Hysteria (song)
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| Single by Muse from the album Absolution |
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| B-side | "Eternally Missed" | ||||
| Released | 1 December 2003 | ||||
| Format | 7", CD, DVD | ||||
| Genre | Alternative rock Progressive rock |
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| Length | 3:47 | ||||
| Label | East West Records | ||||
| Producer | Rich Costey, Muse | ||||
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"Hysteria" is a song by English rock band Muse and is featured on their third studio album, Absolution. It was also released as a single from that album on 2003-12-01 in the United Kingdom, peaking at #17 in the UK Singles Chart (see 2003 in British music).
The artwork for the 7" cover was chosen by competition, and the winner was Adam Falkus.[1] The runner-up images are included in the DVD version of the single. The song was performed regularly during the tour in support of Absolution and remains a staple of the band's live show. The song also appears on the Absolution Tour DVD and on both the CD and DVD of H.A.A.R.P.
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[edit] Music video
The song's video, starring actor Justin Theroux, is based on the hotel-trashing scene from the movie Pink Floyd: The Wall. It takes the form of a short narrative depicting a man (the protagonist) awakening inside of a hotel room and, through non-linear chronological elements, discovering that he both stalked and eventually met with a woman who he felt attracted to. This encounter, however, ends unpleasantly. The video has several interpretations and can be seen to have several ambiguous elements, including the fit of rage which induces the man to trash the hotel room, and several chronologically non-linear sequences describing elements of plot.
An alternative video was also created for the release of the single in the U.S. which features the band playing in front of a green screen; with white blood vessels, a female's face, red, grey and black circles overlapping, and lightning. The video has a black, red, white and grey theme.
[edit] Use in the media
The television channel TNT used "Hysteria" in its commercials in late 2004, and it was also used in commercials for Guerlain's Insolence perfume. Aside from commercials, "Hysteria" was also featured in a season 2 episode of the HBO series Entourage, and was used alongside Blackout, another song from the Absolution album, in the movie Millions. The Washington Capitals used the song as a musical introduction to the second period of their home hockey games during the 2006-07 NHL Season[citation needed], and The Jim Rome Show uses this song as a "bumper" between show breaks. Stephenie Meyer, author of the young adult series Twilight, has stated that a pivotal chapter in the third book of the series (Eclipse) was inspired by this song. The British television program Brainiac: History Abuse used the song at the end of each show with the "Explosive Of The Week".
"Hysteria" is also featured in the European version of the video game Rock Band and as downloadable content for the US version.[2]
[edit] Track listing
- 7", CD
- "Hysteria" - 3:47
- "Eternally Missed" - 6:05
- Produced by John Cornfield, Paul Reeve and Muse.
- DVD
- "Hysteria" (video - Director's Cut)
- "Hysteria" (DVD Audio)
- "Hysteria" (live on MTV2 Video)
- "Artwork Gallery"
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