Muse are an English rock band from Teignmouth, Devon. Originally formed in 1994, the band features vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist Matt Bellamy, bassist and backing vocalist Chris Wolstenholme, and drummer Dominic Howard. The band released their debut full-length studio album Showbiz in 1999, songwriting for which was credited entirely to Bellamy. Origin of Symmetry followed in 2001, which once again credited Bellamy for songwriting, but also featured the band's first cover version recording in the form of "Feeling Good".

In 2002 the band released their first live video album Hullabaloo: Live at Le Zenith, Paris, which was accompanied by Hullabaloo Soundtrack featuring a number of B-sides from previously released singles and live tracks from the video album. The Hullabaloo albums also spawned one single, "Dead Star/In Your World", which featured a cover of Frankie Valli's "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" as one of its B-sides. Absolution was released in 2003, which is the band's only album released to date to credit all three members for composition of the music.

Muse returned in 2006 with their fourth album Black Holes and Revelations, which reverted to crediting solely Bellamy for songwriting. In 2009 this was followed by The Resistance, on which the song "United States of Eurasia" featured elements from Frédéric Chopin's Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9, No. 2, and "I Belong to You" featured elements from Camille Saint-Saëns' "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix". "Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)", a single from the romantic fantasy film The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, was released the following year.

The 2nd Law was released in 2012, which featured the first songs written and sung by Wolstenholme: "Save Me" and "Liquid State". The band's seventh studio album, Drones, was released in 2015, once again crediting Bellamy alone.

The band's eighth studio album, Simulation Theory, was released in 2018. It featured synthesisers and was influenced by science fiction and the simulation hypothesis. Their ninth album, Will of the People (2022), combined many genres and themes from their previous albums.

Songs

+Key Indicates song released as a single Indicates song written by the whole band

TitleWriter(s)ReleaseYearRef." Law: Isolated System"2012""2012"Aftermath"Drones2015"Agitated"1999"Algorithm"Simulation Theory2018"Animals"2012"Apocalypse Please" Dominic Howard Absolution2003"Ashamed"2000"Assassin"Black Holes and Revelations2006"Be with You" 2026"Bedroom Acoustics"2001"Big Freeze"2012"Blackout"Dominic Howard Absolution2003"Bliss" Origin of Symmetry2001"Blockades"Simulation Theory2018"Break It to Me"Simulation Theory2018"Butterflies and Hurricanes" Dominic Howard Absolution2003"Can't Take My Eyes Off You"Bob Gaudio2002"Cave" Showbiz1999"Citizen Erased"Origin of Symmetry2001"City of Delusion"Black Holes and Revelations2006"Coma"1999"Compliance" Will of the People2022"Con-Science"1999"Crying Shame"2006"Cryogen" 2026 " Forest" 2026" Side" Simulation Theory2018"Darkshines"Origin of Symmetry2001"Dead Inside" Drones2015"Dead Star" Dead Star/In Your World2002"Defector"Drones2015"Dig Down" Simulation Theory2018"Do We Need This?"1999""Drones2015"Drones"Drones2015"Easily"2006"Endlessly"Dominic Howard Absolution2003"Escape"Showbiz1999"Eternally Missed"Dominic Howard 2003"Euphoria"Will of the People2022"Execution Commentary"2001"Exo-Politics"Black Holes and Revelations2006"Exogenesis: Symphony Part 1 (Overture)" 2009"Exogenesis: Symphony Part 2 (Cross-Pollination)" 2009"Exogenesis: Symphony Part 3 (Redemption)" 2009"Explorers"2012"Falling Away with You"Dominic Howard Absolution2003"Falling Down"Showbiz1999"Feeling Good" Anthony NewleyOrigin of Symmetry2001"Fillip"Showbiz1999"Follow Me" 2012"Forced In"1999"Fury"Dominic Howard Absolution (Japanese edition)2003"Futurism"2002""2001"Get Up and Fight"Simulation Theory2018"Ghosts (How Can I Move On)"Will of the People2022""Drones2015"Glorious"2007""Dominic Howard 2003"Guiding Light"2009""Drones2015"Hate This and I'll Love You"Showbiz1999"Hexagons" 2026"Hoodoo"Black Holes and Revelations2006"Host"1999"House of the Rising Sun"Traditional, arranged by Alan Price1 Love2002"Hush" 2026 "Hyper Chondriac Music"2001"Hyper Music" Origin of Symmetry2001"Hysteria" Dominic Howard Absolution2003"I Belong to You (+Mon Cœur S'ouvre a ta Voix)"2009"In Your World" Dead Star/In Your World2002"Interlude"Dominic Howard Absolution2003"Intro"Dominic Howard Absolution2003"Invincible" Black Holes and Revelations2006""Drones2015"Jimmy Kane"1999"Kill or Be Killed" Will of the People2022"Knights of Cydonia" Black Holes and Revelations2006"Liberation"Will of the People2022"Liquid State"2012"Madness" 2012"Man of Mystery" Selection2007"Map of the Problematique" Black Holes and Revelations2006"Map of Your Head"2001"Megalomania"Origin of Symmetry2001"Mercy" Drones2015"Micro Cuts"Origin of Symmetry2001"Minimum"1999"MK Ultra"2009"Muscle Museum" Showbiz1999"Nature_1"2001"Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)" 2010"New Born" Origin of Symmetry2001"Nightshift Superstar" 2026"Nishe"2000"Overdue"Showbiz1999"Panic Station" 2012"Piano Thing"2001"Pink Ego Box"1999"Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want"Johnny Marr2001"Plug In Baby" Origin of Symmetry2001"Popcorn"2009"Prague"2009"Prelude"2012"Pressure" Simulation Theory2018"Propaganda"Angel LopezFederico VindverSimulation Theory2018"Psycho" Drones2015"Reapers" Drones2015"Recess"2000"Resistance" 2009"Revolt" Drones2015"Ruled by Secrecy"Dominic Howard Absolution2003"Save Me"2012"Screenager"Origin of Symmetry2001"Shimmering Scars" 2026 "Shine"2001"Shine Acoustic"Hullabaloo Soundtrack2002"Showbiz"Showbiz1999"Shrinking Universe"2001"" 2026 "Sing for Absolution" Dominic Howard Absolution2003" Print"Dominic Howard Absolution2003"Sober"Showbiz1999"Soldier's Poem"Black Holes and Revelations2006"Something Human" Simulation Theory2018"Space Debris"2026"Space Dementia"Origin of Symmetry2001"Spiral Static"2001"Starlight" Black Holes and Revelations2006"Stockholm Syndrome" Dominic Howard Absolution2003"Sunburn" Showbiz1999"Supermassive Black Hole" Black Holes and Revelations2006"Supremacy" 2012"Survival" 2012"Take a Bow"Black Holes and Revelations2006"Thought Contagion" Simulation Theory2018"Thoughts of a Dying Atheist"Dominic Howard Absolution2003"Time Is Running Out" Dominic Howard Absolution2003"Twin"1999"Undisclosed Desires" 2009"Unintended" Showbiz1999"United States of Eurasia (+Collateral Damage)"2009"Unnatural Selection"2009"Uno" Showbiz1999"Unravelling" 2025"Uprising" 2009"Verona"Will of the People2022""Simulation Theory2018"We Are Fucking Fucked"Will of the People2022"Who Knows Who"2009"Will of the People" Will of the People2022"Won't Stand Down" Will of the People2022"Yes Please"2000"You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween" Will of the People2022

Footnotes

References

External links List of Muse songs at AllMusic