Supremacy (song)

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"Supremacy"
File:Muse - "Supremacy".jpg
Single by Muse
from the album The 2nd Law
Released 20 February 2013 (2013-02-20)
Format
Recorded October 2011 – July 2012 at Capitol Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Length 4:55 (Album version)
3:40 (Radio edit)
Label
Writer(s) Matthew Bellamy
Producer(s) Muse
Muse singles chronology
"Follow Me"
(2012)		 "Supremacy"
(2013)		 "Panic Station"
(2013)
The 2nd Law track listing
Music video
"Supremacy" on YouTube
"Supremacy" (Lyric Video) on YouTube

"Supremacy" is a song by English rock band Muse. It was released on 20 February 2013 as the fourth single from their sixth studio album, The 2nd Law. Due to a performance at the 2013 Brit Awards, "Supremacy" peaked at number 58 on the UK Singles Chart.

Composition

According to frontman Matthew Bellamy, "Supremacy" sees the band going to "absurd levels",[2] while according to the French magazine Jeuxactu the song has elements of "Kashmir" from Led Zeppelin in its guitar riff and orchestration.[3] The track has been compared to many James Bond theme songs.[4][5][6] Drummer Dominic Howard commented on the comparisons, stating "It’s got a little bit of a Bond vibe – it all goes a bit crazy Live and Let Die in the middle."[7]

Release

The song was firstly announced as the next single after "Follow Me", with a released date programmed for February 25, 2013.[8] However, the song itself was not released with the album version, but with a live version, featuring a full orchestra and choir taken from the 2013 BRIT Awards performance on February 20, 2013,[9] was released instead on iTunes the same night.[10][11]

Music video

The music video was released on February 2, 2013 through the NME website.[8] It features people with black metal corpse paint doing extreme sports like BMX and surfing while Muse plays the song.

Track listing

Digital download[10][11]
No. Title Length
1. "Supremacy" (Live from the BRITs 2013) 4:47
Promotional single[12]
No. Title Length
1. "Supremacy" (Radio Edit) 3:40
2. "Supremacy" (Album Version) 4:55

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[13] 84
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 58
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[15] 58
UK Rock (The Official Charts Company)[16] 2
US Rock Songs (Billboard)[17] 39

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Australia 20 February 2013 Digital download Warner Music
United Kingdom
United States
United Kingdom[12] 25 February 2013 CD-R (Contemporary hit radio)

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.thejustice.org/article/2012/10/muses-new-album-mixes-different-genres
  2. ↑ http://www.muselive.com/index.php?m=single&id=6747
  3. ↑ http://www.muselive.com/forums.php?m=posts&q=52987&d=0
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  13. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Muse – Supremacy" (in French). Les classement single.
  14. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Muse – Supremacy". Swiss Singles Chart.
  15. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2013-03-02" UK Singles Chart.
  16. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/10/2013-03-02/
  17. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/311949/muse/chart?f=902
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