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ALBUM/SINGLE: Deadstar/In Your World (1,4), Deadstar/In Your World Vinyl (1), Dead Star EP (1,5,6 F; 1,4 J), Hullabaloo (19), Hullabaloo DVD (12)
LENGTH: 2:34
FIRST LIVE PERFORMANCE: Plymouth Pavilions 2001
RECORDED: 2002
WRITER: Matthew Bellamy
PRODUCER: John Cornfield
CHART POSITION: 13
Much shorter than the average Muse song which, like Dead Star, allowed the song to receive more radio play.
Distorted instrumental outro to Falling Away With You and introduction to Hysteria. Samples the chord progression of the popular piece 'Adagio for Strings' on guitar with an extremely heavy fuzz effect.
INTRO
ALBUM/SINGLE: Absolution (1)
LENGTH: 0:22
ALTERNATIVE TITLES: Intro To Apocalypse Please
FIRST LIVE PERFORMANCE: Vienne 2003
WRITER: Matthew Bellamy
Whispering, voices, and voices through transmitters can be heard throughout the track.
INVINCIBLE
ALBUM/SINGLE: Black Holes & Revelations (6), Invincible (1,2)
LENGTH: 5:00
FIRST LIVE PERFORMANCE: Milan Rolling Stone 2006
RECORDED: Studio Miraval, 2005
WRITER: Matthew Bellamy
PRODUCER: Rich Costey
CHART POSITION: 21 (UK), 1 (UK Rock), 1 (AU)
A romantic melody built around a military marching beat. The intro to Invincible was originally composed whilst in a motel in the Twin Peaks.[8] Bellamy has described himself as having been bored at the time of the intro's conception, due to the band being ill, and the weather consisting of snowfall. Matt believes that this is a very optimistic song. He believes that Invincible is the "heart" of Black Holes and Revelations. When recording the marching drums, the band set up microphone by a window and marched towards it drumming, to build up the impression of an approaching army.
ALBUM/SINGLE: Uno CD (2)
LENGTH: 3:28
RECORDED: 1999
WRITER: Matthew Bellamy
PRODUCER: Paul Reeve
Funky bass line, guitar with a wah effect and echoed vocals.
KNIGHTS OF CYDONIA
ALBUM/SINGLE: Black Holes & Revelations (11), Knights Of Cydonia (1), Invincible (2)
LENGTH: 6:06, 4:42 (Radio Edit)
FIRST LIVE PERFORMANCE: One Big Weekend 2006
RECORDED: New York Avatar/Electric Lady Studios, 2005
WRITER: Matthew Bellamy
PRODUCER: Rich Costey
CHART POSITION: 10 (UK), 10 (US Modern Rock), 72 (UK Download)
The track sounds like a soundtrack to a spaghetti western set in the far reaches of the galaxy and features a chain-smoking trumpeter called Franco. The intro features sounds of horses neighing and galloping, as well as laser guns firing. Dom: "Matt was at the back of the bus in Arizona, repeating the jerky riff to death, outside we could see the desert rolling...all that went very well together. Galloping horses, Texas, trumpets etc. We wanted to depict a journey, to make it sound like Joe Meek." The song will feature in the video game Guitar Hero 3 for Xbox 360, Playstation 3, 2 and the Wii.
ALBUM/SINGLE: Black Holes & Revelations (4), Map Of The Problematique (1,2)
LENGTH: 4:18, 3:40 (Rich Costey Edit)
FIRST LIVE PERFORMANCE: Rolling Stone 2006
RECORDED: 2006
WRITER: Matthew Bellamy
PRODUCER: Rich Costey
CHART POSITION: 18
The opening lyrics, "Fear and panic in the air" may be a reference to Mars, in that the red planet's two moons are named Phobos and Deimos, who were the Greek gods of Fear and Panic. Such a connection would fit in with numerous references to Mars in the album. Possibly one of the songs mentioned in the Daily Star feature "Matt Girls Good Grief" that were inspired by Matt's girlfriend nagging him. Used in trailers for Children of Men (2006).
ALBUM/SINGLE: Origin Of Symmetry (11), Hullabaloo (15), Hullabaloo DVD (7)
LENGTH: 4:38
ALTERNATIVE TITLES: Go Forth And Multiply
FIRST LIVE PERFORMANCE: Denk aan Henk, 3FM 2001
RECORDED: Real World Studio Wiltshire, 2001
WRITER: Matthew Bellamy
PRODUCER: John Leckie
Matt has described the recording of this anti-church song, using the organ at St. Mary's Church, Bathwick, as a "dark moment" in his life. The earliest known performance used a grand piano rather than an organ or keyboard with organ effect. A video can be found of this performance on the DC Muse Hub. Not to be confused with the later song, Thoughts of a Dying Atheist on Absolution.
MICRO CUTS
ALBUM/SINGLE: Origin Of Symmetry (7), Hullabaloo (12), Hullabaloo DVD (3)
LENGTH: 3:38
ALTERNATIVE TITLES: Bass Trem
FIRST LIVE PERFORMANCE: XFM Session, 2001
RECORDED: Real World Studio Wiltshire, 2001
WRITER: Matthew Bellamy
PRODUCER: John Leckie
A blend of baroque melody, high pitched vocals and metal. Live favourite on the 2001 and 2002 tours. Played occasionally during the Absolution and the Black Holes and Revelations tours. Matt uses both falsetto and whistle register ranges exclusively, peaking at A♭7 during the chorus. Matt has said the song was inspired by a dream he had in which he was in desert and there were giant blades swinging from the sky.
MINIMUM
ALBUM/SINGLE: Muscle Museum Vinyl (2)
LENGTH: 2:43
FIRST LIVE PERFORMANCE: Brussels 2000
RECORDED: 1999
WRITER: Matthew Bellamy
PRODUCER: Paul Reeve
Instrumental using whammy, a telephone and distortion. Played a lot during the 2000 tour. If you listen closely at 2.31, a telephone ringing can be heard.
MUSCLE MUSEUM
ALBUM/SINGLE: Muscle Museum EP (1,6), Showbiz (2), Muscle Museum CD1 (1,3) CD2 (1) German (1,4) Vinyl (1), US CD1 (1,4) US CD2 (1,3), Hullabaloo (20), Hullabaloo DVD (13), Muse Sampler (3), Absolution Tour (4)
LENGTH: 4:22, 5:29 (Full Length Version), 4:20 (Muscle Museum EP Version)
RECORDED: 1999
WRITER: Matthew Bellamy
PRODUCER: Paul Reeve
CHART POSITION: 25 (UK)
The name "Muscle Museum" comes from the dictionary. Muscle comes right before "Muse", and Museum right after. Was played at just about every show from it's release up until the 2006 Black Holes & Revelations Tour. The band did not play this song during the 2006 tour until Agora Theatre on September 10th. Matt: "It's about the conflict between the body and the soul or mind. It's how sometimes one element of your being will not allow something to happen. For example, say your body wants to have sex with a girl but your mind reminds you that you have a girlfriend. It's that inner conflict. Mostly problems. The problems the body can cause the soul. All minds and souls will be connected in cyberspace, and bodies will become a thing of the past. I got the idea from a book a few years back."
Rarely played live. This song was intended to be released on Origin of Symmetry. Four possible interpretations: 1 - This is probably an affection for someone but its gone too far. 2 - This is a song about God, and it's saying how he isn't even listening to what people are saying. 3 - Another leader, who is destroying the world, such as in Take a Bow. 4 - About a person who, despite his hard work to the world around him (trying to be #1), he is not acknowledged. Now he is in a rage. He now blames the world for his failure and has plots to create havoc and destroy the world around him to set things right.
NATURE_1
ALBUM/SINGLE: Plug In Baby CD1 (2), Hullabaloo (6)
LENGTH: 3:39
ALTERNATIVE TITLES: Natural Disaster
FIRST LIVE PERFORMANCE: Toulouse Bikini 1999
RECORDED: The Airfield, March 1999
WRITER: Matthew Bellamy
PRODUCER: Paul Reeve
NEW BORN
ALBUM/SINGLE: New Born CD1 (1,4) CD2 (1), Origin Of Symmetry (1), Bliss CD2 (3), Hullabaloo DVD (15), Muse Sampler (2), Absolution Tour DVD (2)
LENGTH: 6:02, 4:41 (Radio Edit)
ALTERNATIVE TITLES: Tesseract
FIRST LIVE PERFORMANCE: L'Aeronef, 2000
RECORDED: Ridge Farm Studios Surrey, 2001
WRITER: Matthew Bellamy
PRODUCER: David Bottrill
CHART POSITION: 12
A "misleading" Showbiz-era style intro of tinkly piano, which then proceeds into Origin of Symmetry era sound, riffs and distortion. Matt: "a feeling of not being connected to each other, but we are, and it's a feeling of the mind evolving from the body, but when that happens you just get this yearn to do something physical and feel something sensational, physical-ness-ness". 'New Born' began life as a piece played in sound check. Chris: "I think it was the first decent video that we did. We went to Prague. They kind of built this big set but the set was turned on its side, so the wall was on the floor". Matt: "The idea was supposed to be that we were playing on the side of a wall. No-one got that bit - everyone always thinks that the camera was at 90 degrees. I think it's because we didn't have the crowd there, we had to do the crowd separately on bluescreen and morph them together. Compromises were made. But we ended up with something reasonably good, I think."
Instrumental, that was some times played before Overdue.
ALBUM/SINGLE: Unintended CD2 (2)
LENGTH: 2:44
FIRST LIVE PERFORMANCE: Amsterdam Paradiso, 2000
RECORDED: 1999
WRITER: Matthew Bellamy
NISHE
OVERDUE
ALUMB/SINGLE: Muse EP (1), Showbiz (11), Muscle Museum German (2)
LENGTH: 2:26, 4:14 (Muse EP)
RECORDED: 1998
WRITER: Matthew Bellamy
PRODUCER: John Leckie, Paul Reeve (Muse EP Version)
The very first Muse song on a Muse record. The version on the Muse EP differs to that which features on Showbiz, and contains a slow bridge in the middle and additional lyrics. The demo version omits the last chorus.
ALBUM/SINGLE: New Born CD1 (3)
LENGTH: 2:53
WRITER: Matthew Bellamy
PRODUCER: Muse
Instrumental. Improvised solo piano piece by Matthew Bellamy.
PINK EGO BOX
ALBUM/SINGLE: Muscle Museum EP (5), Muscle Museum CD2 (2), Random 1-8 (3)
LENGTH: 3:32
ALTERNATIVE TITLES: Instant Messenger
FIRST LIVE PERFORMANCE: London Astoria, 1999
RECORDED: 1999
WRITER: Matthew Bellamy
PRODUCER: John Leckie
An early Muse song. It's about online relationships. The original version which featured on the Muscle Museum EP under the name "Instant Messenger" featured the AOL voice saying "You've got post". However, due to legal pressure from the aforementioned company, this was removed for the single version and the song was renamed Pink Ego Box. At 0:24 in Instant Messenger, an automated womans voice can be heard saying "you've got post". Also on Instant Messenger, Paul Reeve provided backing vocals.
ALBUM/SINGLE: Feeling Good/Hyper Music (3), Not Another Teen Movie OST (11), Tainted Love UK CD2 (3)
LENGTH: 1:58
WRITER: The Smiths
PRODUCER: Muse
Smiths cover. Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want was originally performed by The Smiths, on their album 'Hatful of Hollow' (1984). This song has never been performed live by Muse.
ALBUM/SINGLE: Plug In Baby CD1 (1,4) French CD1 (1) CD2 (1) German CD (1) Japanese CD (1), Origin Of Symmetry (5), Hullabaloo DVD (19), Muse Sampler (2), Absolution Tour (11)
LENGTH: 3:40
FIRST LIVE PERFORMANCE: Amsterdam Paradiso, 2000
RECORDED: Ridge Farm Studios Surrey, 2001
WRITER: Matthew Bellamy
PRODUCER: David Bottrill
CHART POSITION: 11
he song is a semi-fear about the evolution of technology and how it appears to be evolving faster than we are. Matt was apparently on magic mushrooms when he recorded it. It is also rumoured that the meaning of the song is his love for his guitar, or it could be criticizing todays new technologies such as the internet, which are supposed to be encouraging people to communicate when it really separates them. Dom: "That song’s about putting emotion into something that has no soul - like a child’s teddy bear or a computer. And also what it would be like if we could genetically engineer puppies that never grow old."
