Forced In (song)
| Muse song | |
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| Name | Forced In |
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| Length | 5:10, 4:18 (Hullabaloo Soundtrack) |
| Alternative titles | Forced Inward [1] |
| First live performance | 10th November 2003 |
| Latest live performance | 17th June 2007 |
| Recorded | The Airfield, March 1999 |
| Writer/composer | Matthew Bellamy |
| Producer | Paul Reeve |
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A sinister sounding light track with vocal distortion and recorded sound effects.
Music trivia
From 3.50 a busy street can be heard, including a motorbike, children and footsteps.
The opening riff of Oceansize's "I Am the Morning", from debut album Effloresce (2003), bares resemblance to the melody of "Forced In". The recorded versions of both songs are also the same length, 4:18. This suggests that Oceansize, who along with Muse are oft-placed within the New prog genre, may have been influenced by Muse's earlier work.
This song is sometimes listed as being "instrumental", despite the clearly audible, albeit distorted, vocals.
Live
Played primarily at many gigs in the 2006 tour usually as the staple intro to "Bliss", though without vocals. Latterly it was played before songs other than "Bliss".
During 2010's Wembley Stadium shows, the song was played on the screens as a prelude to "Take a Bow". The video, directed by Si Bennett, featured grainy footage of teddy bears in night vision, and can be seen online here. The video features "The Teddy Bear's Picnic" by Henry Hall & His Orchestra, while "Forced In" was dubbed over the top.
Lyrics
Push me in
Into greed Force me in Into greed Squeeze me in Into greed
Ah ooh Aah ooh
Break me in Ah ooh
Push me in Into greed Force me in Into greed Squeeze me in Into greed
Hullabaloo
The verse is absent at the track's end.