "I dive into the future / But I'm blinded by the sun / I'm reborn in every moment / So who knows what I'll become". Musically, "Revival" is an experimental electropop song with R&B and synth-pop influences, and heavily incorporates elements from tropical music, inspired by Selena's trip to Mexico. Finally, the song was sent to Chris Gehringer to be mastered at Sterling Sound in New York City. The song was sent to be mixed by Rock Mafia and Steve Hammons served as the track's mixing engineer. HazeBanga, Nigel Lundemo, Hit-Boy and Dubkiller programmed the track and in the instrumentation, Jamie Muhoberac played keyboards and Rock Mafia played percussion. The track was engineered by Steve Hammons, Adam Comstock and Danny Parra at Rock Mafia Studios in Santa Monica, California and at Casa Aramara in Punta Mita, Mexico. Rock Mafia and Chauncey Hollis, known by his stage name Hit-Boy, produced the track and Dubkiller handled the additional production. The song was written by Selena Gomez, Julia Michaels, Justin Tranter and Adam Schmalholz with Chauncey Hollis and Antonina Armato and Tim James known by their production name Rock Mafia. Problems playing this file? See media help. Ī 30-second sample of "Revival", an experimental electropop song with R&B, synth-pop and tropical music influences. The track was included on the setlist for Gomez's 2016 Revival Tour as the opening song and a remix of the song was performed at the end of the show. Lyrically, the song deals with themes of self-care, embracing one's inner power and self-restoration. The song has an experimental production and it has in her composition drums, keyboards and a spoken-word introduction. The song is an electropop song, which contains R&B influences. The song was first recorded in Rock Mafia Studios in Los Angeles and was finished when Gomez was in Mexico with her crew on Casa Aramara in April 2015. Gomez said that the song is the most personal one on the album and she called as an "important song". The song was written by Gomez, Antonina Armato, Tim James, Chauncey Hollis, Justin Tranter, Julia Michaels and Adam Schmalholz and was produced by Rock Mafia and Hit-Boy with Dubkiller handling the additional production. Selena first teased a video of the song recording and production on her Instagram account then she teased the song again in a special Revival event on Palace Theater on September 16. " Revival" is a song by American singer Selena Gomez from her second solo studio album, of the same name, released on Octoas the first track on the record.
