Plug In Baby

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"Plug In Baby"
Single by Muse
from the album Origin of Symmetry
Released	05 March 2001
Format	CD/Vinyl 7"
Recorded	2000
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	4:00
Label	Mushroom MUSH 89 CDS MUSH 89 CDSX MUSH 89S Avex.... Motor....
Producer(s)	David Bottrill
Chart positions
#11 UK
Muse singles chronology
"Unintended" (May 2000)	"Plug In Baby" (March 2001)	"New Born" (June 2001)

"Plug In Baby" is a single by the English rock band Muse from their second album, Origin of Symmetry. It was the first single that the band released from this album. The release date in the UK was 05 March 2001, and was released as a two-CD set and an accompanying limited edition 7" vinyl. The song also appears on the Hullabaloo Live DVD, and the Absolution DVD. There is a representation of three aliens on the single front cover.

It has been speculated that this song could be about Matt Bellamy's alleged addiction to porn, with a recurring theme of falseness and cleansing throughout. It could also be about his love for his electric guitar, and how he only has to plug it in and play, for all his critics to be proven wrong (crucifies my enemies). Bizarrely, it could be about genetically engineering puppies to remain young and live forever, as Matt Bellamy has stated jovially in a magazine interview.

This song is widely praised for its intro riff, almost instantly recognisable for use of a rising triad motif to move through a distinctively classical minor scale. It made it to #5 in Kerrang!'s Top 50 Riffs.

The B-side "Nature_1" featured on the Hullabaloo Soundtrack in the B-sides collection.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 CD 1 1.2 CD 2 1.3 Vinyl 7" 1.4 French CD Release 1.5 Japanese CD Release 1.6 Dutch CD Release 1.7 German CD Release 1.8 Denmark CD Release 2 External links

[edit] Track listing

[edit] CD 1

1. "Plug In Baby" - 3:40
2. "Nature_1" - 3:39
3. "Execution Commentary"
4. "Plug In Baby Video" - 3:40

[edit] CD 2

1. "Plug In Baby" - 3:40
2. "Spiral Static" - 4:43
3. "Bedroom Acoustics" - 2:34

[edit] Vinyl 7"

1. "Plug In Baby" - 3:40
2. "Nature_1" - 3:39

[edit] French CD Release

1. "Plug In Baby" - 3:40
2. "Nature_1" - 3:39

[edit] Japanese CD Release

1. "Plug In Baby" - 3:40
2. "Nature_1" - 3:39
3. "Execution Commentary" - 2:28
4. "Bedroom Acoustics" - 2:35

[edit] Dutch CD Release

1. "Plug In Baby"- 3:40
2. "Nature_1" - 3:39
3. "Spiral Static" - 4:43
4. "Plug In Baby" - Video

[edit] German CD Release

1. "Plug In Baby" - 3:40
2. "Nature_1" - 3:39
3. "Execution Commentary" - 2:28
4. "Spiral Static - 4:43
5. "Bedroom Acoustics" - 2:35

[edit] Denmark CD Release

1. "Plug In Baby" - 3:40
2. "Nature_1" - 3:39
3. "Showbiz (Live)" - 5:23
4. "Bedroom Acoustics" - 2:35

[edit] External links

• Official Muse website
• Plug In Baby Video
• Plug In Baby lyrics

Muse
Dominic Howard | Matthew Bellamy | Chris Wolstenholme
Discography
Studio albums: Showbiz | Origin of Symmetry | Absolution | Black Holes and Revelations
Compilations: Hullabaloo Soundtrack
Live DVDs: Hullabaloo Soundtrack | Absolution Tour
Extended plays: This Is A Muse Demo | Muse | Muscle Museum EP | Random 1-8 (Japan only) | Dead Star/In Your World (Japan & France only)
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
Production
John Leckie | Rich Costey | Paul Reeve
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