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Revision as of 15:06, 15 July 2009
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| Name | United States of Eurasia |
| Album/single | The Resistance (4) |
| Length | 5:47[1] |
| Alternative titles | - |
| First live performance | - |
| Latest live performance | Unknown |
| Recorded | Milan, Italy, 2009 |
| Writer/composer | Matthew Bellamy, Dominic Howard, Christopher Wolstenholme |
| Producer | Muse |
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Description
A song featuring stringed instrumentation reminiscent of the Lawrence of Arabia soundtrack by Maurice Jarre[1] and falsetto[1] vocals reminiscent of "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen,[2] as well as embodying influence from Frédéric Chopin.[1] "United States of Eurasia" ends with the sound similar to that of a missile launching.[1]
Additional information
The song title was found by Muse fans from a picture on Twitter of Matt holding a score.[3] The name comes from the book The Grand Chessboard by Zbigniew Brzeziński, who puts forward the view that Eurasia must be controlled by the USA to secure oil supplies.[4]
In addition, it draws influence from Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell,[4] in which Eurasia arbitrarily changes between ally and enemy of Big Brother country Oceania. This is where the idiom "We have always been at war with Eurasia/Eastasia" came from, typically employed in response to the most obvious political uses of the exposure effect to convince a populace that a ruling figure or party said or did the opposite of that which was in fact actually said or done.
"United States of Eurasia" will be the first song released from The Resistance, to ultimately be found as the result of the Ununited States of Eurasia microsite that was launched alongside the new Official Muse website, from which "Project Eurasia" is taking place.[5]
Lyrics
You and me are the same We don't know...
References
- ↑ a b c d e Julien Bordier. (2009-07-0?). Jai ecoute le nouveau Muse. L'Express. Retrieved 2009-07-10 from www.muselive.com. [verify]
- ↑ Dean Chalkley. (2009-07-07). Muse New Album - First Listen. NME magazine. Retrieved 2009-07-08. [verify]
- ↑ Muse. (2009-05-22). New Album Title. Official Muse website. Retrieved 2009-05-22 from muse.mu.
- ↑ a b Ray Wilkinson. (2009-07). Progressive stadium rock three dream up album five. Mojo magazine, 1802. Retrieved 2009-07-05 from www.muselive.com. [verify]
- ↑ Muse Management. (2009-07-08). Ununited States Of Eurasia. Muse. Retrieved 2009-07-13 from muse.mu.