Black Holes and Revelations
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| Studio album by Muse | ||
| Released | 3 July 2006 | |
| Genre | Alternative Rock | |
| Length | 45:28 50:06 (with bonus track) |
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| Label | Helium 3, Warner Bros. | |
| Producer(s) | Rich Costey | |
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| Muse chronology | ||
| Absolution (2003) |
Black Holes and Revelations (2006) |
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Black Holes and Revelations is the fourth studio album by English rock band Muse. It was released in various countries in early July 2006.
The album was leaked onto the internet at some point within the 4th and 12th of June 2006.[citation needed] The album leaked in low-fidelity mono, and Chris Wolstenholme has since said that he regretted that it didn't leak in full quality since the mono leak did not reflect the work put into it (although on June 27, 2006 a quality stereo version taken from a copy of the Japanese retail version was leaked).[citation needed] The entire album was played, prior to its release, on XFM London and Manchester, featuring commentary from the band, and for a few days following this could be streamed for free from the band’s MySpace page.[1]
The name "Black Holes and Revelations" is explained by Bellamy in his September 2006 interview for Q magazine: "Black holes and revelations -- they're the two areas of songwriting for me that make up the majority of this album. A revelation about yourself, something personal, something genuine of an everyday nature that maybe people can relate to. Then the black holes are these songs that are from the more... unknown regions of the imagination."[2] The album's title is also cited in the lyrics of the second track and single "Starlight."
The art work, designed by Storm Thorgerson, depicts a landscape of the surface of Mars with four men seated around a table with three miniature horses on it.[3] The setting is thought to signify Cydonia, and the connection with horses a reference to knights, explaining the title of "Knights of Cydonia."[4] The knights are also believed to represent the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, from the Book of Revelation in the New Testament of the Bible, with their horses of four different colours.[5][6] The liner art features a photograph of declassified MKULTRA documents. The album sold 115,144 in its first week in the UK, which is more than Absolution's first week sales of 71,597. It maintained the number 1 position for two weeks (selling 47,519 in its second week).
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[edit] Track listing
All tracks written by Matthew Bellamy, Dominic Howard, and Chris Wolstenholme.
- "Take a Bow" – 4:35
- "Starlight" – 3:59
- "Supermassive Black Hole" – 3:29
- "Map of the Problematique" – 4:18
- "Soldier’s Poem" – 2:03
- "Invincible" – 5:00
- "Assassin" – 3:31
- "Exo-Politics" – 3:53
- "City of Delusion" – 4:48
- "Hoodoo" – 3:43
- "Knights of Cydonia" – 6:06
- "Glorious" (bonus track - Japanese and online pre-order versions only) – 4:38
[edit] Limited Edition US Bonus DVD
- Absolution Tour Live DVD
[edit] Chart positions
[edit] Single releases
[edit] Release details
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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