Tennis Court Oath Tennis Court Oath On 20 June 1789, the members of the French Third Estate, who had begun to call themselves the National Assembly, took the Tennis Court Oath (), vowing "not to separate, and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom is established". It was a pivotal event in the French Revolution. The Estates-General had been called to address the country's fiscal and agricultural crisis, but immediately after convening in May 1789, they had become bogged down in issues of representation—particularly, whether they would vote by head (which would increase the power of the Third Estate,
Tennis Court (song) Tennis Court (song) "Tennis Court" is a song by New Zealand singer Lorde, taken from her debut album "Pure Heroine" (2013). On 7 June 2013, the song was released as the album's second single by Universal Music Group, following "Royals". "Tennis Court EP" was also released, including three additional tracks. "Tennis Court" served as the fourth single from "Pure Heroine" in the United States. Written by Lorde and Joel Little and produced by Little, "Tennis Court" combines alternative pop, art pop and electropop genres with elements from downtempo, hip hop and EDM. It features synthesisers and electronic pulses in its