Pressure (song)

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Muse song
Name Pressure
Album/single Simulation Theory (3)
Length 3:55
Alternative titles Unknown
First live performance 24th September 2018
Latest live performance
Recorded 2017/2018
Writer/composer Matthew Bellamy
Producer Muse
Chart position Unknown


Description

Name of the song was mentioned on radio.com on July 19th, 2018. According to Bellamy it's the last song that will be released before the album. Described as "rock track, back to Muse's classic sound".

Matt indicated on Twitter that the song could be about feeling pressured about making more rock songs that fans love but also described that it made to reference to other kind situations on which he feels pressured.[1]

Bellamy described it as having "a different riff every 10 seconds"[2] One of these riffs, which begins at 0:42, is similar to the Jimmy Jam.

Pressure (Ft. UCLA Bruin Marching Band)

An excerpt of this version was played at the beginning of a sport event in the USA (NFL Thursday Night Football: Vikings VS Rams), used as background music after commercial break. The commenters promote Simulation Theory. To see songs used in media go here.

This version contains more brass, given by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Bruin Marching Band.

Additional information

The song was released on 27 September 2018. The date was confirmed by lyrics phone bot. Although, the audio was leaked on 24 September.

Instrumentation

The song contains, apart from arpeggios in the chorus and some sound effects, very little electronic and synth elements.

It contains Dom's acoustic kit with fuzzy bass crunchy guitar. It also includes a brass section and claps in the intro, the verses and at the end.

Live

It was played for the first time on the French TV show Taratata on 24th September.

More here

Music Video

Terry Crews, a famous U.S. actor, known from movies like 'White Chicks' and 'Brooklyn 99', appears in the music video.

Access the music video page for more info here

Lyrics

I'm trapped and my back's up against the wall I see no solution or exit out I'm grinding it out, no one can see The pressure's growing exponetially

I'm trying to keep up to speed with you Your game changing is oscillating me I'm hitting the ground and I'm sprinting I'm falling behind now, I'm tuning out

Pressure building

Pressure building

Pressure building

Don't push me (Aah) Don't push me (Aah) Let me get off the ground (Don't push me) To you I'm no longer bound (Ooh wee aah)

Don't stop me (Ooh wee aah) Don't choke me (Ooh wee aah) I need you out of my head (With your pressure) You got me close to the edge (With your pressure)

I'm feeling the pressure, I can't break out No one can hear me scream and shout Get out of my face, out of my mind I see your corruption, I'm not blind I'll carry the burden and take the strain And when I'm done I'll make you pay

Pressure building

Pressure building

Pressure building

Don't push me (Aah) Don't push me (Aah) Let me get off the ground (Don't push me) To you I'm no longer bound (Ooh wee aah)

Don't cut me (Ooh wee aah) Don't thwart me (Ooh wee aah) I need you out of my head (With your pressure) You got me close to the edge (With your pressure)

Pressure building

Pressure building

Pressure building

Don't push me (Aah) Don't push me (Aah) Let me get off the ground (Don't push me) To you I'm no longer bound (Ooh wee aah)

Don't stop me (Ooh wee aah) Don't block me (Ooh wee aah) I need you out of my head (With your pressure) You got me close to the edge (With your pressure)

Pressure building

Pressure building

References

  1. Matthew Bellamy. (2018-07-20). Twitter / marA: @MattBellamy Matt this is important, have you ever felt pressured to make rock songs?. Twitter. Retrieved 2018-07-20 from twitter.com.
  2. Radio X. (2018-07-22). YouTube / Matt Bellamy Teases Details Of Muse's New Album and Next Single: Pressure. YouTube. Retrieved 2018-07-28 from youtube.com.