Exogenesis: Symphony

"Exogenesis: Symphony"
Single by Muse
from the album The Resistance
Released	17 April 2010
Recorded	2008–09
Studio	Studio Bellini (Lake Como, Italy)
Genre	Rock opera[1]
Length	4:18 (Part 1 – "Overture") 3:56 (Part 2 – "Cross-Pollination") 4:37 (Part 3 – "Redemption") 12:51 (total length)
Label	Warner Bros. Helium-3
Songwriter(s)	Matt Bellamy
Producer(s)	Muse
Muse singles chronology
"Resistance" (2010) "Exogenesis: Symphony" (2010) "Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)" (2010)

"Exogenesis: Symphony", commonly known as simply "Exogenesis", is a composition by English rock band Muse, featured on their 2009 fifth studio album The Resistance. Written by lead vocalist, guitarist and pianist Matthew Bellamy over the course of a number of years, the piece is presented as a symphony in three movements entitled "Overture", "Cross-Pollination" and "Redemption", respectively, each occupying a separate track at the end of the album and spanning nearly 13 minutes in total. "Exogenesis" was released as a single in the United States on 17 April 2010, with 500 copies to be made available by import in the United Kingdom through the band's official website.^[2]