"Unintended" is a song by English rock band Muse, released as the fifth and final single from their 1999 debut album, Showbiz. It peaked at number 20 on the UK Singles Chart in June 2000 and reached number five in Norway in 2008.
Release The song was released on 5 June 2000 on 7" vinyl – backed with a live version of "Sober" – double CD – backed with "Recess", a live acoustic version of "Falling Down", "Nishe" and a live acoustic version of "Hate This & I'll Love You" – and cassette – backed with "Recess". It reached number 20 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the highest-charting single from the album, and became a top-five hit in Norway in 2008, peaking at number five on the VG-lista chart.
Music video The music video features many lovers 'blending' around each other as Matthew Bellamy and the band sit around. The blending effect is achieved using the slit-scan technique.
Live performances
"Unintended" was performed consistently by the band until 2001. After this, it was performed occasionally in 2007, as well as on rare occasions during The Resistance Tour and The 2nd Law Tour. After 2013 the song didn't return until 2025, being played at various festivals that year including Pinkpop in the Netherlands. The 2025 performances were based on the piano arrangement showcased on Bellamy's debut solo album Cryosleep.
Acoustic version
On 23 June 2020 Matt Bellamy posted on his social media the release of an acoustic version of Unintended based on the arpeggio pattern from Bach's Prelude in C major from The Well-Tempered Clavier.Instagram Post about the Unintended Acoustic Version release By Matt Bellamy via Instagram
On 26 June the single was released on YouTube, Deezer, Amazon Music, Spotify and Apple Music on an EP, along with two other versions:
Unintended (Acoustic version) Unintended A.I. Dream V.3 (Obeebo A.I.) Unintended (Piano Lullaby) [Instrumental]
Also, Bellamy wrote a tweet:
Track listing
Personnel Personnel taken from Showbiz liner notes.
Muse Matt Bellamy - vocals, nylon-string guitar, Hammond organ, Mellotron, production, mixing Chris Wolstenholme - bass guitar, production, mixing Dominic Howard - drums, production, mixing
Additional Personnel Paul Reeve - production, mixing, backing vocals
Charts Chart (2000–2008)Peakposition
Release history RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogUnited Kingdom5 June 2000Mushroom7"MUSH72S2CDMUSH72CDS/MUSH72CDSXCSMUSH72MCSCDMUSE 8BeneluxPlay It Again SamCD481.2004.22
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