Of the Year list for 2006 and The Resistance 2009).Muse have won many other music awards throughout their career, including five MTV Europe Music Awards, five Q Awards, six NME Awards, two BRIT awards and four Kerrang! Awards. Muse have released five studio albums – Showbiz (1999) Origin of Symmetry (2001) Absolution (2003) Black HolesĪnd Revelations (2006),which earned the band a Mercury Prize nomination and a third place finish in the NME Albums Performances and their fusion of many music genres, including progressive rock, classical music and electronica. Muse are known for their energetic and extravagant live Since its inception, the band has comprised vocalist, guitarist and pianist Matthew Bellamy bassist and backing vocalist Christopher Wolstenholme and drummer Dominic Howard. Retrieved 16 January 2010.MUSE is a multi award-winning English alternative rock band that formed in Teignmouth, Devon in 1994. ^ a b "Resistance - Muse: Currently Charting".^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100".Archived from the original on 5 April 2011. ^ "Australia's Official Music Charts".Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. ^ "MUSE: SHOP - Resistance - MP3 B-side Bundle".Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. ^ "Resistance: Limited Edition 7" Picture Disc Single (muse.mu exclusive)".^ a b "Resistance Single Release - Watch 30 Seconds of the Video Now!".List of number-one rock hits of 2010 (UK).List of number-one alternative rock singles of 2010 (U.S.).US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles On the week of 20 March, it jumped from number six to number one on the Billboard Alternative Rock Chart and it became their second number one single on the chart along with their previous single "Uprising". The same week resulted in "Resistance" climbing to the number one spot on the UK Rock Chart, as well. "Resistance" is now the second Top 40 hit from The Resistance. Following from its success on the Rock Chart, on 28 February 2010, the single entered the UK Singles Chart as a new entry at number 38, beating previous single: " Undisclosed Desires", which only peaked at number 49. On 21 February 2010, "Resistance" entered the UK Rock Chart at number two. A live version of "Resistance" was included on Live at Rome Olympic Stadium.Ĭharts Commercial performance The song was played at most shows during The Resistance Tour, was played frequently during The 2nd Law Tour, and on rarer occasions during the Drones World Tour. "Resistance" was played frequently in concert by Muse. In 2011, Croatian group 2Cellos covered this song as a cello duet. It lost in both categories to Neil Young's " Angry World", and The Black Keys' " Tighten Up", respectively. The song was nominated at the 53rd Grammy Awards in two categories: Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Rock Song. On 26 March 2010, "Resistance" debuted at number 20 on the VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown, peaking at number 9. On 22 February 2010, "Resistance" debuted at number 17 on the Hot30 Countdown. "Resistance" reached number 35 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2009. The music video for "Resistance", which features footage of the band performing live on The Resistance Tour, debuted on 14 January 2010, and was directed by Wayne Isham in Madrid (Palacio de los Deportes, 28-November-2009). The song was also released as downloadable content for the music video game Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. This song was featured in a promo for an episode of Human Target. The puzzle itself has a making of the "Resistance" track (which will be able to see it after solving the puzzle). In February 2010, Muse had uploaded a picture puzzle of "Resistance" artwork on their official Facebook page. The intro of the song is used in the trailer of the last episode of BBC show Silent Witness. The song makes several references to the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell. Written by vocalist, guitarist and pianist Matthew Bellamy, it was released as the third single from the album, following " Uprising" and " Undisclosed Desires", on 22 February 2010. " Resistance" is a song by English alternative rock band Muse, featured as the title track on their fifth studio album The Resistance.