Helium 3 | |
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Parent company | Warner Music Group |
Founded | 2006 |
Founder | Muse |
Status | Active |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Official website | www |
Helium 3 (also written as Helium-3 and abbreviated as He3 or He-3) is an English record label. Formed by alternative rock band Muse in 2006, Helium 3 is a subdivision of Warner Music Group, one of the 'Big Three' record companies. Beginning with the single "Supermassive Black Hole", the label has issued Muse releases since 2006, working internationally with Warner Music UK under its Warner Records imprint. The name of the record label is derived from Helium-3, a rare isotope of the noble gas helium which can theoretically be used in the future for energy production through nuclear fusion.
All Helium 3 releases are issued in the United Kingdom and Europe with Warner Music UK under its Warner Records imprint.
Year | Catalog no. | Title | Edition | Co-labels | Refs. |
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2006 | HEL3001 | "Supermassive Black Hole" | 7" vinyl | Europe only | [1] [2] |
HEL3001CD | CD single | Europe only | |||
HEL3001DVD | DVD single | United Kingdom only | |||
HEL3002CD | Black Holes and Revelations | CD album | Warner Bros. Records | [3] [4] | |
HEL3002CDX | Digipak album | Warner Bros. Records | |||
HEL3003 | "Starlight" | 7" vinyl | United Kingdom only | [5] [6] | |
HEL3003CD | CD single | Europe only | |||
HEL3003DVD | DVD single | United Kingdom only | |||
HEL3004 | "Knights of Cydonia" | 7" vinyl | United Kingdom only | [7] [8] | |
HEL3004CD | CD single | Europe only | |||
HEL3004DVD | DVD single | United Kingdom only | |||
2007 | HEL3005 | "Invincible" | 7" vinyl | United Kingdom only | [9] [10] |
HEL3005CD | CD single | ||||
HEL3005DVD | DVD single | ||||
HEL3006 | "Map of the Problematique" | Digital download | United Kingdom only | [11] | |
2008 | HEL3007 | HAARP | CD+DVD | Warner Bros. Records | [12] [13] |
2009 | 825646874347 | The Resistance | CD album | Warner Bros. Records | [14] |
2012 | 825646568802 | The 2nd Law | CD album | Warner Bros. Records | - |
2013 | Unknown | Live at Rome Olympic Stadium | CD+DVD & CD+Blu-ray | Warner Bros. Records | - |
2015 | 825646121250 | Drones | CD album | Warner Bros. Records | - |
2018 | 190295578855 | Simulation Theory | CD album | Warner Bros. Records | - |
2020 | INFECT589 | You've Always Been Here | CD album & 12" vinyl | Infectious Records | [15] |
2022 | Unknown | Will of the People | CD album | Warner Records | - |
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