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| Name | United States of Eurasia |
| Album/single | The Resistance (4) |
| Length | 5:47[1] |
| Alternative titles | - |
| First live performance | 11th August 2001 (riff) |
| 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
"United States of Eurasia" started as an outro riff to "Cave" in 2001. 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, - but not officially the first single - 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 or care who's to blame But we know that whoever holds the reins Nothing will change Our cause has gone insane And these wars, they can't be won And these wars, they can't be won And do you want them to go on And on and on Why split these states When there can be only one? And must we do as we're told? Must we do as we're told? You and me fall in line To be punished for unproven crimes! And we know that there is no one we can trust; Our ancient heroes, they are turning to dust! And these wars, they can't be won Does anyone know or care how they begun? They just promise to go on And on and on But soon we will see There can be only one United States! United States! Of...
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.