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Supermassive Black Hole by Muse

Artist Biography For Muse

Muse Are An English Rock Band From Teignmouth Devon Formed In 1994. The Band Consists Of Matt Bellamy Lead Vocals Guitar Keyboards Chris Wolstenholme Bass Guitar Backing Vocals And Dominic Howard Drums. They Released Their Debut Album Showbiz In 1999 Showcasing Bellamy's Falsetto And A Melancholic Alternative Rock Style. Their Second Album Origin Of Symmetry 2001 Incorporated Wider Instrumentation And Romantic Classical Influences And Earned Them A Reputation For Energetic Live Performances. Absolution 2003 Saw Further Classical Influence With Strings On Tracks Such As "Butterflies And Hurricanes" And Was The First Of Seven Consecutive UK Number-One Albums.

Black Holes And Revelations 2006 Incorporated Electronic And Pop Elements Displayed In Singles Such As "Supermassive Black Hole" And Brought Muse Wider International Success. The Resistance 2009 And The 2nd Law 2012 Explored Themes Of Government Oppression And Civil Uprising And Cemented Muse As One Of The World's Major Stadium Acts. Rolling Stone Stated The Band Possessed "stadium-Crushing Songs". Topping The US Billboard 200 Their Seventh Album Drones 2015 Was A Concept Album About Drone Warfare And Returned To A Harder Rock Sound. Their Eighth Album Simulation Theory 2018 Prominently Featured Synthesisers And Was Influenced By Science Fiction And The Simulation Hypothesis. Their Ninth Album Will Of The People 2022 Which Combined Many Genres And Themes From Their Previous Albums Was Released In August 2022.

Muse Have Won Numerous Awards Including Two Grammy Awards Two Brit Awards Five MTV Europe Music Awards And Eight NME Awards. In 2012 They Received The Ivor Novello Award For International Achievement From The British Academy Of Songwriters Composers And Authors. As Of June 2016 They Have Sold Over 30 Million Albums Worldwide.

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Showbiz 1999
Origin Of Symmetry 2001
Absolution 2003
Black Holes And Revelations 2006
The Resistance 2009
The 2nd Law 2012
Drones 2015
Simulation Theory 2018
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Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Supermassive Black Hole

"Supermassive Black Hole" Is The First Single From Black Holes And Revelations Released On 19 June 2006. Its B-Side Is Crying Shame. 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. It Was Released As The Third U.S. Single On April 23 2007. Influences The Song Showcases The 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." Speaking About The Album With NME Bellamy Said "I Was Going Out Dancing In Clubs Around New York. That Helped Create Tracks Like "Supermassive Black Hole". Franz Ferdinand Would 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' 2004 Do Somethin'. Music Video The Single's Accompanying Promotional Video Shows The Band Playing In A Small Furniture Shop Clad In Masks. This Is Intercut With Images Of Dancers In Zentai Suits Which Are Then Unzipped At The End To Reveal Beings Made Of Space. The Video Was Shot By Floria Sigismondi Who Is Also Known For Directing Music Videos For Bands Such As Marilyn Manson The White Stripes Interpol And The Cure. Remixes And Covers The "Phones Control Voltage Mix" Of The Song Was Released As The B-Side On The Vinyl Single Of Starlight. On The Game FIFA 07 There Was Also An Alternative Version Of The Song Which Features Slightly Different Guitar And Vocals To The Original. The Song Was Covered By English Progressive Metal Band Threshold On The Limited Edition Digipak Of Their 2007 Album Dead Reckoning. Chart Performance The Song Has Been One Of Their Most Successful. It Gave Them Their Highest Singles Chart Entry Selling 24 104 In Its First Week Downloads And Physical . In Total It Has Sold Over 85 000 And Was The 84th Best Selling Song Of 2006 In The UK. The Song Went For Adds On US Radio At The End Of April 2007. Its Early Supporters Were S021 Sirius Satellite Radio KITS San Francisco And WFNX Boston . By Mid-May Many Stations Including WBTZ Burlington Vermont KJEE Santa Barbara S021 And WFNX Were Supporting It. The Song Reached #6 On The US Modern Rock Tracks Chart Making It The Second Highest Charting Muse Single In The US Behind "Starlight". By Early June It Was Supported By 41 US Alternative Rock Stations And Also Grew To Receive Major Support From WEQX Albany New York And WHTG Monmouth/Ocean New Jersey . By Late July Support For The Song Had Spread To 63 US Alternative Rock Stations With This Number Rising To 72 By Mid-August. This Song Was Made Available As Downloadable Content For Guitar Hero 3. This Song Was Featured In The 2008 Movie 'Twilight' Based On The Books By Stephanie Meyer. It Is Also Available On The Widely Popular Soundtrack For That Movie.

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