Plug In Baby

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"Plug In Baby"
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Template:Infobox song/link by Muse
from the album Origin of Symmetry
B-side
  • "Nature_1"
  • "Execution Commentary"
  • "Spiral Static"
  • "Bedroom Acoustics"
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[[Songwriter|SongwriterTemplate:Pluralize from text]]Matt Bellamy
[[Record producer|ProducerTemplate:Pluralize from text]]
  • David Bottrill
  • Muse
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"Muscle Museum"
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(2001)
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"Plug In Baby" is a song by English rock band Muse. It was released as the lead single from the band's second studio album, Origin of Symmetry (2001), on 28 February 2001 in Japan and on 12 March 2001 in the United Kingdom.

The song became the band's highest-charting single in the UK when it peaked at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart, until it was surpassed by "Time Is Running Out", which peaked at number 8 in 2003.[3] Today, "Plug In Baby" is considered one of Muse's most notable songs, and has been featured on the live albums HAARP (2008) and Live at Rome Olympic Stadium (2013).

Background and composition

"Plug In Baby" is written in the key of B minor (although the song does not begin or end on the tonic chord of the key). It is mainly guitar and bass-driven, and moves at a tempo of 136 bpm. The guitar riff is based on the harmonic minor scale.

The beginning of the riff shows similarities to the toccata from Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565" and the beginning of Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings".

One of the B-sides to the single, "Execution Commentary", was described by Bellamy as the "worst song I've ever written".[4]

Recording

The 1997 studio demo of the song lacked the main riff of the song, although there were numerous similarities in the lyrics and structure. "Plug In Baby" was to be re-recorded under the wishes of Maverick to coincide with the US tour promoting the Origin of Symmetry album, as Maverick wished Bellamy to tone down the falsetto on the song as well as on the album. The band spent a few days at Long View Farm in North Brookfield, Massachusetts, in September 2001 recording this new version, but were left unsatisfied by the result.[5] Consequently, Maverick dropped Muse in the US market and Origin of Symmetry remained unreleased in the country until 2005.[6]

Legacy

The song is often praised for its opening guitar riff, which Total Guitar magazine readers voted as the number 1 ultimate guitar riff of the 2000s[7] and the 13th best of all time in 2004.[8] In 2011, Spinner.com named "Plug In Baby" the 46th greatest guitar riff of all time, citing its "play on Bach's 'Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565'."[citation needed] The song has been featured on the video games Guitar Hero 5 and Rocksmith.

Track listing

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Personnel

Personnel adapted from Origin of Symmetry liner notes.[9]

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Charts

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Chart (2001) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[10] 33

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[11] Gold 0 
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] Platinum 600,000 

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Japan 28 February 2001 CD maximum10 [13]
United Kingdom 12 March 2001 Page Template:Hlist/styles.css has no content.
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  • CD
  • cassette
 Mushroom [14]
Australia 26 March 2001 CD Festival Mushroom [15]

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Weekend riff: Muse - Plug In Baby". Total Guitar. Future plc. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bradley, Larry (4 November 2014). "The 2000s: Muse - "Plug in Baby". The Alternative Jukebox. Cassell. p. 231. ISBN 978-1-84403-789-6.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Muse". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 June 2009.
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  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Absolution XX Anniversary (hardcover book). Muse. Helium-3. 2023. 5054197674396.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. September 2009.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Muse song named greatest riff of the 21st century". The Independent. 1 October 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Guns N' Roses top rock riff poll". BBC. 2 May 2004. Retrieved 2 June 2009.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Origin of Symmetry (liner notes). Muse. Taste Media. 2001.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 18, no. 14. 31 March 2001. p. 19. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
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  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ミューズ | プラグ・イン・ベイビー" [Muse | Plug In Baby] (in 日本語). Oricon. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."New Releases – For Week Starting March 12, 2001: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 10 March 2001. p. 27. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 26th March 2001" (PDF). ARIA. 26 March 2001. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2002. Retrieved 10 August 2021.

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