"Supremacy" is a song by the English rock band Muse. It is the opening track on their sixth studio album, The 2nd Law (2012), and was released as the fourth single on 20 February 2013. "Supremacy" reached number 58 on the UK singles chart.

Release

The Muse drummer, Dom Howard, likened "Supremacy" to a James Bond theme and said "it all goes a bit crazy 'Live and Let Die' in the middle".[2] The Bond producer Barbara Broccoli denied that it had been considered for the 2012 Bond theme Skyfall, saying Adele had "always been our first choice".[2]

A live version, featuring an orchestra and choir taken from the 2013 BRIT Awards performance on February 20, 2013, was released as the next single from The 2nd Law after "Follow Me" on February 25, 2013.[3]

Music video

The music video was released on February 2, 2013 through the NME website.[3] It features people with black metal corpse paint doing extreme sports like BMX and surfing while Muse plays the song.

Track listing

download[4][5]
No.TitleLength
1."Supremacy" (Live from the BRITs 2013)4:47
Promotional single[6]
No.TitleLength
1."Supremacy" (Radio Edit)3:40
2."Supremacy" (Album Version)4:55

Charts

Chart (2012–13) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[7] 84
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 58
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 58
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[10] 2
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[11] 39

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Australia 20 February 2013 Digital download Warner Music
United Kingdom
United States
United Kingdom[6] 25 February 2013 CD-R (Contemporary hit radio)

References

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