Supermassive black hole
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- For the astronomical phenomenon, see Supermassive black hole.
"Supermassive Black Hole" is a song by British rock band Muse and is featured on their 2006 album, Black Holes and Revelations. It was released 19 June 2006 as the lead single from that album, accompanied by the B-side "Crying Shame" (see 2006 in British music). The song has been available online since 9 May following a radio premiere the previous day. The single reached #4 in the UK Singles Chart, making it the highest charting single by the band to date. The track was mixed at Townhouse Studios, London. Though it was supposed to be released in the UK, the Brown College radio station WBRU, was the first American station to play the single #redirect .
The single's accompanying promotional video shows the band playing in a small furniture shop, clad in masks. The video was shot by Floria Sigismondi, who is also known for directing music videos bands such as The White Stripes and Interpol.
Influences
The single showcases the forthcoming album's experimentation with other genres. "It's the most different to anything we've ever done," Matthew Bellamy told French magazine Rock Mag on 3 March 2006, "We've had some Belgian influences: Millionaire, dEUS, Evil Superstars, Soulwax… These groups were the first to mix R&B rhythms with alternative guitar. We've added a bit of Prince and Kanye West. The drumbeat isn't rocky, with Rage Against The Machine riffs underneath. We’ve mixed a lot of things in this track, with a bit of electronica; it’s different, slow, quite funky." [Rock Mag] issue 65, 3 March 2006. Cited by [Muse : première révélation surprenante !], Chocolate Cake, 4 June 2006Speaking about the album in another interview, Bellamy said, "I was going out dancing in clubs around New York. That helped create tracks like 'Supermassive Black Hole'. Franz have done it very well, with that dance type beat going on mixed with alternative guitar and I've always wanted to find that."
The different style has met mixed reactions, and resulted in numerous comparisons, often tongue-in-cheek, of the main riff to those of Cameo's 1986 single "Word Up!" and Britney Spears' "Do Somethin'".
B-side
The single's B-side, "Crying Shame", was first played 19 December 2004 at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre. The key was changed during the 2005 tour, and the studio track omits the riff found in the earlier live version. The lyrics also appear to have changed, and this is the first studio release in which lead singer Matthew Bellamy swears.Track listings
- Promo CD PR015888
- "Supermassive Black Hole" - 3:32
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| Muse |
| Dominic Howard | Matthew Bellamy | Chris Wolstenholme |
| Discography |
|---|
| Albums: Showbiz | Origin of Symmetry | Hullabaloo | Absolution | Black Holes and Revelations |
| Extended plays: Muse | Muscle Museum | Random 1-8 (Japan only) | Dead Star/In Your World |
| Singles: Uno | Cave | Sunburn | Plug In Baby | New Born | Bliss | Hyper Music/Feeling Good | Dead Star/In Your World | Stockholm Syndrome | Time Is Running Out | Hysteria | Sing For Absolution | Apocalypse Please | Butterflies and Hurricanes | Supermassive Black Hole | Knights of Cydonia | Starlight |
| Production |
| John Leckie | Rich Costey | Paul Reeve |
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