Time Is Running Out (Muse song)

"Time Is Running Out" is a song by the English alternative rock band Muse, and is the third track on their third album, Absolution. It was released as the lead single from the album on 8 September 2003 in the United Kingdom and other countries. The single proved to be the band's breakthrough hit on alternative rock radio in the United States - hitting number nine on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. It was also the band's first Top 10 hit in the UK, peaking at number eight, besting the number eleven peak of "Plug In Baby".

Track listings

• UK 7", UK/Japanese/French CD

1. "Time Is Running Out" - 3:56
2. "The Groove" - 2:38
3. "Stockholm Syndrome" (video) - 4:59 (CD versions only)

• UK DVD

1. "Time Is Running Out" - 3:56
2. "Time Is Running Out" (video) - 3:58
3. "Time Is Running Out" (making of video) - 2:00

Release details

Music video

The video, directed by John Hillcoat, depicts a number of military officials seated at a round table performing actions simultaneously, moving to the beat of the song, as Muse play the song on the table, with the officials apparently oblivious to Muse's presence. Eventually, the officers begin to start dancing on the table, seeming to go insane. They eventually end up crawling. It is partially based on Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.

In pop culture

• The song has been featured in an episode of Entourage entitled "The Boys Are Back in Town" and in 2008, the song was featured on Torchwood Declassified, to represent the deaths of two main characters.
• A string version by The Section Quartet^[1] was played in an episode of Gossip Girl entitled "New Haven Can Wait" on 14 October 2008.

References

External links

• Time Is Running Out lyrics - Official Muse website.