Dead Star / In Your World

"Dead Star"
Single by Muse
from the album Hullabaloo Soundtrack
B-side
Released17 June 2002 (2002-06-17)[1]
StudioSawmills (Fowey, England)
GenreNu metal
Length3:40
LabelTaste
SongwriterMatt Bellamy
Producers
  • John Cornfield
  • Muse
Muse singles chronology
"Hyper Music" / "Feeling Good"
(2001)
"Dead Star" / "In Your World"
(2002)
"Stockholm Syndrome"
(2003)
"In Your World"
Single by Muse
from the album Hullabaloo Soundtrack
B-side
Released17 June 2002 (2002-06-17)[1]
Studio
Genre
Length2:36
LabelTaste
SongwriterMatt Bellamy
Producers
  • John Cornfield
  • Muse
  • The Saint
Muse singles chronology
"Hyper Music" / "Feeling Good"
(2001)
"In Your World" / "Dead Star"
(2002)
"Stockholm Syndrome"
(2003)

"Dead Star" and "In Your World" are two songs by English rock band Muse. Written for and included in a live form on their 2002 compilation album Hullabaloo Soundtrack, the songs were released as a double A-side single to promote the album, and as an extended play (EP) in Japan and France. The single reached number thirteen on the UK Singles Chart.[2]

Music video

A video for "In Your World" was also produced, included on the double A-side, which consisted of a live performance and was directed by Matt Askem.[citation needed] The video is considerably shorter than the audio-only live album version, with running times of 2:35 and 3:12 respectively. The video for "Dead Star" shows the band practising in a dark basement and was directed by Tim Qualtrough and Tom Kirk.[citation needed] It has a running time of 3:40, again shorter than the audio-only live album version which has a running time of 4:12. It was recorded in Winston Churchill's house in Brighton.[citation needed]

Other usage in the media

The song was used in the British Soap Opera Emmerdale in September 2006, in which character Cain Dingle leaves the village with Sadie King whilst escaping from the police. The song was used multiple times in scenes, including when Cain blows up his car, and drives into the quarry.

Live Performances

"Dead Star" was only consistently performed in 2001 and 2002, but has made occasional appearances on all of the band's tours since it originally debuted, with the exception of the Simulation Theory World Tour.

"In Your World" has not been performed since 2002.

Track listing

7"
No.TitleLength
1."Dead Star"3:40
2."In Your World"2:35
'CD1'
No.TitleNotesLength
1."Dead Star" 3:40
2."In Your World" 2:35
3."Futurism"Originally released as a bonus track on the Japanese version of Origin of Symmetry3:27
4."Dead Star" (video)  
'CD2'
No.TitleNotesLength
1."In Your World" 2:35
2."Dead Star" 3:40
3."Can't Take My Eyes Off You"Frankie Valli cover3:30
4."In Your World" (video)  
French EP
No.TitleNotesLength
1."Dead Star" 3:40
2."In Your World" 2:35
3."Futurism" 3:27
4."Can't Take My Eyes Off You" 3:30
5."Dead Star" (instrumental)It doesn't appear on the reissue of the French EP3:40
6."Dead Star" (video)  
7."In Your World" (video)  
Japanese EP
No.TitleLength
1."Dead Star"3:40
2."In Your World"2:35
3."Can't Take My Eyes Off You"3:30
4."In Your World" (live)3:10
5."Dead Star" (live)4:11

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[3] 53
France (SNEP)[4] 76
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 32
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 69
Scotland Singles (OCC)[7] 14
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 13
UK Indie (OCC)[9] 2

References