Supermassive Black Hole (single)

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CD cover art
DVD cover art
Vinyl artwork
Vinyl B-side
Muse single
Name Supermassive Black Hole
Tracks
  • 2 (CD, vinyl), 4 (DVD) »
  • 1 (promos)
Total length 6:08 (CD, vinyl), 3:29 (download, promos)
Recorded 2005-2006
Writer/composer Matthew Bellamy
Producer Rich Costey
Art work Jasper Goodall
Publisher Warner, A&E Records, Helium 3
Format(s)
  • CD, 7" vinyl, DVD »
  • CD-R (promo only)
  • DVD-R (promo only)
Catalogue №
  • HEL3001CD (CD), HEL3001 (vinyl), HEL3001DVD (DVD) »
  • 51011-4869-2-0 (EU CD)
  • PR015888 (promo CDs)
  • PRO-CDR-101784 (US promo)
  • WCDB897 (AU promo)
Release date
  • June 19th 2006 (GB) »
  • June 17th 2006 (AU)
  • April 2007 (US)
Chart position
  • 4 (GB) »
  • 6 (US Hot Modern Rock Tracks)
  • 8 (European Hot 100)
  • 16 (Ireland)
  • 34 (Australia)
Album Black Holes and Revelations
single chronology
Butterflies & Hurricanes
←
Supermassive Black Hole
→
Starlight



Information

"Supermassive Black Hole" was the first single to be released from Black Holes and Revelations. According to Bellamy, this was "a deliberate shock tactic" to "create a stir".[1]

The song was released as the third single from Black Holes and Revelations in the US in April 2007.

Pre-release

Before the release of "Supermassive Black Hole", it was widely believed that "Crying Shame" was to be the first single released from Black Holes and Revelations.[2] This rumour was soon dispelled by the band in one of their progress report messages.[3]

The CD was originally going to have a cover created by Storm Thorgerson (see below) that was later rejected by band in favour of Jasper Goodall's.

Many different varieties of promo were created for this release:

  • In the UK, four CD-Rs; a coloured one with a black and orange double sleeve and scratch away panel, another coloured one in a plastic sleeve with paper inserts, another individually numbered (1-200) and watermarked, and another made by Hit 40 UK.
  • In the EU, a promo CD in an orange sleeve.
  • In Australia, a CD-R with a coloured sleeve
  • In Mexico, a CD with a coloured sleeve
  • In Japan, two CD-Rs, one with a sleeve promoting the Summer Sonic Festival
  • In Denmark and Sweden, a different promo CD-R each
  • And in the US, another promo CD and promo CD-R.

Track list

CD, vinyl, card-sleeves, download

  1. Supermassive Black Hole – 3:29
  2. Crying Shame – 2:35

DVD

  1. Supermassive Black Hole (Video) – 3:29
  2. Supermassive Black Hole (Audio) – 3:29
  3. Supermassive Black Hole Making of the video
  4. Gallery

Promos

  1. Supermassive Black Hole – 3:29

Promo DVD-R

  1. Supermassive Black Hole – 3:29

Supermassive Black Hole Gallery

  • FR card-sleeve front cover

  • FR card-sleeve back cover

  • BX card-sleeve front cover

  • BX card-sleeve Disc

  • BX card-sleeve back cover

  • EU CD Cover

  • EU CD Interior and Disc

  • UK promo CD-R

  • EU promo CD

  • MX promo CD

  • SE promo CD-R

  • AU promo CD-R cover art

  • AU promo CD-R

  • JP promo CD-R cover

  • JP promo CD-R disc

  • Other JP promo CD-R

  • DA promo CD-R

  • UK watermarked promo CD-R cover

  • UK watermarked promo CD-R disc

  • UK watermarked promo CD-R (misprinted)

  • Hit 40 UK promo CD-R

  • Promo DVD-R

  • Rejected CD cover art

Spread Gallery

  • FR CD

  • UK CD

  • UK DVD

  • UK 7" vinyl

  • UK CD promo

  • US CD promo

References

  1. ↑ Sunday Mail 20060827
  2. ↑ Rolling Stone Article 20060209
  3. ↑ Message from the band on album progress! board.muse.mu 20060223


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