It was also played regularly during The 2nd Law Tour in rotation with Stockholm Syndrome, though the latter was played more often. The song was played very commonly throughout the Origin of Symmetry, Absolution, Black Holes and Revelations and Resistance Tours. New Born began life as a piece played in sound check on the 2000 tour, while supporting the Foo Fighters, and the piano intro was written afterwards. This makes it the 4th most played Muse song live. However, it made very rare appearances during the Drones Tour. It was also played regulary during The 2nd Law Tour in rotation with Stockholm Syndrome. On the single the ending (using sampled vocals) fades out gently, unlike the version found on the album Origin of Symmetry. However, said vocals can be heard at the end of the songs. Bellamy attributed this to things sounding better when experiencing the effect of magic mushrooms, which Muse were using during said recording sessions. During the recording of the album in the David Bottrill sessions, the band experimented with using Bellamy's voice for the intro in place of a piano, but decided that this was too abstract and removed it post-recording. Matt didn't originally like the name 'New Born', instead wanting to call the song either 'Strangle' or 'Strangulation'.

Even more interestingly, both parts of the song have decreased in speed over time.īellamy's vocal range spans from F♯3 to E5. Interestingly, the intro is played a lot faster live, while the rest of the song is generally played slower. The song moves at a fairly fast tempo, with the intro playing at 147 bpm, before increasing to 153 bpm.

It opens with broken piano chords (arpeggios), until a sustained chord is played, followed by fuzzy guitar which leads into the main part of the song. New Born is an electronic/alternative rock song written in the key of E minor. In a way it's on the same lines as the film The Matrix,īut we weren't intending on copying their idea on technology and how it has evolved.' Composition So it's connecting yourself on a worldwide scale and being born into another reality, The opening line is 'link it to the world',

So the songs setting myself in a location in the future where the body is no longer importantĪnd everyone's plugged into a network. My fear is that we can't control it because it's moving faster than we are, 'It's about a semi-fear of the evolution of technology,Īnd how in reality it's destroying all humanity. 'A feeling of not being connected to each other, but we are, and it's a feeling of the mind evolving from the body, but when that happens you just get this yearn to do something physical and feel something sensational, physical-ness-ness'. Origin of Symmetry (XX Anniversary RemiXX) (1)Ħ:02, 4:41 (Radio edit), 6:04 (XX Anniversary RemiXX)Ī 'misleading' Showbiz-era style intro of tinkly piano, which then proceeds into Origin of Symmetry era sound, riffs and distortion.Simulation Theory Film ( Part of Metal Medley) Blu-Ray, Digital (22), Vinyl (9).Origin of Muse CD7, Vinyl (Remaster), CD9 (1).

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