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<table><tbody><tr><th>Showbiz</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/File:Museshowbizalbumcover.jpg"></a></td></tr><tr><th><a href="/wiki/Album">Studio album</a> by <div><p><a href="/wiki/Muse_(band)">Muse</a></p></div></th></tr><tr><th>Released</th><td>7 September 1999</td></tr><tr><th>Recorded</th><td>April and May 1999</td></tr><tr><th>Studio</th><td>
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/RAK_Studios">RAK</a> (London)</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Sawmills_Studio">Sawmills</a> (<a href="/wiki/Fowey">Fowey, England</a>)</li></ul>
</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/wiki/Music_genre">Genre</a></th><td><div><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alternative_rock">Alternative rock</a><sup><a href="#cite_note-gw-1">[1]</a></sup></li><li><a href="/wiki/Indie_rock">indie rock</a><sup><a href="#cite_note-gw-1">[1]</a></sup></li><li><a href="/wiki/Hard_rock">hard rock</a><sup><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th>Length</th><td>49:36</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/wiki/Record_label">Label</a></th><td><a href="/wiki/Taste_Media">Taste</a><sup><a href="#cite_note-3">[a]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><th><a href="/wiki/Record_producer">Producer</a></th><td>
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Leckie">John Leckie</a></li>
<li>Muse</li>
<li>Paul Reeve</li></ul>
</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/wiki/Muse_(band)">Muse</a> chronology</th></tr><tr><td>
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<td><i><a href="/wiki/Muscle_Museum_(EP)">Muscle Museum</a></i><br />(1999)
</td>
<td><i><b>Showbiz</b></i><br />(1999)
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<td><i><a href="/wiki/Random_1%E2%80%938">Random 1–8</a></i><br />(2000)
</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><th><a href="/wiki/Single_(music)">Singles</a> from <i> Showbiz </i></th></tr><tr><td><div>
<ol><li>"<a href="/wiki/Uno_(Muse_song)">Uno</a>"<br />Released: 14 June 1999</li>
<li>"<a href="/wiki/Cave_(song)">Cave</a>"<br />Released: 6 September 1999</li>
<li>"<a href="/wiki/Muscle_Museum">Muscle Museum</a>"<br />Released: 22 November 1999</li>
<li>"<a href="/wiki/Sunburn_(Muse_song)">Sunburn</a>"<br />Released: 21 February 2000</li>
<li>"<a href="/wiki/Unintended_(song)">Unintended</a>"<br />Released: 5 June 2000</li></ol>
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<p><i><b>Showbiz</b></i> is the debut <a href="/wiki/Studio_album">studio album</a> by English <a href="/wiki/Rock_music">rock</a> band <a href="/wiki/Muse_(band)">Muse</a>, first released on 7 September 1999 through <a href="/wiki/Taste_Media">Taste Media</a>.<sup><a href="#cite_note-ootw81-4">[3]</a></sup> Recorded between April and May 1999 at <a href="/wiki/RAK_Studios">RAK Studios</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sawmills_Studio">Sawmills Studio</a>, respectively,<sup><a href="#cite_note-5">[4]</a></sup> the album was produced by <a href="/wiki/John_Leckie">John Leckie</a> and Paul Reeve in conjunction with the band. <i>Showbiz</i> was a moderate commercial success, reaching number 29 on the <a href="/wiki/UK_Albums_Chart">UK Albums Chart</a>.<sup><a href="#cite_note-UK-6">[5]</a></sup> As of 2018, <i>Showbiz</i> has sold more than 1.2 million copies worldwide.
</p><p><i>Showbiz</i> was released in various regions around the world through the band's different regional labels: Naïve in France, <a href="/wiki/Motor_Music">Motor</a> in Germany, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine, <a href="/wiki/Maverick_(company)">Maverick</a> in the United States, <a href="/wiki/Play_It_Again_Sam_(record_label)">Play It Again Sam</a> (PIAS) in <a href="/wiki/Benelux">Benelux</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Avex_Group">Avex Trax</a> in Japan.<sup><a href="#cite_note-ootw81-4">[3]</a></sup>
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<h2>Background and recording[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Showbiz_(Muse_album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1">edit</a>]</h2>
<p><i>Showbiz</i> was recorded between April 1999 and May 1999. However, the album included some older songs in <a href="/wiki/Muse_(band)">Muse's</a> repertoire, many of which can date as far back as 1996. Most of the songs on <i>Showbiz</i> had already been written at least by 1997. The songs featured on the album were among the "fifty or so" that <a href="/wiki/Matt_Bellamy">Matt Bellamy</a> had written before entering the studio. The band selected the songs which they deemed to be the more conventional and "straight-forward" to make up <i>Showbiz</i>. While the songs contain an eclectic and diverse sound featuring subtle <a href="/wiki/Classical_music">classical</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jazz">jazz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blues">blues</a>, <a href="/wiki/Latin_American_music">Latin</a>, and <a href="/wiki/World_music">world music</a> influences, they have a distinct and cohesive <a href="/wiki/Alternative_rock">alternative rock</a> aesthetic. The more <a href="/wiki/Experimental_music">experimental</a> material was left out of the album to be included as <a href="/wiki/A-side_and_B-side">B-sides</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Single_(music)">single</a> releases. A few of those songs were later featured on the compilation album <i><a href="/wiki/Hullabaloo_Soundtrack">Hullabaloo Soundtrack</a></i>.
</p><p><a href="/wiki/John_Leckie">John Leckie</a>, the producer of the album, started attending Muse's concerts in the latter half of 1998. Leckie was based at <a href="/wiki/Sawmills_Studios">Sawmills recording studio</a>, where the owner Dennis Smith had given the band free recording time the previous year, from which the <i><a href="/wiki/Muse_(EP)">Muse EP</a></i> had resulted in 1998. He built up a relationship with the band during this time, coming to say that he'd "want to work with the band if ever they could afford him". Leckie had not worked with many bands for quite some time prior to doing so with Muse. The recording was finished by 15 May 1999.
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<h2>Sleeve artwork[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Showbiz_(Muse_album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2">edit</a>]</h2>
<p>The sleeve design was criticised by Muse biographer <a href="/wiki/Ben_Myers">Ben Myers</a>, who wrote that it was "just plain strange. Ill-advised. Tacky, even" and "recalled the sort of artwork that Eighties prog-rock revivalists like <a href="/wiki/Marillion">Marillion</a> used or, worse still, the doodlings of a sci-fi obsessed A-Level art student" instead of "the work of an exciting, new, distinctly modern band."<sup><a href="#cite_note-7">[6]</a></sup>
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<h2>Critical reception and legacy[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Showbiz_(Muse_album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3">edit</a>]</h2>
<table><caption>Professional ratings</caption><tbody><tr><th>Review scores</th></tr><tr><th>Source</th><th>Rating</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/AllMusic">AllMusic</a></td><td><sup><a href="#cite_note-8">[7]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/wiki/NME">NME</a></i></td><td>6/10<sup><a href="#cite_note-NME-9">[8]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/wiki/Pitchfork_(website)">Pitchfork</a></i></td><td>6.7/10<sup><a href="#cite_note-Pitchfork_Media-10">[9]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i></td><td><sup><a href="#cite_note-RS-11">[10]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Sputnikmusic">Sputnikmusic</a></td><td><sup><a href="#cite_note-Sputnikmusic-12">[11]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/wiki/USA_Today">USA Today</a></i></td><td><sup><a href="#cite_note-13">[12]</a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>Upon its release, the album received positive to mixed reviews from music critics, who saw the young band's potential, but were also quick to dismiss the album as promising yet derivative of other <a href="/wiki/Alternative_rock">alternative rock</a> bands of the '90s. Several critics drew comparisons to <a href="/wiki/Radiohead">Radiohead</a>, due to the style of the songs, and the fact that <i>Showbiz</i> was produced by <a href="/wiki/John_Leckie">John Leckie</a>, who also worked on the aforementioned band's album <i><a href="/wiki/The_Bends_(album)">The Bends</a></i>. Neva Chonin of <i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i> gave the album 3 out of 5 stars, saying <i>Showbiz</i> "matches <a href="/wiki/Thom_Yorke">Thom Yorke</a>'s penchant for majestic agony – screams and the word self-destruction pepper the title track – but with an edge that's quirkier and decidedly more ragged than their elders".<sup><a href="#cite_note-RS-11">[10]</a></sup> Brent DiCrescenzo of <i><a href="/wiki/Pitchfork_(website)">Pitchfork</a></i> said in his review of the album that "Muse expertly boil down Radiohead into punkish radio nuggets", but went on to question that "despite this promise, where can they go from here?", which resulted in a rating of 6.7 of a possible 10.<sup><a href="#cite_note-Pitchfork_Media-10">[9]</a></sup> In a less favourable review, <i><a href="/wiki/NME">NME</a></i> said that "<i>Showbiz</i> is not as clever as they think it is ... "Unintended" and the title track are overwrought, prone to excruciatingly bad pseudo poetry", which ended in a 6 out of 10 score from the publication.<sup><a href="#cite_note-NME-9">[8]</a></sup> On the other hand, a more positive review came from <a href="/wiki/Edna_Gundersen">Edna Gundersen</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/USA_Today">USA Today</a></i>, who gave the album 3 out of 4 stars, saying that the album "offers smart, seductive rock that's sophisticated but not stuffy, fun but not frilly", and that the songs "get a boost from the handsome voice of Matthew Bellamy, who builds tension by vocally snowballing from a hushed intensity to full-throttle wails."<sup><a href="#cite_note-14">[13]</a></sup>
</p><p>The album has drawn a noticeably greater appreciation and following since its release, however; as of 2009, the album was ranked in the top 20 British albums of the last 20 years by the UK edition of MSN. As well as this, several songs from the album appear to have had lasting appeal among fans, such as the title track, which was one of the band's most requested songs during <a href="/wiki/The_Resistance_Tour">The Resistance Tour</a> in 2010, when the band staged a fan vote for songs to be played during that tour's stadium leg.<sup><a href="#cite_note-15">[14]</a></sup> The song was not played; however, "Unintended" and "Cave" were played several times throughout the tour, with "Sunburn" being introduced during later performances of the tour. "Falling Down" was also played during <a href="/wiki/The_2nd_Law_World_Tour">The 2nd Law World Tour</a> in 2012. Once again, songs from <i>Showbiz</i> such as "Sunburn", "Uno", "Showbiz" and "Muscle Museum" were reintroduced to their concerts in 2015, 2016 and 2017. Of these, "Showbiz" continued to make occasional appearances in 2018 and 2019.
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<h2>Track listing[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Showbiz_(Muse_album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4">edit</a>]</h2>
<div><p>All tracks are written by <a href="/wiki/Matt_Bellamy">Matt Bellamy</a>.</p><table><caption><i>Showbiz</i> – Standard edition</caption><tbody><tr><th><abbr>No.</abbr></th><th>Title</th><th>Length</th></tr><tr><th>1.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Sunburn_(Muse_song)">Sunburn</a>"</td><td>3:54</td></tr><tr><th>2.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Muscle_Museum">Muscle Museum</a>"</td><td>4:23</td></tr><tr><th>3.</th><td>"Fillip"</td><td>4:01</td></tr><tr><th>4.</th><td>"Falling Down"</td><td>4:33</td></tr><tr><th>5.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Cave_(song)">Cave</a>"</td><td>4:46</td></tr><tr><th>6.</th><td>"Showbiz"</td><td>5:16</td></tr><tr><th>7.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Unintended_(song)">Unintended</a>"</td><td>3:57</td></tr><tr><th>8.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Uno_(Muse_song)">Uno</a>"</td><td>3:37</td></tr><tr><th>9.</th><td>"Sober"</td><td>4:04</td></tr><tr><th>10.</th><td>"Escape"</td><td>3:31</td></tr><tr><th>11.</th><td>"Overdue"</td><td>2:26</td></tr><tr><th>12.</th><td>"Hate This and I'll Love You"</td><td>5:09</td></tr><tr><th>Total length:</th><td>49:36</td></tr></tbody></table></div>
<div><table><caption><i>Showbiz</i> – Digital download edition<sup><a href="#cite_note-16">[15]</a></sup><sup><a href="#cite_note-17">[16]</a></sup></caption><tbody><tr><th><abbr>No.</abbr></th><th>Title</th><th>Length</th></tr><tr><th>13.</th><td>"Spiral Static"</td><td>4:44</td></tr></tbody></table></div>
<div><table><caption><i>Showbiz</i> – Japanese edition</caption><tbody><tr><th><abbr>No.</abbr></th><th>Title</th><th>Length</th></tr><tr><th>10.</th><td>"Spiral Static"</td><td>4:44</td></tr><tr><th>11.</th><td>"Escape"</td><td>3:31</td></tr><tr><th>12.</th><td>"Overdue"</td><td>2:26</td></tr><tr><th>13.</th><td>"Hate This and I'll Love You"</td><td>5:09</td></tr><tr><th>Total length:</th><td>54:20</td></tr></tbody></table></div>
<div><table><caption><i>Showbiz</i> – Benelux special festival edition (Disc 2) <sup><a href="#cite_note-18">[b]</a></sup></caption><tbody><tr><th><abbr>No.</abbr></th><th>Title</th><th>Length</th></tr><tr><th>1.</th><td>"Host"</td><td>4:17</td></tr><tr><th>2.</th><td>"Coma"</td><td>3:35</td></tr><tr><th>3.</th><td>"Pink Ego Box"</td><td>3:32</td></tr><tr><th>4.</th><td>"Forced In"</td><td>5:10</td></tr><tr><th>5.</th><td>"Agitated"</td><td>2:23</td></tr><tr><th>6.</th><td>"Yes Please"</td><td>3:05</td></tr><tr><th>7.</th><td>"Fillip" (Live)</td><td>3:46</td></tr><tr><th>8.</th><td>"Do We Need This?" (Live)</td><td>4:12</td></tr></tbody></table></div>
<h2>Charts and certifications[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Showbiz_(Muse_album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5">edit</a>]</h2>
<h2>Release history[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Showbiz_(Muse_album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=9">edit</a>]</h2>
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<th>Region
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<th>Date
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<th>Label
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<th>Format
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<th>Catalog
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<td>France
</td>
<td>7 September 1999
</td>
<td>Naïve
</td>
<td><a href="/wiki/Compact_Disc">CD</a>
</td>
<td>NV 3211-1
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<td>Germany
</td>
<td>20 September 1999
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<td><a href="/wiki/Motor_Music">Motor</a>
</td>
<td>CD
</td>
<td>547 979-4
</td></tr>
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<td>Russia
</td></tr>
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<td>Turkey
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<td>Ukraine
</td></tr>
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<td>United States
</td>
<td>28 September 1999
</td>
<td><a href="/wiki/Maverick_(company)">Maverick</a>
</td>
<td>CD
</td>
<td>0 9362-47382-2 0
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<td>United Kingdom
</td>
<td>4 October 1999
</td>
<td><a href="/wiki/Taste_Media">Taste</a>/<a href="/wiki/Mushroom_Records">Mushroom</a>
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<td>CD
</td>
<td>MUSH59CD
</td></tr>
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<td><a href="/wiki/LP_album">LP</a>
</td>
<td>MUSH59LP
</td></tr>
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<td><a href="/wiki/Cassette_tape">CS</a>
</td>
<td>MUSH59MC
</td></tr>
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<td><a href="/wiki/MiniDisc">MD</a>
</td>
<td>MUSH59MD
</td></tr>
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<td>Benelux
</td>
<td>4 October 1999
</td>
<td><a href="/wiki/PIAS_Recordings">PIAS</a>
</td>
<td>CD
</td>
<td>481.2001.20
</td></tr>
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<td>Japan
</td>
<td>4 October 1999
</td>
<td><a href="/wiki/Avex_Trax">Avex Trax</a>
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<td>CD
</td>
<td>AVCM-65057
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<h2>Personnel[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Showbiz_(Muse_album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=10">edit</a>]</h2>
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<dl><dt>Muse</dt></dl>
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Bellamy">Matthew Bellamy</a> – <a href="/wiki/Singing">vocals</a>; lead and rhythm <a href="/wiki/Guitar">guitars</a>; <a href="/wiki/Piano">piano</a>; <a href="/wiki/Hammond_organ">Hammond organ</a> on "Falling Down", "Unintended" and "Escape"; <a href="/wiki/Mellotron">mellotron</a> on "Muscle Museum" and "Unintended", <a href="/wiki/Wurlitzer_electric_piano">Wurlitzer electric piano</a> on "Fillip" and "Hate This and I'll Love You"; <a href="/wiki/Synthesizer">synthesizers</a> on "Cave", <a href="/wiki/Guitar_synthesizer">guitar synthesizer</a> on "Sober"; <a href="/wiki/Pump_organ">harmonium</a> on "Escape"; <a href="/wiki/String_section">string</a> <a href="/wiki/Arrangement">arrangements</a> on "Showbiz"; <a href="/wiki/Record_producer">production</a> and <a href="/wiki/Audio_mixing_(recorded_music)">mixing</a> on "Muscle Museum", "Unintended", "Uno" and "Sober"; <a href="/wiki/Cover_art">artwork</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Wolstenholme">Christopher Wolstenholme</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bass_guitar">bass</a>; <a href="/wiki/Backing_vocalist">backing vocals</a>; <a href="/wiki/Electric_upright_bass">double bass</a> on "Falling Down" and "Unintended"; production and mixing on "Muscle Museum", "Unintended", "Uno" and "Sober"</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Dominic_Howard">Dominic Howard</a> – <a href="/wiki/Drum_kit">drums</a>; <a href="/wiki/Percussion_instrument">percussion</a> on "Showbiz", "Uno" and "Hate This and I'll Love You"; synthesizer on "Muscle Museum"; production and mixing on "Muscle Museum", "Unintended", "Uno" and "Sober"</li></ul>
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<dl><dt>Additional personnel</dt></dl>
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Leckie">John Leckie</a> – production and mixing on "Sunburn", "Fillip", "Falling Down", "Cave", "Escape", "Overdue" and "Hate This and I'll Love You"</li>
<li>Paul Reeve – production and mixing on "Muscle Museum", "Unintended", "Uno" and "Sober"; backing vocals on "Unintended", "Uno", "Overdue" and "Hate This and I'll Love You"</li>
<li>Tanya Andrew – artwork</li>
<li>Craig Gentle – <a href="/wiki/Graphic_design">design</a></li>
<li>Ralf Strathmann – <a href="/wiki/Photography">photography</a></li>
<li>Frederic Gresse – photography</li></ul>
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<h2>References[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Showbiz_(Muse_album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=11">edit</a>]</h2>
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<li>^ <a href="#cite_ref-gw_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-gw_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <cite>Trendell, Andrew (20 May 2014). <a href="https://www.gigwise.com/photos/91152/">"The 50 best second albums of all time"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Gigwise">Gigwise</a></i>. Retrieved 12 July 2021.</cite>
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b> <cite>Raper, Dan (19 July 2006). <a href="https://www.popmatters.com/muse-black-holes-revelations-2495683520.html">"Muse: Black Holes &amp; Revelations"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/PopMatters">PopMatters</a></i>. Retrieved 12 July 2021.</cite>
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<li>^ <a href="#cite_ref-ootw81_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ootw81_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#CITEREFBeaumont2008">Beaumont 2008</a>, p. 81
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b> <a href="#CITEREFBeaumont2008">Beaumont 2008</a>, p. 61
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<li>^ <a href="#cite_ref-UK_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-UK_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20000305/7502/">"Official Albums Chart Top 100"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company">Official Charts Company</a>. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b> <cite>Ben Myers (2007). <i>Muse: Inside the Muscle Museum</i>. Independent Music Press. p. 95. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0955282256"><bdi>978-0955282256</bdi></a>.</cite>
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b> Demalon, Tom. <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/album/r430209">Muse: <i>Showbiz</i></a> at <a href="/wiki/AllMusic">AllMusic</a>. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
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<li>^ <a href="#cite_ref-NME_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NME_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <cite><a href="http://www.nme.com/reviews/muse/1412">"Showbiz"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/NME">NME</a></i>. United Kingdom. 1 October 1999. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)">ISSN</a> <a href="//www.worldcat.org/issn/0028-6362">0028-6362</a>. Retrieved 23 September 2011.</cite>
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<li>^ <a href="#cite_ref-Pitchfork_Media_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Pitchfork_Media_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <cite>DiCrescenzo, Brent (28 September 1999). <a href="http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5519-showbiz/">"Muse: <i>Showbiz</i>"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Pitchfork_(website)">Pitchfork</a></i>. Retrieved 23 September 2011.</cite>
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<li>^ <a href="#cite_ref-RS_11-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-RS_11-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <cite>Chonin, Neva (14 October 1999). <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/showbiz-19991014">"Muse: <i>Showbiz</i>"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i>. New York: Straight Arrow. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)">ISSN</a> <a href="//www.worldcat.org/issn/0035-791X">0035-791X</a>. Retrieved 23 September 2011.</cite>
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-Sputnikmusic_12-0">^</a></b> <cite>Andrew H (14 January 2005). <a href="https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/962/Muse-Showbiz/">"Muse – <i>Showbiz</i>"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Sputnikmusic">Sputnikmusic</a>. Retrieved 23 September 2011.</cite>
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b> <cite>Gundersen, Edna (26 October 1999). <a href="https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/47666843.html?FMT=ABS&amp;FMTS=ABS:FT&amp;date=Oct+26%2C+1999&amp;author=&amp;pub=USA+TODAY&amp;edition=&amp;startpage=04.D&amp;desc=Master+P+judges+next+generation%3B+Parton+picks+bluegrass">"Muse, <i>Showbiz</i>"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/USA_Today">USA Today</a></i>. Retrieved 15 June 2013.</cite>
</li>
<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b> <cite><a href="https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/doc/408815084.html?FMT=ABS&amp;FMTS=ABS:FT&amp;type=current&amp;date=Oct%2026,%201999&amp;author=&amp;pub=USA%20TODAY&amp;edition=&amp;startpage=04.D&amp;desc=Master%20P%20judges%20next%20generation;%20Parton%20picks%20bluegrass">"Master P judges next generation; Parton picks bluegrass"</a>. <i>USA TODAY</i>. 26 October 1999.</cite>
</li>
<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b> <cite><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110722222459/http://muse.mu/page.aspx?page=poll">"Choose the Setlists"</a>. muse.mu. Archived from <a href="http://muse.mu/page.aspx?page=poll">the original</a> on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.</cite>
</li>
<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b> <cite><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/showbiz/id314455341/">"<i>Showbiz</i>: Muse"</a>. <a href="/wiki/ITunes_Store">iTunes Store</a>. Retrieved 23 September 2011.</cite>
</li>
<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b> <cite><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090829085124/http://muse.mu/shop/product/74/showbiz/menu/3/albums/">"Showbiz"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Muse_(band)">Muse</a>. Archived from <a href="http://muse.mu/shop/product/74/showbiz/menu/3/albums/">the original</a> on 29 August 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2009.</cite>
</li>
<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-ac_Australia_Muse_19-0">^</a></b> <a href="https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Muse&amp;titel=Showbiz&amp;cat=a">"Australiancharts.com – Muse – Showbiz"</a>. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
</li>
<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-ac_Flanders_Muse_20-0">^</a></b> <a href="https://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Muse&amp;titel=Showbiz&amp;cat=a">"Ultratop.be – Muse – Showbiz"</a> (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
</li>
<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-ac_Wallonia_Muse_21-0">^</a></b> <a href="https://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Muse&amp;titel=Showbiz&amp;cat=a">"Ultratop.be – Muse – Showbiz"</a> (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
</li>
<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-ac_Netherlands_Muse_22-0">^</a></b> <a href="https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Muse&amp;titel=Showbiz&amp;cat=a">"Dutchcharts.nl – Muse – Showbiz"</a> (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
</li>
<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-ac_Finland_Muse_23-0">^</a></b> "<a href="https://www.ifpi.fi/lista/artistit/Muse/Showbiz">Muse: Showbiz"</a> (in Finnish). <a href="/wiki/Musiikkituottajat_%E2%80%93_IFPI_Finland">Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland</a>. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
</li>
<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-ac_France_Muse_24-0">^</a></b> <a href="https://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Muse&amp;titel=Showbiz&amp;cat=a">"Lescharts.com – Muse – Showbiz"</a>. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
</li>
<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b> <cite><a href="http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Muse">"Discography Muse"</a>. irish-charts.com. Retrieved 8 October 2008.</cite>
</li>
<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-ac_Italy_Muse_26-0">^</a></b> <a href="https://italiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Muse&amp;titel=Showbiz&amp;cat=a">"Italiancharts.com – Muse – Showbiz"</a>. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
</li>
<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b> <cite><a href="http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/16754/ranking/cd_album/">"ミューズのCDアルバムランキング、ミューズのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE"</a>. Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 27 February 2013.</cite>
</li>
<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-ac_Norway_Muse_28-0">^</a></b> <a href="https://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Muse&amp;titel=Showbiz&amp;cat=a">"Norwegiancharts.com – Muse – Showbiz"</a>. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
</li>
<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-ac_Scotland_29-0">^</a></b> <a href="https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/20000625/40/">"Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company">Official Charts Company</a>. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
</li>
<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a></b> <cite><a href="http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2001.pdf">"The Official UK Albums Chart 2001"</a> (PDF). <i><a href="/wiki/UKChartsPlus">UKChartsPlus</a></i>. Retrieved 1 April 2021.</cite>
</li>
<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-ARIA08_31-0">^</a></b> <cite><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/k9o2q7p7o4awhqx/AACIy6L0vRyXEayNcbS-HgDKa/2008%20Accreds.pdf">"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Albums"</a> (PDF). <a href="/wiki/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association">Australian Recording Industry Association</a>. Retrieved 19 November 2021.</cite>
</li>
<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-BelgiumMuseShowbizalbumCertRef_32-0">^</a></b> <cite><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210308122007/https://www.ultratop.be/nl/goud-platina/2002/albums">"Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2002"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Ultratop">Ultratop</a>. Hung Medien. Archived from <a href="https://www.ultratop.be/nl/goud-platina/2002/albums">the original</a> on 8 March 2021.</cite>
</li>
<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-NetherlandsMuseShowbizalbumCertRef_33-0">^</a></b> <cite><a href="https://nvpi.nl/nvpi-audio/marktinformatie/goud-platina/">"Dutch album certifications – Muse – Showbiz"</a> (in Dutch). <a href="/wiki/NVPI">Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers</a>.</cite> <i>Enter </i>Showbiz <i> in the "Artiest of titel" box.</i> <i>Select</i> 2002 <i>in the drop-down menu saying "Alle statussen"</i>
</li>
<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-34">^</a></b> <cite><a href="https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/muses-biggest-singles-and-albums-on-the-official-chart__24677/">"Muse's biggest singles and albums on the Official Chart"</a>. <i>officialcharts.com</i>.</cite>
</li>
<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-United_KingdomMuseShowbizalbumCertRef_35-0">^</a></b> <cite><a href="https://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-certified/">"British album certifications – Muse – Showbiz"</a>. <a href="/wiki/British_Phonographic_Industry">British Phonographic Industry</a>.</cite><i>Select </i>albums<i> in the Format field.</i> <i>Select </i>Platinum<i> in the Certification field.</i> <i>Type </i>Showbiz <i> in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.</i>
</li>
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<h3>Notes[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Showbiz_(Muse_album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=12">edit</a>]</h3>
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b> Also released through <a href="/wiki/Mushroom_Records">Mushroom Records</a> in the United Kingdom and Oceania, <a href="/wiki/Maverick_Records">Maverick Records</a> in the United States, <a href="/wiki/PIAS_Recordings">PIAS Recordings</a> in Benelux, <a href="/wiki/Motor_Music">Motor Music</a> in Germany, <a href="/wiki/Na%C3%AFve_Records">Naïve Records</a> in France, and <a href="/wiki/Avex_Inc.">maximum10</a> in Japan.
</li>
<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b> While this edition of the album is very rare, the content of the bonus disc was also released as the Japan-exclusive EP <a href="/wiki/Random_1-8">Random 1-8</a>, with three remixes of Sunburn added to the final track.
</li>
</ol></div>
<h3>Additional reading[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Showbiz_(Muse_album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=13">edit</a>]</h3>
<ul><li><cite><a href="/wiki/Mark_Beaumont_(journalist)">Beaumont, Mark</a> (2008). <i>Out of This World: The Story of Muse</i>. London: <a href="/wiki/Omnibus_Press">Omnibus Press</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-84772-377-2"><bdi>978-1-84772-377-2</bdi></a>.</cite></li></ul>
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 Showbiz 
 
 Studio album by Muse 
 Released 7 September 1999 
 Recorded April and May 1999 
 Studio * RAK (London) 
 * Sawmills (Fowey, England)
 * Alternative rock[1] 
 Genre * indie rock[1] 
 * hard rock[2] 
 Length 49 : 36 
 Label Taste[a] 
 * John Leckie 
 Producer * Muse 
 * Paul Reeve 
 Muse chronology 
 Muscle Museum Showbiz Random 1–8
 (1999) (1999) (2000) 
 
 
 Singles from Showbiz 
 1. " Uno " 
 Released: 14 June 1999 
 2. " Cave " 
 Released: 6 September 1999 
 3. " Muscle Museum " 
 Released: 22 November 1999 
 4. " Sunburn " 
 Released: 21 February 2000 
 5. " Unintended " 
 Released: 5 June 2000 
 
 

 Showbiz is the debut studio album by English rock band Muse, first released on 7 September 1999 through Taste Media.[3] Recorded between April and May 1999 at RAK Studios and Sawmills Studio, respectively,[4] the album was produced by John Leckie and Paul Reeve in conjunction with the band. Showbiz was a moderate commercial success, reaching number 29 on the UK Albums Chart.[5] As of 2018, Showbiz has sold more than 1.2 million copies worldwide.

 Showbiz was released in various regions around the world through the band's different regional labels: Naïve in France, Motor in Germany, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine, Maverick in the United States, Play It Again Sam (PIAS) in Benelux, and Avex Trax in Japan.[3]

 Background and recording [ edit ]

 Showbiz was recorded between April 1999 and May 1999. However, the album included some older songs in Muse's repertoire, many of which can date as far back as 1996. Most of the songs on Showbiz had already been written at least by 1997. The songs featured on the album were among the "fifty or so" that Matt Bellamy had written before entering the studio. The band selected the songs which they deemed to be the more conventional and "straight-forward" to make up Showbiz. While the songs contain an eclectic and diverse sound featuring subtle classical, jazz, blues, Latin, and world music influences, they have a distinct and cohesive alternative rock aesthetic. The more experimental material was left out of the album to be included as B-sides in the single releases. A few of those songs were later featured on the compilation album Hullabaloo Soundtrack.

 John Leckie, the producer of the album, started attending Muse's concerts in the latter half of 1998. Leckie was based at Sawmills recording studio, where the owner Dennis Smith had given the band free recording time the previous year, from which the Muse EP had resulted in 1998. He built up a relationship with the band during this time, coming to say that he'd "want to work with the band if ever they could afford him". Leckie had not worked with many bands for quite some time prior to doing so with Muse. The recording was finished by 15 May 1999.

 Sleeve artwork [ edit ]

 The sleeve design was criticised by Muse biographer Ben Myers, who wrote that it was "just plain strange. Ill-advised. Tacky, even" and "recalled the sort of artwork that Eighties prog-rock revivalists like Marillion used or, worse still, the doodlings of a sci-fi obsessed A-Level art student" instead of "the work of an exciting, new, distinctly modern band."[6]

 Critical reception and legacy [ edit ]

 Professional ratings
 Review scores
 Source Rating 
 AllMusic [7] 
 NME 6/10[8] 
 Pitchfork 6.7/10[9]
 Rolling Stone [10] 
 Sputnikmusic [11] 
 USA Today [12] 
 

 Upon its release, the album received positive to mixed reviews from music critics, who saw the young band's potential, but were also quick to dismiss the album as promising yet derivative of other alternative rock bands of the '90s. Several critics drew comparisons to Radiohead, due to the style of the songs, and the fact that Showbiz was produced by John Leckie, who also worked on the aforementioned band's album The Bends. Neva Chonin of Rolling Stone gave the album 3 out of 5 stars, saying Showbiz "matches Thom Yorke's penchant for majestic agony – screams and the word self-destruction pepper the title track – but with an edge that's quirkier and decidedly more ragged than their elders".[10] Brent DiCrescenzo of Pitchfork said in his review of the album that "Muse expertly boil down Radiohead into punkish radio nuggets", but went on to question that "despite this promise, where can they go from here?", which resulted in a rating of 6.7 of a possible 10.[9] In a less favourable review, NME said that "Showbiz is not as clever as they think it is ... "Unintended" and the title track are overwrought, prone to excruciatingly bad pseudo poetry", which ended in a 6 out of 10 score from the publication.[8] On the other hand, a more positive review came from Edna Gundersen of USA Today, who gave the album 3 out of 4 stars, saying that the album "offers smart, seductive rock that's sophisticated but not stuffy, fun but not frilly", and that the songs "get a boost from the handsome voice of Matthew Bellamy, who builds tension by vocally snowballing from a hushed intensity to full-throttle wails."[13]

 The album has drawn a noticeably greater appreciation and following since its release, however; as of 2009, the album was ranked in the top 20 British albums of the last 20 years by the UK edition of MSN. As well as this, several songs from the album appear to have had lasting appeal among fans, such as the title track, which was one of the band's most requested songs during The Resistance Tour in 2010, when the band staged a fan vote for songs to be played during that tour's stadium leg.[14] The song was not played; however, "Unintended" and "Cave" were played several times throughout the tour, with "Sunburn" being introduced during later performances of the tour. "Falling Down" was also played during The 2nd Law World Tour in 2012. Once again, songs from Showbiz such as "Sunburn", "Uno", "Showbiz" and "Muscle Museum" were reintroduced to their concerts in 2015, 2016 and 2017. Of these, "Showbiz" continued to make occasional appearances in 2018 and 2019.

 Track listing [ edit ]

 All tracks are written by Matt Bellamy.

 Showbiz – Standard edition
 No. Title Length
 1. "Sunburn" 3:54 
 2. "Muscle Museum" 4:23 
 3. "Fillip" 4:01 
 4. "Falling Down" 4:33 
 5. "Cave" 4:46 
 6. "Showbiz" 5:16 
 7. "Unintended" 3:57 
 8. "Uno" 3:37 
 9. "Sober" 4:04 
 10. "Escape" 3:31 
 11. "Overdue" 2:26 
 12. "Hate This and I'll Love You" 5:09 
 Total length: 49:36 
 
 Showbiz – Digital download edition [15][16]
 No. Title Length
 13. "Spiral Static" 4:44 
 
 Showbiz – Japanese edition
 No. Title Length
 10. "Spiral Static" 4:44 
 11. "Escape" 3:31 
 12. "Overdue" 2:26 
 13. "Hate This and I'll Love You" 5:09 
 Total length: 54:20 
 
 Showbiz – Benelux special festival edition (Disc 2) [b]
 No. Title Length
 1. "Host" 4:17 
 2. "Coma" 3:35 
 3. "Pink Ego Box" 3:32 
 4. "Forced In" 5:10 
 5. "Agitated" 2:23 
 6. "Yes Please" 3:05 
 7. "Fillip" (Live) 3:46 
 8. "Do We Need This?" (Live) 4:12 
 

 Charts and certifications [ edit ]

 Weekly charts [ edit ] Year-end charts [ edit ] 
   
 Chart (1999–2000) Peak Chart (2001) Position 
  position UK Albums (OCC)[28] 179 
 Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] 28  
 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 29  
 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[19] 41 Certifications [ edit ] 
 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[20] 53  
 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[21] 45 Region Certification Certified units/sales
 French Albums (SNEP)[22] 59 Australia (ARIA)[29] Gold 35,000^ 
 Irish Albums (IRMA)[23] 46 Belgium (BEA)[30] Gold 25,000* 
 Italian Albums (FIMI)[24] 87 Netherlands (NVPI)[31] Gold 40,000^ 
 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[25] 69 United Kingdom (BPI)[33] Platinum 500,000[32] 
 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[26] 38 * Sales figures based on certification alone. 
 Scottish Albums (OCC)[27] 48 ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. 
 UK Albums (OCC)[5] 29  
   
   
 

 Release history [ edit ]

 Region Date Label Format Catalog 
 France 7 September 1999 Naïve CD NV 3211-1 
 Germany 20 September 1999 Motor CD 547 979-4 
 Russia 
 Turkey 
 Ukraine 
 United States 28 September 1999 Maverick CD 0 9362-47382-2 0
 United Kingdom 4 October 1999 Taste/Mushroom CD MUSH59CD 
 LP MUSH59LP 
 CS MUSH59MC 
 MD MUSH59MD 
 Benelux 4 October 1999 PIAS CD 481.2001.20 
 Japan 4 October 1999 Avex Trax CD AVCM-65057 
 

 Personnel [ edit ]

 Muse       Additional personnel   
 * Matthew Bellamy – vocals; lead and rhythm guitars; piano; Hammond organ on "Falling Down", "Unintended" and "Escape"; mellotron on "Muscle Museum" and "Unintended", Wurlitzer electric piano on "Fillip" and "Hate This and I'll Love You"; synthesizers on "Cave", guitar synthesizer on "Sober"; harmonium on "Escape"; string arrangements on "Showbiz"; production and mixing on "Muscle Museum", "Unintended", "Uno" and "Sober"; artwork * John Leckie – production and mixing on "Sunburn", "Fillip", "Falling Down", "Cave", "Escape", "Overdue" and "Hate This and I'll Love You" 
 * Christopher Wolstenholme – bass; backing vocals; double bass on "Falling Down" and "Unintended"; production and mixing on "Muscle Museum", "Unintended", "Uno" and "Sober"     * Paul Reeve – production and mixing on "Muscle Museum", "Unintended", "Uno" and "Sober"; backing vocals on "Unintended", "Uno", "Overdue" and "Hate This and I'll Love You"
 * Dominic Howard – drums; percussion on "Showbiz", "Uno" and "Hate This and I'll Love You"; synthesizer on "Muscle Museum"; production and mixing on "Muscle Museum", "Unintended", "Uno" and "Sober"    * Tanya Andrew – artwork   
        * Craig Gentle – design   
        * Ralf Strathmann – photography   
        * Frederic Gresse – photography   
           
 

 References [ edit ]

 1. ^ a b Trendell, Andrew (20 May 2014). "The 50 best second albums of all time". Gigwise . Retrieved 12 July 2021 .
 2. ^ Raper, Dan (19 July 2006). "Muse: Black Holes & Revelations". PopMatters . Retrieved 12 July 2021 .
 3. ^ a b Beaumont 2008 , p. 81
 4. ^ Beaumont 2008 , p. 61
 5. ^ a b "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 8 November 2018.
 6. ^ Ben Myers (2007). Muse: Inside the Muscle Museum. Independent Music Press. p. 95. ISBN 978-0955282256.
 7. ^ Demalon, Tom. Muse: Showbiz at AllMusic . Retrieved 23 September 2011.
 8. ^ a b "Showbiz". NME. United Kingdom. 1 October 1999. ISSN 0028-6362 . Retrieved 23 September 2011 .
 9. ^ a b DiCrescenzo, Brent (28 September 1999). "Muse: Showbiz". Pitchfork . Retrieved 23 September 2011 .
 10. ^ a b Chonin, Neva (14 October 1999). "Muse: Showbiz". Rolling Stone. New York: Straight Arrow. ISSN 0035-791X . Retrieved 23 September 2011 .
 11. ^ Andrew H (14 January 2005). "Muse – Showbiz". Sputnikmusic . Retrieved 23 September 2011 .
 12. ^ Gundersen, Edna (26 October 1999). "Muse, Showbiz". USA Today . Retrieved 15 June 2013 .
 13. ^ "Master P judges next generation; Parton picks bluegrass". USA TODAY. 26 October 1999.
 14. ^ "Choose the Setlists". muse.mu. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011 . Retrieved 23 September 2011 .
 15. ^ "Showbiz: Muse". iTunes Store . Retrieved 23 September 2011 .
 16. ^ "Showbiz". Muse. Archived from the original on 29 August 2009 . Retrieved 13 September 2009 .
 17. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Muse – Showbiz" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
 18. ^ "Ultratop.be – Muse – Showbiz" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
 19. ^ "Ultratop.be – Muse – Showbiz" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
 20. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Muse – Showbiz" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
 21. ^ " Muse: Showbiz" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland . Retrieved 1 February 2015.
 22. ^ "Lescharts.com – Muse – Showbiz" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
 23. ^ "Discography Muse". irish-charts.com . Retrieved 8 October 2008 .
 24. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Muse – Showbiz" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
 25. ^ "ミューズのCDアルバムランキング、ミューズのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Oricon.co.jp . Retrieved 27 February 2013 .
 26. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Muse – Showbiz" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
 27. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 14 September 2018.
 28. ^ "The Official UK Albums Chart 2001" (PDF) . UKChartsPlus . Retrieved 1 April 2021 .
 29. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Albums" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 19 November 2021 .
 30. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2002". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021.
 31. ^ "Dutch album certifications – Muse – Showbiz" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Showbiz in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 2002 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle statussen"
 32. ^ "Muse's biggest singles and albums on the Official Chart". officialcharts.com.
 33. ^ "British album certifications – Muse – Showbiz". British Phonographic Industry.Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Showbiz in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

 Notes [ edit ]

 1. ^ Also released through Mushroom Records in the United Kingdom and Oceania, Maverick Records in the United States, PIAS Recordings in Benelux, Motor Music in Germany, Naïve Records in France, and maximum10 in Japan.
 2. ^ While this edition of the album is very rare, the content of the bonus disc was also released as the Japan-exclusive EP Random 1-8 , with three remixes of Sunburn added to the final track.

 Additional reading [ edit ]

 * Beaumont, Mark (2008). Out of This World: The Story of Muse. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-1-84772-377-2.
 * v 
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 * Matt Bellamy 
 * Chris Wolstenholme 
 * Dominic Howard 
  
 Touring members: Morgan Nicholls (2006–2019), Dan Lancaster (2022–)
  
  * Showbiz 
  * Origin of Symmetry 
  * Absolution 
  * Black Holes and Revelations 
 Studio albums * The Resistance 
  * The 2nd Law 
  * Drones 
  * Simulation Theory 
  * Will of the People 
  * Hullabaloo Soundtrack 
 Live albums * HAARP 
  * Live at Rome Olympic Stadium 
  * Muse 
 Extended plays * Muscle Museum 
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   Showbiz          Studio album by   Muse      Released 7 September 1999   Recorded April and May 1999   Studio 
  RAK (London)
 Sawmills (Fowey, England) 
    Genre      Alternative rock  [1]    indie rock  [1]    hard rock  [2]        Length 49:36    Label   Taste  [a]      Producer  
  John Leckie 
Muse
Paul Reeve 
    Muse chronology   
 
  Muscle Museum  (1999)
  Showbiz  (1999)
  Random 1–8  (2000)
            Singles from  Showbiz      
 "Uno"Released: 14 June 1999
"Cave"Released: 6 September 1999
"Muscle Museum"Released: 22 November 1999
"Sunburn"Released: 21 February 2000
"Unintended"Released: 5 June 2000 
    
  Showbiz  is the debut studio album by English rock band Muse, first released on 7 September 1999 through Taste Media. [3]  Recorded between April and May 1999 at RAK Studios and Sawmills Studio, respectively, [4]  the album was produced by John Leckie and Paul Reeve in conjunction with the band. Showbiz was a moderate commercial success, reaching number 29 on the UK Albums Chart. [5]  As of 2018, Showbiz has sold more than 1.2 million copies worldwide.
  Showbiz was released in various regions around the world through the band's different regional labels: Naïve in France, Motor in Germany, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine, Maverick in the United States, Play It Again Sam (PIAS) in Benelux, and Avex Trax in Japan. [3] 
Background and recording[edit]
 Showbiz was recorded between April 1999 and May 1999. However, the album included some older songs in Muse's repertoire, many of which can date as far back as 1996. Most of the songs on Showbiz had already been written at least by 1997. The songs featured on the album were among the "fifty or so" that Matt Bellamy had written before entering the studio. The band selected the songs which they deemed to be the more conventional and "straight-forward" to make up Showbiz. While the songs contain an eclectic and diverse sound featuring subtle classical, jazz, blues, Latin, and world music influences, they have a distinct and cohesive alternative rock aesthetic. The more experimental material was left out of the album to be included as B-sides in the single releases. A few of those songs were later featured on the compilation album  Hullabaloo Soundtrack .
  John Leckie, the producer of the album, started attending Muse's concerts in the latter half of 1998. Leckie was based at Sawmills recording studio, where the owner Dennis Smith had given the band free recording time the previous year, from which the  Muse EP  had resulted in 1998. He built up a relationship with the band during this time, coming to say that he'd "want to work with the band if ever they could afford him". Leckie had not worked with many bands for quite some time prior to doing so with Muse. The recording was finished by 15 May 1999.
Sleeve artwork[edit]
The sleeve design was criticised by Muse biographer Ben Myers, who wrote that it was "just plain strange. Ill-advised. Tacky, even" and "recalled the sort of artwork that Eighties prog-rock revivalists like Marillion used or, worse still, the doodlings of a sci-fi obsessed A-Level art student" instead of "the work of an exciting, new, distinctly modern band." [6] 
Critical reception and legacy[edit]
 Professional ratings   Review scores   Source Rating    AllMusic    [7]       NME   6/10 [8]       Pitchfork   6.7/10 [9]       Rolling Stone     [10]      Sputnikmusic    [11]       USA Today     [12]     
Upon its release, the album received positive to mixed reviews from music critics, who saw the young band's potential, but were also quick to dismiss the album as promising yet derivative of other alternative rock bands of the '90s. Several critics drew comparisons to Radiohead, due to the style of the songs, and the fact that Showbiz was produced by John Leckie, who also worked on the aforementioned band's album  The Bends . Neva Chonin of  Rolling Stone  gave the album 3 out of 5 stars, saying Showbiz "matches Thom Yorke's penchant for majestic agony – screams and the word self-destruction pepper the title track – but with an edge that's quirkier and decidedly more ragged than their elders". [10]  Brent DiCrescenzo of  Pitchfork  said in his review of the album that "Muse expertly boil down Radiohead into punkish radio nuggets", but went on to question that "despite this promise, where can they go from here?", which resulted in a rating of 6.7 of a possible 10. [9]  In a less favourable review,  NME  said that "Showbiz is not as clever as they think it is ... "Unintended" and the title track are overwrought, prone to excruciatingly bad pseudo poetry", which ended in a 6 out of 10 score from the publication. [8]  On the other hand, a more positive review came from Edna Gundersen of  USA Today , who gave the album 3 out of 4 stars, saying that the album "offers smart, seductive rock that's sophisticated but not stuffy, fun but not frilly", and that the songs "get a boost from the handsome voice of Matthew Bellamy, who builds tension by vocally snowballing from a hushed intensity to full-throttle wails." [13] 
 The album has drawn a noticeably greater appreciation and following since its release, however; as of 2009, the album was ranked in the top 20 British albums of the last 20 years by the UK edition of MSN. As well as this, several songs from the album appear to have had lasting appeal among fans, such as the title track, which was one of the band's most requested songs during The Resistance Tour in 2010, when the band staged a fan vote for songs to be played during that tour's stadium leg. [14]  The song was not played; however, "Unintended" and "Cave" were played several times throughout the tour, with "Sunburn" being introduced during later performances of the tour. "Falling Down" was also played during The 2nd Law World Tour in 2012. Once again, songs from Showbiz such as "Sunburn", "Uno", "Showbiz" and "Muscle Museum" were reintroduced to their concerts in 2015, 2016 and 2017. Of these, "Showbiz" continued to make occasional appearances in 2018 and 2019.
Track listing[edit]
 All tracks are written by Matt Bellamy.   Showbiz – Standard edition    No.  Title Length   1. "Sunburn" 3:54   2. "Muscle Museum" 4:23   3. "Fillip" 4:01   4. "Falling Down" 4:33   5. "Cave" 4:46   6. "Showbiz" 5:16   7. "Unintended" 3:57   8. "Uno" 3:37   9. "Sober" 4:04   10. "Escape" 3:31   11. "Overdue" 2:26   12. "Hate This and I'll Love You" 5:09   Total length: 49:36    
   Showbiz – Digital download edition [15]   [16]      No.  Title Length   13. "Spiral Static" 4:44    
   Showbiz – Japanese edition    No.  Title Length   10. "Spiral Static" 4:44   11. "Escape" 3:31   12. "Overdue" 2:26   13. "Hate This and I'll Love You" 5:09   Total length: 54:20    
   Showbiz – Benelux special festival edition (Disc 2)  [b]      No.  Title Length   1. "Host" 4:17   2. "Coma" 3:35   3. "Pink Ego Box" 3:32   4. "Forced In" 5:10   5. "Agitated" 2:23   6. "Yes Please" 3:05   7. "Fillip" (Live) 3:46   8. "Do We Need This?" (Live) 4:12    
Charts and certifications[edit]
Release history[edit]
 
Region
Date
Label
Format
Catalog
 
France
7 September 1999
Naïve
 CD
NV 3211-1
 
Germany
20 September 1999
 Motor
CD
547 979-4
 
Russia
 
Turkey
 
Ukraine
 
United States
28 September 1999
 Maverick
CD
0 9362-47382-2 0
 
United Kingdom
4 October 1999
 Taste/Mushroom
CD
MUSH59CD
 
 LP
MUSH59LP
 
 CS
MUSH59MC
 
 MD
MUSH59MD
 
Benelux
4 October 1999
 PIAS
CD
481.2001.20
 
Japan
4 October 1999
 Avex Trax
CD
AVCM-65057
   
Personnel[edit]
 
 Muse 
  Matthew Bellamy – vocals; lead and rhythm guitars; piano; Hammond organ on "Falling Down", "Unintended" and "Escape"; mellotron on "Muscle Museum" and "Unintended", Wurlitzer electric piano on "Fillip" and "Hate This and I'll Love You"; synthesizers on "Cave", guitar synthesizer on "Sober"; harmonium on "Escape"; string arrangements on "Showbiz"; production and mixing on "Muscle Museum", "Unintended", "Uno" and "Sober"; artwork 
 Christopher Wolstenholme – bass; backing vocals; double bass on "Falling Down" and "Unintended"; production and mixing on "Muscle Museum", "Unintended", "Uno" and "Sober"
 Dominic Howard – drums; percussion on "Showbiz", "Uno" and "Hate This and I'll Love You"; synthesizer on "Muscle Museum"; production and mixing on "Muscle Museum", "Unintended", "Uno" and "Sober" 
 Additional personnel 
  John Leckie – production and mixing on "Sunburn", "Fillip", "Falling Down", "Cave", "Escape", "Overdue" and "Hate This and I'll Love You"
Paul Reeve – production and mixing on "Muscle Museum", "Unintended", "Uno" and "Sober"; backing vocals on "Unintended", "Uno", "Overdue" and "Hate This and I'll Love You"
Tanya Andrew – artwork
Craig Gentle – design 
Ralf Strathmann – photography 
Frederic Gresse – photography 
    
References[edit]
 
^    a       b    Trendell, Andrew (20 May 2014). "The 50 best second albums of all time".  Gigwise . Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  ^  Raper, Dan (19 July 2006). "Muse: Black Holes &amp; Revelations".  PopMatters . Retrieved 12 July 2021.
^    a       b    Beaumont 2008, p. 81
  ^  Beaumont 2008, p. 61
^    a       b    "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  ^  Ben Myers (2007). Muse: Inside the Muscle Museum. Independent Music Press. p. 95. ISBN  978-0955282256 .
  ^  Demalon, Tom. Muse: Showbiz  at AllMusic. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
^    a       b     "Showbiz".  NME . United Kingdom. 1 October 1999. ISSN 0028-6362. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
^    a       b    DiCrescenzo, Brent (28 September 1999). "Muse: Showbiz".  Pitchfork . Retrieved 23 September 2011.
^    a       b    Chonin, Neva (14 October 1999). "Muse: Showbiz".  Rolling Stone . New York: Straight Arrow. ISSN 0035-791X. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  ^  Andrew H (14 January 2005). "Muse – Showbiz". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  ^  Gundersen, Edna (26 October 1999). "Muse, Showbiz".  USA Today . Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  ^   "Master P judges next generation; Parton picks bluegrass". USA TODAY. 26 October 1999.
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  ^   "ミューズのCDアルバムランキング、ミューズのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  ^  "Norwegiancharts.com – Muse – Showbiz". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  ^  "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  ^   "The Official UK Albums Chart 2001" (PDF).  UKChartsPlus . Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  ^   "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  ^   "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2002". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021.
  ^   "Dutch album certifications – Muse – Showbiz" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Showbiz  in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 2002 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle statussen"
  ^   "Muse's biggest singles and albums on the Official Chart". officialcharts.com.
  ^   "British album certifications – Muse – Showbiz". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Showbiz  in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
 
Notes[edit]
 
  ^  Also released through Mushroom Records in the United Kingdom and Oceania, Maverick Records in the United States, PIAS Recordings in Benelux, Motor Music in Germany, Naïve Records in France, and maximum10 in Japan.
  ^  While this edition of the album is very rare, the content of the bonus disc was also released as the Japan-exclusive EP Random 1-8, with three remixes of Sunburn added to the final track.
 
Additional reading[edit]
   Beaumont, Mark (2008). Out of This World: The Story of Muse. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN  978-1-84772-377-2 .
Showbiz (Muse album) - Wikipedia
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<table><tbody><tr><th>Black Holes and Revelations</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/File:BlackHolesCover.jpg"></a><div><p>Cover art by <a href="/wiki/Storm_Thorgerson">Storm Thorgerson</a></p></div></td></tr><tr><th><a href="/wiki/Album">Studio album</a> by <div><p><a href="/wiki/Muse_(band)">Muse</a></p></div></th></tr><tr><th>Released</th><td>3 July 2006</td></tr><tr><th>Recorded</th><td>August – December 2005</td></tr><tr><th>Studio</th><td>
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Studio_Miraval">Miraval</a> (<a href="/wiki/Correns">Correns</a>, France)</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Power_Station_(recording_studio)">Avatar</a> (New York City)</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Lady_Studios">Electric Lady</a> (New York City)</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Officine_Meccaniche_(recording_studio)">Officine Meccaniche</a> (Milan)</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Townhouse_Studios">Townhouse</a> (London)</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alternative_rock">Alternative rock</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Progressive_rock">progressive rock</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Space_rock">space rock</a></li></ul>
</td></tr><tr><th>Length</th><td>45:28</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/wiki/Record_label">Label</a></th><td>
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records">Warner Bros.</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Helium_3_(record_label)">Helium-3</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rich_Costey">Rich Costey</a></li>
<li>Muse</li></ul>
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<td><i><a href="/wiki/Absolution_(album)">Absolution</a></i><br />(2003)
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<td><i><b>Black Holes and Revelations</b></i><br />(2006)
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<td><i><a href="/wiki/HAARP_(album)">HAARP</a></i><br />(2008)
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<ol><li>"<a href="/wiki/Supermassive_Black_Hole_(song)">Supermassive Black Hole</a>"<br />Released: 19 June 2006<sup><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup></li>
<li>"<a href="/wiki/Starlight_(Muse_song)">Starlight</a>"<br />Released: 4 September 2006</li>
<li>"<a href="/wiki/Knights_of_Cydonia">Knights of Cydonia</a>"<br />Released: 27 November 2006<sup><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup></li>
<li>"<a href="/wiki/Invincible_(Muse_song)">Invincible</a>"<br />Released: 9 April 2007</li>
<li>"<a href="/wiki/Map_of_the_Problematique">Map of the Problematique</a>"<br />Released: 18 June 2007<sup><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup></li></ol>
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<p><i><b>Black Holes and Revelations</b></i> is the fourth studio album by English rock band <a href="/wiki/Muse_(band)">Muse</a>, first released on 3 July 2006 through <a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records">Warner Bros. Records</a> and Muse's <a href="/wiki/Helium_3_(record_label)">Helium-3</a> imprint. It was recorded over four months with producer <a href="/wiki/Rich_Costey">Rich Costey</a> in New York City, London, Milan, and southern France. It saw a change in style for Muse, with influences including <a href="/wiki/Depeche_Mode">Depeche Mode</a>, <a href="/wiki/Millionaire_(band)">Millionaire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lightning_Bolt_(band)">Lightning Bolt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sly_and_the_Family_Stone">Sly and the Family Stone</a>, and music from southern Italy.<sup><a href="#cite_note-musicomh_interview-4">[4]</a></sup> Like their previous albums, it features political and dystopian undertones, with lyrics covering topics such as political corruption, alien invasion, revolution and <a href="/wiki/New_World_Order_(conspiracy_theory)">New World Order</a> conspiracies, as well as more conventional love songs.
</p><p><i>Black Holes and Revelations</i> received positive reviews and appeared on many year-end lists. It received a <a href="/wiki/Mercury_Prize">Mercury Prize</a> nomination and later appeared in the 2007 version of <i><a href="/wiki/1001_Albums_You_Must_Hear_Before_You_Die">1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die</a></i>. The album entered the charts at number one in five countries, including the United Kingdom, and in the top 10 in several other countries. It was later <a href="/wiki/Certified_platinum">certified triple platinum</a> in the UK and platinum in the US. Singles "<a href="/wiki/Supermassive_Black_Hole_(song)">Supermassive Black Hole</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Knights_of_Cydonia">Knights of Cydonia</a>" were both UK top-10 hits, while "<a href="/wiki/Starlight_(Muse_song)">Starlight</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Map_of_the_Problematique">Map of the Problematique</a>", and "<a href="/wiki/Invincible_(Muse_song)">Invincible</a>" all charted within the top 25. As of 2018, <i>Black Holes and Revelations</i> has sold more than 4.5 million copies worldwide.
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<h2>Recording[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Black_Holes_and_Revelations&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1">edit</a>]</h2>
<p>Muse's third album, <i><a href="/wiki/Absolution_(Muse_album)">Absolution</a></i> (2003), brought them mainstream exposure in the United States.<sup><a href="#cite_note-absolutepunk-5">[5]</a></sup> Muse began writing and rehearsing for their next album at <a href="/wiki/Studio_Miraval">Studio Miraval</a>, an old château in southern France.<sup><a href="#cite_note-EMusician-6">[6]</a></sup><sup><a href="#cite_note-musicomh_interview-4">[4]</a></sup> <i>Absolution</i> producer <a href="/wiki/Rich_Costey">Rich Costey</a> joined them two weeks later.<sup><a href="#cite_note-EMusician-6">[6]</a></sup>
</p><p>Songwriter <a href="/wiki/Matt_Bellamy">Matt Bellamy</a> said the band wanted to be free from distractions so that they could "concentrate, spend time and be surrounded by different musical influences".<sup><a href="#cite_note-musicomh_interview-4">[4]</a></sup> However, progress was slow and they had difficulty deciding which songs to work on.<sup><a href="#cite_note-musicomh_interview-4">[4]</a></sup> More work was completed in New York City at <a href="/wiki/Avatar_Studios">Avatar Studios</a> and <a href="/wiki/Electric_Lady_Studios">Electric Lady Studios</a> in New York, and at a studio in Italy.<sup><a href="#cite_note-EMusician-6">[6]</a></sup>
</p><p>Bassist <a href="/wiki/Chris_Wolstenholme">Chris Wolstenholme</a> said writing and recording was more relaxed than previous albums, as the band had no deadline.<sup><a href="#cite_note-tnt-7">[7]</a></sup> Costey wanted to capture Bellamy's "personality" as a guitarist, recording the sound of his fingers and <a href="/wiki/Plectrum">plectrum</a> on the strings.<sup><a href="#cite_note-EMusician-6">[6]</a></sup> Muse took a more active role in using studio technology, having previously left its use to engineers.<sup><a href="#cite_note-tnt-7">[7]</a></sup>
</p><p>With "Take a Bow", Muse wanted to blend classical, electronic and rock music. It opens with string <a href="/wiki/Arpeggio">arpeggios</a> inspired by <a href="/wiki/Philip_Glass">Philip Glass</a>, backed by a <a href="/wiki/Moog_synthesizer">Moog synthesizer</a>.<sup><a href="#cite_note-EMusician-6">[6]</a></sup> The "<a href="/wiki/Map_of_the_Problematique">Map of the Problematique</a>" riff was written on keyboard; at Costey's encouragement, Bellamy recreated it on guitar by splitting the guitar signal into three audio signals, which were processed with <a href="/wiki/Pitch_shift">pitch shifters</a> and synthesisers.<sup><a href="#cite_note-EMusician-6">[6]</a></sup> "Assassin", influenced by the <a href="/wiki/Noise_rock">noise rock</a> band <a href="/wiki/Lightning_Bolt_(band)">Lightning Bolt</a>, began as a long <a href="/wiki/Progressive_rock">progressive rock</a> song with a "huge" piano break before Muse trimmed it.<sup><a href="#cite_note-EMusician-6">[6]</a></sup>
</p><p>"Soldier's Poem" was "unlike anything [Muse had] ever done before".<sup><a href="#cite_note-MSN-8">[8]</a></sup> It was written for <i>Absolution</i>, but rewritten for <i>Black Holes</i> with new lyrics and an arrangement inspired by "<a href="/wiki/Can%27t_Help_Falling_in_Love">Can't Help Falling in Love</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Elvis_Presley">Elvis Presley</a>.<sup><a href="#cite_note-EMusician-6">[6]</a></sup> Drummer <a href="/wiki/Dominic_Howard">Dominic Howard</a> said the band had planned to record it with a "massive, epic" approach, but decided to use a small studio with vintage equipment and few microphones.<sup><a href="#cite_note-MSN-8">[8]</a></sup> Howard described it as a "real highlight", with "some of the most amazing vocals I've ever heard Matt do".<sup><a href="#cite_note-MSN-8">[8]</a></sup>
</p><p>"<a href="/wiki/Knights_of_Cydonia">Knights of Cydonia</a>" was inspired by <a href="/wiki/Surf_music">surf rock</a> and the 1962 single "<a href="/wiki/Telstar_(instrumental)">Telstar</a>" by the <a href="/wiki/The_Tornados">Tornados</a>, which featured Bellamy's father <a href="/wiki/George_Bellamy_(musician)">George Bellamy</a>.<sup><a href="#cite_note-EMusician-6">[6]</a></sup> Bellamy said that the song title "acknowledged that this is a bit funny, particularly when we are pushing the epic side of the band to almost comical levels ... There's a lot of freedom in being able to laugh at yourself."<sup><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup>
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<h2>Themes[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Black_Holes_and_Revelations&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2">edit</a>]</h2>
<p><i>Black Holes and Revelations</i> has been described as featuring <a href="/wiki/Progressive_rock">progressive rock</a><sup><a href="#cite_note-Classic_Rock-10">[10]</a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Space_rock">space rock</a>,<sup><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup> and was said by some reviewers to carry a political message.<sup><a href="#cite_note-musicemissions-12">[12]</a></sup> The album begins with the track "Take a Bow", which is an "attack on an all but unnamed political leader", incorporating lyrics such as "Corrupt, you corrupt and bring corruption to all that you touch".<sup><a href="#cite_note-musicemissions-12">[12]</a></sup> These themes are carried through the album in the tracks "Exo-Politics" and "Assassin".<sup><a href="#cite_note-musicemissions-12">[12]</a></sup>
</p><p>The album touches on controversial subject matters, such as "The New World Order conspiracy, unjustifiable war, abusive power, conspiratorial manipulation and populist revolt,"<sup><a href="#cite_note-Telegraph-13">[13]</a></sup> and is influenced by the <a href="/wiki/Conspiracy_theory">conspiracy theories</a> that the band are interested in.<sup><a href="#cite_note-MSN-8">[8]</a></sup> Bellamy said he finds "the unknown in general a stimulating area for the imagination",<sup><a href="#cite_note-Telegraph-13">[13]</a></sup> and this interest is reflected throughout the album, which features rebellious paranoia (particularly during "Assassin").<sup><a href="#cite_note-musicemissions-12">[12]</a></sup> The album also includes more emotional themes, including regret, ambition,<sup><a href="#cite_note-musicemissions-12">[12]</a></sup> and love.<sup><a href="#cite_note-Drowned_in_Sound-14">[14]</a></sup>
</p><p>The title is taken from lyrics in "Starlight". Bellamy told <i><a href="/wiki/Q_(magazine)">Q</a></i>: "Black holes and revelations – they're the two areas of songwriting for me that make up the majority of this album. A revelation about yourself, something personal, something genuine of an everyday nature that maybe people can relate to. Then the black holes are these songs that are from the more ... unknown regions of the imagination."<sup><a href="#cite_note-Q_interview-15">[15]</a></sup>
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<h2>Artwork[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Black_Holes_and_Revelations&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3">edit</a>]</h2>
<p>The album artwork was photographed in <a href="/wiki/Bardenas_Reales">Bardenas</a> and designed by <a href="/wiki/Storm_Thorgerson">Storm Thorgerson</a>. The motif was inspired by the "galloping" of "Knights of Cydonia" and "Invincible", an allusion to the <a href="/wiki/Four_Horsemen_of_the_Apocalypse">Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse</a>.<sup><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup>
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<h2>Release[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Black_Holes_and_Revelations&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4">edit</a>]</h2>
<p><i>Black Holes and Revelations</i> was released on 3 July 2006 in the UK, followed by releases in the US, Australia, Taiwan and Japan. It was also available as a limited edition CD/DVD combination, that featured videos and live renditions of "Supermassive Black Hole", "Knights of Cydonia" and "Starlight". In addition, the album was re-released in the US on <a href="/wiki/LP_record">vinyl LP</a> on 18 August 2009. The album was certified double <a href="/wiki/Music_recording_certification">platinum</a> in the UK on 22 December 2006<sup><a href="#cite_note-BPI-17">[17]</a></sup> and triple platinum on 6 December 2010. Singles were released in both the UK and the US, though they were released in different orders in each country. All singles excepting "Map of the Problematique" were available on vinyl LP, CD, DVD (containing the music video for the single) and as a download.<sup><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a></sup>
</p><p>In the UK, the first single was "Supermassive Black Hole", released on 12 June 2006. It reached number four on the <a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart">UK Singles Chart</a>, making it the highest-charting single in the UK for the band to date. It was followed by "Starlight", "Knights of Cydonia", "Invincible" and "Map of the Problematique"; "Knights of Cydonia" was the only one to reach the top ten. The album stayed at number one for two weeks on the <a href="/wiki/UK_Albums_Chart">UK Albums Chart</a>, producing Muse's largest sales up to that point.<sup>[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup>
</p><p>The first US single was "Knights of Cydonia", on 13 June 2006, which peaked at number 10 on the <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)">Billboard</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Modern_Rock_Tracks">Modern Rock Tracks</a> chart, and was followed by "Starlight" and "Supermassive Black Hole". "Starlight" was Muse's most popular single in the US at that point, reaching number two on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.<sup><a href="#cite_note-billboardcharts-19">[19]</a></sup> The album debuted at number nine on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a>, making it Muse's first top-ten entry in the US.<sup>[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup>
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<h2>Reception[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Black_Holes_and_Revelations&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5">edit</a>]</h2>
<h3>Critical[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Black_Holes_and_Revelations&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6">edit</a>]</h3>
<table><caption>Professional ratings</caption><tbody><tr><th>Aggregate scores</th></tr><tr><th>Source</th><th>Rating</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Metacritic">Metacritic</a></td><td>75/100<sup><a href="#cite_note-metacritic-20">[20]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><th>Review scores</th></tr><tr><th>Source</th><th>Rating</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/AllMusic">AllMusic</a></td><td><sup><a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/wiki/Blender_(magazine)">Blender</a></i></td><td><sup><a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/wiki/Entertainment_Weekly">Entertainment Weekly</a></i></td><td>B+<sup><a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian">The Guardian</a></i></td><td><sup><a href="#cite_note-guardian.co.uk-24">[24]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times">Los Angeles Times</a></i></td><td><sup><a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/wiki/NME">NME</a></i></td><td>9/10<sup><a href="#cite_note-NMEr-26">[26]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/wiki/Pitchfork_(website)">Pitchfork</a></i></td><td>4.2/10<sup><a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/wiki/Q_(magazine)">Q</a></i></td><td><sup><a href="#cite_note-Q_review-28">[28]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i></td><td><sup><a href="#cite_note-rs-29">[29]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/wiki/Spin_(magazine)">Spin</a></i></td><td><sup><a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><i>Black Holes and Revelations</i> was met with positive reviews from critics. <a href="/wiki/Metacritic">Metacritic</a>, which assigns a <a href="/wiki/Normalization_(statistics)">normalised</a> rating based on a range of reviews from mainstream critics, aggregated the album's average review score to 75 out of 100, based on 32 reviews.<sup><a href="#cite_note-metacritic-20">[20]</a></sup> The album received top ratings from <i><a href="/wiki/Observer_Music_Monthly">Observer Music Monthly</a></i>,<sup><a href="#cite_note-observer-31">[31]</a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Q_(magazine)">Q</a></i>,<sup><a href="#cite_note-Q_review-28">[28]</a></sup> <a href="/wiki/E!_Online">E! Online</a>,<sup><a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a></sup> and <i><a href="/wiki/Alternative_Press_(magazine)">Alternative Press</a></i>.<sup><a href="#cite_note-altpress-33">[33]</a></sup>
</p><p><a href="/wiki/Planet_Sound">Planet Sound</a> named <i>Black Holes and Revelations</i> their "Album of the Year", and the album was placed third in the <i><a href="/wiki/NME">NME</a></i>'s "Albums of the Year" list.<sup><a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a></sup> as well as being named <a href="/wiki/Q_(magazine)"><i>Q</i></a>'s second-best album of the year.<sup><a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a></sup> The album also received a <a href="/wiki/Mercury_Prize">Mercury Prize</a> nomination, and was featured in the updated 2007 version of the book <i><a href="/wiki/1001_Albums_You_Must_Hear_Before_You_Die">1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die</a></i>. The album was named as one of <i><a href="/wiki/Classic_Rock_(magazine)">Classic Rock</a></i>'s ten essential <a href="/wiki/Progressive_rock">progressive rock</a> albums of the decade.<sup><a href="#cite_note-Classic_Rock-10">[10]</a></sup>
</p><p>In contrast, several critics called the album "overblown", including <a href="/wiki/RT%C3%89">RTÉ</a>'s Bill Lehane,<sup><a href="#cite_note-RTE-36">[36]</a></sup> the <i>NME</i>'s Anthony Thornton,<sup><a href="#cite_note-NMEr-26">[26]</a></sup> and <i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone">Rolling Stone</a>'s</i> Christian Hoard.<sup><a href="#cite_note-rs-29">[29]</a></sup> Hoard went on to describe "Knights of Cydonia" and "City of Delusion" as "ridiculous", but concluded that it was "surprising" that the album worked.<sup><a href="#cite_note-rs-29">[29]</a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_A.V._Club">The A.V. Club</a></i>'s Noel Murray, on the other hand, gave the band credit for reworking themselves, but called the album a "nightmare" and gave it a D+.<sup><a href="#cite_note-av-37">[37]</a></sup> The album also garnered some crossover appeal, with <a href="/wiki/Oakland">Oakland</a> hip hop group <a href="/wiki/Zion_I">Zion I</a> releasing a notable remix of "Knights of Cydonia" in 2008.<sup><a href="#cite_note-38">[38]</a></sup>
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<h3>Accolades[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Black_Holes_and_Revelations&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7">edit</a>]</h3>
<p><i>Black Holes and Revelations</i> was placed at number 34 in a public vote conducted by <a href="/wiki/Q_(magazine)"><i>Q</i></a> for "The Best British Albums of all time" in February 2008. The album also spawned "<a href="/wiki/Supermassive_Black_Hole_(song)">Supermassive Black Hole</a>", Muse's most successful single in the UK to date, hitting number four on the charts. In October 2011, <i><a href="/wiki/NME">NME</a></i> placed it at number 74 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".<sup><a href="#cite_note-39">[39]</a></sup> It was nominated for the <a href="/wiki/Kerrang!_Award_for_Best_Single">Kerrang! Award for Best Single</a>. The album was ranked at 14th in the RadioX UK magazine best albums of 2006.<sup><a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a></sup> The album was ranked at number three on <i>NME</i>'s list of the albums of the year in 2006.<sup><a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a></sup> On 26 January 2008, "Knights of Cydonia" was announced as the number-one song on Australia's 2007 <a href="/wiki/Triple_J_Hottest_100">Triple J Hottest 100</a>. The song was also ranked No. 18 in the <a href="/wiki/Triple_J_Hottest_100_of_All_Time,_2009">Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time, 2009</a>. It was also ranked No. 53 on <a href="/wiki/Rhapsody_(online_music_service)">Rhapsody</a>'s list of the <i>Top 100 Tracks of the Decade</i>.<sup><a href="#cite_note-42">[42]</a></sup> In October 2011, <i><a href="/wiki/NME">NME</a></i> placed it at number 44 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".<sup><a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a></sup>
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<h3>Commercial[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Black_Holes_and_Revelations&amp;action=edit&amp;section=8">edit</a>]</h3>
<p><i>Black Holes and Revelations</i> sold 115,144 copies in its first week in the UK,<sup><a href="#cite_note-ukchart-44">[44]</a></sup> more than the first week sales of Muse's previous album, <i>Absolution</i>. It was certified <a href="/wiki/Music_recording_sales_certification">triple platinum</a> by the <a href="/wiki/British_Phonographic_Industry">BPI</a>,<sup><a href="#cite_note-BPI-17">[17]</a></sup> and has sold more than one million copies in the UK as of 2018.<sup><a href="#cite_note-UK_sales-45">[45]</a></sup>
</p><p>Five singles were released in the UK, of which three were released in the US. A world tour followed the release of the album that included dates in the UK, the US, Canada, Australia and most of Europe and Asia.<sup><a href="#cite_note-microcuts-46">[46]</a></sup>
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<h2>Tour[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Black_Holes_and_Revelations&amp;action=edit&amp;section=9">edit</a>]</h2>
<div><p><a href="/wiki/File:Floating_acrobats.jpg"></a></p><div><p>Acrobats suspended from giant white balloons float above the audience in the first, sellout night of Muse's Wembley gigs</p></div></div>
<p>In July 2006, Muse announced they would embark on their "biggest ever tour" in support of the album.<sup><a href="#cite_note-nmetour-47">[47]</a></sup> The first shows included the Leeds and Reading <a href="/wiki/Carling_Weekend">Carling Weekend</a> festivals, followed by a <a href="/wiki/Black_Holes_and_Revelations_Tour">tour</a> that visited most of the world's major continents.<sup><a href="#cite_note-nmetour-47">[47]</a></sup> The tour saw them travelling around most of the world,<sup><a href="#cite_note-microcuts-46">[46]</a></sup> and its shows became noted for their increasing usage of special effects. Some dates that were booked to play in support of <a href="/wiki/My_Chemical_Romance">My Chemical Romance</a> in the US were cancelled after members of both bands were affected by <a href="/wiki/Food_poisoning">food poisoning</a>.<sup><a href="#cite_note-bbctour-48">[48]</a></sup> The US stretch of the tour included dates at <a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden">Madison Square Garden</a> and a headlining slot at <a href="/wiki/Lollapalooza">Lollapalooza</a>.<sup>[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup>
</p><p>Between the European arena and festival/stadium tours, the band embarked on a tour to Australia and Asia. The band were second on the bill at the 2007 Big Day Out Festival, behind headliners <a href="/wiki/Tool_(band)">Tool</a>. They also played sideshows in Sydney and Melbourne before embarking on concerts in South East Asia. That tour led to the band's biggest tour of Japan and a debut show in South Korea. The band then moved to America, playing their biggest North American headline concerts at the time at the <a href="/wiki/Inglewood_Forum">Inglewood Forum</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Palacio_de_los_Deportes">Palacio de los Deportes</a> arena in <a href="/wiki/Mexico_City">Mexico City</a>.<sup>[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup>
</p><p>The biggest concert of the tour was the two nights they played at the new <a href="/wiki/Wembley_Stadium">Wembley Stadium</a> on 16 and 17 June 2007, which incorporated much more extensive special effects than other concerts. Footage of the latter concert was released on DVD, while a live CD album contained a selection of recorded tracks from the two nights. Both discs were released as a joint package under the title <i><a href="/wiki/HAARP_(album)">HAARP</a></i>. After Wembley, the tour continued with Muse playing many gigs on European festival circuits, including headline appearances at <a href="/wiki/Rock_Werchter">Rock Werchter</a> and the Benicàssim Festival. The tour then progressed to Muse's biggest North American tour at that point, including appearances at New York City's <a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden">Madison Square Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Morrison,_Colorado">Morrison</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Red_Rocks_Amphitheatre">Red Rocks Amphitheatre</a> and a headline appearance at <a href="/wiki/Lollapalooza">Lollapalooza</a> 2007. The band toured Eastern Europe in October before heading for an arena tour of Australia in November, finally ending at the KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas. The following year saw Muse have a much more relaxed schedule, but still saw them play their first gigs in Dubai and South Africa at festivals, before making their gig debuts in South America on a three-week arena tour.<sup>[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup>
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<h2>Track listing[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Black_Holes_and_Revelations&amp;action=edit&amp;section=10">edit</a>]</h2>
<div><table><caption><i>Black Holes and Revelations</i> – Japanese edition / Digital edition</caption><tbody><tr><th><abbr>No.</abbr></th><th>Title</th><th>Length</th></tr><tr><th>12.</th><td>"Glorious"</td><td>4:40</td></tr><tr><th>Total length:</th><td>50:08</td></tr></tbody></table></div>
<div><table><caption><i>Black Holes and Revelations</i> – Limited edition (DVD)</caption><tbody><tr><th><abbr>No.</abbr></th><th>Title</th><th>Length</th></tr><tr><th>1.</th><td>"Supermassive Black Hole" (video)</td><td> </td></tr><tr><th>2.</th><td>"Starlight" (video)</td><td> </td></tr><tr><th>3.</th><td>"Knights of Cydonia" (video)</td><td> </td></tr><tr><th>4.</th><td>"Supermassive Black Hole" (live from Paris)</td><td> </td></tr><tr><th>5.</th><td>"Starlight" (live from Copenhagen at the MTV Awards)</td><td> </td></tr><tr><th>6.</th><td>"Knights of Cydonia" (live from London)</td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table></div>
<ul><li>A longer version of "Assassin", dubbed the "Grand Omega Bosses Version" was also released on the "Knights of Cydonia" vinyl single.</li></ul>
<h2>Personnel[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Black_Holes_and_Revelations&amp;action=edit&amp;section=11">edit</a>]</h2>
<p><b>Muse</b>
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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Bellamy">Matthew Bellamy</a> – lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitars, piano, synthesizers, production</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Wolstenholme">Christopher Wolstenholme</a> – bass, backing vocals, double bass on "Soldier's Poem", additional synthesizers on "Map of the Problematique" and "Hoodoo", production</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Dominic_Howard">Dominic Howard</a> – drums, percussion, brief vocals and electronic drums on "Supermassive Black Hole", <a href="/wiki/Buchla_200e">Buchla 200e</a> on "Take a Bow", production</li></ul>
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<ul><li>Edoardo de Angelis – first violin on "Take a Bow", "City of Delusion", "Hoodoo" and "Knights of Cydonia"</li>
<li>Around Art – strings on "Take a Bow", "City of Delusion", "Hoodoo" and "Knights of Cydonia"</li>
<li>Marco Brioschi – trumpet on "City of Delusion" and "Knights of Cydonia"</li>
<li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tommaso_Colliva&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">Tommaso Colliva</a> – engineer</li>
<li>Myriam Correge – assistant engineer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Rich_Costey">Rich Costey</a> – production</li>
<li>Max Dingle – mixing assistant</li>
<li>Tom Kirk – antique items crushed on "Exo-Politics"</li>
<li>Roger Lian – mastering assistant</li>
<li>Vlado Meller – mastering</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Mauro_Pagani">Mauro Pagani</a> – <a href="/wiki/String_arrangement">string arrangements</a>, string conductor</li>
<li>Ross Petersen – assistant engineer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Audrey_Riley">Audrey Riley</a> – string arrangements, string conductor</li>
<li>Mark Rinaldi – mixing assistant</li>
<li>Ryan Simms – assistant engineer</li>
<li>Derrick Santini – photography</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Storm_Thorgerson">Storm Thorgerson</a> – cover photo</li>
<li>Rupert Truman – cover photo</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Howie_Weinberg">Howie Weinberg</a> – mastering</li></ul>
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<h2>Certifications[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Black_Holes_and_Revelations&amp;action=edit&amp;section=15">edit</a>]</h2>
<h2>Single releases[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Black_Holes_and_Revelations&amp;action=edit&amp;section=16">edit</a>]</h2>
<h2>References[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Black_Holes_and_Revelations&amp;action=edit&amp;section=17">edit</a>]</h2>
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/supermassive-black-hole-single/id317961243">Supermassive Black Hole – Single by Muse on Apple Music</a> Retrieved 24 January 2017.
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/knights-of-cydonia-ep/id317961418">Knights of Cydonia – EP by Muse on Apple Music</a> Retrieved 24 January 2017.
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/map-of-the-problematique-ep/id317961074">Map of the Problematique – EP by Muse on Apple Music</a> Retrieved 24 January 2017.
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<h2>External links[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Black_Holes_and_Revelations&amp;action=edit&amp;section=18">edit</a>]</h2>
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<li><a href="https://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/muse/blackholesandrevelations"><i>Black Holes and Revelations</i></a> at <a href="/wiki/Metacritic">Metacritic</a></li></ul>
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 Black Holes and Revelations 
 Cover art by Storm Thorgerson 
 Studio album by Muse 
 Released 3 July 2006 
 Recorded August – December 2005 
  * Miraval (Correns, France) 
  * Avatar (New York City) 
 Studio * Electric Lady (New York City)
  * Officine Meccaniche (Milan) 
  * Townhouse (London) 
  * Alternative rock 
 Genre * progressive rock 
  * space rock 
 Length 45 : 28 
 Label * Warner Bros. 
  * Helium-3 
 Producer * Rich Costey 
  * Muse 
 Muse chronology 
 Absolution Black Holes and Revelations HAARP 
 (2003) (2006) (2008)
 
 
 Singles from Black Holes and Revelations 
 1. " Supermassive Black Hole " 
 Released: 19 June 2006 [1] 
 2. " Starlight " 
 Released: 4 September 2006 
 3. " Knights of Cydonia " 
 Released: 27 November 2006 [2] 
 4. " Invincible " 
 Released: 9 April 2007 
 5. " Map of the Problematique " 
 Released: 18 June 2007 [3] 
 
 

 Black Holes and Revelations is the fourth studio album by English rock band Muse, first released on 3 July 2006 through Warner Bros. Records and Muse's Helium-3 imprint. It was recorded over four months with producer Rich Costey in New York City, London, Milan, and southern France. It saw a change in style for Muse, with influences including Depeche Mode, Millionaire, Lightning Bolt, Sly and the Family Stone, and music from southern Italy.[4] Like their previous albums, it features political and dystopian undertones, with lyrics covering topics such as political corruption, alien invasion, revolution and New World Order conspiracies, as well as more conventional love songs.

 Black Holes and Revelations received positive reviews and appeared on many year-end lists. It received a Mercury Prize nomination and later appeared in the 2007 version of 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. The album entered the charts at number one in five countries, including the United Kingdom, and in the top 10 in several other countries. It was later certified triple platinum in the UK and platinum in the US. Singles "Supermassive Black Hole" and "Knights of Cydonia" were both UK top-10 hits, while "Starlight", "Map of the Problematique", and "Invincible" all charted within the top 25. As of 2018, Black Holes and Revelations has sold more than 4.5 million copies worldwide.

 Recording [ edit ]

 Muse's third album, Absolution (2003), brought them mainstream exposure in the United States.[5] Muse began writing and rehearsing for their next album at Studio Miraval, an old château in southern France.[6][4] Absolution producer Rich Costey joined them two weeks later.[6]

 Songwriter Matt Bellamy said the band wanted to be free from distractions so that they could "concentrate, spend time and be surrounded by different musical influences".[4] However, progress was slow and they had difficulty deciding which songs to work on.[4] More work was completed in New York City at Avatar Studios and Electric Lady Studios in New York, and at a studio in Italy.[6]

 Bassist Chris Wolstenholme said writing and recording was more relaxed than previous albums, as the band had no deadline.[7] Costey wanted to capture Bellamy's "personality" as a guitarist, recording the sound of his fingers and plectrum on the strings.[6] Muse took a more active role in using studio technology, having previously left its use to engineers.[7]

 With "Take a Bow", Muse wanted to blend classical, electronic and rock music. It opens with string arpeggios inspired by Philip Glass, backed by a Moog synthesizer.[6] The "Map of the Problematique" riff was written on keyboard; at Costey's encouragement, Bellamy recreated it on guitar by splitting the guitar signal into three audio signals, which were processed with pitch shifters and synthesisers.[6] "Assassin", influenced by the noise rock band Lightning Bolt, began as a long progressive rock song with a "huge" piano break before Muse trimmed it.[6]

 "Soldier's Poem" was "unlike anything [Muse had] ever done before".[8] It was written for Absolution, but rewritten for Black Holes with new lyrics and an arrangement inspired by "Can't Help Falling in Love" by Elvis Presley.[6] Drummer Dominic Howard said the band had planned to record it with a "massive, epic" approach, but decided to use a small studio with vintage equipment and few microphones.[8] Howard described it as a "real highlight", with "some of the most amazing vocals I've ever heard Matt do".[8]

 "Knights of Cydonia" was inspired by surf rock and the 1962 single "Telstar" by the Tornados, which featured Bellamy's father George Bellamy.[6] Bellamy said that the song title "acknowledged that this is a bit funny, particularly when we are pushing the epic side of the band to almost comical levels ... There's a lot of freedom in being able to laugh at yourself."[9]

 Themes [ edit ]

 Black Holes and Revelations has been described as featuring progressive rock[10] and space rock,[11] and was said by some reviewers to carry a political message.[12] The album begins with the track "Take a Bow", which is an "attack on an all but unnamed political leader", incorporating lyrics such as "Corrupt, you corrupt and bring corruption to all that you touch".[12] These themes are carried through the album in the tracks "Exo-Politics" and "Assassin".[12]

 The album touches on controversial subject matters, such as "The New World Order conspiracy, unjustifiable war, abusive power, conspiratorial manipulation and populist revolt,"[13] and is influenced by the conspiracy theories that the band are interested in.[8] Bellamy said he finds "the unknown in general a stimulating area for the imagination",[13] and this interest is reflected throughout the album, which features rebellious paranoia (particularly during "Assassin").[12] The album also includes more emotional themes, including regret, ambition,[12] and love.[14]

 The title is taken from lyrics in "Starlight". Bellamy told Q: "Black holes and revelations – they're the two areas of songwriting for me that make up the majority of this album. A revelation about yourself, something personal, something genuine of an everyday nature that maybe people can relate to. Then the black holes are these songs that are from the more ... unknown regions of the imagination."[15]

 Artwork [ edit ]

 The album artwork was photographed in Bardenas and designed by Storm Thorgerson. The motif was inspired by the "galloping" of "Knights of Cydonia" and "Invincible", an allusion to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.[16]

 Release [ edit ]

 Black Holes and Revelations was released on 3 July 2006 in the UK, followed by releases in the US, Australia, Taiwan and Japan. It was also available as a limited edition CD/DVD combination, that featured videos and live renditions of "Supermassive Black Hole", "Knights of Cydonia" and "Starlight". In addition, the album was re-released in the US on vinyl LP on 18 August 2009. The album was certified double platinum in the UK on 22 December 2006[17] and triple platinum on 6 December 2010. Singles were released in both the UK and the US, though they were released in different orders in each country. All singles excepting "Map of the Problematique" were available on vinyl LP, CD, DVD (containing the music video for the single) and as a download.[18]

 In the UK, the first single was "Supermassive Black Hole", released on 12 June 2006. It reached number four on the UK Singles Chart, making it the highest-charting single in the UK for the band to date. It was followed by "Starlight", "Knights of Cydonia", "Invincible" and "Map of the Problematique"; "Knights of Cydonia" was the only one to reach the top ten. The album stayed at number one for two weeks on the UK Albums Chart, producing Muse's largest sales up to that point.[ citation needed ]

 The first US single was "Knights of Cydonia", on 13 June 2006, which peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, and was followed by "Starlight" and "Supermassive Black Hole". "Starlight" was Muse's most popular single in the US at that point, reaching number two on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.[19] The album debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200, making it Muse's first top-ten entry in the US.[ citation needed ]

 Reception [ edit ]

 Critical [ edit ]

 Professional ratings
 Aggregate scores 
 Source Rating 
 Metacritic 75/100[20]
 Review scores 
 Source Rating 
 AllMusic [21] 
 Blender [22] 
 Entertainment Weekly B+[23] 
 The Guardian [24] 
 Los Angeles Times [25] 
 NME 9/10[26] 
 Pitchfork 4.2/10[27]
 Q [28] 
 Rolling Stone [29] 
 Spin [30] 
 

 Black Holes and Revelations was met with positive reviews from critics. Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating based on a range of reviews from mainstream critics, aggregated the album's average review score to 75 out of 100, based on 32 reviews.[20] The album received top ratings from Observer Music Monthly,[31] Q,[28] E! Online,[32] and Alternative Press.[33]

 Planet Sound named Black Holes and Revelations their "Album of the Year", and the album was placed third in the NME ' s "Albums of the Year" list.[34] as well as being named Q's second-best album of the year.[35] The album also received a Mercury Prize nomination, and was featured in the updated 2007 version of the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. The album was named as one of Classic Rock ' s ten essential progressive rock albums of the decade.[10]

 In contrast, several critics called the album "overblown", including RTÉ's Bill Lehane,[36] the NME ' s Anthony Thornton,[26] and Rolling Stone's Christian Hoard.[29] Hoard went on to describe "Knights of Cydonia" and "City of Delusion" as "ridiculous", but concluded that it was "surprising" that the album worked.[29] The A.V. Club ' s Noel Murray, on the other hand, gave the band credit for reworking themselves, but called the album a "nightmare" and gave it a D+.[37] The album also garnered some crossover appeal, with Oakland hip hop group Zion I releasing a notable remix of "Knights of Cydonia" in 2008.[38]

 Accolades [ edit ]

 Black Holes and Revelations was placed at number 34 in a public vote conducted by Q for "The Best British Albums of all time" in February 2008. The album also spawned "Supermassive Black Hole", Muse's most successful single in the UK to date, hitting number four on the charts. In October 2011, NME placed it at number 74 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[39] It was nominated for the Kerrang! Award for Best Single. The album was ranked at 14th in the RadioX UK magazine best albums of 2006.[40] The album was ranked at number three on NME ' s list of the albums of the year in 2006.[41] On 26 January 2008, "Knights of Cydonia" was announced as the number-one song on Australia's 2007 Triple J Hottest 100. The song was also ranked No. 18 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time, 2009. It was also ranked No. 53 on Rhapsody's list of the Top 100 Tracks of the Decade.[42] In October 2011, NME placed it at number 44 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[43]

 Commercial [ edit ]

 Black Holes and Revelations sold 115,144 copies in its first week in the UK,[44] more than the first week sales of Muse's previous album, Absolution. It was certified triple platinum by the BPI,[17] and has sold more than one million copies in the UK as of 2018.[45]

 Five singles were released in the UK, of which three were released in the US. A world tour followed the release of the album that included dates in the UK, the US, Canada, Australia and most of Europe and Asia.[46]

 Tour [ edit ]

 Main article: Black Holes and Revelations Tour
 Acrobats suspended from giant white balloons float above the audience in the first, sellout night of Muse's Wembley gigs

 In July 2006, Muse announced they would embark on their "biggest ever tour" in support of the album.[47] The first shows included the Leeds and Reading Carling Weekend festivals, followed by a tour that visited most of the world's major continents.[47] The tour saw them travelling around most of the world,[46] and its shows became noted for their increasing usage of special effects. Some dates that were booked to play in support of My Chemical Romance in the US were cancelled after members of both bands were affected by food poisoning.[48] The US stretch of the tour included dates at Madison Square Garden and a headlining slot at Lollapalooza.[ citation needed ]

 Between the European arena and festival/stadium tours, the band embarked on a tour to Australia and Asia. The band were second on the bill at the 2007 Big Day Out Festival, behind headliners Tool. They also played sideshows in Sydney and Melbourne before embarking on concerts in South East Asia. That tour led to the band's biggest tour of Japan and a debut show in South Korea. The band then moved to America, playing their biggest North American headline concerts at the time at the Inglewood Forum and the Palacio de los Deportes arena in Mexico City.[ citation needed ]

 The biggest concert of the tour was the two nights they played at the new Wembley Stadium on 16 and 17 June 2007, which incorporated much more extensive special effects than other concerts. Footage of the latter concert was released on DVD, while a live CD album contained a selection of recorded tracks from the two nights. Both discs were released as a joint package under the title HAARP. After Wembley, the tour continued with Muse playing many gigs on European festival circuits, including headline appearances at Rock Werchter and the Benicàssim Festival. The tour then progressed to Muse's biggest North American tour at that point, including appearances at New York City's Madison Square Garden, Morrison's Red Rocks Amphitheatre and a headline appearance at Lollapalooza 2007. The band toured Eastern Europe in October before heading for an arena tour of Australia in November, finally ending at the KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas. The following year saw Muse have a much more relaxed schedule, but still saw them play their first gigs in Dubai and South Africa at festivals, before making their gig debuts in South America on a three-week arena tour.[ citation needed ]

 Track listing [ edit ]

 All tracks are written by Matt Bellamy.

 Black Holes and Revelations – Standard edition
 No. Title Length
 1. "Take a Bow" 4:35 
 2. "Starlight" 3:59 
 3. "Supermassive Black Hole" 3:29 
 4. "Map of the Problematique" 4:18 
 5. "Soldier's Poem" 2:03 
 6. "Invincible" 5:00 
 7. "Assassin" 3:31 
 8. "Exo-Politics" 3:53 
 9. "City of Delusion" 4:48 
 10. "Hoodoo" 3:43 
 11. "Knights of Cydonia" 6:06 
 Total length: 45:28 
 
 Black Holes and Revelations – Japanese edition / Digital edition
 No. Title Length
 12. "Glorious" 4:40 
 Total length: 50:08 
 
 Black Holes and Revelations – Limited edition (DVD)
 No. Title Length
 1. "Supermassive Black Hole" (video) 
 2. "Starlight" (video) 
 3. "Knights of Cydonia" (video) 
 4. "Supermassive Black Hole" (live from Paris) 
 5. "Starlight" (live from Copenhagen at the MTV Awards) 
 6. "Knights of Cydonia" (live from London) 
 
 * A longer version of "Assassin", dubbed the "Grand Omega Bosses Version" was also released on the "Knights of Cydonia" vinyl single.

 Personnel [ edit ]

 Muse

 * Matthew Bellamy – lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitars, piano, synthesizers, production
 * Christopher Wolstenholme – bass, backing vocals, double bass on "Soldier's Poem", additional synthesizers on "Map of the Problematique" and "Hoodoo", production
 * Dominic Howard – drums, percussion, brief vocals and electronic drums on "Supermassive Black Hole", Buchla 200e on "Take a Bow", production

 Additional personnel

 * Edoardo de Angelis – first violin on "Take a Bow", "City of Delusion", "Hoodoo" and "Knights of Cydonia"
 * Around Art – strings on "Take a Bow", "City of Delusion", "Hoodoo" and "Knights of Cydonia"
 * Marco Brioschi – trumpet on "City of Delusion" and "Knights of Cydonia"
 * Tommaso Colliva – engineer
 * Myriam Correge – assistant engineer
 * Rich Costey – production
 * Max Dingle – mixing assistant
 * Tom Kirk – antique items crushed on "Exo-Politics"
 * Roger Lian – mastering assistant
 * Vlado Meller – mastering
 * Mauro Pagani – string arrangements, string conductor
 * Ross Petersen – assistant engineer
 * Audrey Riley – string arrangements, string conductor
 * Mark Rinaldi – mixing assistant
 * Ryan Simms – assistant engineer
 * Derrick Santini – photography
 * Storm Thorgerson – cover photo
 * Rupert Truman – cover photo
 * Howie Weinberg – mastering

 Charts [ edit ]

 Weekly charts [ edit ] Year-end charts [ edit ] 
   
 Chart (2006) Peak Chart (2006) Position
  position Australian Albums (ARIA)[73] 77 
 Australian Albums (ARIA)[49] 1 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[74] 74 
 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[50] 1 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[75] 29 
 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[51] 1 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[76] 20 
 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[52] 2 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[77] 50 
 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[53] 5 European Hot 100 Albums (Billboard)[78] 31 
 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[54] 2 French Albums (SNEP)[79] 22 
 European Albums (Billboard)[55] 1 Greek Foreign Albums (IFPI)[80] 27 
 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[56] 3 Italian Albums (FIMI)[81] 45 
 French Albums (SNEP)[57] 2 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[82] 29 
 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[58] 4 UK Albums (OCC)[83] 26 
 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[59] 33 
 Irish Albums (IRMA)[60] 1 Chart (2007) Position 
 Italian Albums (FIMI)[61] 2 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[84] 90 
 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[62] 11 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[85] 76 
 Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[49] 84 French Albums (SNEP)[86] 96 
 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[63] 6 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[87] 47 
 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[64] 6 UK Albums (OCC)[88] 117 
 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[65] 41 
 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[66] 17 Chart (2008) Position 
 Scottish Albums (OCC)[67] 1 UK Albums (OCC)[89] 165 
 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[68] 20 
 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[69] 15 Chart (2009) Position 
 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[70] 1 UK Albums (OCC)[90] 151 
 UK Albums (OCC)[71] 1 
 US Billboard 200[72] 9 Chart (2010) Position 
  UK Albums (OCC)[91] 149 
   
   
 

 Certifications [ edit ]

 Region Certification Certified units/sales
 Australia (ARIA)[92] Platinum 70,000^ 
 Belgium (BEA)[93] Gold 25,000* 
 Canada (Music Canada)[94] Platinum 100,000^ 
 Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[95] Gold 20,000^ 
 Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[96] Gold 15,000[96] 
 France (SNEP)[97] 3× Platinum 300,000* 
 Germany (BVMI)[98] Gold 100,000^ 
 Ireland (IRMA)[99] Platinum 15,000^ 
 Italy (FIMI)[100] Platinum 50,000 
 sales since 2009  
 Japan (RIAJ)[101] Gold 100,000^ 
 New Zealand (RMNZ)[102] Gold 7,500^ 
 Norway (IFPI Norway)[103] Gold 20,000* 
 Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[104] Platinum 30,000^ 
 United Kingdom (BPI)[105] 3× Platinum 1,119,574[45] 
 United States (RIAA)[106] Platinum 1,000,000^ 
 Summaries 
 Europe (IFPI)[107] 2× Platinum 2,000,000* 
 * Sales figures based on certification alone. 
 ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. 
 Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
  
 

 Single releases [ edit ]

 Title UK Singles Billboard Modern
 Chart Rock Tracks 
 "Supermassive Black Hole" 4 6 
 "Starlight" 13 2 
 "Knights of Cydonia" 10 10 
 "Invincible" 21 
 "Map of the Problematique" 18 
 

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	  "Exo Politics" and "Exo-Politics" redirect here. For other uses, see Exopolitics.
   Black Holes and Revelations       Cover art by Storm Thorgerson       Studio album by   Muse      Released 3 July 2006   Recorded August – December 2005   Studio 
  Miraval (Correns, France)
 Avatar (New York City)
 Electric Lady (New York City)
 Officine Meccaniche (Milan)
 Townhouse (London) 
    Genre  
  Alternative rock 
 progressive rock 
 space rock  
   Length 45:28    Label  
  Warner Bros. 
 Helium-3  
    Producer  
  Rich Costey 
Muse 
    Muse chronology   
 
  Absolution  (2003)
  Black Holes and Revelations  (2006)
  HAARP  (2008)
            Singles from  Black Holes and Revelations      
 "Supermassive Black Hole"Released: 19 June 2006 [1]  
"Starlight"Released: 4 September 2006
"Knights of Cydonia"Released: 27 November 2006 [2]  
"Invincible"Released: 9 April 2007
"Map of the Problematique"Released: 18 June 2007 [3]   
    
  Black Holes and Revelations  is the fourth studio album by English rock band Muse, first released on 3 July 2006 through Warner Bros. Records and Muse's Helium-3 imprint. It was recorded over four months with producer Rich Costey in New York City, London, Milan, and southern France. It saw a change in style for Muse, with influences including Depeche Mode, Millionaire, Lightning Bolt, Sly and the Family Stone, and music from southern Italy. [4]  Like their previous albums, it features political and dystopian undertones, with lyrics covering topics such as political corruption, alien invasion, revolution and New World Order conspiracies, as well as more conventional love songs.
  Black Holes and Revelations received positive reviews and appeared on many year-end lists. It received a Mercury Prize nomination and later appeared in the 2007 version of  1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die . The album entered the charts at number one in five countries, including the United Kingdom, and in the top 10 in several other countries. It was later certified triple platinum in the UK and platinum in the US. Singles "Supermassive Black Hole" and "Knights of Cydonia" were both UK top-10 hits, while "Starlight", "Map of the Problematique", and "Invincible" all charted within the top 25. As of 2018, Black Holes and Revelations has sold more than 4.5 million copies worldwide.
Recording[edit]
Muse's third album,  Absolution  (2003), brought them mainstream exposure in the United States. [5]  Muse began writing and rehearsing for their next album at Studio Miraval, an old château in southern France. [6]   [4]  Absolution producer Rich Costey joined them two weeks later. [6] 
 Songwriter Matt Bellamy said the band wanted to be free from distractions so that they could "concentrate, spend time and be surrounded by different musical influences". [4]  However, progress was slow and they had difficulty deciding which songs to work on. [4]  More work was completed in New York City at Avatar Studios and Electric Lady Studios in New York, and at a studio in Italy. [6] 
 Bassist Chris Wolstenholme said writing and recording was more relaxed than previous albums, as the band had no deadline. [7]  Costey wanted to capture Bellamy's "personality" as a guitarist, recording the sound of his fingers and plectrum on the strings. [6]  Muse took a more active role in using studio technology, having previously left its use to engineers. [7] 
 With "Take a Bow", Muse wanted to blend classical, electronic and rock music. It opens with string arpeggios inspired by Philip Glass, backed by a Moog synthesizer. [6]  The "Map of the Problematique" riff was written on keyboard; at Costey's encouragement, Bellamy recreated it on guitar by splitting the guitar signal into three audio signals, which were processed with pitch shifters and synthesisers. [6]  "Assassin", influenced by the noise rock band Lightning Bolt, began as a long progressive rock song with a "huge" piano break before Muse trimmed it. [6] 
 "Soldier's Poem" was "unlike anything [Muse had] ever done before". [8]  It was written for Absolution, but rewritten for Black Holes with new lyrics and an arrangement inspired by "Can't Help Falling in Love" by Elvis Presley. [6]  Drummer Dominic Howard said the band had planned to record it with a "massive, epic" approach, but decided to use a small studio with vintage equipment and few microphones. [8]  Howard described it as a "real highlight", with "some of the most amazing vocals I've ever heard Matt do". [8] 
 "Knights of Cydonia" was inspired by surf rock and the 1962 single "Telstar" by the Tornados, which featured Bellamy's father George Bellamy. [6]  Bellamy said that the song title "acknowledged that this is a bit funny, particularly when we are pushing the epic side of the band to almost comical levels ... There's a lot of freedom in being able to laugh at yourself." [9] 
Themes[edit]
 Black Holes and Revelations has been described as featuring progressive rock  [10]  and space rock, [11]  and was said by some reviewers to carry a political message. [12]  The album begins with the track "Take a Bow", which is an "attack on an all but unnamed political leader", incorporating lyrics such as "Corrupt, you corrupt and bring corruption to all that you touch". [12]  These themes are carried through the album in the tracks "Exo-Politics" and "Assassin". [12] 
 The album touches on controversial subject matters, such as "The New World Order conspiracy, unjustifiable war, abusive power, conspiratorial manipulation and populist revolt," [13]  and is influenced by the conspiracy theories that the band are interested in. [8]  Bellamy said he finds "the unknown in general a stimulating area for the imagination", [13]  and this interest is reflected throughout the album, which features rebellious paranoia (particularly during "Assassin"). [12]  The album also includes more emotional themes, including regret, ambition, [12]  and love. [14] 
 The title is taken from lyrics in "Starlight". Bellamy told  Q : "Black holes and revelations – they're the two areas of songwriting for me that make up the majority of this album. A revelation about yourself, something personal, something genuine of an everyday nature that maybe people can relate to. Then the black holes are these songs that are from the more ... unknown regions of the imagination." [15] 
Artwork[edit]
The album artwork was photographed in Bardenas and designed by Storm Thorgerson. The motif was inspired by the "galloping" of "Knights of Cydonia" and "Invincible", an allusion to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. [16] 
Release[edit]
 Black Holes and Revelations was released on 3 July 2006 in the UK, followed by releases in the US, Australia, Taiwan and Japan. It was also available as a limited edition CD/DVD combination, that featured videos and live renditions of "Supermassive Black Hole", "Knights of Cydonia" and "Starlight". In addition, the album was re-released in the US on vinyl LP on 18 August 2009. The album was certified double platinum in the UK on 22 December 2006 [17]  and triple platinum on 6 December 2010. Singles were released in both the UK and the US, though they were released in different orders in each country. All singles excepting "Map of the Problematique" were available on vinyl LP, CD, DVD (containing the music video for the single) and as a download. [18] 
 In the UK, the first single was "Supermassive Black Hole", released on 12 June 2006. It reached number four on the UK Singles Chart, making it the highest-charting single in the UK for the band to date. It was followed by "Starlight", "Knights of Cydonia", "Invincible" and "Map of the Problematique"; "Knights of Cydonia" was the only one to reach the top ten. The album stayed at number one for two weeks on the UK Albums Chart, producing Muse's largest sales up to that point.[ citation needed ]
 The first US single was "Knights of Cydonia", on 13 June 2006, which peaked at number 10 on the  Billboard  Modern Rock Tracks chart, and was followed by "Starlight" and "Supermassive Black Hole". "Starlight" was Muse's most popular single in the US at that point, reaching number two on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. [19]  The album debuted at number nine on the  Billboard 200, making it Muse's first top-ten entry in the US.[ citation needed ]
Reception[edit]
Critical[edit]
 Professional ratings   Aggregate scores   Source Rating    Metacritic  75/100 [20]     Review scores   Source Rating    AllMusic    [21]       Blender     [22]       Entertainment Weekly   B+ [23]       The Guardian     [24]       Los Angeles Times     [25]       NME   9/10 [26]       Pitchfork   4.2/10 [27]       Q     [28]       Rolling Stone     [29]       Spin     [30]     
 Black Holes and Revelations was met with positive reviews from critics. Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating based on a range of reviews from mainstream critics, aggregated the album's average review score to 75 out of 100, based on 32 reviews. [20]  The album received top ratings from  Observer Music Monthly , [31]   Q , [28]  E! Online, [32]  and  Alternative Press . [33] 
  Planet Sound named Black Holes and Revelations their "Album of the Year", and the album was placed third in the  NME 's "Albums of the Year" list. [34]  as well as being named  Q 's second-best album of the year. [35]  The album also received a Mercury Prize nomination, and was featured in the updated 2007 version of the book  1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die . The album was named as one of  Classic Rock 's ten essential progressive rock albums of the decade. [10] 
 In contrast, several critics called the album "overblown", including RTÉ's Bill Lehane, [36]  the NME's Anthony Thornton, [26]  and  Rolling Stone's Christian Hoard. [29]  Hoard went on to describe "Knights of Cydonia" and "City of Delusion" as "ridiculous", but concluded that it was "surprising" that the album worked. [29]   The A.V. Club 's Noel Murray, on the other hand, gave the band credit for reworking themselves, but called the album a "nightmare" and gave it a D+. [37]  The album also garnered some crossover appeal, with Oakland hip hop group Zion I releasing a notable remix of "Knights of Cydonia" in 2008. [38] 
Accolades[edit]
 Black Holes and Revelations was placed at number 34 in a public vote conducted by  Q  for "The Best British Albums of all time" in February 2008. The album also spawned "Supermassive Black Hole", Muse's most successful single in the UK to date, hitting number four on the charts. In October 2011,  NME  placed it at number 74 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years". [39]  It was nominated for the Kerrang! Award for Best Single. The album was ranked at 14th in the RadioX UK magazine best albums of 2006. [40]  The album was ranked at number three on NME's list of the albums of the year in 2006. [41]  On 26 January 2008, "Knights of Cydonia" was announced as the number-one song on Australia's 2007 Triple J Hottest 100. The song was also ranked No. 18 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time, 2009. It was also ranked No. 53 on Rhapsody's list of the Top 100 Tracks of the Decade. [42]  In October 2011,  NME  placed it at number 44 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years". [43] 
Commercial[edit]
 Black Holes and Revelations sold 115,144 copies in its first week in the UK, [44]  more than the first week sales of Muse's previous album, Absolution. It was certified triple platinum by the BPI, [17]  and has sold more than one million copies in the UK as of 2018. [45] 
 Five singles were released in the UK, of which three were released in the US. A world tour followed the release of the album that included dates in the UK, the US, Canada, Australia and most of Europe and Asia. [46] 
Tour[edit]
      Acrobats suspended from giant white balloons float above the audience in the first, sellout night of Muse's Wembley gigs  
In July 2006, Muse announced they would embark on their "biggest ever tour" in support of the album. [47]  The first shows included the Leeds and Reading Carling Weekend festivals, followed by a tour that visited most of the world's major continents. [47]  The tour saw them travelling around most of the world, [46]  and its shows became noted for their increasing usage of special effects. Some dates that were booked to play in support of My Chemical Romance in the US were cancelled after members of both bands were affected by food poisoning. [48]  The US stretch of the tour included dates at Madison Square Garden and a headlining slot at Lollapalooza.[ citation needed ]
 Between the European arena and festival/stadium tours, the band embarked on a tour to Australia and Asia. The band were second on the bill at the 2007 Big Day Out Festival, behind headliners Tool. They also played sideshows in Sydney and Melbourne before embarking on concerts in South East Asia. That tour led to the band's biggest tour of Japan and a debut show in South Korea. The band then moved to America, playing their biggest North American headline concerts at the time at the Inglewood Forum and the Palacio de los Deportes arena in Mexico City.[ citation needed ]
 The biggest concert of the tour was the two nights they played at the new Wembley Stadium on 16 and 17 June 2007, which incorporated much more extensive special effects than other concerts. Footage of the latter concert was released on DVD, while a live CD album contained a selection of recorded tracks from the two nights. Both discs were released as a joint package under the title  HAARP . After Wembley, the tour continued with Muse playing many gigs on European festival circuits, including headline appearances at Rock Werchter and the Benicàssim Festival. The tour then progressed to Muse's biggest North American tour at that point, including appearances at New York City's Madison Square Garden, Morrison's Red Rocks Amphitheatre and a headline appearance at Lollapalooza 2007. The band toured Eastern Europe in October before heading for an arena tour of Australia in November, finally ending at the KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas. The following year saw Muse have a much more relaxed schedule, but still saw them play their first gigs in Dubai and South Africa at festivals, before making their gig debuts in South America on a three-week arena tour.[ citation needed ]
Track listing[edit]
   Black Holes and Revelations – Japanese edition / Digital edition    No.  Title Length   12. "Glorious" 4:40   Total length: 50:08    
   Black Holes and Revelations – Limited edition (DVD)    No.  Title Length   1. "Supermassive Black Hole" (video)     2. "Starlight" (video)     3. "Knights of Cydonia" (video)     4. "Supermassive Black Hole" (live from Paris)     5. "Starlight" (live from Copenhagen at the MTV Awards)     6. "Knights of Cydonia" (live from London)      
 A longer version of "Assassin", dubbed the "Grand Omega Bosses Version" was also released on the "Knights of Cydonia" vinyl single. 
Personnel[edit]
 Muse
  Matthew Bellamy – lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitars, piano, synthesizers, production
 Christopher Wolstenholme – bass, backing vocals, double bass on "Soldier's Poem", additional synthesizers on "Map of the Problematique" and "Hoodoo", production
 Dominic Howard – drums, percussion, brief vocals and electronic drums on "Supermassive Black Hole", Buchla 200e on "Take a Bow", production 
 Additional personnel
 Edoardo de Angelis – first violin on "Take a Bow", "City of Delusion", "Hoodoo" and "Knights of Cydonia"
Around Art – strings on "Take a Bow", "City of Delusion", "Hoodoo" and "Knights of Cydonia"
Marco Brioschi – trumpet on "City of Delusion" and "Knights of Cydonia"
 Tommaso Colliva – engineer
Myriam Correge – assistant engineer
 Rich Costey – production
Max Dingle – mixing assistant
Tom Kirk – antique items crushed on "Exo-Politics"
Roger Lian – mastering assistant
Vlado Meller – mastering
 Mauro Pagani – string arrangements, string conductor
Ross Petersen – assistant engineer
 Audrey Riley – string arrangements, string conductor
Mark Rinaldi – mixing assistant
Ryan Simms – assistant engineer
Derrick Santini – photography
 Storm Thorgerson – cover photo
Rupert Truman – cover photo
 Howie Weinberg – mastering 
Charts[edit]
Certifications[edit]
Single releases[edit]
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	<p>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p>
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<table><tbody><tr><th>Too Fast for Love</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/File:Too_Fast.jpg"></a></td></tr><tr><th><a href="/wiki/Album">Studio album</a> by <div><p><a href="/wiki/M%C3%B6tley_Cr%C3%BCe">Mötley Crüe</a></p></div></th></tr><tr><th>Released</th><td>November 10, 1981</td></tr><tr><th>Recorded</th><td>October 1981</td></tr><tr><th>Studio</th><td>Hit City West, Los Angeles, California<sup><a href="#cite_note-Moskowitz-1">[1]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><th><a href="/wiki/Music_genre">Genre</a></th><td><div>
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Heavy_metal_music">Heavy metal</a><sup><a href="#cite_note-PM_Rev-2">[2]</a></sup></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Glam_metal">glam metal</a><sup><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Glam_punk">glam punk</a><sup><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th>Length</th><td><div>
<ul><li>39:37 (original)</li>
<li>34:04 (<a href="/wiki/Elektra_Records">Elektra</a> version)</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th><a href="/wiki/Record_label">Label</a></th><td><div>
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Leath%C3%BCr_Records">Leathür</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th><a href="/wiki/Record_producer">Producer</a></th><td>Mötley Crüe</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/wiki/M%C3%B6tley_Cr%C3%BCe">Mötley Crüe</a> chronology</th></tr><tr><td>
<table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>
</td>
<td><i><b>Too Fast for Love</b></i><br />(1981)
</td>
<td><i><a href="/wiki/Shout_at_the_Devil">Shout at the Devil</a></i><br />(1983)
</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><th><a href="/wiki/Single_(music)">Singles</a> from <i> Too Fast for Love </i></th></tr><tr><td><div>
<ol><li>"Stick to Your Guns"<br />Released: May 1981</li>
<li>"<a href="/wiki/Live_Wire_(M%C3%B6tley_Cr%C3%BCe_song)">Live Wire</a>"<br />Released: August 16, 1982</li></ol>
</div></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><i><b>Too Fast for Love</b></i> is the debut studio album by American <a href="/wiki/Heavy_metal_music">heavy metal</a> band <a href="/wiki/M%C3%B6tley_Cr%C3%BCe">Mötley Crüe</a>. The first edition of 900 copies was released on November 10, 1981, on the band's original label <a href="/wiki/Leath%C3%BCr_Records">Leathür Records</a>. <a href="/wiki/Elektra_Records">Elektra Records</a> signed the band the following year, at which point the album was remixed and partially re-recorded. This re-release, with a different track listing and slightly different artwork (e.g., red lettering on the cover and a different interior photograph of the band), has become the standard version from which all later reissues derive. The re-recorded album also removed the song "Stick to Your Guns", though it is featured on a bonus track version of the album. The original mix of the album remained unreleased on CD until 2002, when it was included in the <i><a href="/wiki/Music_to_Crash_Your_Car_To:_Vol._1">Music to Crash Your Car To: Vol. 1</a></i> box set compilation.
</p><p>While the album only reached number 77 on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a> album chart in the United States, it would ultimately reach <a href="/wiki/Music_recording_sales_certification">platinum</a> status.
</p><p>The songs "Stick to Your Guns" and "<a href="/wiki/Live_Wire_(M%C3%B6tley_Cr%C3%BCe_song)">Live Wire</a>" were released as singles for the album. The cover is an homage to <a href="/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones">The Rolling Stones</a>' 1971 album <i><a href="/wiki/Sticky_Fingers">Sticky Fingers</a></i>.
</p>
<h2>Release history[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Too_Fast_for_Love&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1">edit</a>]</h2>
<p>The first recording session was in October 1981, a half year after the band first played the <a href="/wiki/Starwood_(nightclub)">Starwood</a> nightclub. They recorded for a few days with engineer Avi Kipper at Hit City West, a small studio in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles.<sup><a href="#cite_note-Moskowitz-1">[1]</a></sup><sup><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup>
</p><p>There are three known vinyl pressings of the <a href="/wiki/Leath%C3%BCr_Records">Leathür Records</a> version, along with one known cassette. The first vinyl pressing had white lettering on the cover and the record label was white with black lettering. The back cover photo of <a href="/wiki/Vince_Neil">Vince Neil</a> shows him with a large airbrushed hairdo. The second pressing has red lettering on the cover and the record label is again white with black lettering. The second pressing has a slightly different photo insert of the band. The third pressing has red lettering on the cover and the record label is black with white lettering.
</p><p>The album was remixed under the supervision of <a href="/wiki/Roy_Thomas_Baker">Roy Thomas Baker</a> and rereleased on August 20, 1982, by <a href="/wiki/Elektra_Records">Elektra Records</a>, with whom the band signed its first recording contract. The Elektra version had a different track order and omitted "Stick to Your Guns", as well as the first verse from the title track. In addition, a re-recorded (and shorter) version of "Come On and Dance" appears on the re-release. However, the initial release of the album on Elektra in Canada (on both vinyl and cassette) was not the remixed version, but instead the original Leathür version with an Elektra label on it, and it included "Stick to Your Guns".<sup>[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup> This was released two months before the remixed version was released by Elektra worldwide, because Mötley was about to embark on a Canadian tour and Elektra wanted to ensure a product was available while the band was in the country. When the remixed version was completed, later Canadian pressings were the same as the Elektra version everywhere else. "It was amazing because everyone had passed on us first time around..." Neil observed in 2000. "We were just happy that someone was prepared to mass-produce our records and that we could go out on real tours."<sup><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup>
</p><p>In 1996, Mötley and Elektra split. The band once again formed their own record company, <a href="/wiki/M%C3%B6tley_Records">Mötley Records</a>, and rereleased all the albums before <i><a href="/wiki/New_Tattoo">New Tattoo</a></i>. The 2002 version of <i>Too Fast for Love</i> adds the Leathür version of "Too Fast for Love", "Stick to Your Guns" (omitted from the Elektra release), "Toast of the Town" (previously released as a B-side to Leathür's "Stick to Your Guns" single), the <a href="/wiki/Raspberries_(band)">Raspberries</a> cover song "Tonight" and a live version of "Merry-Go-Round".
</p>
<h2>Reception[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Too_Fast_for_Love&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2">edit</a>]</h2>
<table><caption>Professional ratings</caption><tbody><tr><th>Review scores</th></tr><tr><th>Source</th><th>Rating</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/AllMusic">AllMusic</a></td><td><sup><a href="#cite_note-AllMusic-7">[7]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/wiki/Martin_Popoff">Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal</a></i></td><td>9/10<sup><a href="#cite_note-martin-8">[8]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Metal_Storm_(webzine)">Metal Storm</a></td><td>(8.8/10)<sup><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/PopMatters">PopMatters</a></td><td>(favorable)<sup><a href="#cite_note-PM_Rev-2">[2]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Rolling_Stone_Album_Guide">The Rolling Stone Album Guide</a></i></td><td><sup><a href="#cite_note-Considine-10">[10]</a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><i>Too Fast for Love</i> has received mostly positive reviews. <a href="/wiki/AllMusic">AllMusic</a> reviewer Steve Huey gave the album a rating of four stars and claims that "Mötley Crüe essentially comes across as a bash-'em-out bar band, making up in enthusiasm what they lack in technical skill".<sup><a href="#cite_note-AllMusic-7">[7]</a></sup> 
</p><p><i>Too Fast for Love</i> was also the earliest of seven consecutive Mötley Crüe studio albums to be certified gold or platinum by the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America">RIAA</a>―every album up to and including <i><a href="/wiki/Generation_Swine">Generation Swine</a></i> (1997) is at least certified gold.<sup><a href="#cite_note-RIAA-11">[11]</a></sup>
</p>
<h2>Track listings[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Too_Fast_for_Love&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3">edit</a>]</h2>
<h3>1981 Leathür Records original release[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Too_Fast_for_Love&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4">edit</a>]</h3>
<div><p>All tracks are written by <a href="/wiki/Nikki_Sixx">Nikki Sixx</a>, except where noted.</p><table><caption>Side one</caption><tbody><tr><th><abbr>No.</abbr></th><th>Title</th><th>Writer(s)</th><th>Length</th></tr><tr><th>1.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Live_Wire_(M%C3%B6tley_Cr%C3%BCe_song)">Live Wire</a>"</td><td> </td><td>3:14</td></tr><tr><th>2.</th><td>"Public Enemy #1"</td><td>Sixx, <a href="/wiki/Lizzie_Grey">Lizzie Grey</a></td><td>4:22</td></tr><tr><th>3.</th><td>"Take Me to the Top"</td><td> </td><td>3:43</td></tr><tr><th>4.</th><td>"Merry-Go-Round"</td><td> </td><td>3:22</td></tr><tr><th>5.</th><td>"Piece of Your Action"</td><td><i>Lyrics</i>: Sixx, <a href="/wiki/Vince_Neil">Vince Neil</a> / <i>Music</i>: Sixx</td><td>4:39</td></tr></tbody></table></div>
<div><table><caption>Side two</caption><tbody><tr><th><abbr>No.</abbr></th><th>Title</th><th>Writer(s)</th><th>Length</th></tr><tr><th>6.</th><td>"Starry Eyes"</td><td> </td><td>4:28</td></tr><tr><th>7.</th><td>"Stick to Your Guns"</td><td> </td><td>4:20</td></tr><tr><th>8.</th><td>"Come On and Dance"</td><td> </td><td>3:11</td></tr><tr><th>9.</th><td>"Too Fast for Love"</td><td> </td><td>4:11</td></tr><tr><th>10.</th><td>"On with the Show"</td><td><i>Lyrics</i>: Sixx, Neil / <i>Music</i>: Sixx</td><td>4:07</td></tr></tbody></table></div>
<h3>1982 Elektra version[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Too_Fast_for_Love&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5">edit</a>]</h3>
<div><table><caption>Side one</caption><tbody><tr><th><abbr>No.</abbr></th><th>Title</th><th>Writer(s)</th><th>Length</th></tr><tr><th>1.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Live_Wire_(M%C3%B6tley_Cr%C3%BCe_song)">Live Wire</a>"</td><td> </td><td>3:14</td></tr><tr><th>2.</th><td>"Come On and Dance"</td><td> </td><td>2:47</td></tr><tr><th>3.</th><td>"Public Enemy #1"</td><td>Sixx, Grey</td><td>4:22</td></tr><tr><th>4.</th><td>"Merry-Go-Round"</td><td> </td><td>3:22</td></tr><tr><th>5.</th><td>"Take Me to the Top"</td><td> </td><td>3:43</td></tr></tbody></table></div>
<div><table><caption>Side two</caption><tbody><tr><th><abbr>No.</abbr></th><th>Title</th><th>Writer(s)</th><th>Length</th></tr><tr><th>6.</th><td>"Piece of Your Action"</td><td><i>Lyrics</i>: Sixx, Neil / <i>Music</i>: Sixx</td><td>4:39</td></tr><tr><th>7.</th><td>"Starry Eyes"</td><td> </td><td>4:28</td></tr><tr><th>8.</th><td>"Too Fast for Love"</td><td> </td><td>3:22</td></tr><tr><th>9.</th><td>"On with the Show"</td><td><i>Lyrics</i>: Sixx, Neil / <i>Music</i>: Sixx</td><td>4:07</td></tr></tbody></table></div>
<div><table><caption>2003 Mötley Records CD release bonus tracks</caption><tbody><tr><th><abbr>No.</abbr></th><th>Title</th><th>Writer(s)</th><th>Length</th></tr><tr><th>10.</th><td>"Toast of the Town" (B-side 1981 "Stick to Your Guns" single)</td><td><a href="/wiki/Mick_Mars">Mick Mars</a>, Sixx</td><td>3:35</td></tr><tr><th>11.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Tonight_(Raspberries_song)">Tonight</a>" (<a href="/wiki/Raspberries_(band)">Raspberries</a> cover)</td><td><a href="/wiki/Eric_Carmen">Eric Carmen</a></td><td>4:27</td></tr><tr><th>12.</th><td>"Too Fast for Love" (alternate intro)</td><td> </td><td>4:19</td></tr><tr><th>13.</th><td>"Stick to Your Guns"</td><td> </td><td>4:23</td></tr><tr><th>14.</th><td>"Merry-Go-Round" (live in San Antonio, Texas)</td><td> </td><td>3:56</td></tr><tr><th>15.</th><td>"Live Wire" (video)</td><td> </td><td>12:18</td></tr></tbody></table></div>
<h2>Personnel[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Too_Fast_for_Love&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6">edit</a>]</h2>
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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vince_Neil">Vince Neil</a> – lead vocals</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Mick_Mars">Mick Mars</a> – guitars, backing vocals</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Nikki_Sixx">Nikki Sixx</a> – bass</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Lee">Tommy Lee</a> – drums, backing vocals</li></ul>
</td>
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<h3>Production[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Too_Fast_for_Love&amp;action=edit&amp;section=8">edit</a>]</h3>
<ul><li>Gleen Felt – engineer</li>
<li>Azi Kipper, Robert Battaglia – additional engineers</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Wagener">Michael Wagener</a> – engineer, mixing</li>
<li>Jo Hansch – mastering</li>
<li>Bradley Gilderman – additional overdubs and edits</li>
<li>Gordon Fordyce – remixing</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Roy_Thomas_Baker">Roy Thomas Baker</a> – remixing advisor</li></ul>
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<h2>Charts[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Too_Fast_for_Love&amp;action=edit&amp;section=9">edit</a>]</h2>
<h2>Certifications[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Too_Fast_for_Love&amp;action=edit&amp;section=10">edit</a>]</h2>
<h2>Accolades[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Too_Fast_for_Love&amp;action=edit&amp;section=11">edit</a>]</h2>
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<td><a href="/wiki/Revolver_(magazine)">Revolver</a>
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<td>US
</td>
<td>6 Glam-Metal Albums You Need to Own<sup><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup>
</td>
<td>1
</td></tr>
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<td><a href="/wiki/PopMatters">PopMatters</a>
</td>
<td>US
</td>
<td>10 Essential Glam Metal Albums<sup><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup>
</td>
<td>1
</td></tr>
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<td><a href="/wiki/Consequence_of_Sound">Consequence of Sound</a>
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<td>US
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<td>10 Hair Metal Albums That Don't Suck<sup><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup>
</td>
<td>1
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<td><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone">Rolling Stone</a>
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<td>US
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<td>50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time<sup><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a></sup>
</td>
<td>9
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</td>
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<td>100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time<sup><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a></sup>
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<td>22
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<td><a href="/wiki/L.A._Weekly">L.A. Weekly</a>
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<td>US
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<td>Chuck Klosterman's Favorite Hair Metal Albums<sup><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a></sup>
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<td>8
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<td><a href="/wiki/Guitar_World">Guitar World</a>
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<td>US
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<td>Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of the Eighties<sup><a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a></sup>
</td>
<td>1
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<td>Ulltimate Classic Rock
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<td>US
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<td>Top 30 Glam Metal Albums<sup><a href="#cite_note-ucr-21">[21]</a></sup>
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<h2>See also[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Too_Fast_for_Love&amp;action=edit&amp;section=12">edit</a>]</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_glam_metal_albums_and_songs">List of glam metal albums and songs</a></li></ul>
<h2>References[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Too_Fast_for_Love&amp;action=edit&amp;section=13">edit</a>]</h2>
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<li>^ <a href="#cite_ref-Moskowitz_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Moskowitz_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <cite>Moskowitz, David V. (2015). <i>The 100 Greatest Bands of All Time: A Guide to the Legends Who Rocked the World</i>. Vol. 2. ABC-CLIO. p. 421. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781440803406"><bdi>9781440803406</bdi></a>.</cite>
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 Too Fast for Love 
 
 Studio album by Mötley Crüe 
 Released November 10, 1981 
 Recorded October 1981 
 Studio Hit City West, Los Angeles, California[1]
 * Heavy metal[2] 
 Genre * glam metal[3] 
 * glam punk[4] 
 Length * 39 : 37 (original) 
 * 34:04 (Elektra version) 
 Label * Leathür 
 Producer Mötley Crüe 
 Mötley Crüe chronology 
 Too Fast for Love Shout at the Devil
 (1981) (1983) 
 
 
 Singles from Too Fast for Love 
 1. "Stick to Your Guns" 
 Released: May 1981 
 2. " Live Wire " 
 Released: August 16, 1982 
 
 

 Too Fast for Love is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. The first edition of 900 copies was released on November 10, 1981, on the band's original label Leathür Records. Elektra Records signed the band the following year, at which point the album was remixed and partially re-recorded. This re-release, with a different track listing and slightly different artwork (e.g., red lettering on the cover and a different interior photograph of the band), has become the standard version from which all later reissues derive. The re-recorded album also removed the song "Stick to Your Guns", though it is featured on a bonus track version of the album. The original mix of the album remained unreleased on CD until 2002, when it was included in the Music to Crash Your Car To: Vol. 1 box set compilation.

 While the album only reached number 77 on the Billboard 200 album chart in the United States, it would ultimately reach platinum status.

 The songs "Stick to Your Guns" and "Live Wire" were released as singles for the album. The cover is an homage to The Rolling Stones' 1971 album Sticky Fingers.

 Release history [ edit ]

 The first recording session was in October 1981, a half year after the band first played the Starwood nightclub. They recorded for a few days with engineer Avi Kipper at Hit City West, a small studio in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles.[1][5]

 There are three known vinyl pressings of the Leathür Records version, along with one known cassette. The first vinyl pressing had white lettering on the cover and the record label was white with black lettering. The back cover photo of Vince Neil shows him with a large airbrushed hairdo. The second pressing has red lettering on the cover and the record label is again white with black lettering. The second pressing has a slightly different photo insert of the band. The third pressing has red lettering on the cover and the record label is black with white lettering.

 The album was remixed under the supervision of Roy Thomas Baker and rereleased on August 20, 1982, by Elektra Records, with whom the band signed its first recording contract. The Elektra version had a different track order and omitted "Stick to Your Guns", as well as the first verse from the title track. In addition, a re-recorded (and shorter) version of "Come On and Dance" appears on the re-release. However, the initial release of the album on Elektra in Canada (on both vinyl and cassette) was not the remixed version, but instead the original Leathür version with an Elektra label on it, and it included "Stick to Your Guns".[ citation needed ] This was released two months before the remixed version was released by Elektra worldwide, because Mötley was about to embark on a Canadian tour and Elektra wanted to ensure a product was available while the band was in the country. When the remixed version was completed, later Canadian pressings were the same as the Elektra version everywhere else. "It was amazing because everyone had passed on us first time around..." Neil observed in 2000. "We were just happy that someone was prepared to mass-produce our records and that we could go out on real tours."[6]

 In 1996, Mötley and Elektra split. The band once again formed their own record company, Mötley Records, and rereleased all the albums before New Tattoo. The 2002 version of Too Fast for Love adds the Leathür version of "Too Fast for Love", "Stick to Your Guns" (omitted from the Elektra release), "Toast of the Town" (previously released as a B-side to Leathür's "Stick to Your Guns" single), the Raspberries cover song "Tonight" and a live version of "Merry-Go-Round".

 Reception [ edit ]

 Professional ratings
 Review scores 
 Source Rating 
 AllMusic [7] 
 Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 9/10[8] 
 Metal Storm (8.8/10)[9] 
 PopMatters (favorable)[2]
 The Rolling Stone Album Guide [10] 
 

 Too Fast for Love has received mostly positive reviews. AllMusic reviewer Steve Huey gave the album a rating of four stars and claims that "Mötley Crüe essentially comes across as a bash-'em-out bar band, making up in enthusiasm what they lack in technical skill".[7]

 Too Fast for Love was also the earliest of seven consecutive Mötley Crüe studio albums to be certified gold or platinum by the RIAA―every album up to and including Generation Swine (1997) is at least certified gold.[11]

 Track listings [ edit ]

 1981 Leathür Records original release [ edit ]

 All tracks are written by Nikki Sixx, except where noted.

 Side one
 No. Title Writer(s) Length
 1. "Live Wire" 3:14 
 2. "Public Enemy #1" Sixx, Lizzie Grey 4:22 
 3. "Take Me to the Top" 3:43 
 4. "Merry-Go-Round" 3:22 
 5. "Piece of Your Action" Lyrics: Sixx, Vince Neil / Music: Sixx 4:39 
 
 Side two
 No. Title Writer(s) Length
 6. "Starry Eyes" 4:28 
 7. "Stick to Your Guns" 4:20 
 8. "Come On and Dance" 3:11 
 9. "Too Fast for Love" 4:11 
 10. "On with the Show" Lyrics: Sixx, Neil / Music: Sixx 4:07 
 

 1982 Elektra version [ edit ]

 Side one
 No. Title Writer(s) Length
 1. "Live Wire" 3:14 
 2. "Come On and Dance" 2:47 
 3. "Public Enemy #1" Sixx, Grey 4:22 
 4. "Merry-Go-Round" 3:22 
 5. "Take Me to the Top" 3:43 
 
 Side two
 No. Title Writer(s) Length
 6. "Piece of Your Action" Lyrics: Sixx, Neil / Music: Sixx 4:39 
 7. "Starry Eyes" 4:28 
 8. "Too Fast for Love" 3:22 
 9. "On with the Show" Lyrics: Sixx, Neil / Music: Sixx 4:07 
 
 2003 Mötley Records CD release bonus tracks
 No. Title Writer(s) Length
 10. "Toast of the Town" (B-side 1981 "Stick to Your Guns" single) Mick Mars, Sixx 3:35 
 11. "Tonight" (Raspberries cover) Eric Carmen 4:27 
 12. "Too Fast for Love" (alternate intro) 4:19 
 13. "Stick to Your Guns" 4:23 
 14. "Merry-Go-Round" (live in San Antonio, Texas) 3:56 
 15. "Live Wire" (video) 12:18 
 

 Personnel [ edit ]

 Mötley Crüe [ edit ] Production [ edit ] 
  
 * Vince Neil – lead vocals * Gleen Felt – engineer 
 * Mick Mars – guitars, backing vocals * Azi Kipper, Robert Battaglia – additional engineers
 * Nikki Sixx – bass * Michael Wagener – engineer, mixing 
 * Tommy Lee – drums, backing vocals * Jo Hansch – mastering 
  * Bradley Gilderman – additional overdubs and edits 
  * Gordon Fordyce – remixing 
  * Roy Thomas Baker – remixing advisor 
  
 

 Charts [ edit ]

 Chart (1984) Peak 
 position
 US Billboard 200[12] 77 
 

 Certifications [ edit ]

 Region Certification Certified units/sales
 United States (RIAA)[13] Platinum 1,000,000^ 
 ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
  
 

 Accolades [ edit ]

 Publication Country Accolade Rank
 Revolver US 6 Glam-Metal Albums You Need to Own[14] 1 
 PopMatters US 10 Essential Glam Metal Albums[15] 1 
 Consequence of Sound US 10 Hair Metal Albums That Don't Suck[16] 1 
 Rolling Stone US 50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time[17] 9 
 Rolling Stone US 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time[18] 22 
 L.A. Weekly US Chuck Klosterman's Favorite Hair Metal Albums[19] 8 
 Guitar World US Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of the Eighties[20] 1 
 Ulltimate Classic Rock US Top 30 Glam Metal Albums[21] 1 
 

 See also [ edit ]

 * List of glam metal albums and songs

 References [ edit ]

 1. ^ a b Moskowitz, David V. (2015). The 100 Greatest Bands of All Time: A Guide to the Legends Who Rocked the World. Vol. 2. ABC-CLIO. p. 421. ISBN 9781440803406.
 2. ^ a b Hreha, Scott (July 10, 2002). "Mötley Crüe: Too Fast for Love". PopMatters . Retrieved December 4, 2014 .
 3. ^ Klosterman, Chuck (2007). Fargo Rock City : a Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota. 3M Company. Scribner. p. 161. ISBN 978-1-4165-8952-5. OCLC 869442403.
 4. ^ "100 Greatest Drummers of All Time". Rolling Stone. March 31, 2016 . Retrieved July 1, 2021 .
 5. ^ Avi Kipper | Credits | AllMusic
 6. ^ Ling, Dave (March 2000). "We are lüdicröus!". Classic Rock #12. p. 48.
 7. ^ a b Huey, Steve. "Too Fast for Love - Mötley Crüe". AllMusic . Retrieved August 25, 2011 .
 8. ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 232. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
 9. ^ "Mötley Crüe - Too Fast for Love". Metal Storm. January 1, 2005 . Retrieved December 4, 2014 .
 10. ^ Considine, J. D. (2003). "Mötley Crüe". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City: Simon & Schuster. pp. 562–63. ISBN 978-0743201698 . Retrieved December 4, 2013 .
 11. ^ "RIAA Gold & Platinum database-Too Fast for Love". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved March 4, 2008 .
 12. ^ "Motley Crue Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved 22 August 2022.
 13. ^ "American album certifications – Motley Crue – Too Fast for Love". Recording Industry Association of America.
 14. ^ "6 Glam-Metal Albums You Need to Own | Revolvermag". July 28, 2017. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017 . Retrieved April 11, 2021 .
 15. ^ Zupko, Sarah. "10 Essential Glam Metal Albums, PopMatters". PopMatters . Retrieved April 11, 2021 .
 16. ^ "10 Hair Metal Albums That Don't Suck". Consequence of Sound. February 5, 2018 . Retrieved February 25, 2021 .
 17. ^ "Rolling Stone - 50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. August 31, 2019 . Retrieved July 1, 2021 .
 18. ^ Greene, Andy (June 21, 2017). "100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media LLC . Retrieved June 22, 2017 .
 19. ^ Westhoff, Ben (December 6, 2011). "Chuck Klosterman's Favorite Hair Metal Albums". LA Weekly . Retrieved March 4, 2021 .
 20. ^ "Guitar World - Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of the Eighties". Guitar World. December 12, 2008. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012 . Retrieved July 1, 2021 .
 21. ^ Rolli, Bryan (July 1, 2021). "Top 30 Glam Metal Albums". Ultimate Classic Rock . Retrieved July 1, 2021 .
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
	 
   Too Fast for Love          Studio album by   Mötley Crüe      Released November 10, 1981   Recorded October 1981   Studio Hit City West, Los Angeles, California [1]      Genre   
  Heavy metal  [2]  
 glam metal  [3]  
 glam punk  [4]   
    Length  
 39:37 (original)
34:04 (Elektra version) 
     Label   
  Leathür  
     Producer  Mötley Crüe    Mötley Crüe chronology   
 
  Too Fast for Love  (1981)
  Shout at the Devil  (1983)
            Singles from  Too Fast for Love      
 "Stick to Your Guns"Released: May 1981
"Live Wire"Released: August 16, 1982 
    
  Too Fast for Love  is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. The first edition of 900 copies was released on November 10, 1981, on the band's original label Leathür Records. Elektra Records signed the band the following year, at which point the album was remixed and partially re-recorded. This re-release, with a different track listing and slightly different artwork (e.g., red lettering on the cover and a different interior photograph of the band), has become the standard version from which all later reissues derive. The re-recorded album also removed the song "Stick to Your Guns", though it is featured on a bonus track version of the album. The original mix of the album remained unreleased on CD until 2002, when it was included in the  Music to Crash Your Car To: Vol. 1  box set compilation.
 While the album only reached number 77 on the  Billboard 200 album chart in the United States, it would ultimately reach platinum status.
 The songs "Stick to Your Guns" and "Live Wire" were released as singles for the album. The cover is an homage to The Rolling Stones' 1971 album  Sticky Fingers .
Release history[edit]
The first recording session was in October 1981, a half year after the band first played the Starwood nightclub. They recorded for a few days with engineer Avi Kipper at Hit City West, a small studio in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles. [1]   [5] 
 There are three known vinyl pressings of the Leathür Records version, along with one known cassette. The first vinyl pressing had white lettering on the cover and the record label was white with black lettering. The back cover photo of Vince Neil shows him with a large airbrushed hairdo. The second pressing has red lettering on the cover and the record label is again white with black lettering. The second pressing has a slightly different photo insert of the band. The third pressing has red lettering on the cover and the record label is black with white lettering.
 The album was remixed under the supervision of Roy Thomas Baker and rereleased on August 20, 1982, by Elektra Records, with whom the band signed its first recording contract. The Elektra version had a different track order and omitted "Stick to Your Guns", as well as the first verse from the title track. In addition, a re-recorded (and shorter) version of "Come On and Dance" appears on the re-release. However, the initial release of the album on Elektra in Canada (on both vinyl and cassette) was not the remixed version, but instead the original Leathür version with an Elektra label on it, and it included "Stick to Your Guns".[ citation needed ] This was released two months before the remixed version was released by Elektra worldwide, because Mötley was about to embark on a Canadian tour and Elektra wanted to ensure a product was available while the band was in the country. When the remixed version was completed, later Canadian pressings were the same as the Elektra version everywhere else. "It was amazing because everyone had passed on us first time around..." Neil observed in 2000. "We were just happy that someone was prepared to mass-produce our records and that we could go out on real tours." [6] 
 In 1996, Mötley and Elektra split. The band once again formed their own record company, Mötley Records, and rereleased all the albums before  New Tattoo . The 2002 version of Too Fast for Love adds the Leathür version of "Too Fast for Love", "Stick to Your Guns" (omitted from the Elektra release), "Toast of the Town" (previously released as a B-side to Leathür's "Stick to Your Guns" single), the Raspberries cover song "Tonight" and a live version of "Merry-Go-Round".
Reception[edit]
 Professional ratings   Review scores   Source Rating    AllMusic    [7]       Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal   9/10 [8]      Metal Storm  (8.8/10) [9]      PopMatters  (favorable) [2]       The Rolling Stone Album Guide     [10]     
 Too Fast for Love has received mostly positive reviews. AllMusic reviewer Steve Huey gave the album a rating of four stars and claims that "Mötley Crüe essentially comes across as a bash-'em-out bar band, making up in enthusiasm what they lack in technical skill". [7]  
  Too Fast for Love was also the earliest of seven consecutive Mötley Crüe studio albums to be certified gold or platinum by the RIAA―every album up to and including  Generation Swine  (1997) is at least certified gold. [11] 
Track listings[edit]
1981 Leathür Records original release[edit]
 All tracks are written by Nikki Sixx, except where noted.  Side one    No.  Title Writer(s) Length   1. "Live Wire"   3:14   2. "Public Enemy #1" Sixx, Lizzie Grey  4:22   3. "Take Me to the Top"   3:43   4. "Merry-Go-Round"   3:22   5. "Piece of Your Action"  Lyrics: Sixx, Vince Neil / Music: Sixx 4:39    
  Side two    No.  Title Writer(s) Length   6. "Starry Eyes"   4:28   7. "Stick to Your Guns"   4:20   8. "Come On and Dance"   3:11   9. "Too Fast for Love"   4:11   10. "On with the Show"  Lyrics: Sixx, Neil / Music: Sixx 4:07    
1982 Elektra version[edit]
  Side one    No.  Title Writer(s) Length   1. "Live Wire"   3:14   2. "Come On and Dance"   2:47   3. "Public Enemy #1" Sixx, Grey 4:22   4. "Merry-Go-Round"   3:22   5. "Take Me to the Top"   3:43    
  Side two    No.  Title Writer(s) Length   6. "Piece of Your Action"  Lyrics: Sixx, Neil / Music: Sixx 4:39   7. "Starry Eyes"   4:28   8. "Too Fast for Love"   3:22   9. "On with the Show"  Lyrics: Sixx, Neil / Music: Sixx 4:07    
  2003 Mötley Records CD release bonus tracks    No.  Title Writer(s) Length   10. "Toast of the Town" (B-side 1981 "Stick to Your Guns" single)  Mick Mars, Sixx 3:35   11. "Tonight" (Raspberries cover)  Eric Carmen  4:27   12. "Too Fast for Love" (alternate intro)   4:19   13. "Stick to Your Guns"   4:23   14. "Merry-Go-Round" (live in San Antonio, Texas)   3:56   15. "Live Wire" (video)   12:18    
Personnel[edit]
 
Mötley Crüe[edit]
  Vince Neil – lead vocals
 Mick Mars – guitars, backing vocals
 Nikki Sixx – bass
 Tommy Lee – drums, backing vocals 
Production[edit]
 Gleen Felt – engineer
Azi Kipper, Robert Battaglia – additional engineers
 Michael Wagener – engineer, mixing
Jo Hansch – mastering
Bradley Gilderman – additional overdubs and edits
Gordon Fordyce – remixing
 Roy Thomas Baker – remixing advisor 
    
Charts[edit]
Certifications[edit]
Accolades[edit]
 
Publication
Country
Accolade
Rank
 
 Revolver
US
6 Glam-Metal Albums You Need to Own [14] 
1
 
 PopMatters
US
10 Essential Glam Metal Albums [15] 
1
 
 Consequence of Sound
US
10 Hair Metal Albums That Don't Suck [16] 
1
 
 Rolling Stone
US
50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time [17] 
9
 
Rolling Stone
US
100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time [18] 
22
 
 L.A. Weekly
US
Chuck Klosterman's Favorite Hair Metal Albums [19] 
8
 
 Guitar World
US
Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of the Eighties [20] 
1
 
Ulltimate Classic Rock
US
Top 30 Glam Metal Albums [21] 
1
 
 
See also[edit]
  List of glam metal albums and songs  
References[edit]
 
^    a       b    Moskowitz, David V. (2015). The 100 Greatest Bands of All Time: A Guide to the Legends Who Rocked the World. Vol. 2. ABC-CLIO. p. 421. ISBN  9781440803406 .
^    a       b    Hreha, Scott (July 10, 2002). "Mötley Crüe: Too Fast for Love".  PopMatters . Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  ^  Klosterman, Chuck (2007).  Fargo Rock City : a Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota . 3M Company. Scribner. p. 161. ISBN  978-1-4165-8952-5 . OCLC 869442403.
  ^   "100 Greatest Drummers of All Time". Rolling Stone. March 31, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  ^  Avi Kipper | Credits | AllMusic
  ^  Ling, Dave (March 2000). "We are lüdicröus!".  Classic Rock #12. p. 48.
^    a       b    Huey, Steve. "Too Fast for Love - Mötley Crüe". AllMusic. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
  ^   Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 232. ISBN  978-1-894959-31-5 .
  ^   "Mötley Crüe - Too Fast for Love". Metal Storm. January 1, 2005. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  ^   Considine, J. D. (2003). "Mötley Crüe". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City: Simon &amp; Schuster. pp. 562–63. ISBN  978-0743201698 . Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  ^   "RIAA Gold &amp; Platinum database-Too Fast for Love".  Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved March 4, 2008.
  ^  "Motley Crue Chart History (Billboard 200)".  Billboard . Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  ^   "American album certifications – Motley Crue – Too Fast for Love". Recording Industry Association of America.
  ^   "6 Glam-Metal Albums You Need to Own | Revolvermag". July 28, 2017. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  ^  Zupko, Sarah. "10 Essential Glam Metal Albums, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  ^   "10 Hair Metal Albums That Don't Suck". Consequence of Sound. February 5, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  ^   "Rolling Stone - 50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. August 31, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  ^  Greene, Andy (June 21, 2017). "100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time".  Rolling Stone . Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  ^  Westhoff, Ben (December 6, 2011). "Chuck Klosterman's Favorite Hair Metal Albums".  LA Weekly . Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  ^   "Guitar World - Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of the Eighties". Guitar World. December 12, 2008. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  ^  Rolli, Bryan (July 1, 2021). "Top 30 Glam Metal Albums". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
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<table><tbody><tr><th>Will of the People</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/File:Muse_-_Will_of_the_People.png"></a></td></tr><tr><th><a href="/wiki/Album">Studio album</a> by <div><p><a href="/wiki/Muse_(band)">Muse</a></p></div></th></tr><tr><th>Released</th><td>26 August 2022</td></tr><tr><th>Recorded</th><td>February - November 2021</td></tr><tr><th>Studio</th><td>
<ul><li>Red Room (<a href="/wiki/Santa_Monica">Santa Monica</a>)</li>
<li>Black Lodge (London)</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Abbey_Road_Studios">Abbey Road</a> (London)</li></ul>
</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/wiki/Music_genre">Genre</a></th><td>
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alternative_rock">Alternative rock</a><sup><a href="#cite_note-Clash-1">[1]</a></sup></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Heavy_metal_music">heavy metal</a><sup><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup></li></ul>
</td></tr><tr><th>Length</th><td>37:40</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/wiki/Record_label">Label</a></th><td>
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Warner_Records">Warner</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Helium_3_(record_label)">Helium-3</a></li></ul>
</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/wiki/Record_producer">Producer</a></th><td>Muse</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/wiki/Muse_(band)">Muse</a> chronology</th></tr><tr><td>
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<td><i><a href="/wiki/Origin_of_Muse">Origin of Muse</a></i><br />(2019)
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<td><i><b>Will of the People</b></i><br />(2022)
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</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><th><a href="/wiki/Single_(music)">Singles</a> from <i> Will of the People </i></th></tr><tr><td><div>
<ol><li>"<a href="/wiki/Won%27t_Stand_Down">Won't Stand Down</a>"<br />Released: 13 January 2022</li>
<li>"<a href="/wiki/Compliance_(song)">Compliance</a>"<br />Released: 17 March 2022</li>
<li>"<a href="/wiki/Will_of_the_People_(song)">Will of the People</a>"<br />Released: 1 June 2022</li>
<li>"<a href="/wiki/Kill_or_Be_Killed_(song)">Kill or Be Killed</a>"<br />Released: 21 July 2022</li>
<li>"You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween"<br />Released: 26 August 2022</li>
<li>"Ghosts (How Can I Move On)"<br />Released: 25 November 2022</li></ol>
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<p><i><b>Will of the People</b></i> is the ninth studio album by the English rock band <a href="/wiki/Muse_(band)">Muse</a>, released on 26 August 2022 through <a href="/wiki/Warner_Records">Warner Records</a> and <a href="/wiki/Helium_3_(record_label)">Helium-3</a>. Self-produced by the band, it is a genre-hopping album described by Muse as "a <a href="/wiki/Greatest_hits_album">greatest hits album</a> – of new songs".<sup><a href="#cite_note-NME_greatest_hits-3">[3]</a></sup> Five singles were released from the album; "<a href="/wiki/Won%27t_Stand_Down">Won't Stand Down</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Compliance_(song)">Compliance</a>",<sup><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup> "<a href="/wiki/Will_of_the_People_(song)">Will of the People</a>",<sup><a href="#cite_note-NME_tour-5">[5]</a></sup> "<a href="/wiki/Kill_or_Be_Killed_(song)">Kill or Be Killed</a>" and "You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween".
</p><p><i>Will of the People</i> received generally positive reviews and became Muse's seventh consecutive UK No.1 album.<sup><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Will_of_the_People_World_Tour">Will of the People World Tour</a>, began in April 2022 and will continue in 2023.<sup><a href="#cite_note-NME_tour-5">[5]</a></sup>
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<h2>Background and recording[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Will_of_the_People_(album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1">edit</a>]</h2>
<p><i>Will of the People</i> was recorded at Matt Bellamy's Red Room studio in <a href="/wiki/Santa_Monica,_California">Santa Monica, California</a>,<sup><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup> as well as Black Lodge and <a href="/wiki/Abbey_Road_Studios">Abbey Road Studios</a> in <a href="/wiki/London">London</a>.<sup><a href="#cite_note-album_notes-8">[8]</a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Warner_Records">Warner Records</a> said the album spans multiple genres, describing "<a href="/wiki/Will_of_the_People_(song)">Will of the People</a>" as a "<a href="/wiki/Glam_rock">glam rocker</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Kill_or_Be_Killed_(song)">Kill or Be Killed</a>" as "<a href="/wiki/Industrial_music">industrial</a>".<sup><a href="#cite_note-Variety-9">[9]</a></sup> Frontman <a href="/wiki/Matt_Bellamy">Matt Bellamy</a> said it was spurred by Warner's request for a <a href="/wiki/Greatest_hits_album">greatest hits album</a>; instead, Muse decided to make an album that combined their previous sounds, describing it as essentially "a greatest hits album – of new songs".<sup><a href="#cite_note-NME_greatest_hits-3">[3]</a></sup>
</p><p>Bellamy said the lyrics were inspired by "the increasing uncertainty and instability in the world [...] as the Western empire and the natural world, which have cradled us for so long, are genuinely threatened". He called <i>Will of the People</i> "a personal navigation through those fears".<sup><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a></sup>
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<h2>Promotion and release[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Will_of_the_People_(album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2">edit</a>]</h2>
<p>The first snippet of the album was heard on 25 December 2021, when Bellamy briefly livestreamed himself and his 10-year old son Bing listening to the song "<a href="/wiki/Won%27t_Stand_Down">Won't Stand Down</a>".<sup><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup> Almost two weeks later, the band announced the official release of the song for 13 January 2022, their first single since 2018's "<a href="/wiki/Pressure_(Muse_song)">Pressure</a>".<sup><a href="#cite_note-Kerrang-12">[12]</a></sup> The second single from the album, "<a href="/wiki/Compliance_(song)">Compliance</a>", was released on 17 March 2022, alongside the announcement of the album and its release date of 26 August 2022.<sup><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup>
</p><p>The third single off the album, "<a href="/wiki/Will_of_the_People_(song)">Will of the People</a>", was released on 1 June 2022. That same month, the band began the European festival leg of their <a href="/wiki/Will_of_the_People_World_Tour">Will of the People World Tour</a>, playing all three released singles live as well as a then-unreleased track from the album, "<a href="/wiki/Kill_or_Be_Killed_(song)">Kill or Be Killed</a>".<sup><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup> The song proved to be popular with fans, and so, on 13 July 2022, the band announced that the song would be released as the album's fourth single on 21 July 2022.<sup><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup> On 23 August 2022, Muse announced that a fifth single from the album, "You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween", would be released on 26 August, the same day as the album's release.<sup><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup>
</p><p>On 1 August 2022, it was announced that <i>Will of the People</i> could be purchased as a non-fungible token (<a href="/wiki/Non-fungible_token">NFT</a>) on the "eco-friendly" <a href="/wiki/Polygon_(blockchain)">Polygon</a>-powered platform Serenade, making it one of the first new chart-eligible format in seven years, narrowly behind <a href="/wiki/Aitch_(rapper)">Aitch</a>'s first studio album, <i>Close to Home</i>, the chart-eligible album that was released on 19 August.<sup><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a></sup><sup><a href="#cite_note-Guardian_NFT-18">[18]</a></sup><sup><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a></sup><sup><a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a></sup><sup>[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTRS">better source needed</a></i>]</sup>
</p><p>Per <i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian">The Guardian</a></i>: "The Muse NFT album will retail for £20 and will be limited to 1,000 copies globally. As both an NFT and a limited-edition format, it is relatively sparse in its offering. Buyers will get a downloadable version of the album – complete with different <a href="/wiki/Record_sleeve">sleeve</a> – as high-res <a href="/wiki/FLAC">FLAC</a> files; the members of Muse will digitally sign it[,] and each of the 1,000 buyers will have their names permanently listed on the linked roster of purchasers."<sup><a href="#cite_note-Guardian_NFT-18">[18]</a></sup>
</p><p>On 25 November 2022, an alternative Italian version of "Ghosts (How Can I Move On)" is released with the Italian singer Elisa<sup><a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a></sup> then a French version two weeks later, on 9 December, with the singer <a href="/wiki/Myl%C3%A8ne_Farmer">Mylène Farmer</a>.<sup><a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a></sup>
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<h2>Critical reception[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Will_of_the_People_(album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3">edit</a>]</h2>
<table><caption>Professional ratings</caption><tbody><tr><th>Aggregate scores</th></tr><tr><th>Source</th><th>Rating</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/Metacritic">Metacritic</a></td><td>71/100<sup><a href="#cite_note-MC-23">[23]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><th>Review scores</th></tr><tr><th>Source</th><th>Rating</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/AllMusic">AllMusic</a></td><td><sup><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-24">[24]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Arts_Desk">The Arts Desk</a></i></td><td><sup><a href="#cite_note-TAD-25">[25]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Daily_Telegraph">The Daily Telegraph</a></i></td><td><sup><a href="#cite_note-Telegraph_review-26">[26]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/wiki/DIY_(magazine)">DIY</a></i></td><td><sup><a href="#cite_note-DIY-27">[27]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/wiki/Gigwise">Gigwise</a></i></td><td><sup><a href="#cite_note-Gigwise-28">[28]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/wiki/Kerrang!">Kerrang!</a></i></td><td>4/5<sup><a href="#cite_note-Kerrang!-29">[29]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/wiki/Mojo_(magazine)">Mojo</a></i></td><td><sup><a href="#cite_note-Mojo_review-30">[30]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/wiki/MusicOMH">musicOMH</a></i></td><td><sup><a href="#cite_note-MOMH-31">[31]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/wiki/NME">NME</a></i></td><td><sup><a href="#cite_note-nme-32">[32]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/wiki/Pitchfork_(website)">Pitchfork</a></i></td><td>3.7/10<sup><a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><i>Will of the People</i> has received generally positive reviews from critics. On <a href="/wiki/Metacritic">Metacritic</a>, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received a score of 71 out of 100 based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favourable" reviews.<sup><a href="#cite_note-MC-23">[23]</a></sup>
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<h2>Commercial performance[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Will_of_the_People_(album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4">edit</a>]</h2>
<p><i>Will of the People</i> debuted at number one on the <a href="/wiki/UK_Albums_Chart">UK Albums Chart</a>, selling 51,500 units in its first week and becoming Muse's seventh UK number-one album.<sup><a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a></sup> In the US, it debuted at number 15 on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a>, including number 1 on the <a href="/wiki/Top_Alternative_Albums">Top Alternative Albums</a> and <a href="/wiki/Top_Rock_Albums">Top Rock Albums</a> charts with 24,000 <a href="/wiki/Album_equivalent_units">album equivalent units</a>.<sup><a href="#cite_note-Rutherford_Rutherford_2022-35">[35]</a></sup> As of January 2023, <i>Will of the People</i> has sold over 300,000 units worldwide.
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<h2>Track listing[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Will_of_the_People_(album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5">edit</a>]</h2>
<h2>Personnel[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Will_of_the_People_(album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6">edit</a>]</h2>
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<p><b><a href="/wiki/Muse_(band)">Muse</a></b>
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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Bellamy">Matt Bellamy</a> – lead vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, production, <a href="/wiki/Audio_engineer">engineering</a> (all tracks); crowd vocals (track 1), art direction</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Dominic_Howard">Dominic Howard</a> – drums, percussion, production, engineering (all tracks); crowd vocals (track 1), art direction</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Wolstenholme">Chris Wolstenholme</a> – bass guitar, production, engineering (all tracks); crowd vocals (track 1), art direction</li></ul>
<p><b>Additional musicians</b>
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<ul><li>Bing Bellamy – crowd vocals (track 1)</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Elle_Evans">Elle Bellamy</a> – crowd vocals (track 1)</li>
<li>Buster Wolstenholme – crowd vocals (track 1)</li>
<li>Caris Wolstenholme – crowd vocals (track 1)</li>
<li>Ernie Wolstenholme – crowd vocals (track 1)</li>
<li>Indiana Wolstenholme Tolhurst – crowd vocals (track 1)</li>
<li>Tabitha Wolstenholme Tolhurst – crowd vocals (track 1)</li>
<li>Teddi Wolstenholme – crowd vocals (track 1)</li></ul>
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<p><b>Technical personnel</b>
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<ul><li>Bryce Bordone – mixing engineer (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 8–10)</li>
<li>Tommy Bosustow – studio runner (<a href="/wiki/Abbey_Road_Studios">Abbey Road Studios</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Bushby">Adrian Bushby</a> – additional engineer (track 7)</li>
<li>Joe Devenney – studio assistant (Red Room Studios), mix assistant (track 7)</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Gehringer">Chris Gehringer</a> – <a href="/wiki/Mastering_(audio)">mastering</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Serban_Ghenea">Şerban Ghenea</a> – <a href="/wiki/Audio_mixing_(recorded_music)">mixing</a> (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 8–10)</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Lancaster">Dan Lancaster</a> – mixing (track 4)</li>
<li>Andy Maxwell – studio assistant (Abbey Road Studios)</li>
<li>Rhys May – mixing assistant (track 4)</li>
<li>Aleks Von Korff – additional production, engineering, mixing (track 7)</li>
<li>Paul Warren – technical assistant</li>
<li>Chris Whitemyer – technical assistant</li></ul>
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<p><b>Other personnel</b>
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<ul><li>Jesse Lee Stout – creative director</li>
<li>Miko del Rosario – artwork</li>
<li>Nick Fancher – photography</li>
<li>Andrea "Waarp" Marcias – artwork</li>
<li>Tiago Marinho – cover art</li>
<li>Jesse Lee Stout – cover art</li>
<li>Tyrone Yarde – cover art</li></ul>
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<h2>Charts[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Will_of_the_People_(album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7">edit</a>]</h2>
<h2>Certifications[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Will_of_the_People_(album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=10">edit</a>]</h2>
<h2>References[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Will_of_the_People_(album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=11">edit</a>]</h2>
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-Clash_1-0">^</a></b> <cite><a href="https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/muse-will-of-the-people/">"Muse – Will Of The People"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Clash_(magazine)">Clash</a></i>. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.</cite>
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<li>^ <a href="#cite_ref-NME_greatest_hits_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NME_greatest_hits_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <cite>Moore, Sam (16 May 2022). <a href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/matt-bellamy-says-muses-will-of-the-people-is-a-greatest-hits-album-of-new-songs-3226398">"Matt Bellamy says Muse's 'Will Of The People' is "a greatest hits album – of new songs""</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/NME">NME</a></i>. Retrieved 29 May 2022.</cite>
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b> <cite>Childers, Chad (17 March 2022). <a href="https://loudwire.com/muse-compliance-video-will-of-the-people-album/">"Muse Drop Defiant New Song 'Compliance,' Announce New Album"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Loudwire">Loudwire</a></i>. Retrieved 18 March 2022.</cite>
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<li>^ <a href="#cite_ref-NME_tour_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NME_tour_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <cite>Daly, Rhian (1 June 2022). <a href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/muse-new-song-will-of-the-people-announce-intimate-tour-3238189">"Muse share stomping new song 'Will Of The People' and announce intimate tour"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/NME">NME</a></i>. Retrieved 2 June 2022.</cite>
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b> <cite><a href="https://news.sky.com/story/muses-will-of-the-people-becomes-first-uk-number-one-album-with-nft-technology-12687851">"Muse's Will of the People becomes first UK number one album with NFT technology"</a>.</cite>
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b> <cite>Minsker, Evan (17 March 2022). <a href="https://pitchfork.com/news/muse-announce-new-album-will-of-the-people-share-video-for-new-song-compliance-watch/">"Muse Announce New Album <i>Will of the People</i>, Share Video for New Song "Compliance": Watch"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Pitchfork_(website)">Pitchfork</a></i>. Retrieved 18 March 2022.</cite>
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b> <cite>Daly, Rhian (26 December 2021). <a href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/matt-bellamy-teases-new-muse-song-instagram-live-3126213">"Matt Bellamy teases new Muse song on Instagram Live"</a>. <i>NME</i>.</cite>
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-Kerrang_12-0">^</a></b> <cite>Carter, Emily. <a href="https://www.kerrang.com/muse-to-release-heavy-new-single-wont-stand-down-next-week">"Muse to release heavy new single Won't Stand Down next week"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Kerrang!">Kerrang!</a></i>. Retrieved 9 January 2022.</cite>
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b> <cite>Willman, Chris (17 March 2022). <a href="https://variety.com/2022/music/news/muse-will-people-new-album-return-1235207984/">"Muse to Return After Four Years with 'Will of the People' Album; 'Compliance' Video Out Now"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Variety_(magazine)">Variety</a></i>. Retrieved 25 August 2022.</cite>
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b> <cite>Shutler, Ali (5 June 2022). <a href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-muse-perform-new-song-kill-or-be-killed-as-they-kick-off-summer-tour-3239882">"Watch Muse perform new song 'Kill or be Killed' as they kick off summer tour"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/NME">NME</a></i>. Retrieved 25 August 2022.</cite>
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b> <cite><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf9Hw7SqHJD/">"MUSE on Instagram: "You've been asking for it... Kill or be Killed, out 21st July 3pm BST. Go to @tiktok to hear an exclusive preview @/Muse 🔥 #WillOfThePeople 📷 @HPVV""</a>. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022 – via <a href="/wiki/Instagram">Instagram</a>.</cite>
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b> <cite><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChnLC7_gdxM/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D">"MUSE on Instagram: "'You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween', the new single and video. Out this Friday.""</a>. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022 – via <a href="/wiki/Instagram">Instagram</a>.</cite>
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<li>^ <a href="#cite_ref-Guardian_NFT_18-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Guardian_NFT_18-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <cite>Forde, Eamonn (1 August 2022). <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/aug/01/muse-release-nft-edition-album-will-of-the-people-charts">"Sales from the crypto: Muse NFT album to become first new chart-eligible format in seven years"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian">The Guardian</a></i>. Retrieved 1 August 2022.</cite>
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b> <cite>Aitch. <a href="https://limewire.com/collection/ef2cdb9e-20de-4cd3-b733-553ad69541a6">""Close To Home" Limited CD"</a>. <i>LimeWire</i>. Retrieved 19 August 2022.</cite>
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b> <cite><a href="https://www.radiorock.com.br/2022/11/27/muse-apresenta-nova-versao-de-ghosts-can-move-com-participacao-da-italiana-elisa/">"Muse apresenta nova versão de "Ghosts (How Can I Move On)" com participação da italiana Elisa"</a>. 27 November 2022.</cite>
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 Will of the People 
 
 Studio album by Muse 
 Released 26 August 2022 
 Recorded February - November 2021 
 * Red Room (Santa Monica)
 Studio * Black Lodge (London) 
 * Abbey Road (London) 
 Genre * Alternative rock[1] 
 * heavy metal[2] 
 Length 37 : 40 
 Label * Warner 
 * Helium-3 
 Producer Muse 
 Muse chronology 
 Origin of Muse Will of the People 
 (2019) (2022) 
 
 
 Singles from Will of the People 
 1. " Won't Stand Down " 
 Released: 13 January 2022 
 2. " Compliance " 
 Released: 17 March 2022 
 3. " Will of the People " 
 Released: 1 June 2022 
 4. " Kill or Be Killed " 
 Released: 21 July 2022 
 5. "You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween"
 Released: 26 August 2022 
 6. "Ghosts (How Can I Move On)" 
 Released: 25 November 2022 
 
 

 Will of the People is the ninth studio album by the English rock band Muse, released on 26 August 2022 through Warner Records and Helium-3. Self-produced by the band, it is a genre-hopping album described by Muse as "a greatest hits album – of new songs".[3] Five singles were released from the album; "Won't Stand Down", "Compliance",[4] "Will of the People",[5] "Kill or Be Killed" and "You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween".

 Will of the People received generally positive reviews and became Muse's seventh consecutive UK No.1 album.[6] The Will of the People World Tour, began in April 2022 and will continue in 2023.[5]

 Background and recording [ edit ]

 Will of the People was recorded at Matt Bellamy's Red Room studio in Santa Monica, California,[7] as well as Black Lodge and Abbey Road Studios in London.[8] Warner Records said the album spans multiple genres, describing "Will of the People" as a "glam rocker" and "Kill or Be Killed" as "industrial".[9] Frontman Matt Bellamy said it was spurred by Warner's request for a greatest hits album; instead, Muse decided to make an album that combined their previous sounds, describing it as essentially "a greatest hits album – of new songs".[3]

 Bellamy said the lyrics were inspired by "the increasing uncertainty and instability in the world [...] as the Western empire and the natural world, which have cradled us for so long, are genuinely threatened". He called Will of the People "a personal navigation through those fears".[10]

 Promotion and release [ edit ]

 The first snippet of the album was heard on 25 December 2021, when Bellamy briefly livestreamed himself and his 10-year old son Bing listening to the song "Won't Stand Down".[11] Almost two weeks later, the band announced the official release of the song for 13 January 2022, their first single since 2018's "Pressure".[12] The second single from the album, "Compliance", was released on 17 March 2022, alongside the announcement of the album and its release date of 26 August 2022.[13]

 The third single off the album, "Will of the People", was released on 1 June 2022. That same month, the band began the European festival leg of their Will of the People World Tour, playing all three released singles live as well as a then-unreleased track from the album, "Kill or Be Killed".[14] The song proved to be popular with fans, and so, on 13 July 2022, the band announced that the song would be released as the album's fourth single on 21 July 2022.[15] On 23 August 2022, Muse announced that a fifth single from the album, "You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween", would be released on 26 August, the same day as the album's release.[16]

 On 1 August 2022, it was announced that Will of the People could be purchased as a non-fungible token (NFT) on the "eco-friendly" Polygon-powered platform Serenade, making it one of the first new chart-eligible format in seven years, narrowly behind Aitch's first studio album, Close to Home, the chart-eligible album that was released on 19 August.[17][18][19][20][ better source needed ]

 Per The Guardian: "The Muse NFT album will retail for £20 and will be limited to 1,000 copies globally. As both an NFT and a limited-edition format, it is relatively sparse in its offering. Buyers will get a downloadable version of the album – complete with different sleeve – as high-res FLAC files; the members of Muse will digitally sign it[,] and each of the 1,000 buyers will have their names permanently listed on the linked roster of purchasers."[18]

 On 25 November 2022, an alternative Italian version of "Ghosts (How Can I Move On)" is released with the Italian singer Elisa[21] then a French version two weeks later, on 9 December, with the singer Mylène Farmer.[22]

 Critical reception [ edit ]

 Professional ratings
 Aggregate scores 
 Source Rating 
 Metacritic 71/100[23]
 Review scores 
 Source Rating 
 AllMusic [24] 
 The Arts Desk [25] 
 The Daily Telegraph [26] 
 DIY [27] 
 Gigwise [28] 
 Kerrang! 4/5[29] 
 Mojo [30] 
 musicOMH [31] 
 NME [32] 
 Pitchfork 3.7/10[33]
 

 Will of the People has received generally positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received a score of 71 out of 100 based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favourable" reviews.[23]

 Commercial performance [ edit ]

 Will of the People debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, selling 51,500 units in its first week and becoming Muse's seventh UK number-one album.[34] In the US, it debuted at number 15 on the Billboard 200, including number 1 on the Top Alternative Albums and Top Rock Albums charts with 24,000 album equivalent units.[35] As of January 2023, Will of the People has sold over 300,000 units worldwide.

 Track listing [ edit ]

 All tracks are written by Matthew Bellamy.

 Will of the People track listing
 No. Title Length
 1. "Will of the People" 3:18 
 2. "Compliance" 4:10 
 3. "Liberation" 3:06 
 4. "Won't Stand Down" 3:29 
 5. "Ghosts (How Can I Move On)" 3:36 
 6. "You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween" 3:00 
 7. "Kill or Be Killed" 5:00 
 8. "Verona" 4:56 
 9. "Euphoria" 3:23 
 10. "We Are Fucking Fucked" 3:36 
 Total length: 37:40 
 

 Personnel [ edit ]

 Muse   Technical personnel Other personnel 
     
 * Matt Bellamy – lead vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, production, engineering (all tracks); crowd vocals (track 1), art direction * Bryce Bordone – mixing engineer (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 8–10) * Jesse Lee Stout – creative director
 * Dominic Howard – drums, percussion, production, engineering (all tracks); crowd vocals (track 1), art direction * Tommy Bosustow – studio runner (Abbey Road Studios) * Miko del Rosario – artwork 
 * Chris Wolstenholme – bass guitar, production, engineering (all tracks); crowd vocals (track 1), art direction * Adrian Bushby – additional engineer (track 7) * Nick Fancher – photography 
   * Joe Devenney – studio assistant (Red Room Studios), mix assistant (track 7) * Andrea "Waarp" Marcias – artwork 
 Additional musicians  * Chris Gehringer – mastering * Tiago Marinho – cover art 
   * Şerban Ghenea – mixing (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 8–10) * Jesse Lee Stout – cover art 
 * Bing Bellamy – crowd vocals (track 1)  * Dan Lancaster – mixing (track 4) * Tyrone Yarde – cover art 
 * Elle Bellamy – crowd vocals (track 1)  * Andy Maxwell – studio assistant (Abbey Road Studios) 
 * Buster Wolstenholme – crowd vocals (track 1)  * Rhys May – mixing assistant (track 4)  
 * Caris Wolstenholme – crowd vocals (track 1)  * Aleks Von Korff – additional production, engineering, mixing (track 7) 
 * Ernie Wolstenholme – crowd vocals (track 1)  * Paul Warren – technical assistant  
 * Indiana Wolstenholme Tolhurst – crowd vocals (track 1)  * Chris Whitemyer – technical assistant  
 * Tabitha Wolstenholme Tolhurst – crowd vocals (track 1)    
 * Teddi Wolstenholme – crowd vocals (track 1)    
 

 Charts [ edit ]

 Weekly charts [ edit ] Year-end charts [ edit ] 
   
 Weekly chart performance for Will of the People Year-end chart performance for Will of the People
 Chart (2022) Peak Chart (2022) Position 
  position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[67] 176 
 Australian Albums (ARIA)[36] 1 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[68] 32 
 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[37] 1 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[69] 96 
 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[38] 2 French Albums (SNEP)[70] 43 
 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[39] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[71] 15 
 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[40] 5 UK Albums (OCC)[72] 85 
 Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[41] 37 
 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[42] 18 
 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[43] 2 
 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[44] 2 
 French Albums (SNEP)[45] 1 
 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[46] 2 
 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[47] 4 
 Irish Albums (OCC)[48] 2 
 Italian Albums (FIMI)[49] 1 
 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[50] 15 
 Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon)[51] 6 
 Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[52] 13 
 Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[53] 58 
 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[54] 1 
 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[55] 16 
 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[56] 6 
 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[57] 1 
 Scottish Albums (OCC)[58] 1 
 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[59] 2 
 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[60] 27 
 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[61] 1 
 UK Albums (OCC)[62] 1 
 US Billboard 200[63] 15 
 US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[64] 4 
 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[65] 1 
 US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[66] 1 
   
 

 Certifications [ edit ]

 Sales certifications for Will of the People
 Region Certification Certified units/sales
 France (SNEP)[73] Gold 50,000 
 United Kingdom (BPI)[74] Silver 60,000 
 Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
  
 

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
	 
   Will of the People          Studio album by   Muse      Released 26 August 2022   Recorded February - November 2021   Studio 
 Red Room (Santa Monica)
Black Lodge (London)
 Abbey Road (London) 
    Genre  
  Alternative rock  [1]  
 heavy metal  [2]   
   Length 37:40    Label  
  Warner 
 Helium-3  
    Producer  Muse    Muse chronology   
 
  Origin of Muse  (2019)
  Will of the People  (2022)
            Singles from  Will of the People      
 "Won't Stand Down"Released: 13 January 2022
"Compliance"Released: 17 March 2022
"Will of the People"Released: 1 June 2022
"Kill or Be Killed"Released: 21 July 2022
"You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween"Released: 26 August 2022
"Ghosts (How Can I Move On)"Released: 25 November 2022 
    
  Will of the People  is the ninth studio album by the English rock band Muse, released on 26 August 2022 through Warner Records and Helium-3. Self-produced by the band, it is a genre-hopping album described by Muse as "a greatest hits album – of new songs". [3]  Five singles were released from the album; "Won't Stand Down", "Compliance", [4]  "Will of the People", [5]  "Kill or Be Killed" and "You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween".
  Will of the People received generally positive reviews and became Muse's seventh consecutive UK No.1 album. [6]  The Will of the People World Tour, began in April 2022 and will continue in 2023. [5] 
Background and recording[edit]
 Will of the People was recorded at Matt Bellamy's Red Room studio in Santa Monica, California, [7]  as well as Black Lodge and Abbey Road Studios in London. [8]  Warner Records said the album spans multiple genres, describing "Will of the People" as a "glam rocker" and "Kill or Be Killed" as "industrial". [9]  Frontman Matt Bellamy said it was spurred by Warner's request for a greatest hits album; instead, Muse decided to make an album that combined their previous sounds, describing it as essentially "a greatest hits album – of new songs". [3] 
 Bellamy said the lyrics were inspired by "the increasing uncertainty and instability in the world [...] as the Western empire and the natural world, which have cradled us for so long, are genuinely threatened". He called Will of the People "a personal navigation through those fears". [10] 
Promotion and release[edit]
The first snippet of the album was heard on 25 December 2021, when Bellamy briefly livestreamed himself and his 10-year old son Bing listening to the song "Won't Stand Down". [11]  Almost two weeks later, the band announced the official release of the song for 13 January 2022, their first single since 2018's "Pressure". [12]  The second single from the album, "Compliance", was released on 17 March 2022, alongside the announcement of the album and its release date of 26 August 2022. [13] 
 The third single off the album, "Will of the People", was released on 1 June 2022. That same month, the band began the European festival leg of their Will of the People World Tour, playing all three released singles live as well as a then-unreleased track from the album, "Kill or Be Killed". [14]  The song proved to be popular with fans, and so, on 13 July 2022, the band announced that the song would be released as the album's fourth single on 21 July 2022. [15]  On 23 August 2022, Muse announced that a fifth single from the album, "You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween", would be released on 26 August, the same day as the album's release. [16] 
 On 1 August 2022, it was announced that Will of the People could be purchased as a non-fungible token (NFT) on the "eco-friendly" Polygon-powered platform Serenade, making it one of the first new chart-eligible format in seven years, narrowly behind Aitch's first studio album, Close to Home, the chart-eligible album that was released on 19 August. [17]   [18]   [19]   [20]  [ better source needed ]
 Per  The Guardian : "The Muse NFT album will retail for £20 and will be limited to 1,000 copies globally. As both an NFT and a limited-edition format, it is relatively sparse in its offering. Buyers will get a downloadable version of the album – complete with different sleeve – as high-res FLAC files; the members of Muse will digitally sign it[,] and each of the 1,000 buyers will have their names permanently listed on the linked roster of purchasers." [18] 
 On 25 November 2022, an alternative Italian version of "Ghosts (How Can I Move On)" is released with the Italian singer Elisa [21]  then a French version two weeks later, on 9 December, with the singer Mylène Farmer. [22] 
Critical reception[edit]
 Professional ratings   Aggregate scores   Source Rating    Metacritic  71/100 [23]     Review scores   Source Rating    AllMusic    [24]       The Arts Desk     [25]       The Daily Telegraph     [26]       DIY     [27]       Gigwise     [28]       Kerrang!   4/5 [29]       Mojo     [30]       musicOMH     [31]       NME     [32]       Pitchfork   3.7/10 [33]     
 Will of the People has received generally positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received a score of 71 out of 100 based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favourable" reviews. [23] 
Commercial performance[edit]
 Will of the People debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, selling 51,500 units in its first week and becoming Muse's seventh UK number-one album. [34]  In the US, it debuted at number 15 on the  Billboard 200, including number 1 on the Top Alternative Albums and Top Rock Albums charts with 24,000 album equivalent units. [35]  As of January 2023, Will of the People has sold over 300,000 units worldwide.
Track listing[edit]
Personnel[edit]
 
  Muse 
  Matt Bellamy – lead vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, production, engineering (all tracks); crowd vocals (track 1), art direction
 Dominic Howard – drums, percussion, production, engineering (all tracks); crowd vocals (track 1), art direction
 Chris Wolstenholme – bass guitar, production, engineering (all tracks); crowd vocals (track 1), art direction 
 Additional musicians
 Bing Bellamy – crowd vocals (track 1)
 Elle Bellamy – crowd vocals (track 1)
Buster Wolstenholme – crowd vocals (track 1)
Caris Wolstenholme – crowd vocals (track 1)
Ernie Wolstenholme – crowd vocals (track 1)
Indiana Wolstenholme Tolhurst – crowd vocals (track 1)
Tabitha Wolstenholme Tolhurst – crowd vocals (track 1)
Teddi Wolstenholme – crowd vocals (track 1) 
 Technical personnel
 Bryce Bordone – mixing engineer (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 8–10)
Tommy Bosustow – studio runner (Abbey Road Studios)
 Adrian Bushby – additional engineer (track 7)
Joe Devenney – studio assistant (Red Room Studios), mix assistant (track 7)
 Chris Gehringer – mastering 
 Şerban Ghenea – mixing (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 8–10)
 Dan Lancaster – mixing (track 4)
Andy Maxwell – studio assistant (Abbey Road Studios)
Rhys May – mixing assistant (track 4)
Aleks Von Korff – additional production, engineering, mixing (track 7)
Paul Warren – technical assistant
Chris Whitemyer – technical assistant 
 Other personnel
 Jesse Lee Stout – creative director
Miko del Rosario – artwork
Nick Fancher – photography
Andrea "Waarp" Marcias – artwork
Tiago Marinho – cover art
Jesse Lee Stout – cover art
Tyrone Yarde – cover art 
    
Charts[edit]
Certifications[edit]
References[edit]
 
  ^   "Muse – Will Of The People".  Clash . 26 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  ^   "Matt Bellamy says Slipknot and Rage Against The Machine influenced new Muse album". 26 August 2022.
^    a       b    Moore, Sam (16 May 2022). "Matt Bellamy says Muse's 'Will Of The People' is "a greatest hits album – of new songs"".  NME . Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  ^  Childers, Chad (17 March 2022). "Muse Drop Defiant New Song 'Compliance,' Announce New Album".  Loudwire . Retrieved 18 March 2022.
^    a       b    Daly, Rhian (1 June 2022). "Muse share stomping new song 'Will Of The People' and announce intimate tour".  NME . Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  ^   "Muse's Will of the People becomes first UK number one album with NFT technology".
  ^    Matt Bellamy on Muse's new album, being "the biggest unknown band in the world"  (YouTube video). CBS Mornings. 26 August 2022. Event occurs at 1:10. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  ^   Will of the People (album liner notes). Muse. Warner Records; Helium-3. 2022. 019029638386. {{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  ^  Willman, Chris (17 March 2022). "Muse to Return After Four Years With 'Will of the People' Album; 'Compliance' Video Out Now".  Variety . Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  ^  Minsker, Evan (17 March 2022). "Muse Announce New Album Will of the People, Share Video for New Song "Compliance": Watch".  Pitchfork . Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  ^  Daly, Rhian (26 December 2021). "Matt Bellamy teases new Muse song on Instagram Live". NME.
  ^  Carter, Emily. "Muse to release heavy new single Won't Stand Down next week".  Kerrang! . Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  ^  Willman, Chris (17 March 2022). "Muse to Return After Four Years with 'Will of the People' Album; 'Compliance' Video Out Now".  Variety . Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  ^  Shutler, Ali (5 June 2022). "Watch Muse perform new song 'Kill or be Killed' as they kick off summer tour".  NME . Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  ^   "MUSE on Instagram: "You've been asking for it... Kill or be Killed, out 21st July 3pm BST. Go to @tiktok to hear an exclusive preview @/Muse 🔥 #WillOfThePeople 📷 @HPVV"". 14 July 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022 – via Instagram.
  ^   "MUSE on Instagram: "'You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween', the new single and video. Out this Friday."". 24 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022 – via Instagram.
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