| "Stockholm Syndrome" | ||||||||||
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| Single by Muse | ||||||||||
| from the album Absolution | ||||||||||
| Released | 14 July 2003 (UK Download Single) 8 May 2005 (U.S.) |
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| Format | Digital download | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2003 | |||||||||
| Genre | Alternative metal Progressive metal |
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| Length | 4:58 (Album Version) 4:03 (Radio Edit) |
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| Label | Mushroom | |||||||||
| Producer | Rich Costey, Muse | |||||||||
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"Stockholm Syndrome" is a song by the English alternative rock band Muse from their third studio album: Absolution. The song was released as the album's lead single and also appears on the Absolution live DVD. It was released alongside its artwork as a download-only single through the official Muse website. The song's promotional video was included in the "Time Is Running Out" CD single, and was shot using a thermal camera. A different video was made for the song's release in the US, depicting the band playing the song in a fictitious talk show.
In March 2005, Q magazine placed "Stockholm Syndrome" at number 44 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.
In concert, the song is often played teamed with "Plug In Baby" as the two songs have similar tempos. One example of this is during the second Wembley performance. However during The Resistance Tour, this song has usually been paired with the first part of the band's Exogenesis Symphony due to the similar tuning. Normally in live performances this song is followed up with by instrumental jams; these can make performances of the song last up to 10 minutes on some occasions, most notably at the band's headline appearance at the 2004 Glastonbury Festival.
On the 8th of May, 2008, the song was released as downloadable content (as part of a Muse 3-song pack) for the rhythm game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.
Stockholm syndrome is a psychological response sometimes seen in an abducted hostage, in which the hostage shows signs of loyalty to the hostage-taker, regardless of the danger (or at least risk) in which the hostage has been placed.
The song's lyrics are from the abuser's perspective, rather than victim's perspective, this often leads to confusion among listeners whether lyrics are related to the song's title or not.
The syndrome is named after the Norrmalmstorg robbery of Kreditbanken at Norrmalmstorg, Stockholm, Sweden, in which the bank robbers held bank employees hostage and the victims became emotionally attached to their victimisers, and even defended their captors after they were freed from their six-day ordeal.
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