Twin (song)
| Muse song | |
|---|---|
| Name | Twin |
| Album/single |
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| Length | 3:19 (Twin), 2:55 (Balloonatic) |
| Alternative titles | Balloonatic |
| First live performance | 7th February 1997 |
| Latest live performance | 24th February 2000 |
| Recorded | Newton Abbot 1996 (Balloonatic), 1999 |
| Writer/composer | Matthew Bellamy |
| Producer | Unknown |
Additional information
First recorded as "Balloonatic", this was very first song Muse released, in 1997, on the Helping You Back to Work Volume 1 compilation. It was recorded in late 1996 and is included on the Newton Abbot demo. By the time "Twin" was released, Matthew Bellamy claims he was unaware that it had ever been released under the name "Balloonatic".[1] Matt has addressed this version, alongside "Do We Need This" and the "Cave" remix, as "crap".[2]
The name "Balloonatic" came from a children's television programme at the time the music was written. Matthew Bellamy stated that after he wrote the lyrics, the song was renamed "Twin",[1] although complete versions of the song were in fact released under both titles, albeit with somewhat different lyrics in each.
The bass-line to this song bears similarity with Radiohead's "My Iron Lung" or Nirvana´s "Heart Shaped Box".
Live
Twin has only been played at three confirmed gigs, on February 7 1997, on January 11th 2000 and February 24th 2000. As several gigs with unknown setlists were only a few days apart from the 2000 gigs, there is a chance that Twin was played more than twice in 2000, and given how few setlists from 1996 and 1997 are preserved, it's very likely Twin was played more than one during these years.
Music trivia
At 0:08, Bellamy can be heard giggling.
Lyrics
Your warmth
Your warmth is so deep, Your gaze beams a hole into me
Controlling again Unseparated twins Controlling again
You've sucked All the breath out of me You'll squeeze all the life out of me
Controlling again Unseparated twins Controlling again
Controlling again Unseparated twins You might've been...
Come gentle, slowly, Down tonight
Balloonatic
You came,
You came, you scorched her You came, unstained you adore her
United again Like separated twins United again
You You will remember She knows, she knows you want her
United again Like separated twins United again
United again Like separated twins You can be...
Come gentle, slowly, Down tonight
References
Click here to listen to it on YouTube: Twin and Balloonatic