Bliss (Muse song)

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“Bliss”
“Bliss” cover
Single by Muse
from the album Origin of Symmetry
B-side "The Gallery", "Hyper Chondriac Music"
Released 20 August 2001
Format 7" CD, Maxi-CD, DVD
Genre Alternative rock
Length 4:14
Label Mushroom
Producer John Leckie, David Bottrill, Muse
Muse singles chronology
"New Born"
(June 2001)		 "Bliss"
(August 2001)		 "Hyper Music" / "Feeling Good"
(November 2001)
Origin of Symmetry track listing
"New Born"
(1)		 "Bliss"
(2)		 "Space Dementia"
(3)

"Bliss" is a song by English rock band Muse and is the second track on their second album, Origin of Symmetry. It was also released as the third single from that album in the United Kingdom on August 20, 2001 (see 2001 in British music).

Matthew Bellamy has said "Bliss" is his favourite song "because it's got all these 80s arpeggios and keyboards on it which remind me of some music I heard on some children’s music programme when I was five. I think I ripped it off that. And that reminds me of when I was a bit simpler, a bit more of a pleasant state."[1]

Chris Wolstenholme said: "We have just always loved playing that song live. Even if you don't know the song it has one of those disco-ey feels to it but recorded in a rock way. It was one of those songs that when we play it live you always know if you are having a bad gig - it will be the song that will get the crowd going."[citation needed]

During the tour in promotion of Origin of Symmetry, "Bliss" was usually played as the final song, often coinciding with the release of giant balloons from the venues' roof.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  • CD Single
    Bliss
    Bliss
  1. "Bliss" - 4:14
  2. "The Gallery" - 3:32
  3. "Screenager" (live) - 4:00
  4. "Bliss" (video) - 4:14
  • CD (France only)
  1. "Bliss" - 4:14
  2. "Screenager" (live) - 4:00
  • Maxi-CD
  1. "Bliss" - 4:14
  2. "Hyper Chondriac Music" - 5:30
  3. "New Born" (live) - 5:57
  4. "Making of Bliss" (video)
  • 7" Vinyl
  1. "Bliss" - 4:14
  2. "Hyper Chondriac Music" - 5:30
  • DVD (limited edition)
  1. "Bliss (DVD audio) - 4:14
  2. "Photo gallery"
  3. "Lyrics"
  4. "Discography"
  5. "Making of Bliss" (video)
  • Promo
  1. "Bliss" (Radio Edit)

[edit] Music Video

The music video features Bellamy falling through a shaft in space. Just before the video ends, he begins to turn into dust as he edges closer to a white light.

[edit] Trivia

The opening synth arpeggio is similar to the opening music from the Top Gear game on the SNES.

The synth arpeggio that plays throughout the track is similar to the theme that plays during the final boss sequence in the game Thunder Force IV. This sequence takes place in an 'endless' freefall through a tunnel, similar to the visual concept of the music video. Both video and game end with a shot of a figure disintegrating in whiteout (Bellamy in the video, the player's ship in the game).


[edit] External links

  • Muse - official website

[edit] References

  1. ^ inmuseworld.net - Bliss Lyrics and information. IMWR.


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