Release may refer to: *

Art release An art release is the premiere of an artistic production and its presentation and marketing to the public. Film A film release is the authorization by the owner of a completed film to a public exhibition of the film. The exhibition may be in theat ...

, the public distribution of an artistic production, such as a film, album, or song *

Legal release A legal release is a legal instrument that acts to terminate any legal liability between the releasor and the releasee(s), signed by the releasor. A release may also be made orally in some circumstances. Releases are routinely used by photographer ...

, a legal instrument *

News release A press release is an official statement delivered to members of the news media for the purpose of providing information, creating an official statement, or making an announcement directed for public release. Press releases are also considere ...

, a communication directed at the news media *

Release (ISUP) The ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) User Part or ISUP is part of Signaling System No. 7 (SS7), which is used to set up telephone calls in the public switched telephone network (PSTN). It is specified by the ITU-T as part of the Q.76x se ...

, a code to identify and debug events in ISUP signaling *

Release (phonetics) In phonetics, a plosive, also known as an occlusive or simply a stop, is a pulmonic consonant in which the vocal tract is blocked so that all airflow ceases. The occlusion may be made with the tongue tip or blade (, ), tongue body (, ), lips ...

, the opening of the closure of a stop consonant * Release from imprisonment * Release, in medical classification, a root operation in the

ICD-10 Procedure Coding System The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is an international system of medical classification used for procedural coding. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the agency responsible for maintaining the inpatient procedure code se ...

* Software release, a distribution of a computer software in the

software release life cycle A software release life cycle is the sum of the stages of development and maturity for a piece of computer software ranging from its initial development to its eventual release, and including updated versions of the released version to help impro ...

Film and television

* ''Release'' (film), a 2010 British film starring Daniel Brocklebank * "Release" (''Angel''), a television episode * "Release" (''Law & Order''), a television episode * "Release" (''The X-Files''), a television episode * "The Release" (''Animorphs''), a television episode * "The Release" (''Entourage''), a television episode

Music

* Release, part of the A(ttack)D(ecay)S(sustain)R(release)

envelope An envelope is a common packaging item, usually made of thin, flat material. It is designed to contain a flat object, such as a letter or card. Traditional envelopes are made from sheets of paper cut to one of three shapes: a rhombus, a sh ...

of a musical note * Release, a bridge in

thirty-two-bar form The 32-bar form, also known as the AABA song form, American popular song form and the ballad form, is a song structure commonly found in Tin Pan Alley songs and other American popular music, especially in the first half of the 20th century. A ...

* Release Entertainment, a subsidiary label of

Relapse Records Relapse Records is an American independent record label based in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Matthew F. Jacobson in 1990. The label features many grindcore, death metal, metalcore and sludge metal artists. History The label was ...

Albums

* ''Release'' (Cop Shoot Cop album), 1994 * ''Release'' (Damon Johnson album) or the title song, 2010 * ''Release'' (David Knopfler album), 1983 * ''Release'' (Pet Shop Boys album), 2002 * ''Release'' (Sister Hazel album) or the title song, 2009

Songs

* "Release" (The Tea Party song), 1998 * "Release" (Timbaland song), 2008 * "

Release (The Tension) "Release (The Tension)" is a song recorded and released by singer Patti LaBelle as a single on the Epic label in 1980. The title track of LaBelle's fourth solo album, '' Released''. It was written and produced by renowned New Orleans funk musicia ...

", by Patti LaBelle, 1980 * "Release", by Afro Celt Sound System from '' Volume 2: Release'', 1999 * "Release", by George from ''

Polyserena ''Polyserena'' is the 2002 debut studio album by Australian band George. ''Polyserena'' debuted atop the national albums chart. George became only the tenth Australian band to do so with a debut album. It achieved gold record status within ten ...

'', 2002 * "Release", by Imagine Dragons from ''

Smoke + Mirrors ''Smoke + Mirrors'' is the second studio album by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons. The album was recorded during 2014 at the band's home studio in Las Vegas, Nevada. Self-produced by members of the band along with English hip-hop producer ...

'', 2015 * "Release", by Paul McCartney from ''

Standing Stone A menhir (from Brittonic languages: ''maen'' or ''men'', "stone" and ''hir'' or ''hîr'', "long"), standing stone, orthostat, or lith is a large human-made upright rock (geology), stone, typically dating from the European middle Bronze Age. T ...

'', 1997 * "Release", by Pearl Jam from '' Ten'', 1991 * "Release, Release", by Yes from ''

Tormato ''Tormato'' is the ninth studio album by English progressive rock band Yes. It was released on 22 September 1978 on Atlantic Records, and is their last album with singer Jon Anderson and keyboardist Rick Wakeman before their departure from the ...

'', 1978

Organizations

Release (agency) Release, founded in 1967 by Caroline Coon and Rufus Harris (died 2007), is a UK agency that provides legal advice and arranges legal representation for people charged with the possession of drugs. Release is now the oldest independent drugs charit ...

, a UK agency that provides legal services for young people charged with drug possession *

Release International Release International is an international Christian ministry, based in the UK, which seeks to support Christians around the world who are persecuted for their faith. The ministry is active in more than 25 countries, working through local Christian ...

, an organization for monitoring persecution of Christians * ''

Release Magazine ''Release Magazine'' is an independent alternative music online magazine based in Gothenburg, Sweden. It was born in Umeå Umeå ( , , , locally ; South Westrobothnian: ;). fi, Uumaja; sju, Ubmeje; sma, Upmeje; se, Ubmi) is a city in n ...

'', a Swedish alternative music online magazine

Film and television

Music

Albums

Songs

Organizations

See also