Supremacy (song)

13 tracks
"Supremacy" "Madness" "Panic Station" "Prelude" "Survival" "Follow Me" "Animals" "Explorers" "Big Freeze" "Save Me" "Liquid State" "The 2nd Law: Unsustainable" "The 2nd Law: Isolated System"

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. "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 first 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 (2012–13)	Peak position
France (SNEP)^[13]	84
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[14]	58
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[15]	58
UK Rock and Metal (Official Charts Company)^[16]	2
US Hot 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

1 2 http://www.thejustice.org/article/2012/10/muses-new-album-mixes-different-genres
↑ http://www.muselive.com/index.php?m=single&id=6747
↑ http://www.muselive.com/forums.php?m=posts&q=52987&d=0
↑ "Skyfall - Trailer "Supremacy" by Muse". Sync0py. YouTube, Google, inc. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
↑ ""Supremacy" leaked from upcoming album". Retrieved 22 January 2013.
↑ "New Muse album - The 2nd Law - Trailer inside".
↑ Smart, Gordon. "Dominic Howard is left to Muse over Skyfall song". The Sun. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
1 2 "Muse - 'Supremacy' video". NME.com. February 6, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
↑ "Muse to perform 'Supremacy' with full orchestra at Brit Awards". NME.com. January 26, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
1 2 "Supremacy Live From The Brit Awards 2013 Available To Buy On iTunes Now". Muse.mu. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
1 2 "Supremacy (Live from the BRITs 2013) - Single". iTunes.com. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
1 2 "Muse - Supremacy (CDr)". Muse Discography. Discogs. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
↑ "Lescharts.com – Muse – Supremacy" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
↑ "Swisscharts.com – Muse – Supremacy". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
↑ "Archive Chart: 2013-03-02" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
↑ "Archive Chart: 2012-10-07" UK Rock Chart. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
↑ "Muse – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Muse. Retrieved 24 August 2016.

Muse

Matt Bellamy Chris Wolstenholme Dominic Howard Touring member Morgan Nicholls

Studio albums	Showbiz Origin of Symmetry Absolution Black Holes and Revelations The Resistance The 2nd Law Drones

Live albums	Hullabaloo Soundtrack HAARP Live at Rome Olympic Stadium

Extended plays	Muse Muscle Museum Random 1–8

Videos	Hullabaloo: Live at Le Zenith, Paris Absolution Tour HAARP Live at Rome Olympic Stadium

Singles	"Uno" "Cave" "Muscle Museum" "Sunburn" "Unintended" "Plug In Baby" "New Born" "Bliss" "Hyper Music/Feeling Good" "Dead Star/In Your World" "Stockholm Syndrome" "Time Is Running Out" "Hysteria" "Sing for Absolution" "Apocalypse Please" "Butterflies and Hurricanes" "Supermassive Black Hole" "Starlight" "Knights of Cydonia" "Invincible" "Map of the Problematique" "Uprising" "Undisclosed Desires" "Resistance" "Exogenesis: Symphony" "Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)" "Survival" "Madness" "Follow Me" "Supremacy" "Panic Station" "Dead Inside" "Mercy" "Revolt" "Aftermath" "Reapers"

Other songs	"Citizen Erased" "Micro Cuts" "Hyper Chondriac Music" "Assassin" "Who Knows Who" "United States of Eurasia" "The 2nd Law: Unsustainable" "Animals" "Psycho" "Defector" "The Globalist"

Concert tours	US Campus Invasion Tour 2005 Black Holes and Revelations Tour A Seaside Rendezvous The Resistance Tour The 2nd Law World Tour Psycho Tour Drones World Tour

Related articles	Awards Discography Songs Alessandro Cortini Daniel Newell

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