Dead Inside (song)

"Dead Inside"
Single by Muse
from the album Drones
B-side "Psycho"
Released 23 March 2015 (digital)
12 May 2015 (physical)
Format
Recorded The Warehouse Studio
(Vancouver, British Columbia)[1]
Length 4:23
Label
Writer(s) Matthew Bellamy
Producer(s)
Muse singles chronology
"Panic Station"
(2013)		 "Dead Inside"
(2015)
Drones track listing
Music video
"Dead Inside [Official Music Video"] on YouTube

"Dead Inside" is a song by English alternative rock band Muse. The opening track on their seventh album, Drones, it was released as the album's lead single on 23 March 2015.[2] On the same day, a lyric video for the song was released on the band's YouTube channel, while the single premiered on BBC Radio 1.[3]

Background

Placing the song within the album's context, Matthew Bellamy said: "This is where the story of the album begins, where the protagonist loses hope and becomes 'Dead Inside', therefore vulnerable to the dark forces introduced in 'Psycho' and which ensue over the next few songs on the album, before eventually defecting, revolting and overcoming these dark forces later in the story".[2]

Song description

Music magazine Rolling Stone described the song as a "relationship horror song" that "sets up the drama on [the band's] new album 'Drones'". According to the article, "Muse turn the tumultuous end of a relationship into a funky pop song on "Dead Inside," the latest track from their upcoming LP, Drones. Frontman Matt Bellamy sings the chorus with his bandmates as a shocking, gang-vocal stinger to bass-heavy verses like, 'I see magic in your eyes/on the outside you're ablaze and alive, but you're dead inside.'"[4]

Music video

On 3 April 2015, Muse teased pictures of the filming of the song's music video on their as well as drummer Dominic Howard's Instagram account.[5][6][7] On 5 April 2015, both American contemporary dancer Kathryn McCormick and So You Think You Can Dance finalist Will Wingfield were confirmed to feature in the music video for "Dead Inside".[8] The video was released on 28 April 2015.,[9] and was directed by Robert Hales.[10]

Tracklist

CD single[11]
No. Title Length
1. "Dead Inside"   4:23
2. "Psycho"   5:28
Promotional single[12]
No. Title Length
1. "Dead Inside" (Radio Edit) 3:50

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[13] 18
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[14] 1
France (SNEP)[15] 23
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[16] 26
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[17] 43
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 53
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[19] 71
UK Rock and Metal (Official Charts Company)[20] 1
UK Official Download Chart Top 100[21] 45
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[22] 3
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[23] 13

References

  1. ↑ "MUSE ARE FINISH WITH THE FIRST SESSION OF THE NEW ALBUM!". Matter of Sound. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Trendell, Andrew (23 March 2015). "New Muse single 'Dead Inside' to be premiered today". Gigwise. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Muse - Dead Inside [Official Lyric Video]". YouTube. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  4. ↑ Grow, Kory (23 March 2015). "Hear Muse's Relationship Horror Song 'Dead Inside'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Muse Instagram". Instagram. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Dominic Howard Instagram 1". Instagram. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Dominic Howard Instagram 2". Instagram. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Muse Instagram video". Instagram. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  9. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5sJhSNUkwQ
  10. ↑ http://view.e.wbr.com/?j=fe9216737161007b70&m=fe94127177640c7e72&ls=fe2c157070630474761076&l=ff031571746702&s=fe5516787c6d01787510&jb=ffcf14&ju=fe56167677670d7b7c10&eml=2015April28/2345465/6120837&etsubid=28995504&r=0
  11. ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dead-Inside-Psycho-Muse/dp/B00VSKJNV8/
  12. ↑ http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MUSE-NEW-FRENCH-PROMO-SINGLE-DEAD-INSIDE-/381238835088
  13. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Muse – Dead Inside" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  14. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Muse – Dead Inside" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  15. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Muse – Dead Inside" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  16. ↑ "Muse: Dead Inside" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  17. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2015-03-29". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  18. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Muse – Psycho". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  19. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2015-04-04" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  20. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2015-03-29" UK Rock Chart. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  21. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-downloads-chart/
  22. ↑ "Muse Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Alternative Songs for Muse. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  23. ↑ "Muse Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Muse. Retrieved 11 April 2015.