Black Holes and Revelations
Black Holes and Revelations | ||||
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Studio album by Muse | ||||
Publication |
2006 |
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Label (s) | Warner Music Group | |||
Format (s) |
CD, LP |
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Title (number) |
11 |
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running time |
45 min 28 s |
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occupation | ||||
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Black Holes and Revelations (dt. Black Holes and Revelations ) is the fourth studio album of the band Muse . It was released on July 2, 2006 via the band's own label. Like its predecessor Absolution , the album was produced by Rich Costey (including Franz Ferdinand ) and distributed by Warner Music . The artist Storm Thorgerson , who is known for his work for Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin , was hired for the artwork . The artwork shows four men sitting at a table in a Martian landscape .
The first single, Supermassive Black Hole , which was released two weeks before the album was released, reached number 4 on the UK charts.
The album topped the UK and number 9 on the US charts.
Single releases
The singles were
- Supermassive Black Hole (2006)
- Starlight (2006)
- Knights of Cydonia (2006)
- Invincible (2007)
- Map of the Problematique (2007, download only)
Track list
- Take a Bow - 4:35
- Starlight - 3:59
- Supermassive Black Hole - 3:29
- Map of the Problematique - 4:18
- Soldier's Poem - 2:03
- Invincible - 5:00
- Assassin - 3:31
- Exo-Politics - 3:53
- City of Delusion - 4:48
- Hoodoo - 3:43
- Knights of Cydonia - 6:06
The Japanese version also contains the song Glorious .
Sales figures and awards
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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Australia (ARIA) | platinum | 70,000 |
Belgium (BEA) | gold | 25,000 |
Denmark (IFPI) | gold | 20,000 |
Germany (BVMI) | gold | 100,000 |
Europe (IFPI) | 2 × platinum | (2,000,000) |
Finland (IFPI) | gold | 15.176 |
France (SNEP) | 3 × platinum | 900,000 |
Ireland (IRMA) | platinum | 15,000 |
Japan (RIAJ) | gold | 100,000 |
Canada (MC) | platinum | 100,000 |
New Zealand (RMNZ) | gold | 7,500 |
Norway (IFPI) | gold | 20,000 |
Switzerland (IFPI) | platinum | 30,000 |
United States (RIAA) | platinum | 1,000,000 |
United Kingdom (BPI) | 3 × platinum | 900,000 |
All in all |
7 × gold 13 × platinum |
3,302,500 |
Main article: Muse (band) / Awards for music sales
Web links
- Black Holes and Revelations at Allmusic (English)