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| Name = Unintended
| Name = Sing for Absolution
| Album = {{drop
| Album =  
|[[Showbiz (album)|Showbiz]] <small>(7)</small>,
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|[[Showbiz_(album)#Promo_EP|Showbiz Promo EP]] <small>(3)</small>
|[[Absolution (album)|Absolution]] <small>(4)</small>
|[[Showbiz_(album)#JP_Promotion_Sample|Showbiz JP Promo]] <small>(8)</small>
|[[Sing for Absolution (single)|Sing for Absolution]] <small>CD, Vinyl, BX CD1, BX CD3, AU CD, DE Promo (1), DVD, AU DVD (1,2,3), BX DVD2 (1,4)</small>,
|[[Showbiz_(album)#UK_sampler_CD-R|Showbiz UK Sampler CD]] <small>(3)</small>
|[[Absolution Tour (DVD)|Absolution Tour]] <small>(3)</small>
|[[Showbiz_(album)#US_4_track_promo_CD-R|Showbiz US Sampler CD]] <small>(4)</small>
|[[Unintended (single)|Unintended]] <small>(1)</small>
|[[Muscle Museum (EP)|Muscle Museum EP]] <small>(4)</small>
|[[Hullabaloo (live)|Hullabaloo]] <small>(18), JP DVD (19)</small>
|[[H.A.A.R.P. (live)|H.A.A.R.P.]] <small>CD (11), DVD (16), Digital Pre-Order (11)</small>
|[[Origin_of_Muse_(box_set)#CD_3_.28Showbiz_Remastered.29 |Origin of Muse]] <small>CD2 (8), CD3, Vinyl (Remaster) (7)</small>
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| Length = 3:56
| Length = 4:54
| AltTitles = -
| AltTitles = Sing 4 <ref>[http://muse.mu/images/official/photo/291/  Setlist Melbourne 2003]</ref>
| First = ''Unknown''
| First = [[Amsterdam Melkweg 2003 (gig) | 3{{supo|rd}} September 2003]]
| Latest = [[Oslo Telenor Arena 2013 (gig)|24{{supo|th}} July 2013]]
| Latest = [[London Shepherds Bush Empire 2017 (gig) | 19{{supo|th}} August 2017]]
| Recorded = 1998
| Recorded = [[Air Studios|Air Studios, London]], 2003
| Writer = [[Matthew Bellamy]]
| Writer = [[Matthew Bellamy]]
| Producer = [[Paul Reeve]], Jirob <small>(MG remix)</small>
| Producer = [[Rich Costey]]
| Chart position = 20
| Chart position = 16
}}
}}


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==Description==
== Additional information ==
Acoustic fingerpicking. Unintended was written sometime around 1998, although possibly being written in 1997. It was written on a keyboard, and it was not played live much in 1998 because of the fact that the band needed a keyboard player in order to do the song. By December 1998, however, it was re-written on guitar, appearing in the only complete 1998 setlist. By 1999 the song was still performed rarely, only making about thirty estimated appearances throughout the course of the year.
According to Matt: "This song is completely different from the rest, there is something oppressive inside of it, with a gothic sound"<ref name="RockMagSeptember2003">
{{cite |
title="Apocalypse Now" September 2003 | desc=French interview about Absolution | date=2003-09 | auth=Rock Mag | pub=Rock Mag| doc="Apocalypse Now"| type=int
}}</ref>


==Information==
According to Matt: "The verses speak somewhat of a dead relationship or something like that.There was a great part of improvisation. Making music or sing is for me an act of seeking absolution. In fact, this is my personal way to find a manner to understand myself, understand all these elements confusing on me, those things that scare me and that arise in this song <ref name="RockMagSeptember2003"/>
Played heavily during the 2000 tour as a lighter anthem and occasionally during 2001. It returned to the set list with recent 2007 gigs (played in the key of D insted of E). When it was played from 1999 through 2001, both [[Matthew Bellamy|Bellamy]] and [[Christopher Wolstenholme|Wolstenholme]] would play guitar. Matt's was electric and Chris' would either be acoustic or electric. Chris would also play the bass with a foot pedal controller. From 2007 onwards, Matthew has been playing guitar, Chris has been playing bass and [[Morgan_Nicholls|Nicholls]] plays keyboards occasionally. When the song returned for The 2nd Law stadium tour, Matt only sang and Chris played electric guitar.


Acording to Matt, the words came in first place, instead of the music in first. It's one of the [[Falling Down (song)|Two Songs]] in where the words came first, instead of the music in first place.<ref>CDNOW Interview, 29th Sept 1999.</ref>
According to [[Dominic Howard]], this song is about writing music,<ref name="laut20031002">{{cite/laut20031002}}</ref> singing<ref name="unt2003">{{cite/3VOOR12 2003-09-24}}</ref> and the finding of non-religious absolution through both.<ref name="laut20031002"/><ref name="unt2003"/>  He described the process of song writing as starting with things one does not understand and the result as feeling better about them.<ref name="unt2003"/>


Bellamy's explanation: "There are a few unintended love songs as well. The song I wrote about the girl was written in the studio after a phone conversation with her. We called it 'Unintended' because it came out of nowhere, and I didn't mean it to happen, all of these feelings for this girl".
An acoustic version was released on the [[Butterflies & Hurricanes (single) | Butterflies & Hurricanes single]]. Live, the song was played from 2003 through 2005 and occasionally in 2007.


On the Muscle Museum EP version, [[Paul Reeve]] provided backing vocals.<ref>Muscle Museum EP insert</ref>
==Live==


===Remixes===
Sing For Absolution was commonly player during the Absolution Tour in 2003 and 2004, appearing at more than half of the shows. The song was put to rest for 2 years before reappearing during the Black Holes & Revelations Tour in March 2007. It was played at the Japanese concerts throughout March and a few US concerts in April. The song wouldn't be played until a one-off performance at the second night at Wembley Stadium. The song would return for another few performances in September and October of that year in the US, Europe and Russia.
A remix exists, entitled "MG remix", by "Jirob". "Jirob"'s first name appears to be Matt, judging his url, and Jirob stands for "J in Red on Blue". The track begins with an oldie worldy effect, followed by a sped up dance section.


===Acoustic, Lullaby and Obeebo A.I. Versions===
[[Sing for Absolution (live) | More here]]  
[[File:UnintendedAcousticCover.jpg ‎ | thumb | right | Official artwork of the acoustic version]]
{{Mbsongbox2
| Name = Unintended (Acoustic Version)
| Album = [[Cryosleep (Matthew Bellamy EP)|Cryosleep]]
| Length = 4:02
| AltTitles = -
| First = -
| Latest = -
| Recorded = 2019
| Writer = [[Matthew Bellamy]]
| Producer = [[Matthew Bellamy]], [[Rich Costey]], [[Aleks Von Korff]]
| Chart position = -
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| Current = Unintended (Acoustic Version)
| Next = [[Behold, The Glove (Matthew Bellamy song)|Behold, The Glove]]
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In 2020, Bellamy announced he would be releasing an official stripped back acoustic version of the song, recorded on piano and vocals. The song was released on June 26th under his own name. Part of this piano version was teased before by Bellamy in an Instagram post from December 2019, when he wore a reindeer onesie while driving a hoverboard, which makes it likely it was recorded in December of 2019, if not earlier.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/B6jpZ07DMoc/</ref> It was produced by [[Rich Costey]] and engineered, mixed and mastered by [[Aleks Von Korff]].
 
Together with the acoustic one, two more versions were released; The "Piano Lullaby Version", which is just an instrumental of the acoustic version and the Obeebo A.I. version, an artificial intelligence remaking of the piano version.<ref>https://twitter.com/MattBellamy/status/1276238232473210881</ref> That version analyzed the harmonic structure of the acoustic  and created a series of new compositions which imitates the feel of the original but deviate from it. Matt chose variation 3, as variation 1 and 2 were too simplistic with no modulation. The A.I. was taught to understand the music theory behind circle of fifths relationships. He stumbled across the circle of fifths pattern by accident as a teenager by simply putting together the most common open chords on the guitar (E, A, D, G, C using B as a turnaround) which led to the original song. He used the same pattern in the chorus of the song [[New Born (song)|New Born]].<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/CCET0zLDtVI/</ref>
 
==Live==
 
Unintended was written and debuted sometime in 1998. Matt was very apprehensive towards playing the song originally, as he originally envisioned it being performed using a keyboard, though he could not afford someone to play one. Thus, the band held off on playing Unintended for quite some time. Unintended remained a rare song all throughout 1999 before finally being played on regular rotation starting in January 2000. Unintended was performed at the majority of gigs in 2000.
 
[[Unintended (live) | More here]]


==Lyrics==
== Lyrics ==
{{lyrics
{{lyrics
|You could be my unintended
|Lips are turning blue
Choice to live my life extended
A kiss that can't renew
You could be the one I’ll always love
I only dream of you
My beautiful


You could be the one who listens
Tiptoe to your room
To my deepest inquisitions
A starlight in the gloom
You could be the one I’ll always love
I only dream of you
And you never knew


I’ll be there as soon as I can
Sing for absolution
But I’m busy mending broken
I will be singing
Pieces of the life I had before
And falling from your grace


First there was the one who challenged
There's no where left to hide
All my dreams and all my balance
In no one to confide
She could never be as good as you
The truth burns deep inside
And will never die


You could be my unintended
Lips are turning blue
Choice to live my life extended
A kiss that can't renew
You should be the one I’ll always love
I only dream of you
My beautiful


I’ll be there as soon as I can
Sing for absolution
But I’m busy mending broken
I will be singing
Pieces of the life I had before
And falling from your grace


I’ll be there as soon as I can
Sing for absolution
But I’m busy mending broken
I will be singing
Pieces of the life I had before
And falling from your grace


Before you
Our wrongs
Remain unrectified
And our souls
Won't be exhumed
}}
}}


Some early live versions had a different chorus:<ref>[https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/instantMUSEnger/conversations/messages/754]</ref>
== References ==
 
{{lyrics
|I'll be there as soon as I can
Burnt and busy mending broken
Pieces of the life I had before
}}
 
==References==
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==See also==
== See also ==
*[[Unintended (video)|Unintended video]]
* [[Sing for Absolution (video) | Sing for Absolution video]]
*[http://muse.cream.org/mp3/mattswork/Muse%20-%20Unintended%20(JIROB%20remix).mp3 MG remix]
 


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Muse song
Name Sing for Absolution
Album/single
Length 4:54
Alternative titles Sing 4 [1]
First live performance 3rd September 2003
Latest live performance 19th August 2017
Recorded Air Studios, London, 2003
Writer/composer Matthew Bellamy
Producer Rich Costey
Chart position 16


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Additional information

According to Matt: "This song is completely different from the rest, there is something oppressive inside of it, with a gothic sound"[2]

According to Matt: "The verses speak somewhat of a dead relationship or something like that.There was a great part of improvisation. Making music or sing is for me an act of seeking absolution. In fact, this is my personal way to find a manner to understand myself, understand all these elements confusing on me, those things that scare me and that arise in this song [2]

According to Dominic Howard, this song is about writing music,[3] singing[4] and the finding of non-religious absolution through both.[3][4] He described the process of song writing as starting with things one does not understand and the result as feeling better about them.[4]

An acoustic version was released on the Butterflies & Hurricanes single. Live, the song was played from 2003 through 2005 and occasionally in 2007.

Live

Sing For Absolution was commonly player during the Absolution Tour in 2003 and 2004, appearing at more than half of the shows. The song was put to rest for 2 years before reappearing during the Black Holes & Revelations Tour in March 2007. It was played at the Japanese concerts throughout March and a few US concerts in April. The song wouldn't be played until a one-off performance at the second night at Wembley Stadium. The song would return for another few performances in September and October of that year in the US, Europe and Russia.

More here

Lyrics

Lips are turning blue

A kiss that can't renew I only dream of you My beautiful

Tiptoe to your room A starlight in the gloom I only dream of you And you never knew

Sing for absolution I will be singing And falling from your grace

There's no where left to hide In no one to confide The truth burns deep inside And will never die

Lips are turning blue A kiss that can't renew I only dream of you My beautiful

Sing for absolution I will be singing And falling from your grace

Sing for absolution I will be singing And falling from your grace

Our wrongs Remain unrectified And our souls Won't be exhumed

References

  1. Setlist Melbourne 2003
  2. a b Rock Mag. (2003-09). "Apocalypse Now" September 2003. Rock Mag. [verify]
  3. a b We feel sorry for bands being hyped (2003-10-02). Laut. Retrieved 2007-05-01 from laut.de. [verify]
  4. a b c Interview with Dominic Howard of Muse (2003-09-24). 3VOOR12. Retrieved 2008-03-19 from www.muselive.com. [verify]

See also


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