We R In Need Of A Musical ReVoLuTIoN!
Studio album by Esthero
Released	November 23, 2004
Recorded	2003-2004
Genre	Electronica R&B jazz pop trip hop
Length	29:15
Label	Reprise Records
Producer	Esthero Kamillion Adam 12 Sean Lennon Keith Crouch James Robertson Henry Priestman Paul Campbell

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
BlogCritics	Very favorable
Cleveland Scene	Favorable

"We R in Need of a Musical Revolution" is a song by Canadian singer/songwriter Esthero. It was released as part of a six-song EP in November 2004, and was also featured on her 2005 album Wikked Lil' Grrrls. The song lyrically explores the lack of originality in current popular music, decrying several popular performers, including Ashanti and Britney Spears.

Upon its release, the song received almost unanimous praise from critics, who compared Esthero's vocal performance to Bjork's and praised the track's outspokenness. An accompanying music video was shot in Toronto and released, receiving play on MuchMusic. To promote the song, an EP of the same name was released as well. It featured collaborations with Sean Lennon and Cee-Lo and garnered unanimous praise from critics.

Esthero had been dropped from Work Group Records in 1999, when it was absorbed into Epic Records. She subsequently signed with Reprise Records and worked on a number of collaborations and soundtrack contributions before commencing recording for her second album in the early 2000s. Due to a series of delays, "We R In Need of a Musical Revolution" wasn't released until late 2005, making some of the lyrics sound dated. In an interview with The Washington Post, she stated that "When I wrote it, the Ashanti comment ("No matter where I go, I see Ashanti on the video screen") was relevant," but that "by the time we mixed (the song), I was secretly hoping she would resurface with something so that my statement would be relevant!" Ashanti returned to the spotlight as a spokeswoman for Herbal Essence, and Esthero admits that "Secretly I was going, 'Yes, now my song makes sense!'"

Esthero told Billboard that she chose to have the song as the opening track on Wikked Lil' Grrrls because it "made everything make sense. I felt that if I make it the first track on the record , people would understand why I do so much genre-hopping, and why the album is so manic. It just puts a nice little bow on the record."

Lyrically, the song explores the lack of originality in current popular music. Esthero references a number of musicians and pop-culture events in the song. Some of these include:

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