Invincible (Muse song)
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| Single by Muse | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Black Holes and Revelations | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| B-side | "Glorious" "Knights of Cydonia (Simian Mobile Disco Remix)" |
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| Released | 9 April 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Format | 7", CD, DVD | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Alternative rock, new prog | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 5:00 (Album Version) 4:06 (Radio Edit) |
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| Label | Helium 3, Warner Bros. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Matthew Bellamy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Producer | Rich Costey | |||||||||||||||||||||
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"Invincible" is a song by English rock band Muse and is the sixth track on their fourth album Black Holes & Revelations. The song was also released as the fourth single from that album in the United Kingdom on 9 April 2007 (see 2007 in British music).[1] The single debuted at #21 on 15 April, becoming the first single from Black Holes and Revelations not to debut in the Top 20 the first week physical formats were available.[2] Bellamy cites David Bowie’s "Heroes" as an influence to the song.
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[edit] Track listings
- Promo CD 1 PRO-16255
- "Invincible" (radio edit) - 4:06
- "Invincible" (album version) - 5:00
- Promo CD 2 PRO-16256
- "Invincible" (album version) - 5:00
- "Invincible" (radio edit) - 4:06
- 7" picture disc HEL3005
- "Invincible"
- "Glorious" - 4:38 (featured as the final track of Black Holes and Revelations on Japanese release)
- CD HEL3005CD
- "Invincible"
- "Knights of Cydonia" (Simian Mobile Disco Remix)
- DVD HEL3005DVD
- "Invincible" (audio - single edit) - 4:30
- "Invincible" (video - single edit) - 4:30
- "Invincible" (live from Milan) - 5:27
- "Invincible" and "Take a Bow" were the only songs from Black Holes and Revelations to be recorded in France.
- "Invincible" was included as background music on the final Doctor Who Confidential of the 2006/2007 series as a tribute to Martha Jones, largely due to the line "there's no-one like you in the Universe".
- "Invincible" received Best Guitar Solo in the Total Guitar Readers Poll.
[edit] Music video
The music video was directed by Jonnie Ross.[3] The video premiered in the United Kingdom on the 16 March 2007 at around 11:50pm on Channel 4. It can be seen at the band's official website. The song's length in the video is shorter than the album version but longer than the radio edit, lasting 4:30. It was filmed in Dublin Ireland before a concert.[4]
The music video features the band playing through an "It's a Small World"-styled amusement park ride that goes through the events of the history of the world, including prehistoric dinosaur times, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Rome and World War II. There are also allusions to the September 11, 2001 attacks and evolution. The climax involves extraterrestrials with UFOs and giant mouse robots attacking the modern city. Humanity sounds the alarm, and all eras come together to prevail.
[edit] Chart performance
"Invincible" entered the UK Singles Chart the week of 2007-04-16 at #21.
| Chart (2007) | Peak Position |
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| UK Singles Chart | 21[2] |
[edit] References
- ^ "Muse confirm new single". NME. 2007-02-23. http://www.nme.com/news/muse/26647. Retrieved 2007-02-23.
- ^ a b "BBC - Radio 1 - Chart - Singles". UK Singles Chart. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/singles.shtml. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
- ^ "Invincible Music Video". Muselive. 2007-02-25. http://www.muselive.com/index.php?m=single&id=2754. Retrieved 2007-02-26.
- ^ "Invincible Music Video". Microcuts.net. 2007-03-04. http://www.microcuts.net/uk/news/archives/03042007-invincible_video.php. Retrieved 2007-03-05.
[edit] External links
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