Dead Inside (song)
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Single by Muse | ||||||||||||||||||
from the album Drones | ||||||||||||||||||
B-side | "Psycho" | |||||||||||||||||
Released | 23 March 2015 | |||||||||||||||||
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Recorded | 2014 at The Warehouse Studio (Vancouver, British Columbia)[1][2] |
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Length | 4:23 (Album version) 3:50 (Radio edit) |
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Writer(s) | Matthew Bellamy | |||||||||||||||||
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"Dead Inside" is a song by English alternative rock band Muse. The opening track on their seventh album, Drones, it was released as the album's lead single on 23 March 2015.[3] On the same day, a lyric video for the song was released on the band's YouTube channel, while the single premiered on BBC Radio 1.[4]
Background
Placing the song within the album's context, Matthew Bellamy said: "This is where the story of the album begins, where the protagonist loses hope and becomes 'Dead Inside', therefore vulnerable to the dark forces introduced in 'Psycho' and which ensue over the next few songs on the album, before eventually defecting, revolting and overcoming these dark forces later in the story".[3]
Composition
"Dead Inside" is a synthrock song.[5] Music magazine Rolling Stone described the song as a "relationship horror song" that "sets up the drama on [the band's] new album 'Drones'". According to the article, "Muse turn the tumultuous end of a relationship into a funky pop song on "Dead Inside," the latest track from their upcoming LP, Drones. Frontman Matt Bellamy sings the chorus with his bandmates as a shocking, gang-vocal stinger to bass-heavy verses like, 'I see magic in your eyes/on the outside you're ablaze and alive, but you're dead inside.'"[6] Consequence of Sound critic Collin Brennan also described the track as synthpop, comparing it to the works of Depeche Mode.[7]
Music video
On 3 April 2015, Muse teased pictures of the filming of the song's music video on their as well as drummer Dominic Howard's Instagram account.[8][9][10] On 5 April 2015, both American contemporary dancer Kathryn McCormick and So You Think You Can Dance finalist Will Wingfield were confirmed to feature in the music video for "Dead Inside".[11] The video was released on 28 April 2015,[12] and was directed by Robert Hales.[13]
Tracklist
CD single[14] | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | "Dead Inside" | 4:23 |
2. | "Psycho" | 5:28 |
Promotional single[15] | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | "Dead Inside" (Radio Edit) | 3:50 |
Charts
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[16] | 12 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[17] | 28 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[18] | 94 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[19] | 26 |
France (SNEP)[20] | 23 |
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[21] | 43 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] | 44 |
Italy (FIMI)[23] | 53 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[24] | 71 |
UK Rock and Metal (Official Charts Company)[25] | 1 |
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[26] | 1 |
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[27] | 1 |
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[28] | 11[not in citation given] |
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[29] | 13 |
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[30] | 10 |
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- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Muse – Dead Inside" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Muse – Dead Inside" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/311949/muse/chart?f=793
- ↑ "Muse: Dead Inside" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Muse – Dead Inside" (in French). Les classement single.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 2015-04-04". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Muse – Dead Inside". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Muse – Dead Inside". Top Digital Download.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 2015-04-04" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 2015-04-04" UK Rock Chart. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ↑ "Muse – Chart history" Billboard Rock Airplay for Muse. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ↑ "Muse – Chart history" Billboard Alternative Songs for Muse. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ↑ "Muse – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Muse. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ↑ "Muse – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Muse. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ↑ "Muse – Chart history" Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs for Muse. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
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