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| released = 14 July 2003
| recorded = 2003
| studio = [[Grouse Lodge]] ([[Westmeath]], Ireland) }}▼ | | * [[Alternative metal]] * [[hard rock]]
* [[progressive metal]]
| length =
* 4:58 (album version)
* 4:03 (radio edit) | * [[East West Records|East West]] * [[Taste Media|Taste]] | composer =
* [[Matt Bellamy]] | Writer = Muse▼ * [[Dominic Howard]]
* [[Chris Wolstenholme]] | lyricist = Matt Bellamy | producer = * [[Rich Costey]] * Muse | | prev_title2 = [[Dead Star/In Your World|In Your World]] | prev_year = 2002 | | next_year = 2003 ▲| }} "'''Stockholm Syndrome'''" is a song by the ▲| Last single = "[[Dead Star/In Your World]]"<br/>(2002)
▲| Next single = "[[Time Is Running Out (Muse song)|Time Is Running Out]]"<br/>(2003)
▲| Album = [[Absolution (Muse album)|Absolution]]
▲| prev_no = 4
▲"'''Stockholm Syndrome'''" is a song by the [[England|English]] [[rock music|rock]] band [[Muse (band)|Muse]] from their third studio album, ''[[Absolution (album)|Absolution]]''. The song was released as the album's first single on 14 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]]. In March 2005, [[Q (magazine)|''Q'' ==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== Line 62 ⟶ 51: 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 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== In concert, the song is often played teamed with "[[Plug In Baby]]" as the two songs have similar tempos. One example of this is during the second Wembley performance. However, during [[The Resistance Tour]], this song has usually been paired with the first part of the band's "[[Exogenesis Symphony]]" due to the similar tuning. In most live performances of this song, it is followed by several instrumental riffs and jams (usually two or three); these can make performances of the song last up to 10 minutes on some occasions, most notably at the band's headline appearance at the 2004 [[Glastonbury Festival]]. One of the riffs commonly played as an outro to "Stockholm Syndrome" was later incorporated into ==Media== On 8 May 2008, the song was released as [[List of songs in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock# [[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>
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=== Weekly charts ===
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|+ !Chart (2003–2004) !Peak position |- |US [[Alternative Airplay]] ([[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Muse Chart History |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/muse/chart-history/mrt/ |access-date=3 October 2024 |website=Billboard}}</ref> |{{Center|31}} ▲ == References == {{Reflist}} {{Muse}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Muse (band) songs]] [[Category:2003 singles]] [[Category:British hard rock songs]] [[Category:Song recordings produced by Rich Costey]] [[Category:Songs written by [[Category:2003 songs]] [[Category:Mushroom Records singles]] [[Category: [[Category:Songs written by Chris Wolstenholme]] [[id:Stockholm Syndrome]] | |||