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{{Short description|2001 single by Muse}}
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{{About|the song by Muse||Newborn (disambiguation)}}
{{Single infobox | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
{{Use British English|date=January 2013}}
| Name = New Born
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
| Cover = Muse_newborn.jpg
{{Infobox song
| Artist = [[Muse (band)|Muse]]
| from Album = [[Origin of Symmetry]]
| name = New Born
| cover = Muse newborn.jpg
| Released = [[5 June]] [[2001]] <small>([[United Kingdom|UK]])</small>
| Format = [[vinyl record]] (7"), 2 [[CD]]s
| alt =
| Recorded = 2001
| caption = 'CD1' cover
| Genre = [[Alternative rock]]
| type = single
| Length = 6:03
| artist = [[Muse (band)|Muse]]
| Label = [[Mushroom Records|Mushroom]]
| album = [[Origin of Symmetry]]
| B-side = {{flatlist|
| Producer = [[John Leckie]], [[David Bottrill]], [[Muse (band)|Muse]]
* "Shrinking Universe"
| Chart position = *<nowiki>#</nowiki>12 <small>([[United Kingdom]])</small>
* "Piano Thing"
| NoReviews = yes
* "Map of Your Head"}}
| Last single = "[[Plug In Baby]]"<br/>(March 2001)
| released = {{start date|2001|6|4|df=y}}<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases – For Week Starting June 4, 2001: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=23|date=2 June 2001}}</ref>
| This single = "'''New Born'''"<br/>(June 2001)
| recorded = September 2000
| Next single = "[[Bliss (Muse song)|Bliss]]"<br/>(August 2001)
| studio = [[Ridge Farm Studio|Ridge Farm]] ([[Rusper]])
| Misc = {{Extra tracklisting
| genre =
| Album = [[Origin of Symmetry (album)|Origin of Symmetry]]
* [[Alternative rock]]
| Type = studio
* [[art rock]]
| prev_track =
* [[progressive rock]]
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* [[alternative metal]]
| this_track = '''"New Born"'''
| track_no = 1
| length =
* 6:03 (album version)
| next_track = "[[Bliss (Muse song)|Bliss]]"
* 4:38 (radio edit)
| next_no = 2
| label = [[Taste Media|Taste]]
}}}}
| writer = [[Matt Bellamy]]
| producer =
* David Bottrill
* Muse
| prev_title = [[Plug In Baby]]
| prev_year = 2001
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| next_year = 2001
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| type = Single
| cover = New Born 2.png
| border =
| alt =
| caption = The "New Born" CD2 cover.
}}
}}


"'''New Born'''" is a song by the English [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Muse (band)|Muse]], from their second studio album, ''[[Origin of Symmetry]]'' (2001). It was released as the second [[Single (music)|single]] on 4 June 2001 and reached number 12 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/4712/muse/ |title=Muse <nowiki>| Full Official Chart History |</nowiki> Official Charts Company |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=30 June 2016}}</ref> The song was also featured on the ''[[Hullabaloo Soundtrack|Hullabaloo]]'' live [[DVD]].
[[Image:newbornpromo2.jpg|thumb|''New Born'' promotional CD]]


==Background and content==
"'''New Born'''" is a song by the [[England|English]] band [[Muse (band)|Muse]] available on the [[eponym]]ous [[Single (music)|single]], the [[album]] ''[[Origin of Symmetry]]'' and on the ''[[Hullabaloo Soundtrack|Hullabaloo]]'' Live [[DVD]].


"New Born" is written in the [[Key (music)|key]] of [[E minor]]. The song starts out at a relatively fast tempo of 147 [[Beats per minute|bpm]], and then increases pace during each verse. The melodic introduction features some modern [[Minimal music|minimalist]] style piano work. The song is also recognizable for its distinct guitar [[Ostinato|riff]], which is based on a [[circle of fifths]] progression.
The main piano melody is based on [[Musical terminology#B|broken chords]], a technique used in numerous other Muse songs, such as "[[Sunburn (song)|Sunburn]]" and "[[Bliss (song)|Bliss]]".


[[Matthew Bellamy]] said of the song: "It's about a semi-fear of the evolution of technology, and how in reality it's destroying all humanity. My fear is that we can't control it because it's moving faster than we are, so the songs setting myself in a location in the future where the body is no longer important and everyone's plugged into a network. The opening line is 'link it to the world', so it's connecting yourself on a worldwide scale and being born into another reality."{{Fact|date=July 2007}} The song was also remixed by [[Paul Oakenfold]] for the movie [[Swordfish (film)|Swordfish]], although it doesn't appear in the movie, it appears on the soundtrack.
Regarding the meaning of the song, [[Matthew Bellamy]] has said: "It's about a semi-fear of the evolution of technology, and how in reality it's destroying all humanity. My fear is that we can't control it because it's moving faster than we are, so the song's setting myself in a location in the future where the body is no longer important and everyone's plugged into a network. The opening line is 'link it to the world', so it's connecting yourself on a worldwide scale and being born into another reality."{{citation needed|date=June 2016}}


[[Chris Wolstenholme]] said: "New Born I think between the three of us is probably one of our favourite tracks off ''Origin of Symmetry''. It is a good live track. I think it's one of the songs which showcases the experimental side of the band. It is not really a conventional pop song. I think a lot of the reason for choosing these songs is that we went for the heavier more direct kind of songs rather than going for anything too mellow".{{Fact|date=July 2007}}
[[Chris Wolstenholme]] also said: "I think between the three of us [New Born] is probably one of our favourite tracks off ''Origin of Symmetry''. It is a good live track. I think it's one of the songs which showcases the experimental side of the band. It is not really a conventional pop song. I think a lot of the reason for choosing these songs is that we went for the heavier more direct kind of songs rather than going for anything too mellow."<ref>[http://benrocks.de/interviews-2/muse-chris-wolstenholme-interview/ benrocks.de by ben foitzik » Muse – Chris Wolstenholme im Interview] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222151118/http://benrocks.de/interviews-2/muse-chris-wolstenholme-interview/ |date=22 February 2012 }}</ref>


==Recording==
The song was featured in the film ''[[Haute Tension]]''. The B-sides "Shrinking Universe" and "Map of Your Head" were featured on the ''[[Hullabaloo Soundtrack]]'' in the B-sides collection.


"New Born" first started out as a guitar-based piece played in [[soundcheck]] during the ''[[Showbiz (Muse album)|Showbiz]]'' tour back in 1999, and the piano intro was written afterwards. During the recording of the album in the David Bottrill sessions, the band experimented with using Bellamy's voice for the [[arpeggios]] instead of the piano, but decided that this was too "abstract" and removed it during [[Post-production|post-recording]].{{cn|date=August 2023}}
The song was "performed" on [[Live & Kicking]], but due to the [[BBC]] producers not allowing the band to perform live, Matthew Bellamy waved his hands around instead of playing the keyboard. [[Chris Wolstenholme]] (bass) and [[Dominic Howard|Dom Howard]] (drums and percussion) swapped instruments for this mime performance. <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3UW2kqJ9R4 YouTube - Muse - New Born (Live & Kicking performance)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Live performances==

The [[Concert|live]] versions of the song are often modified and feature some [[improvisation]] and [[Ornament (music)|embellishments]]. In particular, [[Matt Bellamy]] usually plays a slightly re-worked piano melody during the introduction. Much of the guitar work is also notably different, the [[guitar solo]] is usually extended and more elaborate, and features a "[[tapping]]" section before the [[tremolo]]. Live versions can also last notably longer, such as the 2007 [[Wembley Stadium]] (as seen on the ''[[HAARP (album)|HAARP]]'' DVD).{{citation needed|date=June 2016}} "New Born" was a live staple from its debut in 2000 until the end of [[The Resistance Tour]]. After this, the song made occasional appearances during [[The 2nd Law]], Psycho Tour, and [[Drones World Tour]]. On the band's [[Simulation Theory World Tour]], the song was played in the form of a medley including "[[Stockholm Syndrome (Muse song)|Stockholm Syndrome]]", "[[Assassin (Muse song)|Assassin]]", "[[Reapers (song)|Reapers]]", and "[[The Handler (song)|The Handler]]".{{cn|date=August 2023}}


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
===CD 1===
#"New Born" - 6:05
#"Shrinking Universe" - 3:30
#"Piano Thing" - 2:55


; 'CD1'
===CD 2===
#"New Born" - 6:05
#"New Born" – 6:05
#"Map of Your Head" - 4:01
#"Shrinking Universe" – 3:30
#"Plug In Baby (Live)" - 3:51
#"Piano Thing" – 2:55


; 'CD2'
===Vinyl 7"===
#"New Born" - 6:05
#"New Born" – 6:05
#"Map of Your Head" – 4:01
#"Pink Ego Box (Instrumental Remix)"
#"Plug In Baby" (Live) – 3:51


;7"
===Dutch CD Release===
#"New Born" - 6:04
#"New Born" – 6:05
#"Shrinking Universe" - 3:09
#"Shrinking Universe" – 3:30
#"Map of Your Head" - 4:31
#"Plug In Baby(Live at Paradiso, Amsterdam, April 12th 2001)" - 3:31


==Personnel==
===New Born Remix 12"===
Personnel adapted from ''[[Origin of Symmetry]]'' liner notes.<ref name="album notes">{{cite AV media notes|title=Origin of Symmetry|others=[[Muse (band)|Muse]]|year=2001|type=liner notes|publisher=[[Taste Media]]}}</ref>
#"New Born Oakenfold Perfecto Remix"
*[[Matthew Bellamy]] – lead vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards
#"Sunburn Timo Mass' Sunstroke Remix"
*[[Chris Wolstenholme]] – bass, backing vocals
#"Sunburn Timo Mass' Breakz Again Remix"
*[[Dominic Howard]] – drums

===EP===
{{Infobox album
| italic_title = no
| name = New Born
| type = EP
| artist = [[Muse (band)|Muse]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 4 June 2001
| recorded = 1999–2001
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Alternative rock]]
| length =
| label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| producer = {{hlist|David Bottrill|Paul Reeve}}
| prev_title = [[Plug In Baby#EP|Plug In Baby]]
| prev_year = 2001
| next_title = [[Dead Star/In Your World#EP|Dead Star/In Your World]]
| next_year = 2002
}}

"New Born" was released as an [[extended play]] (EP) on 5 June 2001 in Greece and Cyprus by [[Columbia Records]].

=== Track listing ===

#"New Born"
#"Shrinking Universe"
#"Piano Thing"
#"Map of Your Head"
#"[[Plug In Baby]]" {{small|(Live)}}
#"New Born" {{small|([[Paul Oakenfold|Oakenfold]] Perfecto Remix)}}

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (2001)
!Peak<br />position
|-
!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=19|issue=26|page=14|date=23 June 2001}}</ref>
|44
|-
{{single chart|France|65|artist=Muse|song=New Born|rowheader=true|access-date=21 August 2023}}
|-
{{single chart|Ireland3|35|artist=Muse|rowheader=true|access-date=21 August 2023}}
|-
{{single chart|Italy|39|artist=Muse|song=New Born|rowheader=true|access-date=21 August 2023}}
|-
{{single chart|Scotland|14|artist=Muse|date=20010616|rowheader=true|access-date=21 August 2023}}
|-
{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|12|artist=Muse|artistid=4712|rowheader=true|access-date=21 August 2023}}
|-
{{single chart|UKindie|3|date=20010616|rowheader=true|access-date=21 August 2023}}
|}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Muse|title=New Born|award=Silver|relyear=2005|certyear=2023|id=19219-2056-1|access-date=21 August 2023}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}


==References==
==References==

{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{MusicBrainz release group|32927095-510d-3025-85a6-e2124077e6d2|type=single}}
*[http://www.muse.mu/ Official Muse Site]
*[http://www.muse.mu/muselite/lyrics.php?id=2 New Born Lyrics]


{{Muse}}
{{Muse}}


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Latest revision as of 01:21, 3 October 2024

This article is about the song by Muse. For other uses, see Newborn (disambiguation).

"New Born"
'CD1' cover
Single by Muse
from the album Origin of Symmetry
B-side
  • "Shrinking Universe"
  • "Piano Thing"
  • "Map of Your Head"
Released4 June 2001 (2001-06-04)[1]
RecordedSeptember 2000
StudioRidge Farm (Rusper)
Genre
Length
  • 6:03 (album version)
  • 4:38 (radio edit)
LabelTaste
Songwriter(s)Matt Bellamy
Producer(s)
  • David Bottrill
  • Muse
Muse singles chronology
"Plug In Baby"
(2001) 		"New Born"
(2001) 		"Bliss"
(2001)
Alternative cover
The "New Born" CD2 cover.

"New Born" is a song by the English rock band Muse, from their second studio album, Origin of Symmetry (2001). It was released as the second single on 4 June 2001 and reached number 12 on the UK Singles Chart.[2] The song was also featured on the Hullabaloo live DVD.

Background and content

[edit]

"New Born" is written in the key of E minor. The song starts out at a relatively fast tempo of 147 bpm, and then increases pace during each verse. The melodic introduction features some modern minimalist style piano work. The song is also recognizable for its distinct guitar riff, which is based on a circle of fifths progression.

Regarding the meaning of the song, Matthew Bellamy has said: "It's about a semi-fear of the evolution of technology, and how in reality it's destroying all humanity. My fear is that we can't control it because it's moving faster than we are, so the song's setting myself in a location in the future where the body is no longer important and everyone's plugged into a network. The opening line is 'link it to the world', so it's connecting yourself on a worldwide scale and being born into another reality."[citation needed]

Chris Wolstenholme also said: "I think between the three of us [New Born] is probably one of our favourite tracks off Origin of Symmetry. It is a good live track. I think it's one of the songs which showcases the experimental side of the band. It is not really a conventional pop song. I think a lot of the reason for choosing these songs is that we went for the heavier more direct kind of songs rather than going for anything too mellow."[3]

Recording

[edit]

"New Born" first started out as a guitar-based piece played in soundcheck during the Showbiz tour back in 1999, and the piano intro was written afterwards. During the recording of the album in the David Bottrill sessions, the band experimented with using Bellamy's voice for the arpeggios instead of the piano, but decided that this was too "abstract" and removed it during post-recording.[citation needed]

Live performances

[edit]

The live versions of the song are often modified and feature some improvisation and embellishments. In particular, Matt Bellamy usually plays a slightly re-worked piano melody during the introduction. Much of the guitar work is also notably different, the guitar solo is usually extended and more elaborate, and features a "tapping" section before the tremolo. Live versions can also last notably longer, such as the 2007 Wembley Stadium (as seen on the HAARP DVD).[citation needed] "New Born" was a live staple from its debut in 2000 until the end of The Resistance Tour. After this, the song made occasional appearances during The 2nd Law, Psycho Tour, and Drones World Tour. On the band's Simulation Theory World Tour, the song was played in the form of a medley including "Stockholm Syndrome", "Assassin", "Reapers", and "The Handler".[citation needed]

Track listing

[edit]
'CD1'
  1. "New Born" – 6:05
  2. "Shrinking Universe" – 3:30
  3. "Piano Thing" – 2:55
'CD2'
  1. "New Born" – 6:05
  2. "Map of Your Head" – 4:01
  3. "Plug In Baby" (Live) – 3:51
7"
  1. "New Born" – 6:05
  2. "Shrinking Universe" – 3:30

Personnel

[edit]

Personnel adapted from Origin of Symmetry liner notes.[4]

EP

[edit]
New Born
EP by
Muse
Released4 June 2001
Recorded1999–2001
GenreAlternative rock
LabelColumbia
Producer
  • David Bottrill
  • Paul Reeve
Muse chronology
Plug In Baby
(2001) 		New Born
(2001) 		Dead Star/In Your World
(2002)

"New Born" was released as an extended play (EP) on 5 June 2001 in Greece and Cyprus by Columbia Records.

Track listing

[edit]
  1. "New Born"
  2. "Shrinking Universe"
  3. "Piano Thing"
  4. "Map of Your Head"
  5. "Plug In Baby" (Live)
  6. "New Born" (Oakenfold Perfecto Remix)

Charts

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Chart (2001) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] 44
France (SNEP)[6] 65
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 35
Italy (FIMI)[8] 39
Scotland (OCC)[9] 14
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 12
UK Indie (OCC)[11] 3

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting June 4, 2001: Singles". Music Week. 2 June 2001. p. 23.
  2. ^ "Muse | Full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  3. ^ benrocks.de by ben foitzik » Muse – Chris Wolstenholme im Interview Archived 22 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Origin of Symmetry (liner notes). Muse. Taste Media. 2001.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 19, no. 26. 23 June 2001. p. 14.
  6. ^ "Muse – New Born" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Muse". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Muse – New Born". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Muse: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  12. ^ "British single certifications – Muse – New Born". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
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