Hysteria (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Hysteria


Caption = CD cover
Artist = Muse
from Album = Absolution
B-side = "Eternally Missed"
Released = 1 December 2003
Format = 7", CD, DVD
Recorded =
Genre = Alternative rock, progressive rock
Length = 3:47
Label = East West Records
Producer = Rich Costey, Muse
Chart position = * #17 (United Kingdom)
* #9 (U.S. Modern Rock Tracks)
Reviews =
Last single = "Time Is Running Out" (September 2003)
This single = "Hysteria" (December 2003)
Next single = "Sing for Absolution" (May 2004)
Misc =Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = UK 7" cover


Lower caption = DVD Extra tracklisting
Album = Absolution
Type = studio
prev_track = "Interlude (out Falling Away With You)"
prev_no = 7
this_track = "Hysteria"
track_no = 8
next_track = "Blackout"
next_no = 9"Hysteria" is a song by English rock band Muse and is featured on their third studio album, "Absolution". It was also released as a single from that album on December 1, 2003 in the United Kingdom, peaking at #17 in the UK Singles Chart (see 2003 in British music).

The artwork for the 7" cover was chosen by competition, and the winner was Adam Falkus. [ [http://www.microcuts.net/uk/news/archives/2003/11/ muse : archives | microcuts.net | November 2003 ] ] The runner-up images are included in the DVD version of the single. The song was performed regularly during the tour in support of "Absolution" and remains a staple of the band's live show. The song also appears on the "Absolution Tour" DVD and on both the CD and DVD of "HAARP".

Music video

The song's video, starring actor Justin Theroux, is based on the hotel-trashing scene from the movie . It takes the form of a short narrative depicting a man (the protagonist) awakening inside of a hotel room and, through non-linear chronological elements, discovering that he both stalked and eventually met with a prostitute who he was obsessed with. This encounter, however, ends unpleasantly. The video has several interpretations and can be seen to have several ambiguous elements, including the fit of rage which induces the man to trash the hotel room, and several chronologically non-linear sequences describing elements of plot.

An alternate video was also created for the release of the single in the U.S. which features the band playing in front of a green screen; with white blood vessels, a female's face, red, grey and black circles overlapping, and lightning.

The director's cut of the video features several women visiting the protagonist in his hotel room as well as the main female from the original version and is available on the [http://www.microcuts.net/uk/videos Microcuts] fansite.

Use in the media

The television channel TNT used "Hysteria" in its commercials in late 2004, and it was also used in commercials for Guerlain's Insolence perfume. Aside from commercials, "Hysteria" was also featured in a season 2 episode of the HBO series "Entourage", and was used alongside "Blackout", another song from the "Absolution" album, in the movie "Millions". The Washington Capitals used the song as a musical introduction to the second period of their home hockey games during the 2006-07 NHL Season Fact|date=February 2007, and "The Jim Rome Show" uses this song as a "bumper" between show breaks.
Stephenie Meyer, author of the young adult series "Twilight", has stated that a pivotal chapter in the third book of the series ("Eclipse") was inspired by this song.The British television program "" used the song at the end of each show with the "Explosive Of The Week".

"Hysteria" is also featured in the European version of the video game "Rock Band" and as downloadable content for the US version. [ [http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=184936 News: EU getting exclusive Rock Band content – ComputerAndVideoGames.com ] ]

Track listing

*7", CD
#"Hysteria" – 3:47
#"Eternally Missed" – 6:05
#*Produced by John Cornfield, Paul Reeve and Muse.
*DVD
#"Hysteria" (video – Director's Cut)
#"Hysteria" (DVD Audio)
#"Hysteria" (live on MTV2 Video)
#"Artwork Gallery"

References

External links

* [http://www.muse.mu Official Muse website]