"Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)" is a song by the English rock band Muse, featured on the soundtrack to the 2010 film The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. Recorded by the band in 2010, the song was released as the lead single from the album on 17 May 2010.
The single became a top ten hit in Italy. It was also certified gold by Federation of the Italian Music Industry.
History The song was first announced on Stephenie Meyer's official website. BBC Radio 1 aired the full song at 7.30pm on 17 May 2010, during Zane Lowe's show, accompanied by an interview with Matt Bellamy. Matt Bellamy explained that the song was written after he split with his longtime girlfriend at the end of 2009, and was based on his feelings at the beginning of their relationship. A 30-second preview of the music video is displayed on the official MTV website. While Muse featured on the Twilight and New Moon soundtracks previously (with "Supermassive Black Hole" and a special remix of "I Belong to You" respectively), this marks the first time the band has produced the lead single for a movie.Video Debut of Muse's Neutron Star Collision from Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Composition The song is written in D-flat major, incorporating modal interchange in the chorus and outro.
Music video The video opens with Matt Bellamy playing on a piano while red smoke rises from the background, before it shows the rest of band. It is then intercut with scenes from The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, before Bellamy is seen playing the piano again at the end.
A "director's cut" of the video exists, which only shows the band playing the song, and does not include any scenes from Eclipse.
Track listing
Reception In a positive review, BBC Music described the song as Muse "turning their reality-altering Preposteriser Ray on their own back catalogue". Above and Beyond Magazine wrote: "Neutron Star Collision... reminds [me] of their previous work Origin of Symmetry, which is in my mind, the real and honest Muse."
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts Chart (2010)PeakpositionCanadian Hot 10060Europe Hot 10031Italian Singles Chart10New Zealand Singles Chart27Norwegian Singles Chart10US Billboard Hot 10077US Billboard Rock Songs 24US Billboard Alternative Songs14
Year-end charts Chart (2010) Peak positionItalian Singles Chart71Italy Airplay (EarOne)68UK Singles Chart30
Sales and certifications
References