| "Hysteria" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Muse_hysteria_cd.jpg) | ||||
| Single by Muse | ||||
| from the album Absolution | ||||
| B-side | "Eternally Missed" | |||
| Released | 1 December 2003[1] | |||
| Recorded | 2002 | |||
| Studio | Grouse Lodge (Westmeath, Ireland) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:47 | |||
| Label | East West | |||
| Composer(s) | ||||
| Lyricist(s) | Matt Bellamy | |||
| Producer(s) |
| |||
| Muse singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
| DVD Single | ||||
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Hysteria_2.jpg) | ||||
| 7" single | ||||
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Hysteriavinyl.jpg) | ||||
"Hysteria" is a song by the English rock band Muse, released on December 1, 2003 as the third single from their third studio album, Absolution (2003). It was produced by Muse and Rich Costey.
"Hysteria" reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart and reached number 9 in the US on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. In 2012, "Hysteria" was voted the best Muse song by readers of NME.[2] The bassline was named the sixth-best of all time by MusicRadar in 2011.[3]
The artwork for the 7" cover was chosen by competition, and the winner was Adam Falkus.[4] The runner-up images are included in the DVD version of the single. The song was performed regularly during the tour in support of Absolution. The song also appears on the live videos Absolution Tour and HAARP. A demo and a live version appeared on Absolution XX, the 20th-anniversary Absolution reissue.[5] The song was featured in the video game Fortnite Festival.[6]
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 29 November 2003. p. 33.
- ^ Beaumont, Mark (1 August 2012). "20 Best Muse Songs – As Voted By You". NME.
- ^ "The 25 best basslines of all time". MusicRadar. 28 October 2011. Archived from the original on 11 February 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ^ "muse : archives | microcuts.net | November 2003". microcuts.net. Archived from the original on 11 June 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ Trendell, Andrew (15 September 2023). "Muse announce Absolution 20th anniversary deluxe reissue". NME. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ Coulson, David (20 March 2024). "Latest Fortnite Festival Songs Add Muse, Kansas, and Carly Rae Jepsen to the Game". Insider Gaming. Retrieved 11 April 2024.