Minimum (song)
| Muse song | |
|---|---|
| Name | Minimum |
| Album/single |
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| Length | 2:43 |
| Alternative titles | - |
| First live performance | 24th November 1999 |
| Latest live performance | 28th October 2022 |
| Recorded | 1999, The Airfield Studios |
| Writer/composer | Matthew Bellamy |
| Producer | Paul Reeve |
Description
An instrumental song, with ominous clean guitar lines during verses and a heavy RATM-like riff during the chorus. The song features heavy Whammy noise-pitch-shifting during the bridge part. Throughout the chorus, an ambient crowd sample can be heard in the background.
Additional information
Played a lot during the 2000 tour.
Live
While once believed to have only been played once outside of 2000, Minimum was played very often throughout the year. Minimum was often played as the second last song on the setlists, before Showbiz closed the show. The song made only the occasional appearance between January and April before being played at nearly every gig between May and July. After the Summer Sonic gigs in early August, the song did not make an appearance for the remainder of the tour. Minimum was played the second-most out of any Showbiz B-side during 2000.
Minimum returned to the sets once again in 2022, during the Will of the People Theatre Tour, after being reminded of the song on Twitter (see Trivia).
Trivia
At 2:31, a telephone can be heard ringing.
On August 27th, 2022, in response to a question from a fan on Twitter asking if Minimum should be brought back (into the live setlists) Matt responded with "Forgot that riff, not a bad idea"[1] Minimum was then subsequently played on 4th October 2022.
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