Black Holes and Revelations

Black Holes and Revelations
Black Holes and Revelations
	Cover art by Storm Thorgerson
Studio album by Muse
Released	3 July 2006
Recorded	October 2005 – March 2006
Studio	Miraval (Correns, France); Avatar (New York City); Electric Lady (New York City); Officine Meccaniche (Milan); Townhouse (London);
Genre	Alternative rock; progressive rock; space rock; pop rock;
Length	45:28
Label	Warner Bros.; Helium-3;
Producer	Rich Costey; Muse;
Muse chronology
Muse studio album chronology
Singles from Black Holes and Revelations
	"Supermassive Black Hole"; Released: 19 June 2006; "Starlight"; Released: 4 September 2006; "Knights of Cydonia"; Released: 27 November 2006; "Invincible"; Released: 9 April 2007; "Map of the Problematique"; Released: 18 June 2007;

Black Holes and Revelations is the fourth studio album by English rock band Muse, first released on 3 July 2006 through Warner Bros. Records and Muse's Helium-3 imprint. It was produced by Rich Costey over four months in New York City, London, Milan and southern France.

The album saw a change in style for Muse, with influences including Depeche Mode, Millionaire, Lightning Bolt, Sly and the Family Stone, and music from southern Italy.^[4] Like their previous albums, it features political and dystopian undertones, with lyrics covering topics such as political corruption, alien invasion, revolution and New World Order conspiracies, as well as more conventional love songs.

Black Holes and Revelations received positive reviews and appeared on many year-end lists. It received a Mercury Prize nomination and appeared in the 2007 version of 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

The album entered the charts at number one in five countries, including the United Kingdom, and in the top 10 in several other countries. It was later certified quadruple platinum in the UK and platinum in the US. The singles "Supermassive Black Hole" and "Knights of Cydonia" were both UK top-10 hits, while "Starlight", "Map of the Problematique", and "Invincible" charted within the top 25. As of 2018^[update], Black Holes and Revelations had sold more than 4.5 million copies worldwide.

^ Supermassive Black Hole – Single by Muse on Apple Music Retrieved 24 January 2017.
^ Knights of Cydonia – EP by Muse on Apple Music Retrieved 24 January 2017.
^ Map of the Problematique – EP by Muse on Apple Music Retrieved 24 January 2017.
^ Soghomonian, Talia. "Muse – Intergalacticists Stride Our World". musicOMH. Archived from the original on 10 May 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2007.

[1] Supermassive Black Hole – Single by Muse on Apple Music Retrieved 24 January 2017.

[2] Knights of Cydonia – EP by Muse on Apple Music Retrieved 24 January 2017.

[3] Map of the Problematique – EP by Muse on Apple Music Retrieved 24 January 2017.

[musicomh_interview-4] Soghomonian, Talia. "Muse – Intergalacticists Stride Our World". musicOMH. Archived from the original on 10 May 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2007.

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