Supremacy (song)
| Muse song | |
|---|---|
| Name | Supremacy |
| Album/single | The 2nd Law |
| Length | 4:55 |
| Alternative titles | - |
| First live performance | |
| Latest live performance | |
| Recorded | 2011-2012 |
| Writer/composer | Matthew Bellamy |
| Producer | Muse |
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Description
'Supremacy' sees the band going to "absurd levels," according to Matt. Spiralling swamp blues of the track builds to a climax of orchestral hysteria as Matt orates a terrifying scene of mankind losing its supremacy over the Earth as "the seas have risen up" and energy shortages cause global desperation.[1]
According to a French magazine, Jeuxactu, the song has elements of "Kashmir" from Led Zeppelin in its guitar riff and orchestration.[2]
During the post-Madness debut interview on Radio One with Zane Lowe, Matt said the song had a "big 7-string riff." This will make Supremacy the only song other than Citizen Erased to use a 7-string guitar.
Information
By error of Bellamy, Howard, Wolstenholme or Kirk, the name of the song was leaked by a photo on Twitter, until it was deleted.
On March 30th 2012, a rumour started on-line, spreading through most of the social networks like twitter and facebook and, naturally, most Muse forums and fan-pages. Apparently, an excerpt of Supremacy had been leaked, revealing roughly 30 seconds of the song. The vocal version can be found here [1]. On April 1st 2012, the leak was confirmed to be fake, an April Fool's Day joke organised by Facebook page Coro Happy B-Day M. [3]
Lyrics
Incomplete
...the seas have risen up...
References
- ↑ http://www.muselive.com/index.php?m=single&id=6747
- ↑ http://www.muselive.com/forums.php?m=posts&q=52987&d=0
- ↑ Coro Happy B-Day M.. (2012-04-01). Buon Primo Aprile, Folks!. Facebook. Retrieved 2012-04-02 from facebook.com.