Supremacy (song)

"Supremacy"
Single by Muse
from the album The 2nd Law
Released	20 February 2013 (2013-02-20)
Recorded	October 2011 –July 2012
Studio	Capitol Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Hard rock [1] progressive rock [1]
Length	4:55 (album version) 3:40 (radio edit)
Label	Warner Bros. Helium-3
Songwriter(s)	Matthew Bellamy
Producer(s)	Muse
Muse singles chronology
"Follow Me" (2012) "Supremacy" (2013) "Panic Station" (2013)
Music video
"Supremacy" on YouTube "Supremacy" (Lyric Video) on YouTube

"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 Bond theme Skyfall, saying Adele had "always been our first choice". ^[2]

"Supremacy" was announced as the next single from The 2nd Law after "Follow Me", with a released date programmed for February 25, 2013. ^[3] However, the song itself was not released with the album version, but with a live version, featuring a full orchestra and choir taken from the 2013 BRIT Awards performance on February 20, 2013, ^[4] was released instead on iTunes the same night. ^{[5] [6]}

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

Digital download ^{[5] [6]}

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Supremacy" (Live from the BRITs 2013)	4:47

Promotional single ^[7]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Supremacy" (Radio Edit)	3:40
2.	"Supremacy" (Album Version)	4:55

Charts

Chart (2012–13)	Peak position
France (SNEP) [8]	84
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [9]	58
UK Singles (OCC) [10]	58
UK Rock & Metal (OCC) [11]	2
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [12]	39

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
Australia	20 February 2013	Digital download	Warner Music
United Kingdom
United States
United Kingdom [7]	25 February 2013	CD-R (Contemporary hit radio)

References

1. "Muse's new album mixes different genres".
2. "'Skyfall' producers deny Muse was in theme song running; Adele makes James Bond cry". Uproxx . 24 October 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
3. "Muse - 'Supremacy' video". NME.com. February 6, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
4. "Muse to perform 'Supremacy' with full orchestra at Brit Awards". NME.com. January 26, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
5. "Supremacy Live From The Brit Awards 2013 Available To Buy On iTunes Now". Muse.mu . Retrieved May 7, 2013.
6. "Supremacy (Live from the BRITs 2013) - Single". iTunes.com . Retrieved May 7, 2013.
7. "Muse - Supremacy (CDr)". Muse Discography. Discogs . Retrieved 22 January 2013.
8. "Muse – Supremacy" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
9. "Muse – Supremacy". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
10. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
11. "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
12. "Muse Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 August 2016.