History Trivia / Muse

* MemeAcknowledgement: "It's {=WOTPing=}time!" was a fairly common meme bouncing around the fanbase at the time of ''Will of the People'' 's release. A {{Website/Twitter}} user named {=@SING4ABS0LUTI0N-} got Matt himself to say the phrase and [[https://twitter.com/SING4ABS0LUTI0N/status/1544011235129262089?lang=en posted the video of it online]].

* MemeAcknowledgement: "It's WOTPing time!" was a fairly common meme bouncing around the fanbase at the time of ''Will of the People'' 's release. A {{Website/Twitter}} user named @SING4ABS0LUTI0N got Matt himself to say the phrase and [[https://twitter.com/SING4ABS0LUTI0N/status/1544011235129262089?lang=en posted the video of it online]].

** ''Simulation Theory'' was originally intended to be a stripped-down, almost-purely-acoustic album, before being taken into the realm of synth-rock.

* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: The ''Origin of Muse'' box set contains (most of) the aforementioned Newton Abbot Demos, remasters of ''Showbiz'' and ''Origin of Symmetry'', and a biography of the band's early days, among other rarities. The box set's release also fell on the same year as the [[MilestoneCelebration 20th anniversary of ''Showbiz'']], and contains the live performance of ''Origin'''s 10th anniversary set at Reading+Leeds Festival.

* CreatorBreakdown: Matt has been through more than his fair share of these, with one of the most harrowing ones occurring during the recording of ''Origin Of Symmetry.'' Depression, a lack of self-care due to extensive touring and heavy hallucinogenic use culminated in a complete nervous breakdown - to the point that intense hallucinations would strike without warning or stimulation. Although he's still generally fond of the album, he's noted it's somewhat still entwined with his less-than-pleasant experiences during its making.
** As noted on the main page, Chris has also been through some rough patches, with alcoholism peaking around the time of ''Black Holes And Revelations'' and getting to the point that he had to be given an ultimatum to either sober up or quit the band. Most thankfully, [[EarnYourHappyEnding both men have long since recovered.]]

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Although the band included most of the previously leaked Newton Abbot Demo Tape on the first disc of Origin Of Muse (plus a number of unreleased demos), they omitted "Falling With The Crowd" and "Forameus". Whether they did this to give fans something to hunt down or simply because they didn't like the songs has never been said.

* ReferencedBy: Canadian figure skater Roman Sadovsky performed to "Exogenesis: Symphony Part 3 (Redemption)" for [[https://streamable.com/gmxhk his short program]] during the 2016-17 season.

** "Unsustainable" was considered for the ''Skyfall'' theme, but Adele ultimately won.

** As noted on the main page, Chris has also been through some rough patches, with alcoholism peaking around the time of ''Black Holes And Revelations'' and getting to the point that he had to be given an ultimatum to either sober up or quit the band.

* BigNameFan: They're the favorite band of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Stephenie Meyer]] (and Matt himself is said to be a fan), a fact that horrifies a lot of fans. In turn, the first three Twilight films each include a Muse song on their soundtracks with the third, ''Neutron Star Collision (Love is Forever)'', made specifically for the series.
* BlackSheepHit: "Madness", which received a lot of critical acclaim but broke the fanbase, and has been described to sound like every band ''except'' Muse.

** Matt Bellamy doesn't have very kind words about "Execution Commentary".

** It took four YEARS for ''Origin of Symmetry'' to be released on an American record label. Muse did not get widespread recognition in the US until ''Absolution''. At that time, ''Origin'' was only available via import, which caught a lot of new, back catalog-digging American fans by surprise by way of availability and music. The story is that Maverick Records, the band's original label in the US (which released ''Showbiz''), wanted Bellamy's falsetto vocals off the album (even though Thom Yorke is forever famous for them in Radiohead). Muse refused and split with Maverick. Of course, [[HilariousInHindsight nowadays their songs get regular radio play in America.]]
** Unsustainable was considered for the ''Skyfall'' theme, but Adele ultimately won.

* ReferencedBy: Canadian figure skater Roman Sadovsky performed to "Exogenesis: Symphony Part 3 (Redemption)" for [[https://vimeo.com/256222288 his short program]] during the 2016-17 season.

* ReferencedBy: Canadian figure skater Roman Sadovsky performed to "Exogenesis: Symphony Part 3 (Redemption)" for [[https://vimeo.com/256222288 his short program]] during the 2016-2017 competitive season.

* BigNameFan: They're the favorite band of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Stephenie Meyer]] (and Matt himself is said to be a fan), a fact that horrifies a lot of fans.

* ReferencedBy: Canadian figure skater Roman Sadovsky performed to "Exogenesis: Symphony Part 3 (Redemption)" for his [[https://vimeo.com/256222288 short program]] during the 2016-2017 competitive season.

* BigNameFan: They're the favorite band of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Stephenie Meyer]] (And Matt himself is said to be a fan), something a lot of fans are horrified by.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: It took four YEARS for ''Origin of Symmetry'' to be released on an American record label. Muse did not get widespread recognition in the US until ''Absolution''. At that time, ''Origin'' was only available via import, which caught a lot of new, back catalog-digging American fans by surprise by way of availability and music. The story is that Maverick Records, the band's original label in the US (which released ''Showbiz''), wanted Bellamy's falsetto vocals off the album (even though Thom Yorke is forever famous for them in Radiohead). Muse refused and split with Maverick. Of course, [[HilariousInHindsight nowadays their songs get regular radio play in America.]]

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: It took four YEARS for ''Origin of Symmetry'' to be released on an American record label. Muse did not get widespread recognition in the US until ''Absolution''. At that time, ''Origin'' was only available via import, which caught a lot of new, back catalog-digging American fans by surprise by way of availability and music. The story is that Maverick Records, the band's original label in the US (which released ''Showbiz''), wanted Bellamy's falsetto vocals off the album (even though Thom Yorke is forever famous for them in Radiohead). Muse refused and split with Maverick. Of course, [[HilariousInHindsight nowadays their songs get regular radio play in America.]]

* BigNameFan: They're the favorite band of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Stephenie Meyer]], something a lot of fans are horrified by.

* BigNameFan: They're the favorite band of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Stephanie Meyer]], something a lot of fans are horrified by.

* OldShame: The band feel this way about their early demo tapes This Is A Muse Demo and the Newton Abbot Demo as well as their 1994 Battle Of The Bands performance (their earliest known stuff). Every time a copy of This Is A Muse Demo has come on the market (so far twice) someone has outbid the fans by a ridiculous amount, leading to suspicions the band doesn't want anyone hearing it. Chris said it was like people wanting to look at baby pictures.