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"'''Stockholm Syndrome'''" is a song by the [[England|English]] [[rockRock music|rock]] band [[Muse (band)|Muse]] from their third studio album, ''[[Absolution (album)|Absolution]]'' (2003). The song was released as the album's first single on 1413 July 2003 and also appears on the ''Absolution'' live DVD. It was released alongside its artwork as a download-only single through the official Muse website. The song's promotional video was included in the "[[Time Is Running Out (Muse song)|Time Is Running Out]]" CD single, and was shot using a [[Thermographic camera|thermal camera]]. A different video was made for the song's release in the US, depicting the band playing the song in a fictitious [[talk show]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Muse |url=http://www.muse.mu/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040609083631/http://www.muse.mu/ |archive-date=9 June 2004}}</ref>
In March 2005, [[Q (magazine)|''Q'' magazine]] placed "Stockholm Syndrome" at number 44 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/qlistspage3.htm|title=Rocklist.net...Q Magazine Lists..|website=rocklistmusic.co.uk}}</ref>
==Composition==
==Background and composition==
The main riff is based around the [[phrygian dominant scale|Phrygian Dominant]] mode of the harmonic minor scale. The verses follow a [[chromaticism|chromatic]] chord progression. This progression was originally written for the piano, but later reworked for layered guitars and synths.{{Cn|date=January 2024}} [[Chris Wolstenholme]] said that the riff, resembling that of a [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] song, was created [[Matt Bellamy]], who played the riff during rehearsals and in between songs performed live.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Faulkner |first=Natalia |date=3 Oct 2009 |title=MUSE… In their own words, Chris Wolstenholme |url=http://erato1.wordpress.com/everything-about-muse/muse-in-their-own-words-chris-wolstenholme/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.ph/20091003045304/http://erato1.wordpress.com/everything-about-muse/muse-in-their-own-words-chris-wolstenholme/ |archive-date=7 Oct 2013 |access-date=3 October 2024}}</ref> The producer, [[Rich Costey]], [[Vocoder|vocodered]] the guitar with a [[Nord synthesizer|Nord]] modular synthesiser, creating "hollow, white noisey" sound.''<ref name="XX">{{Cite AV media notes |title=Absolution XX |title-link= |last= |first= |author-link= |last2= |first2= |author-link2= |others= |url= |date=2023 |access-date= |chapter= |page= |pages= |at= |type=Interview |publisher=[[Warner Records ]] |id= |location= |ref=}}</ref>''
==Lyrics and meaning==
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The syndrome is named after the [[Norrmalmstorg robbery]] of [[Kreditbanken]] at [[Norrmalmstorg]], [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]], in which the bank robbers held bank employees hostage and the victims became emotionally attached to their victimisers, and even defended their captors after they were freed from their six-day ordeal.
==Music videovideos==
The video shows the band members in an [[infrared]] filter, playing the song. The U.S. music video sees the band playing at a late night show. As the band plays the song, it causes the audience to run around crazily on the set, while the host, cameraman and other crew members are blown out of the set by an unknown force, with the members of Muse unaffected by the chaos happening around them. As [[Matt Bellamy]] plays the lead guitar riff towards the end of the song, it causes the set to explode in different areas. In the final chorus, the audience and crew group together and sing to the chorus of the song. As Muse play the outro of the song, the people on the set run out of the set, as a final shot reveals that the entire set is empty save for the members of Muse.▼
The video shows the band members in an [[infrared]] filter, playing the song.
▲The U.S. music video sees the band playing at a late night show. As the band plays the song, it causes the audience to run around crazily on the set, while the host, cameraman and other crew members are blown out of the set by an unknown force, with the members of Muse unaffected by the chaos happening around them. As [[Matt Bellamy]] plays the lead guitar riff towards the end of the song, it causes the set to explode in different areas. In the final chorus, the audience and crew group together and sing to the chorus of the song. As Muse play the outro of the song, the people on the set run out of the set, as a final shot reveals that the entire set is empty save for the members of Muse.
==Live performances==
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==Media==
On 8 May 2008, the song was released as [[List of songs in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock#SongDownloadable informationsongs|downloadable]] content (as part of a Muse 3-song pack) for the rhythm game ''[[Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock]]''. The song is also available to play on ''[[Rocksmith 2014]]'' as part of a Muse 5-song pack.
[[Dream Theater]]'s "Never Enough", which was released two years following, bears some strong similarities to the song. The band have also performed covers of "Stockholm Syndrome" in their live shows.
Progressive metalcore band, [[Erra (band)|ERRA]], covered the song for the deluxe edition of their 2021 [[Erra (album)|self-titled album]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Childers |first=Chad |date=23 February 2022 |title=ERRA Reveal Crushing Muse Cover ‘Stockholm Syndrome,’ Announce Deluxe Edition of Self-Titled Album |url=https://loudwire.com/erra-muse-cover-stockholm-syndrome-deluxe-edition-self-titled-album/ |access-date=3 October 2024 |work=[[Loudwire]]}}</ref>
The song is available to play on ''[[Rocksmith 2014]]'' as part of a Muse 5-song pack.
== Charts ==
=== Weekly charts ===
Progressive metalcore band, [[Erra (band)|ERRA]], covered the song for the deluxe edition of their 2021 [[Erra (album)|self-titled album]].
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== References ==