Absolution (album)

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absolution
Studio album by Muse

Publication
(s)

2003

Label (s) Mushroom

Format (s)

CD

Genre (s)

Alternative rock

Title (number)

14th

running time

52m 11s

occupation

production

Rich Costey

chronology
Hullabaloo Soundtrack 2002 absolution Black Holes and Revelations 2006

Absolution is the third studio album by British alternative rock band Muse . It was recorded in a studio in Ireland with producer Rich Costey and released in September 2003. With this album, the band also hit the US charts for the first time .

In contrast to the previous albums, the band did not have a fixed schedule when recording Absolution, they could take as much time as they needed to change and improve the songs again.

In Apocalypse Please, for example, strings were recorded, but never used, rather put on guitars and piano to make the song heavier .

The first single, 'Stockholm Syndrome', was only available as a download from the official Muse website. The first regular single was 'Time Is Running Out'. Furthermore, the songs 'Hysteria', 'Sing For Absolution' and 'Butterflies & Hurricanes' were released as singles.

All songs were written by Matthew Bellamy , Dominic Howard and Christopher Wolstenholme .

Tracklist

  1. "Intro" - 0:22
  2. "Apocalypse Please" - 4:12
  3. "Time Is Running Out" - 3:56
  4. "Sing for Absolution" - 4:54
  5. "Stockholm Syndrome" - 4:58
  6. "Falling Away with You" - 4:40
  7. "Interlude" - 0:37
  8. "Hysteria" - 3:47
  9. "Blackout" - 4:22
  10. "Butterflies and Hurricanes" - 5:01
  11. "The Small Print" - 3:28
    • "Fury" (bonus track on the Japanese release) - 4:58
  12. "Endlessly" - 3:49
  13. "Thoughts of a Dying Atheist" - 3:11
  14. "Ruled by Secrecy" - 4:54

Sales figures and awards

Country / Region Award Sales
Awards for music sales
(country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA) Australia (ARIA) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 70,000
Belgium (BEA) Belgium (BEA) Gold record icon.svg gold 25,000
Europe (IFPI) Europe (IFPI) Platinum record icon.svg platinum (1,000,000)
Italy (FIMI) Italy (FIMI) Gold record icon.svg gold 50,000
Canada (MC) Canada (MC) Gold record icon.svg gold 50,000
Netherlands (NVPI) Netherlands (NVPI) Gold record icon.svg gold 40,000
Russia (NFPF) Russia (NFPF) Gold record icon.svg gold 10,000
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) Gold record icon.svg gold 20,000
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Platinum record icon.svg 3 × platinum 900,000
All in all Gold record icon.svg6 × gold
Platinum record icon.svg6 × platinum
 2,165,000

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