"Sing for Absolution" is a song by English rock band Muse, serving as the title track for their third studio album, Absolution. It was released in May 2004 as the fourth single from that album, peaking at number 16 in the UK Singles Chart. The song also appears on the Absolution Tour DVD. A live acoustic version of the song serves as a B-side for the "Butterflies and Hurricanes" single.
"Sing for Absolution" is composed in the key of D minor, and moves at a slow tempo of 86 bpm.[2] The song's vocal range spans from G3 to A4.[2] When performed live, the song is typically transposed down half a step, into C sharp minor; it was performed in its original key only in its earliest live appearances. The song was performed at most shows from 2003 to 2004 and occasionally in 2007. The song has not been performed since 2017.
Drummer Dominic Howard has said that the song is about finding absolution through singing and writing music, Dom said: The song "Sing For Absolution" is about the music writing and making music. This can also be a kind of absolution, but not in the religious sense intentioned. Absolution may mean that you will find an absoluteness or something positive. Through things you might not quite understand, or things that are strange or confusing things that you look at first as a negative singing, in other word, making music can be a way to understand these things. To pack in a context that makes them understandable.[3]
Videoedit
This video was produced by ARK of Sheffield, UK, and released in May 2004. It depicts a populated civilised planet, probably a New Earth on which humans have settled. The camera's POV begins with a city, possibly London, firing missiles off-camera. As the camera pans left, the viewer can see massive walls of ice that suggest the leading edge of an encroaching glacier. This is the apparent target for the weapons. Muse is then shown to be on a very large, futuristic rocketship launching into space. Leaving the atmosphere, they pass by space debris and an enormous video screen which features a beautiful, coyly smiling woman along with the message, "Be prepared... the ice age is coming".
Muse's rocket then docks with a 'Cryo Module' that is housing hundreds of people in a state of cryogenic suspension, which is revealed in the extended version of the video. It could be speculated that Muse's mission is to populate their destination planet. The spacecraft and its attached module enter a hyperdrive-like wormhole. The ship eventually exits into an asteroid field above an orange planet. The pilot (Bellamy) steers the ship to avoid colliding with the asteroids but ends up failing to completely avoid an especially large one. The cryo module collides with it, damaging the docking collar and sending them somewhat out of control. The cryo module is detached, and the spacecraft gains speed as it enters the orange planet's atmosphere. The brakes on the ship fail, and they crash, sliding a very large distance from the incredible speed. Muse is next seen standing on a cliff, looking out over a large landscape. As the camera zooms out, the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben in London can be seen, completely in ruin buried beneath large collections of dirt and sand. It can be speculated that they are the last remaining survivors on the planet, however, the final shot of the detached Cryo Module drifting in space implies that the last surviving humans are actually those left frozen inside, ending the video on a darkly ironic note.
Track listingedit
7" EW285, CD EW285CD
"Sing for Absolution" (full length US remix) – 5:01
^"Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2004". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
^"Jaaroverzichten – Single 2004". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
External linksedit
Muse – official website.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Sing for Absolution news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Sing for Absolution is a song by English rock band Muse serving as the title track for their third studio album Absolution It was released in May 2004 as the fourth single from that album peaking at number 16 in the UK Singles Chart The song also appears on the Absolution Tour DVD A live acoustic version of the song serves as a B side for the Butterflies and Hurricanes single Sing for Absolution Single by Musefrom the album AbsolutionB side Fury Released17 May 2004 2004 05 17 1 StudioAIR London GenreAlternative rockLength4 54 album version 3 42 radio edit LabelEast WestComposer s Matt Bellamy Dominic Howard Chris WolstenholmeLyricist s Matt BellamyProducer s Rich Costey MuseMuse singles chronology Hysteria 2003 Sing for Absolution 2004 Apocalypse Please 2004 Alternative coversDVD coverAlternative cover7 cover Contents 1 Background 2 Video 3 Track listing 4 Charts 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 5 References 6 External linksBackground edit Sing for Absolution is composed in the key of D minor and moves at a slow tempo of 86 bpm 2 The song s vocal range spans from G3 to A4 2 When performed live the song is typically transposed down half a step into C sharp minor it was performed in its original key only in its earliest live appearances The song was performed at most shows from 2003 to 2004 and occasionally in 2007 The song has not been performed since 2017 Drummer Dominic Howard has said that the song is about finding absolution through singing and writing music Dom said The song Sing For Absolution is about the music writing and making music This can also be a kind of absolution but not in the religious sense intentioned Absolution may mean that you will find an absoluteness or something positive Through things you might not quite understand or things that are strange or confusing things that you look at first as a negative singing in other word making music can be a way to understand these things To pack in a context that makes them understandable 3 Video editThis video was produced by ARK of Sheffield UK and released in May 2004 It depicts a populated civilised planet probably a New Earth on which humans have settled The camera s POV begins with a city possibly London firing missiles off camera As the camera pans left the viewer can see massive walls of ice that suggest the leading edge of an encroaching glacier This is the apparent target for the weapons Muse is then shown to be on a very large futuristic rocketship launching into space Leaving the atmosphere they pass by space debris and an enormous video screen which features a beautiful coyly smiling woman along with the message Be prepared the ice age is coming Muse s rocket then docks with a Cryo Module that is housing hundreds of people in a state of cryogenic suspension which is revealed in the extended version of the video It could be speculated that Muse s mission is to populate their destination planet The spacecraft and its attached module enter a hyperdrive like wormhole The ship eventually exits into an asteroid field above an orange planet The pilot Bellamy steers the ship to avoid colliding with the asteroids but ends up failing to completely avoid an especially large one The cryo module collides with it damaging the docking collar and sending them somewhat out of control The cryo module is detached and the spacecraft gains speed as it enters the orange planet s atmosphere The brakes on the ship fail and they crash sliding a very large distance from the incredible speed Muse is next seen standing on a cliff looking out over a large landscape As the camera zooms out the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben in London can be seen completely in ruin buried beneath large collections of dirt and sand It can be speculated that they are the last remaining survivors on the planet however the final shot of the detached Cryo Module drifting in space implies that the last surviving humans are actually those left frozen inside ending the video on a darkly ironic note Track listing edit7 EW285 CD EW285CD Sing for Absolution full length US remix 5 01 Fury 4 59 Previously released on the Japanese version of Absolution as a bonus track DVD EW285DVD Sing for Absolution video Sing for Absolution audio Sing for Absolution making of the video Big Day Off video Artwork Gallery of the bandCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2004 PeakpositionBelgium Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia 4 17France SNEP 5 47Italy FIMI 6 45Netherlands Dutch Top 40 7 12Netherlands Single Top 100 8 7Scotland OCC 9 18UK Singles OCC 10 16UK Rock amp Metal OCC 11 3 Year end charts edit Chart 2004 PositionNetherlands Dutch Top 40 12 94Netherlands Single Top 100 13 43References edit New Releases Singles Music Week 15 May 2004 p 31 a b Muse Sing for Absolution Sheet Music Digital Download MusicNotes com Retrieved 18 July 2010 Muse Interview with Philipp Schiedel translated from German Laut de Retrieved 18 July 2010 Muse Sing for Absolution in French Ultratip Retrieved 2 April 2020 Muse Sing for Absolution in French Les classement single Retrieved 2 April 2020 Muse Sing for Absolution Top Digital Download Retrieved 2 April 2020 Nederlandse Top 40 week 27 2004 in Dutch Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 2 April 2020 Muse Sing for Absolution in Dutch Single Top 100 Retrieved 2 April 2020 Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved 2 April 2020 Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved 2 April 2020 Official Rock amp Metal Singles Chart Top 40 Official Charts Company Retrieved 2 April 2020 Top 100 Jaaroverzicht van 2004 Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 2 April 2020 Jaaroverzichten Single 2004 dutchcharts nl Retrieved 2 April 2020 External links editMuse official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sing for Absolution amp oldid 1183704818, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
