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Supermassive Black Hole is the first single from Black Holes & Revelations, released on 19 June 2006. Its B-side is Crying Shame. The song has been available online since 9 May following a radio premiere the previous day. The single reached #4 in the UK Singles Chart, making it the highest charting single by the band to date. The track was mixed at Townhouse Studios, London. It was released as the third U.S. single on April 23, 2007.
Influences
The song showcases the album’s experimentation with other genres. “It’s the most different to anything we’ve ever done,” Matthew Bellamy told French magazine Rock Mag on 3 March 2006, “We’ve had some belgian influences: Millionaire, dEUS, Evil Superstars, Soulwax… These groups were the first to mix R&B rhythms with alternative guitar. We’ve added a bit of Prince and Kanye West. The drumbeat isn’t rocky, with Rage Against the Machine riffs underneath. We’ve mixed a lot of things in this track, with a bit of electronica; it’s different, slow, quite funky.”
Speaking about the album with NME, Bellamy said, “I was going out dancing in clubs around New York. That helped create tracks like “Supermassive Black Hole”. Franz Ferdinand would have done it very well, with that dance type beat going on mixed with alternative guitar and I’ve always wanted to find that.”
Influences
The song showcases the album’s experimentation with other genres. “It’s the most different to anything we’ve ever done,” Matthew Bellamy told French magazine Rock Mag on 3 March 2006, “We’ve had some belgian influences: Millionaire, dEUS, Evil Superstars, Soulwax… These groups were the first to mix R&B rhythms with alternative guitar. We’ve added a bit of Prince and Kanye West. The drumbeat isn’t rocky, with Rage Against the Machine riffs underneath. We’ve mixed a lot of things in this track, with a bit of electronica; it’s different, slow, quite funky.”
Speaking about the album with NME, Bellamy said, “I was going out dancing in clubs around New York. That helped create tracks like “Supermassive Black Hole”. Franz Ferdinand would have done it very well, with that dance type beat going on mixed with alternative guitar and I’ve always wanted to find that.”
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dopeyslowpoke wrote:
Twilight!!
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davidbowiegirl wrote:
I find this song sexy as well :) There's not many songs I would say they are sexy. Love this!
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freepcgame wrote:
nice 1
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AD_Rock17 wrote:
Why is sexy not a major tag for this?
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haardydahunk wrote:
NIc no...
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roxy-fox wrote:
coolllllllllllllllllllll
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Hello_Kitty_LOL wrote:
Fuck twilight fuckers [6] It's one of the best films I've ever seen! I love it! If it's good, it's good. [6] =) But new moon was clearly better
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love_conquers wrote:
it's sad that this song couldn't even be used in a major scene i twilight. seriously if you're gonna use it at all, use it in an important part of the movie.
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gustavophilipe wrote:
hot !
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Bambi2803 wrote:
One of my favourite muse songs, twilight or no twilight
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orangemango27 wrote:
I wonder what happened when the people making Twilight asked Muse if they could use this song, Matthew Bellamy probably just glanced at it, said "yeah whatever, what's for lunch?" Then later thought, "OH SHIT, what the fuck did i just do?"
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peterguo wrote:
Heaven forbid all this pollution here in this shout box thanks to Twilight zombies.
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thecupidtheory wrote:
This song makes me not want to sit still at all, and I don't give a fuck if it was in Twilight or not!
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kirstylaaa wrote:
''I Love This Song It Was Tha Baseball Scence In Twilight'' That has to be the lowest point in Muses career, ever. However i almost wish this was #1 on their charts again. It's better than Uprising imo.
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hrenorezzzka wrote:
самая клёвая группа из которых я слушала:D
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KevinMcCool wrote:
I Love This Song It Was Tha Baseball Scence In Twilight [2] xD
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kirstylaaa wrote:
jr1991, i agree with you completely. I had a little rant the other day and everyone got really offended xD. but the truth is the truth :)
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dale973 wrote:
love it
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LAPrimus wrote:
LOVE this song by Muse!
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PlayThatTrack wrote:
Haha! EPIC song. I love it <3
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