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"Butterflies and Hurricanes"
CD cover art by Storm Thorgerson
Single by Muse
from the album Absolution
Released20 September 2004 (2004-09-20)[1]
Recorded2003
StudioAIR (London)
Genre
Length
  • 5:01 (album version)
  • 4:48 (single version)
  • 4:20 (radio edit)
Label
Composers
LyricistMatt Bellamy
Producers
  • John Cornfield
  • Muse
  • Paul Reeve
Muse singles chronology
"Apocalypse Please"
(2004)		 "Butterflies and Hurricanes"
(2004)		 "Supermassive Black Hole"
(2006)
Music video
"Butterflies and Hurricanes" by Muse on YouTube

"Butterflies and Hurricanes" is a song by English rock band Muse. It was released as the sixth and final single from their third studio album, Absolution (2003), on 20 September 2004. Unlike Absolution, the single was released through Atlantic Records.

The song was one of two songs recorded with a studio orchestra during the initial stages of production. The song was also dedicated to Dominic Howard's father, who died shortly after the band's performance at the Glastonbury Festival.[2]

Recording

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Muse recorded "Butterflies and Hurricanes" in late 2002 with the producers John Cornfield and Paul Reed at Air Studios, London.[3] The songwriter, Matt Bellamy, sought to create a heavy rock song using classical piano instead of guitar, with a continuous "mechanical" paradiddle.[4][5]

Track listing

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CD

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  1. "Butterflies and Hurricanes" (Remix With Additional Guitars Full Length) – 5:02
  2. "Sing for Absolution" (Live Acoustic Radio 2) – 4:28

Clear Vinyl 7"

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  1. "Butterflies and Hurricanes" (full length) – 5:01
  2. "Butterflies and Hurricanes" (Glastonbury 2004)

DVD

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  1. "Butterflies and Hurricanes" – 4:48
  2. "Butterflies and Hurricanes video" – 4:48
  3. "The Groove in the States video" – 9:51
  4. "Raw video footage"

Promo CD

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  1. "Butterflies and Hurricanes" (radio edit) – 4:10
  2. "Butterflies and Hurricanes"

Charts

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Chart (2004) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[6]70
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7]29
Scottish Singles Sales (Official Charts)[8]19
UK Singles (Official Charts)[9]14
UK Rock & Metal (Official Charts)[10]2

References

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  1. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 18 September 2004. p. 31.
  2. ↑ "Drummer's father dies at festival". BBC News. 29 June 2004.
  3. ↑ Buskin, Richard (December 2003). "Rich Costey: Producer". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  4. ↑ Gennet, Robbie (8 June 2005). "Innocence and absolution". Keyboard. Archived from the original on 25 January 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2008.
  5. ↑ Buskin, Richard (December 2003). "Rich Costey: Producer". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Muse – Butterflies & Hurricanes" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Muse – Butterflies & Hurricanes" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 11/26/2004 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 11/26/2004 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart on 11/26/2004 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
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