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About This Track
Take a Bow calls on world leaders to take responsibility for their actions. Muse move through three musical stages: starting off as a classical piece before moving into a techno mid-section and a heavy “apocalyptic rock” ending. Initially described “a looping epic which morphs into a gothic fairytale”. The chord structure moves in fourths upwards, by using the augmented fifth in between to move.
Initially called “Hex”, “Take a Bow” was originally going to be at the end of the album. Two months later, Chris indicated it could become the opening track. Put first on the album because it ends in the key of B which is the key of the second track. .
Wolstenholme: We wrote it at the end of the Absolution sessions, and it sounds similar . It has evolved a lot since then, but it’s principle remains the same: a change of periodic agreements which are at the brink of exploding. Its structure is mathematical, the main idea being a formula with neither chorus nor verse. Dom’s never played like that, with very jazzy rhythms, slow ones, followed by more chaotic bits integrated into the whole.
Take a Bow was often played as a piano interlude between Citizen Erased and Space Dementia on the Absolution tour. It was also used in a cinematic trailer for the film Watchmen.
Initially called “Hex”, “Take a Bow” was originally going to be at the end of the album. Two months later, Chris indicated it could become the opening track. Put first on the album because it ends in the key of B which is the key of the second track. .
Wolstenholme: We wrote it at the end of the Absolution sessions, and it sounds similar . It has evolved a lot since then, but it’s principle remains the same: a change of periodic agreements which are at the brink of exploding. Its structure is mathematical, the main idea being a formula with neither chorus nor verse. Dom’s never played like that, with very jazzy rhythms, slow ones, followed by more chaotic bits integrated into the whole.
Take a Bow was often played as a piano interlude between Citizen Erased and Space Dementia on the Absolution tour. It was also used in a cinematic trailer for the film Watchmen.
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BBXINHOW wrote:
AWESOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOME!
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MindFyre101 wrote:
This song made the Watchmen trailer 10x cooler.
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nrohit92 wrote:
What A song!!!
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zubie7a wrote:
Listening to this song gives me a lot of shivers a DAMN lot.
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tardisgirl71 wrote:
EPIC build-up and quiet explosion @ 1:40. Now freedom's consuming itself...
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qatlover12 wrote:
the best!
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velvethopes wrote:
I'm pretty sure there's a part in the Bible that mentions this song. [4]
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silvasonicsurfa wrote:
...oh boy, I'm blessed this morning, two Muse tracks first Invincible, then this.........
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A7X-30STM wrote:
That build-up, THAT FUCKING BUILD-UP <3! [5]
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eliinnn wrote:
Seriously if someone would sing this song to me I would kill myself. This is so fucking freaking me out, so amazing 0___0
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Own1ngSn1p3r wrote:
I hope to see these guys live again someday.
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RobCanning wrote:
Lose your head at 2:35
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RobCanning wrote:
This song is on God's iPod.
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VegeVampireDuck wrote:
Paging Dr. Manhattan.....[2]
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Ebigeil-7 wrote:
It gets me every time...
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AlanWake28 wrote:
You will burn in hell for your sins... (8) :)
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snclifford wrote:
That build-up, THAT FUCKING BUILD-UP <3! [4]
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alexhetes wrote:
Paging Dr. Manhattan.....
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kirstylaaa wrote:
Not of this earth
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PulpJunkie wrote:
Powerful....
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