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{{About|the Muse album|other albums titled Resistance|Resistance (disambiguation)#Albums{{!}}Resistance (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox album
| Name = The Resistance
| name = The Resistance
| Type = Album
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Muse (band)|Muse]]
| artist = [[Muse (band)|Muse]]
| Cover = Theresistance.jpg
| cover = Theresistance.jpg
| alt = A man walking on orange steps, surrounded by many coloured hexagons. The earth is in the background. Outside of the image are the artist's name and the album title.
| Released = 11 September 2009
| Recorded = {{Start date|df=yes|September 2008}}–{{End date|df=yes|May 2009}} in [[Lake Como]], [[Italy]]
| released = 11 September 2009
| recorded = September 2008 – May 2009
| Genre = <!-- Please don't delete or add more genres before reaching a consensus at the discussion page -->[[Alternative rock]], [[new prog]], [[symphonic rock]], [[space rock]]
| Length = 54:18
| studio = Studio Bellini ([[Lake Como]])
| genre = <!--Genres are sourced in the prose-->
| Label = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]], [[Helium 3 (record label)|Helium-3]]
* [[Alternative rock]]
| Producer = [[Muse (band)|Muse]]
* [[art rock]]
| Last album = ''[[HAARP (album)|HAARP]]''<br />(2008)
* [[progressive rock]]
| This album = '''''The Resistance'''''<br />(2009)
* [[space rock]]
| Next album = ''[[The 2nd Law]]''<br />(2012)
* [[symphonic rock]]
| Misc =
| length = 54:19
{{Extra album cover
| label = * [[Warner Records|Warner Bros.]]
| Upper caption = Vinyl Issue
* [[Helium 3 (record label)|Helium-3]]
| Type = studio
| producer = Muse
| Cover = Muse - The Resistance Vinyl.jpg
| prev_title = [[HAARP (album)|HAARP]]
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = [[The 2nd Law]]
| next_year = 2012
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Muse (band)|Muse]] studio album
| type = studio
| prev_title = [[Black Holes and Revelations]]
| prev_year = 2006
| title = The Resistance
| year = 2009
| next_title = [[The 2nd Law]]
| next_year = 2012
}}
}}
{{Singles
{{Singles
| Name = The Resistance
| name = The Resistance
| Type = Studio
| type = studio
| single 1 = [[Uprising (song)|Uprising]]
| single1 = [[Uprising (song)|Uprising]]
| single 1 date = 7 September 2009<ref>{{cite news |url=http://muse.mu/news/article/437/uprising-digital-release-dates/ |title=Uprising Digital Release Dates |publisher=[[Muse (band)|Muse]] |accessdate=9 August 2009 }}</ref>
| single1date = 4 August 2009<ref>{{cite news |url=http://muse.mu/news/article/437/uprising-digital-release-dates/ |title=Uprising Digital Release Dates |work=[[Muse (band)|Muse]] |access-date=9 August 2009 }}</ref>
| single 2 = [[Undisclosed Desires]]
| single2 = [[Undisclosed Desires]]
| single 2 date = 16 November 2009
| single2date = 16 November 2009
| single 3 = [[Resistance (song)|Resistance]]
| single3 = [[Resistance (song)|Resistance]]
| single 3 date = 22 February 2010<ref>{{cite news |url=http://muse.mu/news/article/579/resistance-single-release---watch-30-seconds-of-the-video-now/ |title=Resistance Single Release – Watch 30 Seconds of the Video Now! |publisher=[[Muse (band)|Muse]] |accessdate=11 January 2009 }}</ref>
| single3date = 22 February 2010<ref>{{cite news |url=http://muse.mu/news/article/579/resistance-single-release---watch-30-seconds-of-the-video-now/ |title=Resistance Single Release – Watch 30 Seconds of the Video Now! |work=[[Muse (band)|Muse]] |access-date=11 January 2009 }}</ref>
| single 4 = [[Exogenesis: Symphony]]
| single4 = [[Exogenesis: Symphony]]
| single 4 date = 19 April 2010
| single4date = 17 April 2010
}}
}}
}}
| Awards = Grammy for Best Rock Album
'''''The Resistance''''' is the fifth [[studio album]] by the English rock band [[Muse (band)|Muse]], released on 11 September 2009 through [[Warner Records|Warner Bros. Records]] and Muse's [[Helium 3 (record label)|Helium-3]] imprint. It was self-produced and recorded from September 2008 to May 2009 at Studio Bellini in [[Lake Como]], Italy. It mixes rock with orchestral and electronic music, with lyrics influenced by politics and more oppressive subjects. It includes a three-part, 13-minute long symphony piece, "[[Exogenesis: Symphony|Exogenesis]]".
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'''''The Resistance''''' is the fifth studio album by English [[alternative rock]] band [[Muse (band)|Muse]], released in Europe on 14 September 2009, and in North America on 15 September 2009.
The album was promoted with the singles "[[Uprising (song)|Uprising]]", "[[Undisclosed Desires]]", and "[[Resistance (Muse song)|Resistance]]". "Exogenesis: Symphony" was released on vinyl for [[Record Store Day]]. The [[the Resistance Tour|Resistance Tour]] comprised 30 performances.

''The Resistance'' received generally positive reviews; critics praised its concept, instrumentation, influences and Bellamy's vocals, although some found it overblown and clichéd. It won the [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Album]] at the [[53rd Annual Grammy Awards]].


''The Resistance'' is Muse's most successful album, with more than five million copies worldwide. It reached number one in 19 countries and the top five in the United States and several others. It was [[certified platinum]] in countries including the UK and US.
On its release, it topped the album charts in 19 countries. It also debuted at number 3 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, selling 128,000 copies.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267309/jay-z-still-reigns-on-billboard-200-muse-and-kid-cudi-bow-high |title=Jay-Z Still Reigns On Billboard 200, Muse And Kid Cudi Bow High |publisher=''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' |date=23 September 2009 |accessdate=13 December 2009}}</ref> It also surpassed its predecessor, ''[[Black Holes and Revelations]]'', in relative album sales in its debut week in the UK selling approximately 148,000 copies and Worldwide with 479,000 copies sold. Critics were mostly positive about the album, with much of the praise directed towards its ambition and classical music influences. The album was produced by the band and mixed by [[Mark Stent]].<ref name="nmenew">{{cite news |url=http://www.nme.com/news/nme/44836 |title=Muse name new album |publisher=''[[NME]]'' |date=22 May 2009 |accessdate=22 May 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.nme.com/news/muse/46906 |date=25 August 2009 |title=Muse stream new album 'The Resistance' online |magazine=[[NME]] |publisher=IPC Media |location=United Kingdom |issn=0028-6362 |accessdate=24 September 2011}}</ref> The album's first single, "[[Uprising (song)|Uprising]]", was released on 7 September 2009, with the album's second single, "[[Undisclosed Desires]]" released on 16 November 2009. "[[Resistance (song)|Resistance]]" was released as the third single from the album on 22 February 2010, and although it failed to match the success of its predecessors, the single reached number one in the [[UK Rock Chart]] and became the second Top 40 hit from the album in the [[UK Singles Chart]]. [[Exogenesis: Symphony]] was released as a limited edition [[Extended play|EP]] in the United States on 17 April 2010.
Muse promoted the album by performing the songs in a number of live appearances, including their promotional tour [[The Resistance Tour]]. The album yielded the band their first [[Grammy Award]] in [[53rd Grammy Awards|2011]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Album|Best Rock Album]].<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1657891/muse-grammy-awards.jhtml Muse Bask In First Grammy Win, Make Plans For Kid-Friendly Album] ''[[MTV]]'' Retrieved 14 February 2011</ref>


==Background==
==Recording==
The talk of a follow-up to Muse's 2006 album ''[[Black Holes and Revelations]]'' began in 2007, during that album's touring and promotion. In October, music magazine ''[[NME]]'' reported that Muse were "planning an '[[Electronic music|electronic]]' album" and that the band "had 'loads of ideas' for their fifth record already."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nme.com/news/muse/31726 |title=Muse planning 'electronic' album |publisher=''[[NME]]'' |date=12 October 2007 |accessdate=22 May 2009 }}</ref> As touring came to a close, ideas and rumours began circulating more frequently – common themes were the inclusion of a "15-minute space-rock solo" song,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nme.com/news/muse/35085 |title=Muse: next album to have '15-minute space-rock solo' |publisher=''[[NME]]'' |date=12 March 2008 |accessdate=22 May 2009 }}</ref> the rejection of the 'conventional' album format and a possible series of singles;<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nme.com/news/muse/35162 |title=Muse might ditch album format |publisher=''[[NME]]'' |date=14 March 2008 |accessdate=22 May 2009 }}</ref> on 22 May 2008, ''NME'' reported that the band had begun writing songs for the new album, quoting frontman, vocalist, guitarist and pianist [[Matthew Bellamy]] as saying "What will come out of that is impossible to say."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nme.com/news/muse/36945 |title=Muse begin work on fifth album |publisher=''[[NME]]'' |date=29 May 2008 |accessdate=22 May 2009 }}</ref>
On 22 May 2008, ''[[NME]]'' reported that Muse had begun writing songs for their new album.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nme.com/news/muse/36945 |title=Muse begin work on fifth album |work=[[NME]] |date=29 May 2008 |access-date=22 May 2009 }}</ref> The band released three videos of recording footage, including a session in a lavatory.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nme.com/news/muse/43150 |title=Watch new footage from Muse's studio now |work=[[NME]] |date=2 March 2009 |access-date=22 May 2009 }}</ref> In a [[Twitter]] update on 23 June, Muse said the album was complete, with only [[Audio mastering|mastering]] left to complete in New York. The album was mixed by [[Mark Stent]] at Muse's studio.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Tingen |first=Paul |date=February 2010 |title=Secrets of the Mix Engineers: Mark 'Spike' Stent |url=http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/feb10/articles/it_0210.htm |journal=[[Sound on Sound]] |location=Cambridge, UK |publisher=SOS Publications Group |issn=0951-6816 |access-date=24 September 2011}}</ref>


At the 2010 [[Music Producers Guild]], Bellamy thanked the producer [[Rick Rubin]] "for teaching us how not to produce", which some sources took to mean Muse had fired Rubin from the ''Resistance'' sessions.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lindvall |first=Helienne |date=2010-02-12 |title=Muse slate producer Rick Rubin at awards ceremony |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/feb/12/muse-diss-rick-rubin |access-date=2024-07-31 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Simpson |first=Oli |date=12 February 2010 |title=Muse 'take swipe at producer Rick Rubin' |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a202939/muse-take-swipe-at-producer-rick-rubin/ |access-date=24 April 2023 |work=[[Digital Spy]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Golsen |first=Tyler |date=10 March 2022 |title=The 10 worst albums produced by Rick Rubin |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/10-worst-albums-produced-by-rick-rubin/ |access-date=24 April 2023 |work=[[Far Out (magazine)|Far Out]]}}</ref> Bellamy later said his comment had been misconstrued and that Muse had never worked with Rubin; instead, he said Muse had been inspired by stories of his "hands-off" production style.<ref name="RadioX2">{{cite web |date=19 March 2018 |title=Chris Moyles meets Muse |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Shlpn_gJDlE&t=1747s |access-date=24 April 2023 |website=[[YouTube]] |publisher=[[Radio X (United Kingdom)|Radio X]]}}</ref>
The move away from releasing a conventional album was further discussed, with drummer [[Dominic Howard]] quoted as saying "It's not that we're against the concept of releasing an album in the traditional format at all. It's just the way the world and technology is evolving, it's presenting a canvas to do whatever you want and just release music as and when it is ready to release. It can happen much more organically."<ref name="organic">{{cite news |url=http://www.nme.com/news/muse/36988 |title=Muse to release next album more 'organically' |publisher=''[[NME]]'' |date=30 May 2008 |accessdate=22 May 2009 }}</ref> As of mid-2008, it was revealed that Muse had been writing a number of tracks, with more on the way in September.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nme.com/news/muse/39289 |title=Muse have tracks written for fifth album |publisher=''[[NME]]'' |date=26 August 2008 |accessdate=22 May 2009 }}</ref> Despite this, Muse "warned fans not to expect a new album too soon," with bassist [[Christopher Wolstenholme]] quoted as explaining "I don't think there's anything that we're ready to record yet. We just wanted to get started this year, to get the ball rolling a little bit rather than wait for a year doing nothing then get in the studio, and go, 'What do we do now?'."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nme.com/news/muse/39520 |title=Muse 'not ready to record new album' |publisher=''[[NME]]'' |date=5 September 2008 |accessdate=22 May 2009 }}</ref> The previously mentioned "15-minute space-rock solo" was discussed further late in the year, as Bellamy explained, "There is a new song in three parts, more of a symphony than a song, which I have been working on sporadically for many years."<ref name="hardestsong">{{cite news |url=http://www.nme.com/news/muse/41287 |title=Muse aim to include 'hardest song ever' on new album |publisher=''[[NME]]'' |date=26 November 2008 |accessdate=22 May 2009 }}</ref>


==Composition==
The news of the possibility of a three-part 15-minute song also came with the revelation that the band had begun recording and were loosely aiming for a late-2009 release.<ref name="hardestsong" /> In 2009, an "insider close to [...] [[Warner Bros. Records|Warners]]" revealed that Muse would release their new album in September and begin touring shortly afterwards.<ref name="nme">{{cite news |url=http://www.nme.com/news/muse/42640 |title=New Muse album and tour for September? |publisher=''[[NME]]'' |date=9 February 2009 |accessdate=22 May 2009 }}</ref> In March it was reported that the record was "about halfway there," with Bellamy describing it as "A symphonic album" and joking that "We'll be knocking on [[Classic FM (UK)|Classic FM]]'s door, you know?"<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nme.com/news/muse/43149 |title=Muse: 'Our new album is set for Classic FM' |publisher=''[[NME]]'' |date=2 March 2009 |accessdate=22 May 2009 }}</ref> The band subsequently progressively released three videos of recording footage, including a session in a lavatory.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nme.com/news/muse/43150 |title=Watch new footage from Muse's studio now |publisher=''[[NME]]'' |date=2 March 2009 |accessdate=22 May 2009 }}</ref> In March it was confirmed that Muse were to tour in the autumn, as well as with Irish band [[U2]] in the United States in September, suggesting that the recording process was moving toward a conclusion.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nme.com/news/muse/43686 |title=Muse confirm new tour |publisher=''[[NME]]'' |date=25 March 2009 |accessdate=22 May 2009 }}</ref>
''The Resistance'' has been described as featuring [[art rock]],<ref name="Pitchfork review" /> [[progressive rock]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/21/arts/music/21choi.html| title=Thumping the Basics, With Amp Cranked Up | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=20 September 2009 | access-date=25 March 2015 | author=Caramanica, Jon}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://thephoenix.com/boston/music/90159-muse-the-resistance/ | title=Review: Muse – The Resistance | work=[[The Phoenix (newspaper)|The Phoenix]] | date=22 September 2009 | access-date=25 March 2015 | author=Boffa, David}}</ref> [[space rock]],<ref name="state">{{cite web|url=http://www.state.ie/2009/09/reviews/muse-the-resistance/|title=Muse: The Resistance Review|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091019123858/http://www.state.ie/2009/09/reviews/muse-the-resistance/|archive-date=19 October 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[alternative rock]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sbsun.com/general-news/20100119/coachella-mix-jay-z-devo-sly|title=Coachella mix: Jay-Z, Devo, Sly|work=[[The San Bernardino Sun]]|first=Wes|last=Woods II|date=19 January 2010|access-date=13 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711064449/http://www.sbsun.com/general-news/20100119/coachella-mix-jay-z-devo-sly|archive-date=11 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[arena rock]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.altpress.com/artists-who-completely-reinvented-their-sound-from-album-to-album/ | title=15 artists who completely reinvented their sound from album to album | website=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] }}</ref> Bellamy cited the 1949 dystopian novel ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]'' by [[George Orwell]] as an influence on the album's lyrics and themes.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2009-08-04 |title=New Muse album 'inspired' by 1984 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-10000720 |access-date=2024-11-08 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>


''The Resistance'' includes a three-song suite, "[[Exogenesis: Symphony|Exogenesis]]", described by Bellamy as "a story of humanity coming to an end and everyone pinning their hopes on a group of astronauts who go out to explore space and spread humanity to another planet". Eventually the astronauts "realise that it is just one big cycle, and recognise that unless humanity can change it will happen all over again".<ref name="Michaels">{{Cite news |last=Michaels |first=Sean |date=2012-09-12 |title=Muse deny The Resistance was plagiarised from sci-fi rock opera |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/sep/12/muse-resistance-lawsuit |access-date=2024-07-13 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The suite features an orchestra of more than 40 musicians.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Wilkinson |first=Roy |title=Muse: Progressive stadium rock three dream up album five |url=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v356/turkeyleader/musemojo.jpg |access-date=23 July 2009 |magazine=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]}}</ref>
==Recording and release==
[[Image:MuseTheResistanceBoxSet.jpg|thumb|The muse.mu limited edition box set of ''The Resistance'', including a CD, DVD, double vinyl, USB flash drive, a poster, and a black 5.1 DVD of the album (only included in the numbered edition).]]
[[File:MuseNIA.JPG|thumb|Muse performing ''Resistance'' at the Birmingham NIA.]]
The title of the album was revealed as ''The Resistance'' on the band's [[Twitter]] page on 22 May,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://twitter.com/muse/status/1880913420 |title=Drum roll please... The ne ... |publisher=[[Muse (band)|Muse]] ([[Twitter]]) |date=22 May 2009 |accessdate=22 May 2009 }}</ref> while the first song was officially announced as "United States of Eurasia" on the official band website,<ref name="unitedstates">{{cite news |url=http://muse.mu/index.php?sec=news-407 |title=New Album Title |publisher=[[Muse (band)|Muse]] |accessdate=22 May 2009 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> deciphered by fans from a picture of a piece of [[sheet music]] held by Bellamy in a photo uploaded on the Twitter page.<ref name="unitedstates" /><ref name="unitedstatespic">{{cite web |url=http://www.twitpic.com/5flx3 |title=Score in Milan |publisher=[[Muse (band)|Muse]] ([[Twitpic]]) |date=18 May 2009 |accessdate=22 May 2009 }}</ref> Following this news, Howard posted a blog on his [[MySpace]] account detailing the progress made by the band by saying "Yes, ''The Resistance'' is on its way. Out in a few months hopefully. We've just started mixing some tracks and it sounds wicked. Still got a bit more work to do but it's coming along nicely."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=128674509&blogId=490886434 |title=The Resistance |publisher=[[MySpace]] |author=[[Dominic Howard]] |date=25 May 2009 |accessdate=25 May 2009 }}</ref> The album was mixed by [[Mark Stent]] at Muse's studio and was supported by [[The Resistance Tour|an international tour]].<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/feb10/articles/it_0210.htm |title=Secrets Of The Mix Engineers: Mark ‘Spike’ Stent |first=Paul |last=Tingen |month=February |year=2010 |magazine=[[Sound on Sound]] |publisher=SOS Publications Group |location=Cambridge, UK |issn=0951-6816 |accessdate=24 September 2011}}</ref>


==Promotion and release==
On 16 June 2009 it was confirmed on the band's official website that the album would be released on 14 September 2009.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nme.com/news/muse/45413 |title=Muse's new album 'The Resistance' gets release date |publisher=''[[NME]]'' |date=17 June 2009 |accessdate=30 June 2009 }}</ref> In a Twitter update by Wolstenholme on 23 June, it was revealed that the band had completed the album, with only [[Audio mastering|mastering]] left to complete in New York. On 3 July, the band began updating their Twitter profile with the track listing for ''The Resistance'', which was completed by the end of the day. On 14 July, Muse confirmed via Twitter that the first single from the album would be "[[Uprising (song)|Uprising]]".
[[File:MuseNIA.JPG|thumb|right|Muse performing at the Birmingham NIA]]
Muse announced the title ''The Resistance'' on their Twitter page on 22 May,{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}<!-- WP:RS needed; removed link to WP:SPS (Twitter, FB, WP)--> while the first song was officially announced as "United States of Eurasia" on the official band website,<ref name="unitedstates">{{cite news|url=http://muse.mu/index.php?sec=news-407 |title=New Album Title |work=[[Muse (band)|Muse]] |access-date=22 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090527113543/http://muse.mu/index.php?sec=news-407 |archive-date=27 May 2009 }}</ref> deciphered by fans from a picture of a piece of [[sheet music]] held by Bellamy in a photo uploaded on the Twitter page.<ref name="unitedstates" /><ref name="unitedstatespic">{{cite web |url=http://www.twitpic.com/5flx3 |title=Score in Milan |publisher=[[Muse (band)|Muse]] ([[Twitpic]]) |date=18 May 2009 |access-date=22 May 2009 }}</ref>


On 16 June 2009, Muse announced that the album would be released on 14 September 2009.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nme.com/news/muse/45413 |title=Muse's new album 'The Resistance' gets release date |work=[[NME]] |date=17 June 2009 |access-date=30 June 2009 }}</ref> "[[Uprising (song)|Uprising]]" was released as the first single.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}} "Undisclosed Desires" was uploaded to Muse's official website for streaming by website members on 9 September.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://muse.mu/news/article/480/listen-to-undisclosed-desires-on-musemu-now/ |title=Listen to Undisclosed Desires on muse.mu now! |work=[[Muse (band)|Muse]] |date=7 September 2009 |access-date=7 September 2009 }}</ref> From 10 September, the album was made available to stream free through the ''[[The Guardian|Guardian]]'' website.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://muse.mu/news/article/476/listen-to-the-resistance-online-this-week/ |title=Listen to The Resistance Online This Week |work=[[Muse (band)|Muse]] |date=7 September 2009 |access-date=7 September 2009 }}</ref>
On 17 August 2009, iTunes gave 30-second previews for each of the songs on the album.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPreorder?id=326691732&s=143449 |title=Official iTunes Link for The Resistance}}</ref>


''The Resistance'' was released on [[iTunes]] as one of the first [[iTunes LP]]s. It contains the album as well as added extras such as animated artwork and behind the scenes videos.<ref>{{cite web |title=MUSE The Resistance iTunes LP |url=http://muse.mu/news/article/492/the-resistance-itunes-lp/ |access-date=11 September 2009}}</ref> A remix of "I Belong to You" was included on the soundtrack to ''[[The Twilight Saga: New Moon|New Moon]]'', the second film in the [[The Twilight Saga (film series)|''Twilight'']] film series.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1621970/20090921/killers_the.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924171739/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1621970/20090921/killers_the.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 September 2009 |title=MTV: New Moon Soundtrack Lineup Announced|publisher=MTV|date=21 September 2009 |access-date=5 October 2009}}</ref>
On 7 September 2009, "Undisclosed Desires" was uploaded to Muse's official website for streaming by website members.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://muse.mu/news/article/480/listen-to-undisclosed-desires-on-musemu-now/ |title=Listen to Undisclosed Desires on muse.mu now! |publisher=[[Muse (band)|Muse]] |date=7 September 2009 |accessdate=7 September 2009 }}</ref> From 10 September, the album will be free to listen to on the official website of English newspaper ''[[The Guardian]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://muse.mu/news/article/476/listen-to-the-resistance-online-this-week/ |title=Listen to The Resistance Online This Week |publisher=[[Muse (band)|Muse]] |date=7 September 2009 |accessdate=7 September 2009 }}</ref>


As well as the CD, CD+DVD, LP, & download versions of the album, Muse also released a box set containing the CD+DVD, LPs, a USB stick containing the album with a bespoke media player, and an art print. A special version of the box set, limited to 5000 copies, was also made which additionally contained a DVD containing a 5.1 surround sound mix of ''The Resistance'' - this mix also includes a longer version of "Unnatural Selection".{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}
On 9 September 2009, it was announced that ''The Resistance'' would be released on [[iTunes]] as one of the first [[iTunes LP]]s. It will contain the album, and added extras such as animated artwork and behind the scenes videos.<ref>{{cite web |title=MUSE The Resistance iTunes LP |url=http://muse.mu/news/article/492/the-resistance-itunes-lp/ |accessdate=11 September 2009}}</ref> It was also announced in September that a ''New Moon'' remix of "I Belong to You" would be included on the soundtrack to ''[[The Twilight Saga: New Moon|New Moon]]'', the second film in the [[The Twilight Saga (film series)|Twilight Saga]] film series. The [[Twilight (soundtrack)|soundtrack to the first film]] had featured another song by Muse: "[[Supermassive Black Hole (song)|Supermassive Black Hole]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1621970/20090921/killers_the.jhtml |title=MTV: New Moon Soundtrack Lineup Announced|publisher=MTV.com|date=21 September 2009 |accessdate=5 October 2009}}</ref> The New Moon remix has additional guitars added, and omits the "Mon cœur s'ouvre a ta voix" section.


==Tour==
As well as the CD, CD+DVD, LP & download versions of the album, Muse also released a box set containing the CD+DVD, LPs, USB stick containing the album with a bespoke media player & a print. A special version, limited to 5000 copies were also made which also contained a DVD containing a 5.1 surround sound mix of ''The Resistance'', this mix also includes a longer version of "Unnatural Selection".
{{Main|The Resistance Tour}}
[[File:Muse UFO.jpg|thumb|Muse performing "[[Exogenesis: Symphony]] Part 1 (Overture)" on Wembley Stadium, London.]]
On 18 August 2009, a duo of concerts titled "[[A Seaside Rendezvous]]" were confirmed for 4 and 5 September.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://muse.mu/news/article/446/a-seaside-rendezvous/ |title=A Seaside Rendezvous |publisher=[[Muse (band)|Muse]] |date=18 August 2009 |access-date=12 September 2009 }}</ref> The concerts were the first in Muse's hometown of [[Teignmouth]] in over ten years, as well as the first shows since their appearance at [[V Festival]] in August 2008. The performances included the debut appearances of five songs from the upcoming album, including lead single "[[Uprising (song)|Uprising]]", "Undisclosed Desires", and "Resistance". The band also performed a small number of shows at other venues in Europe, before they supported [[U2]] for nine dates on the North American leg of their [[U2 360° Tour|360° Tour]] in September and October<ref name="Autumn Tour News">{{cite news |url=http://muse.mu/news/article/403/autumn-tour-news/ |title=Autumn Tour News |publisher=[[Muse (band)|Muse]] |access-date=12 September 2009 }}</ref> and in South America in March and April 2011.


In June 2009, the band confirmed the dates for an opening European leg of the Resistance Tour, which they announced would comprise 30 shows.<ref name="restour">{{cite news |url=http://muse.mu/news/article/408/the-resistance-tour/ |title=The Resistance Tour |publisher=[[Muse (band)|Muse]] |date=June 2009 |access-date=16 September 2009 }}</ref><ref name="nme">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.nme.com/news/muse/45017 |title=Muse announced new UK and Irish arena dates |magazine=[[NME]] |date=2 June 2009 |access-date=2 June 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/newsbeat/newsid_8078000/8078487.stm |title=Muse announce autumn tour in UK |publisher=[[BBC Radio 1]] |date=2 June 2009 |access-date=2 June 2009 }}</ref> Tickets for the shows in the United Kingdom, Sweden and France went on sale from 5 June,<ref name="restour"/> while tickets for other European dates went on fan pre-sale between 11 June (Netherlands)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://muse.mu/news/article/410/rotterdam-pre-sale/ |title=Rotterdam Pre-Sale |publisher=[[Muse (band)|Muse]] |date=June 2009 |access-date=16 September 2009 }}</ref> and 17 June (Spain).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://muse.mu/news/article/410/spanish-pre-sale/ |title=Spanish Pre-Sale |publisher=[[Muse (band)|Muse]] |date=June 2009 |access-date=16 September 2009 }}</ref> Tickets for the UK arena dates, both pre-sale and general sale, sold out within minutes of going on sale.<ref name="sold">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1037877&c=1 |title=Muse sell out UK tour |magazine=[[Music Week]] |date=5 June 2009 |access-date=5 June 2009 }}</ref> On 22 September 2009, it was announced that extra tickets for many of the European concerts would be sold beginning on 24 September.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://muse.mu/news/article/507/extra-european-tour-tickets-released/ |title=Extra European tour tickets released! |publisher=[[Muse (band)|Muse]] |date=22 September 2009 |access-date=24 September 2009 }}</ref>
An instrumental version of the album has been professionally mixed, and is available on the internet.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.microcuts.net/uk/news/archives/10312009-the_resistance_instrumental.php |title=The Resistance instrumental |date=31 October 2009 |publisher=microcuts.net |accessdate=24 September 2011}}</ref>


The band also performed a small number of shows at other venues in Europe, before they supported Irish rock band [[U2]] for nine dates on the North American leg of their [[U2 360° Tour|360° Tour]] in September and October<ref name="Autumn Tour News"/> and in South America in March and April 2011. The opening European leg began on 22 October 2009 and ended on 4 December 2009, comprising 30 shows. The second leg, which began on 7 January 2010, included thirteen shows, seven of which were part of the Australasian Big Day Out shows. A North American leg of 26 shows took place in early 2010. Nine stadium shows took place in Europe in 2010, with three of those dates taking place at Wembley Stadium and Old Trafford Cricket Ground. A second round of North American concerts took place throughout September and October 2010.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}} At the conclusion of 2010, the tour was placed on Pollstar's annual "Year End Top 50 Worldwide Concert Tours", and appeared 13th worldwide, earning over $76 million with 64 shows in 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/Charts2010/2010YearEndTop50WorldwideConcertTours.pdf |title=2010 YearEnd: Top 50 Worldwide Concert Tours |publisher=Pollstar's |date=2010 |access-date=30 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151205072917/http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/Charts2010/2010YearEndTop50WorldwideConcertTours.pdf |archive-date=5 December 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On 13 February 2011, Muse won the [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Album]] for ''The Resistance''.


==Reception==
==Reception==
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| MC = 72/100 <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/muse/resistance |title=The Resistance reviews at Metacritic.com |accessdate= 16 September 2009}}</ref>
| ADM = 6.4/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/994/Muse-The-Resistance.aspx |title=The Resistance by Muse reviews |website=AnyDecentMusic? |access-date=8 January 2020}}</ref>
| MC = 72/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-resistance/muse |title=Reviews for The Resistance by Muse |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=16 September 2009}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Allmusic Review" />
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic Review">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-resistance-mw0000825211 |title=The Resistance – Muse |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=26 August 2022 |last=Leahey |first=Andrew}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev2 = ''[[The A.V. Club]]''
| rev2Score = B<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20303107,00.html|title=Music Review: The Resistance (2009)|journal=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|first=Clark|last=Collis|date=18 September 2009|issue=1065–1066|accessdate=5 October 2011}}</ref>
| rev2Score = B<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.avclub.com/review/muse-emthe-resistanceem-33124 |title=Muse: The Resistance |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=22 September 2009 |access-date=5 October 2011 |last=Heller |first=Jason}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/sep/06/muse-the-resistance-rock |title=Muse: The Resistance (Warners) |publisher=The Guardian |first=Ben |last=Thompson |accessdate=6 September 2009 |location=London |date=6 September 2009}}</ref>
| rev3Score = B<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2009/09/09/resistance |title=The Resistance |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=18 September 2009 |access-date=5 October 2011 |last=Collis |first=Clark |archive-date=29 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151129110453/http://www.ew.com/article/2009/09/09/resistance |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev4 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev4Score = 6/10<ref name="DIS REVIEW" />
| rev4Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/sep/11/muse-the-resistance-review |title=Muse: The Resistance |work=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |date=11 September 2009 |access-date=11 September 2009 |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |author-link=Alexis Petridis}}</ref>
| rev5 = [[Pitchfork Media]]
| rev5 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
| rev5Score = 5.9/10<ref name="Pitchfork review" />
| rev5Score = {{rating|2.5|4}}<ref>{{cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/09/album-review-muse-the-resistance.html |title=Album review: Muse, 'The Resistance' |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=15 September 2009 |access-date=31 July 2011 |last=Wood |first=Mikael}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev6 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev6Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musebootlegs.com/blog/?p=1169 |title=Muse the resistance, Q magazine}}</ref>
| rev6Score = 6/10<ref name="NME REVIEW">{{cite journal |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/muse/10807 |title=Album review: Muse – 'The Resistance' |journal=[[NME]] |date=18 September 2009 |access-date=18 September 2009 |last=Patashnik |first=Ben |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629013329/http://www.nme.com/reviews/muse/10807 |archive-date=29 June 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[State (magazine)|State]]''
| rev7 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev7Score = favourable<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.state.ie/2009/09/reviews/muse-the-resistance/|title=Muse: The Resistance Review}}</ref>
| rev7Score = 5.9/10<ref name="Pitchfork review">{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13453-the-resistance/ |title=Muse: The Resistance |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=15 September 2009 |access-date=15 September 2009 |last=Harvell |first=Jess}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev8 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev8Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="RollingStone review" />
| rev8Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.musebootlegs.com/blog/?p=1169 |title=Muse: The Resistance |journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |issue=279 |date=October 2009 |page=102 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922191856/http://www.musebootlegs.com/blog/?p=1169 |archive-date=22 September 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[The Times]]''
| rev9 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev9Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/music/albumreviews/article2421370.ece|title=Muse: The Resistance |publisher=Times Online |first=Pete |last=Paphides |accessdate=12 September 2009 |location=London |date=12 September 2009}}</ref>
| rev9Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="RollingStone review">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/the-resistance-20090915 |title=The Resistance |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=15 September 2009 |access-date=30 September 2009 |last=Rosen |first=Jody |author-link=Jody Rosen}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]''
| rev10 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev10Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/muse/reviews/13580|title=Muse: The Resistance |publisher=Uncut |first=John|last=Lewis |accessdate=31 July 2011 |location=London}}</ref>
| rev10Score = 7/10<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1wIe3FI6TI0C&pg=PA81 |title=No Apologies |journal=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |volume=25 |issue=9 |date=September 2009 |access-date=6 February 2016 |last=Fennessey |first=Sean |page=81}}</ref>
}}
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Since its release, ''The Resistance'' has received favourable reviews. Currently it has an aggregate score of 72 on [[Metacritic]] based on 23 reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/muse/resistance |title=The Resistance reviews at Metacritic.com |accessdate= 16 September 2009 }}</ref>
''The Resistance'' received generally positive reviews. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 72 based on 23 reviews, indicating "generally favourable reviews".<ref name="MC"/>


Allmusic praised the album highlighting "Guiding Light", "United States of Eurasia", and "Exogenesis" calling it "by and large a fantastic record".<ref name="Allmusic Review">{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1636853|pure_url=yes}} |title=Muse 'The Resistance' |publisher=Allmusic |date=15 September 2009 |accessdate=20 September 2009 }}</ref> In an interview with ''The Sunday Times'', Dan Cairns mentions that "Muse have made an album of genius, brilliance and beauty".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6802083.ece |title=Muse return with new album The Resistance |publisher=[[The Sunday Times]] |author=Dan Cairns |date=2 July 2009 |accessdate=23 August 2009 | location=London}}</ref>
Andrew Leahey of [[AllMusic]] praised the album, highlighting "Guiding Light", "United States of Eurasia", and "Exogenesis", and calling it "by and large a fantastic record".<ref name="Allmusic Review"/> In an interview with ''[[The Sunday Times]]'', Dan Cairns wrote that "Muse have made an album of genius, brilliance and beauty".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6802083.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516052501/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6802083.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 May 2011 |title=Muse return with new album The Resistance |work=[[The Sunday Times]] |location=London |date=2 July 2009 |access-date=23 August 2009 |last=Cairns |first=Dan}}</ref> ''[[NME]]'' identified "Exogenesis: Symphony" as a highlight, describing it as Muse's most bombastic work yet"<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.muselive.com/index.php?m=single&id=4726 |title=Muse in NME |publisher=Muselive (quoting [[NME]]) |date=8 July 2009 |access-date=23 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090712062611/http://www.muselive.com/index.php?m=single&id=4726 |archive-date=12 July 2009 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


Multiple reviews criticised the album as unoriginal, in some instances commenting it was a caricature of [[progressive rock]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thedwarf.com.au/nd/albumreviews/the_resistance_muse |title=Album Review – Muse – 'The Resistance' |first=Radu|last=Catrina }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/111161-muse-the-resistance/# |title=Album Review – Muse – 'The Resistance' |first=Estella|last=Hung }}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' lauded "Uprising" as an "[[industrial music|industrial]]-flavored" song that proved that Muse could still "whip up an almighty roar", but dismissed the album as a whole as clichéd and derivative of [[Queen (band)|Queen]].<ref name="RollingStone review"/> Ben Patashnik from ''[[NME]]'' felt that the album was "genius" in parts, but criticised it for producing something "conceptually impressive but musically all too familiar".<ref name="NME REVIEW"/> ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' gave the album a mixed review, stating that the songs were "an outgrowth of wanting to make the music as big, inclusive and as singalong as possible, rather than any inchoate political impulses" and criticising its "mass-shout-along-ready lyrics". However, the review concluded: "Judged on its own terms – out of control scale, genre-smashing ambition, musical and vocal virtuosity — ''The Resistance'' is a success."<ref name="Pitchfork review"/>
Much of the album's praise has been directed towards the three-part "Exogenesis," which used over 40 musicians in the recording process. The Fly awarded ''The Resistance'' two scores: 5 out of 5 for the three-part "Exogenesis," stating that "Exogenesis... is a streak of utter brilliance across The Resistance's beguiling, inconsistent sky," and 3.5 out of 5 for the rest of the album.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.the-fly.co.uk/words/reviews/album-reviews/5802/muse|title=Muse 'The Resistance'|publisher=[[The Fly (magazine)|The Fly]]|author=Niall Doherty|date=1 September 2009 |accessdate=1 September 2009 }}</ref>


The Queen guitarist [[Brian May]] praised the Queen influence. "I love it, I think it's great stuff. I think they're very good boys and extremely talented, and like us they have their [[tongue in cheek]] a lot of the time," May said. He described "United States of Eurasia" as "brilliantly done".<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8304176.stm | work=[[BBC News]] | title=Queen star May hails Muse album | date=13 October 2009 | access-date=25 May 2010}}</ref> Muse won the [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Album]] for ''The Resistance'' at the [[53rd Annual Grammy Awards]] in 2011.<ref name="Grammy2011">{{cite news |title=53rd Annual Grammy Awards nominees list |url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/news/breaking/newsletter/la-et-env-grammys-nominees-2010-list,0,4822287.htmlstory |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713191629/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/grammys/la-et-env-grammys-nominees-2010-list,0,2463095.htmlstory |archive-date=July 13, 2011 |access-date=December 2, 2010 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
[[Pitchfork Media]] gave the album a mixed review, stating that the songs were "an outgrowth of wanting to make the music as big, inclusive and as singalong as possible, rather than any inchoate political impulses," criticising Bellamy for "constantly tossing out mass-shout-along-ready lyrics". However, the review went on to conclude that "Judged on its own terms – out of control scale, genre-smashing ambition, musical and vocal virtuosity-- The Resistance is a success."<ref name="Pitchfork review">{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13453-the-resistance/ |title=Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Muse: The Resistance |author=Jess Harvell }}</ref>


''The Resistance'' was praised by the rightwing [[Fox News]] anchor [[Glenn Beck]], and "Uprising" was used in [[YouTube]] videos advocating for [[Conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]]. Bellamy expressed discomfort, describing himself as "a left-leaning libertarian – more in the realm of [[Noam Chomsky]]". Muse refused requests from American politicians to use "Uprising" in their rallies.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lynskey |first=Dorian |date=29 September 2012 |title=Muse: 'We like pushing it as far as we can' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/sep/30/muse-2nd-law-tour-interview |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> Beck responded in an open letter to Bellamy: "As uncomfortable as it might be for you, I will still play your songs loudly. To me your songs are anthems that beg for choruses of unity and pose the fundamental question facing the world today – can man rule himself?"<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-10-03 |title=Glenn Beck writes open letter to Muse |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/oct/03/glenn-beck-open-letter-muse |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=[[The Guardian]] |language=en}}</ref>
Multiple reviews criticized the album for lacking originality, in some instances commenting that it was a caricature of progressive rock.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thedwarf.com.au/nd/albumreviews/the_resistance_muse |title=Album Review – Muse – 'The Resistance' |author=Radu Catrina }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/111161-muse-the-resistance/# |title=Album Review – Muse – 'The Resistance' |author=Estella Hung }}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' lauded "Uprising" as an "industrial-flavored" song that proved that Muse could still "whip up an almighty roar," but dismissed the album as a whole as clichéd and borrowing shamelessly from rock band [[Queen (band)|Queen]].<ref name="RollingStone review">{{cite web |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/29924422/review/29951384/the_resistance |title=The Resistance – Muse – Review |publisher=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=15 September 2009 |accessdate=30 September 2009 }}</ref> ''NME'' felt that the album was "genius" in parts, but criticised the album for producing something "conceptually impressive but musically all too familiar".<ref name="DIS REVIEW">{{cite web |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/muse/10807 |title=Album Review – Muse – 'The Resistance' |author=Ben Patashnik }}</ref>


In September 2012, the American songwriter Charles Bollfrass sued Muse for $3.5m (£2.2m), claiming that they had plagiarised ''The Resistance'' from a science-fiction [[rock opera]] concept he said he sent them in 2005. Muse dismissed the claim and said they had never heard of Bolffrass or seen his work.<ref name="Michaels"/> The lawsuit was dismissed by a New York judge in 2013, who said the album's narrative was too abstract to constitute any infringement.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cooke |first=Chris |date=3 April 2013 |title=New York judge throws out Muse Exogenesis lawsuit |url=https://archive.completemusicupdate.com/article/new-york-judge-throws-out-exogenesis-lawsuit/ |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=[[Complete Music Update]]}}</ref>
[[Queen (band)|Queen]] guitarist [[Brian May]] praised the Queen-influenced sound that Muse incorporated into the album. "I love it, I think it's great stuff," May told the BBC. "I think they're very good boys and extremely talented, and like us they have their tongue in cheek a lot of the time," May said. He described the track "United States of Eurasia" as "brilliantly done".<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8304176.stm | work=BBC News | title=Queen star May hails Muse album | date=13 October 2009 | accessdate=25 May 2010}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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| headline = ''The Resistance'' {{nobold|– Standard edition}}
| total_length = 54:13
| total_length = 54:18
| all_writing = Matthew Bellamy, except where noted
| all_writing = Matthew Bellamy, except where noted<ref name=linernotes>{{Cite AV media notes |title=The Resistance |others=[[Muse (band)|Muse]]|date=2009 |type=CD liner notes |publisher=[[Helium 3 (record label)|Helium-3]]}}</ref>
| title1 = [[Uprising (song)|Uprising]]
| title1 = [[Uprising (song)|Uprising]]
| length1 = 5:02
| length1 = 5:03
| title2 = [[Resistance (song)|Resistance]]
| title2 = [[Resistance (song)|Resistance]]
| length2 = 5:46
| length2 = 5:46
| title3 = [[Undisclosed Desires]]
| title3 = [[Undisclosed Desires]]
| length3 = 3:56
| length3 = 3:56
| title4 = [[United States of Eurasia]] (+[[Nocturnes,_Op._9_(Chopin)#Nocturne_in_E-flat_major.2C_Op._9.2C_No._2|Collateral Damage]])
| title4 = [[United States of Eurasia]] (+[[Nocturnes, Op. 9 (Chopin)#Nocturne in E-flat major.2C Op. 9.2C No. 2|Collateral Damage]])
| length4 = 5:47
| length4 = 5:47
| writer4 = {{hlist|Bellamy|[[Frédéric Chopin]]}}
| title5 = Guiding Light
| title5 = Guiding Light
| length5 = 4:13
| length5 = 4:13
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| title8 = I Belong to You (+[[Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix|Mon Cœur S'ouvre a ta Voix]])
| title8 = I Belong to You (+[[Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix|Mon Cœur S'ouvre a ta Voix]])
| length8 = 5:38
| length8 = 5:38
| writer8 = {{hlist|Bellamy|[[Camille Saint-Saëns]]}}
| title9 = [[Exogenesis: Symphony]] Part 1 (Overture)
| title9 = [[Exogenesis: Symphony]] Part 1 (Overture)
| length9 = 4:18
| length9 = 4:18
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| title11 = Exogenesis: Symphony Part 3 (Redemption)
| title11 = Exogenesis: Symphony Part 3 (Redemption)
| length11 = 4:37
| length11 = 4:37
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| headline = Bonus DVD
| title1 = The Making of ''The Resistance''
| length1 = 43:53
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:1. {{Note|1}}"Collateral Damage" contains elements of [[Nocturnes Op. 9 (Chopin)#Nocturne in E flat major, Op. 9, No. 2|Nocturne in E flat major, Op. 9, No. 2]], composed by [[Frédéric Chopin]].
* "Collateral Damage" contains elements of [[Nocturnes Op. 9 (Chopin)#Nocturne in E flat major, Op. 9, No. 2|Nocturne in E flat major, Op. 9, No. 2]], composed by [[Frédéric Chopin]].
:2. {{Note|2}}"[[Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix|Mon cœur s'ouvre a ta voix]]" written by [[Camille Saint-Saëns]].
* "[[Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix|Mon cœur s'ouvre a ta voix]]" written by [[Camille Saint-Saëns]].
{{refend}}
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
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Personnel adapted from ''The Resistance'' liner notes<ref name=linernotes />

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;Muse
*[[Matthew Bellamy]] – [[Singing|lead vocals]], lead and rhythm [[guitar]]s, [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[piano]], [[synthesizer]]s, [[Programming (music)|programming]], [[Record producer|production]]
* [[Matthew Bellamy]] – vocals, guitars, keyboards, piano, synthesisers, [[Programming (music)|programming]], orchestral arrangements, production
*[[Christopher Wolstenholme]] – [[Bass guitar|bass]], backing vocals, production
* [[Chris Wolstenholme]] – bass, backing vocals, production
*[[Dominic Howard]] – [[Drum kit|drums]], [[Percussion instrument|percussion]], synthesizers, programming, production
* [[Dominic Howard]] – drums, percussion, synthesisers, programming, production


;Session musicians
;Session musicians
*Edodea Ensemble; orchestra, conducted by [[Audrey Riley]] and led by [[concertmaster]] Edoardo de Angelis
* Edodea Ensemble; orchestra, conducted by [[Audrey Riley]] and led by [[concertmaster]] Edoardo de Angelis
*Enrico Gabrielli – [[bass clarinet]] on "I Belong to You"
* Enrico Gabrielli – [[bass clarinet]] on "I Belong to You"
*Tom Kirk – [[Clapping|handclaps]] and football hooligan noises on "Uprising"
* Tom Kirk – [[Clapping|handclaps]] and football hooligan noises on "Uprising"
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{{col-2}}
;Main production personnel
;Main production personnel
*Adrian Bushby – [[Audio engineering|engineering]], handclaps and football hooligan noises on "Uprising"
* Adrian Bushby – [[Audio engineering|engineering]], handclaps and football hooligan noises on "Uprising"
*[[Mark Stent|Mark "Spike" Stent]] – [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
* [[Ted Jensen]] – [[Audio mastering|mastering]]
* [[Mark Stent|Mark "Spike" Stent]] – [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
*[[Ted Jensen]] – [[Audio mastering|mastering]]


;Additional personnel
;Additional personnel
* La Boca – [[Album cover|artwork]]
*Tommaso Colliva – additional engineering, technical setup
*[[Paul Reeve]] – additional vocal production, handclaps and football hooligan noises on "Uprising"
* Des Broadbery – additional technical and logistical support
* [[Danny Clinch]] – photography
*Matthew Green – mixing assistance
*Des Broadbery – additional technical and logistical support
* Tommaso Colliva – additional engineering, technical setup
* Matthew Green – mixing assistance
*La Boca – [[Album cover|artwork]]
* Paul Reeve – additional vocal production, handclaps and football hooligan noises on "Uprising"
*[[Danny Clinch]] – [[photography]]
{{col-end}}
{{col-end}}


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|rowspan="3"|11 September 2009
|rowspan="3"|11 September 2009
|rowspan="3"|[[Warner Music Group|Warner]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Warner Music Group|Warner]]
|CD
|[[Compact Disc|CD]]
|2564687434
|2564687434
|align="center"|<ref name="bol7">{{cite web |url=http://www.bol.com/nl/p/muziek/the-resistance/1000004006922247/index.html |title=The Resistance, Muse |publisher=bol.com |accessdate=8 August 2009 }}</ref>
|align="centre"|<ref name="bol7">{{cite web |url=http://www.bol.com/nl/p/muziek/the-resistance/1000004006922247/index.html |title=The Resistance, Muse |publisher=bol.com |access-date=8 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090807091636/http://www.bol.com/nl/p/muziek/the-resistance/1000004006922247/index.html |archive-date=7 August 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|-
|CD+DVD
|CD+DVD
|2564686625
|2564686625
|align="center"|<ref name="bol8">{{cite web |url=http://www.bol.com/nl/p/muziek/the-resistance/1000004006922248/index.html |title=The Resistance, Muse |publisher=bol.com |accessdate=8 August 2009 }}</ref>
|align="centre"|<ref name="bol8">{{cite web |url=http://www.bol.com/nl/p/muziek/the-resistance/1000004006922248/index.html |title=The Resistance, Muse |publisher=bol.com |access-date=8 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090807102151/http://www.bol.com/nl/p/muziek/the-resistance/1000004006922248/index.html |archive-date=7 August 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|-
|CD+DVD+[[Double album|2]] [[LP album|LP]]+[[USB flash drive#Music storage and marketing|USB]]
|CD+DVD+[[Double album|2]] [[LP album|LP]]+[[USB flash drive#Music storage and marketing|USB]]
|Unknown
|Unknown
|align="center"|<ref name="The Resistance Box, Muse">{{cite web |url=http://www.bol.com/nl/p/muziek/the-resistance/1000004006922249/index.html |title=The Resistance (Box), Muse |publisher=bol.com |accessdate=8 August 2009 }}</ref>
|align="centre"|<ref name="The Resistance Box, Muse">{{cite web |url=http://www.bol.com/nl/p/muziek/the-resistance/1000004006922249/index.html |title=The Resistance (Box), Muse |publisher=bol.com |access-date=8 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090806070954/http://www.bol.com/nl/p/muziek/the-resistance/1000004006922249/index.html |archive-date=6 August 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"|Europe<br /> New Zealand
|rowspan="3"|Europe<br /> New Zealand
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|CD
|CD
|825646874347
|825646874347
|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/8579468/The-Resistance/Product.html |title=Muse – The Resistance : CD |publisher=[[Play.com]] |accessdate=8 August 2009 }}</ref>
|align="centre"|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/8579468/The-Resistance/Product.html |title=Muse – The Resistance : CD |publisher=[[Play.com]] |access-date=8 August 2009 }}</ref>
|-
|-
|CD+DVD
|CD+DVD
|825646866250
|825646866250
|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/11416894/The-Resistance/Product.html |title=Muse – The Resistance (Limited Edition CD & DVD) : CD |publisher=[[Play.com]] |accessdate=8 August 2009 }}</ref>
|align="centre"|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/11416894/The-Resistance/Product.html |title=Muse – The Resistance (Limited Edition CD & DVD) : CD |publisher=[[Play.com]] |access-date=8 August 2009 }}</ref>
|-
|-
|CD+DVD+2LP+USB
|CD+DVD+2LP+USB
|825646869664
|825646869664
|align="center"|<ref name="play7691">{{cite web |url=http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/11417691/The-Resistance/Product.html |title=Muse – The Resistance (Special Edition Boxset 2 Vinyl, CD & DVD, USB) : CD |publisher=[[Play.com]] |accessdate=8 August 2009 }}</ref>
|align="centre"|<ref name="play7691">{{cite web |url=http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/11417691/The-Resistance/Product.html |title=Muse – The Resistance (Special Edition Boxset 2 Vinyl, CD & DVD, USB) : CD |publisher=[[Play.com]] |access-date=8 August 2009 }}</ref>
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"|United States<br />Canada
|rowspan="3"|United States<br />Canada
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|CD
|CD
|Unknown
|Unknown
|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002GZQYMK |title=The Resistance: Muse |publisher=[[Amazon.com]] |accessdate=8 August 2009 }}</ref>
|align="centre"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002GZQYMK |title=The Resistance: Muse |website=Amazon |access-date=8 August 2009 }}</ref>
|-
|-
|CD+DVD
|CD+DVD
|Unknown
|Unknown
|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002GZQYMA |title=The Resistance (CD/DVD): Muse |publisher=[[Amazon.com]] |accessdate=8 August 2009 }}</ref>
|align="centre"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002GZQYMA |title=The Resistance (CD/DVD): Muse |website=Amazon |access-date=8 August 2009 }}</ref>
|-
|-
|CD+DVD+2LP+USB
|CD+DVD+2LP+USB
|Unknown
|Unknown
|align="center"|<ref name="play7691" />
|align="centre"|<ref name="play7691" />
|-
|-
|Japan
|Japan
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|CD
|CD
|WPCR13629
|WPCR13629
|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/product/detail/3630580 |title=Resistance (CD) – Muse |publisher=[[HMV Group]] |accessdate=8 August 2009 }}</ref>
|align="centre"|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/product/detail/3630580 |title=Resistance (CD) – Muse |publisher=[[HMV Group]] |access-date=8 August 2009 }}</ref>
|-
|-
|Brazil
|Brazil
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|CD
|CD
|825646874347
|825646874347
|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.livrariacultura.com.br/scripts/musica/resenha/resenha.asp?nitem=2864222&sid=1531021081192450801627974&k5=2B50F430&uid= |title=Resistance(Brazil)- Muse |publisher=Livraria Cultura |accessdate=5 September 2009 }}</ref>
|align="centre"|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.livrariacultura.com.br/scripts/musica/resenha/resenha.asp?nitem=2864222&sid=1531021081192450801627974&k5=2B50F430&uid= |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121231213522/http://www.livrariacultura.com.br/scripts/musica/resenha/resenha.asp?nitem=2864222&sid=1531021081192450801627974&k5=2B50F430&uid= |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 December 2012 |title=Resistance(Brazil)- Muse |publisher=Livraria Cultura |access-date=5 September 2009 }}</ref>
|}
|}


==Charts and certifications==
==Charts==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{{col-2}}

===Weekly charts===
===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
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!Peak<br />positions
!Peak<br />positions
|-
|-
{{album chart|Australia|1|artist=Muse|album=The Resistance|rowheader="true"|refname=Auschart}}
!scope="row"|[[Australian Albums Chart]]<ref name="Auschart">{{cite web |url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Muse|title=Discography Muse |publisher=Australian-charts.com |accessdate=24 September 2009}}</ref>
|1
|-
|-
{{album chart|Austria|1|artist=Muse|album=The Resistance|rowheader="true"}}
!scope="row"|[[Austrian Albums Chart]]<ref name="Hung" />
|1
|-
|-
{{album chart|Flanders|1|artist=Muse|album=The Resistance|rowheader="true"}}
!scope="row"|[[Belgian Albums Chart]] (Flanders)<ref name="Hung">{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Muse&titel=The+Resistance&cat=a |title=Muse – The Resistance |publisher=ultratop.be |accessdate=19 September 2009}}</ref>
|1
|-
|-
{{album chart|Wallonia|3|artist=Muse|album=The Resistance|rowheader="true"}}
!scope="row"|[[Belgian Albums Chart]] (Wallonia)<ref name="Hung" />
|1
|-
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|1|artist=Muse|album=The Resistance|rowheader="true"}}
!scope="row"|[[Danish Albums Chart]]<ref name="Hung" />
|1
|-
|-
{{album chart|Denmark|1|artist=Muse|album=The Resistance|rowheader="true"}}
!scope="row"|[[Dutch Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Muse&titel=The+Resistance&cat=a |title=Muse – The Resistance |publisher=Megacharts |accessdate=19 August 2009}}</ref>
|1
|-
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|4|artist=Muse|album=The Resistance|rowheader="true"}}
!scope="row"|[[Finnish Albums Chart]]<ref name="Hung" />
|3
|-
|-
{{album chart|Finland|3|artist=Muse|album=The Resistance|rowheader="true"}}
!scope="row"|[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|French Albums Chart]]<ref name="Auschart" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Edward-Maya-Featuring-Vika-Jigulina/news-69219.html|title=Tops : Edward Maya et Black Eyed Peas, n°1|publisher=Chartsinfrance.net|accessdate=5 January 2010}}</ref>
|1
|-
|-
{{album chart|France|1|artist=Muse|album=The Resistance|rowheader="true"}}
!scope="row"|[[German Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Muse/?type=longplay|title=Chartverfolgung – Muse|publisher=Musicline.de|accessdate=3 October 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite certification|region=Germany|title=The Resistance}}</ref>
|1
|-
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|1|artist=Muse|album=The Resistance|rowheader="true"|id=115255}}
!scope="row"|[[Irish Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Muse|title=Discography Muse|publisher=Irish-charts|accessdate=3 October 2009}}</ref>
|1
|-
|-
{{album chart|Hungary|26|year=2009|week=38|rowheader="true"}}
!scope="row"|[[Italian Albums Chart]]<ref name="Hung" />
|1
|-
|-
{{album chart|Ireland2|2|artist=Muse|rowheader="true"}}
!scope="row"|[[Oricon|Japanese Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/enwiki/w/2009-09-28/more/3/ |language=Japanese |title=Japanese Albums Chart |deadurl=no |accessdate=12 February 2013}}</ref>
|-
{{album chart|Italy|1|artist=Muse|album=The Resistance|rowheader="true"}}
|-
!scope="row"|Japanese Albums ([[Oricon]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/enwiki/w/2009-09-28/more/2/ |language=ja |title=Japanese Albums Chart |access-date=16 May 2015}}</ref>
|11
|11
|-
|-
!scope="row"|[[Mexican Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mexicancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Muse&titel=The+Resistance&cat=a |title=Muse – The Resistance |publisher=Amprofon |accessdate=27 October 2009}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Mexican Albums ([[Top 100 Mexico]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mexicancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Muse&titel=The+Resistance&cat=a |title=Mexicaancharts.com – Muse – The Resistance |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=27 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100923133254/http://mexicancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Muse&titel=The+Resistance&cat=a |archive-date=23 September 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
|2
|2
|-
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|1|artist=Muse|album=The Resistance|rowheader="true"}}
!scope="row"|[[New Zealand Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Muse&titel=The+Resistance&cat=a |title=Muse – The Resistance |publisher=Charts.org.nz|accessdate=12 August 2009}}</ref>
|1
|-
!scope="row"|[[VG-lista|Norwegian Album Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Muse&titel=The+Resistance&cat=a |title=Muse – The Resistance |publisher=norwegiancharts.com |accessdate=20 September 2009 }}</ref>
|1
|-
|-
{{album chart|Norway|1|artist=Muse|album=The Resistance|rowheader="true"}}
!scope="row"|[[Polish Album Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=540&lang=en |title=Polish Album Chart }}</ref>
|15
|-
|-
{{album chart|Poland|15|rowheader="true"|id=540}}
!scope="row"|[[Portuguese Albums Chart]]<ref name="Hung" />
|align="center"|2
|-
|-
{{album chart|Portugal|2|artist=Muse|album=The Resistance|rowheader="true"}}
|-
|-
!scope="row"|[[Russian Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://2m-online.ru/news/detail.php?ID=5468&phrase_id=19894 |title=Muse – The Resistance|language=Russian |publisher=2M |accessdate=13 December 2010}}</ref>
! scope="row"| Russian Albums ([[Russian Music Charts|2M]])<ref name="russia">{{cite web |url=http://lenta.ru/i/music/rmi2010.pdf |title=TOP 150 АЛЬБОМОВ 2010 |trans-title=Top 150 Albums 2010 |website=[[Lenta.ru]] |language=ru |page=5 |access-date=29 May 2015 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/63UjF9g0f?url=http://lenta.ru/i/music/rmi2010.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 November 2011}}</ref>
|4
|4
|-
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|1|date=20090920|rowheader=true|access-date=17 November 2021}}
!scope="row"|[[Spanish Albums Chart]]<ref name="Hung" />
|2
|-
|-
{{album chart|Spain|2|artist=Muse|album=The Resistance|rowheader="true"}}
!scope="row"|[[Swedish Albums Chart]]<ref name="Hung" />
|8
|-
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|8|artist=Muse|album=The Resistance|rowheader="true"}}
!scope="row"|[[Swiss Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Muse&titel=The+Resistance&cat=a |title=Muse – The Resistance |publisher=hitparade.ch |accessdate=22 September 2009}}</ref>
|1
|-
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|1|artist=Muse|album=The Resistance|rowheader="true"}}
!scope="row"|[[UK Albums Chart]]<ref name="UKchart" />
|1
|-
|-
{{album chart|UK2|1|date=20090920|rowheader="true"|access-date=17 November 2021}}
!scope="row"|US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref name="Billboard">{{cite web |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=muse|chart=all}}|title=Muse Album & Song Chart History|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=3 October 2009}}</ref>
|3
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|3|artist=Muse|rowheader="true"}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardAlternative|1|artist=Muse|rowheader="true"}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRock|1|artist=Muse|rowheader="true"}}
|}
|}
{{col-2}}
{{col-2}}

===Certifications===
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2009|certyear=2009|title=The Resistance|artist=Muse|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=2009|title=The Resistance|artist=Muse|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2009|title=The Resistance|artist=Muse|autocat=yes|certyear=2010}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2009|certyear=2011|title=The Resistance|artist=Muse|autocat=yes|certref=<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://ifpi.dk/?q=certificeringer&page=12 | publisher = [[IFPI Denmark]] | language = Danish| accessdate = 4 July 2012 | title = Certificeringer | archivedate = 4 July 2012 | archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/68ul0EGxU}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Finland|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2009|title=The Resistance|artist=Muse|autocat=yes|salesamount=23,536}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=album|award=Diamond|relyear=2009|title=The Resistance|artist=Muse|autocat=yes|salesamount=600,000|salesref=<ref name="French article on Le Parisien">{{cite web |url=http://www.leparisien.fr/loisirs-et-spectacles/muse-les-dieux-du-stade-11-06-2010-959771.php|title=Muse, les dieux du stade|work=[[Le Parisien]]|accessdate=4 July 2012|date=11 June 2010|author=Emmanuel Marolle}}</ref>|certyear=2010}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=2009|title=The Resistance|artist=Muse|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Ireland|type=album|award=Platinum|certyear=2009|relyear=2009|title=The Resistance|artist=Muse|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2009|title=The Resistance|artist=Muse|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2009|title=The Resistance|artist=Muse|autocat=yes|recent=true}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=2009|title=The Resistance|artist=Muse|autocat=yes|recent=true}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=2009|title=The Resistance|artist=Muse|autocat=yes|recent=true}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=2009|title=The Resistance|artist=Muse|autocat=yes|certref=<ref>{{Cite web | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20110515115453/http://www.afp.org.pt/estatisticas.php | publisher = [[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa]] | language = Portuguese | archivedate = 15 May 2011 | url = http://www.afp.org.pt/estatisticas.php | title = Discos de Ouro e Platina 2010 | accessdate = 5 July 2012}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Russia|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=2009|title=The Resistance|artist=Muse|autocat=yes|certyear=2009}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2009|title=The Resistance|artist=Muse|autocat=yes|certyear=2009}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2009|title=The Resistance|artist=Muse|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=2009|title=The Resistance|artist=Muse|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Summary}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Europe|type=album|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2009|certyear=2010|title=The Resistance|artist=Muse|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Bottom}}
{{col-end}}


===Year-end charts===
===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
|-
! Chart (2009)
! Chart (2009)
! Position
! Rank
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2009.htm |title=Top 100 Albums 2009 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association |access-date=18 September 2021 }}</ref>
|[[ARIA Charts|Australian Albums Chart]]
|align="center"|25
|align="center"|25
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Belgian Albums (Utratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2009&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten 2009: Albums|language=nl|publisher=ultratop.be|access-date=18 September 2021}}</ref>
|[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|French Albums Chart]]
|align="center"|26
|-
!scope="row"|Belgian Alternative Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2009&cat=aa|title=Jaaroverzichten 2009: Alternatieve Albums|language=nl|publisher=ultratop.be|access-date=18 September 2021}}</ref>
|align="center"|11
|-
!scope="row"|Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2009&cat=a|title=Rapports Annuels 2009: Albums|language=fr|publisher=ultratop.be|access-date=18 September 2021}}</ref>
|align="center"|8
|align="center"|8
|-
|-
|[[Swiss Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=2009|title=Swiss Year-End Charts 2009 |work=''[[Media Control Charts|Media Control]]'' |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=6 February 2009}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Danish Albums (Hitlisten)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hitlisterne.dk/yearlist.asp |title=Album 2009 Top-100 |website=Hitlisten.NU |language=Danish |accessdate=31 August 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926182233/http://hitlisterne.dk/yearlist.asp |archivedate=26 September 2010}}</ref>
|align="center"|26
|-
!scope="row"|Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2009&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten - Album 2009|publisher=dutchcharts.nl|access-date=18 September 2021|language=nl}}</ref>
|align="center"|13
|-
!scope="row"|European Top 100 Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2009/european-100-albums |title=2009 Year End Charts – European Top 100 Albums |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003174206/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2009/european-100-albums |archive-date=3 October 2012 |access-date=22 January 2022}}</ref>
|align="center"|18
|-
!scope="row"|Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/myydyimmat/2009/ulkomaiset/albumit|title=Myydyimmät ulkomaiset albumit vuonna 2009|language=fi|publisher=[[Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland]]|access-date=8 August 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117181555/http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/myydyimmat/2009/ulkomaiset/albumit|archive-date=17 November 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
|align="center"|10
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!scope="row"|French Albums (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=2009|title=Top Albums 2009|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=fr|access-date=18 September 2021}}</ref>
|align="center"|8
|-
!scope="row"|German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2009|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts 2009 |publisher=Offizielle Deutsche Charts |language=de |access-date=18 September 2021 }}</ref>
|align="center"|77
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!scope="row"|Italian Albums (FIMI)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/11/2009/0|title=Classifica annuale 2009 (dal 29.12.2008 al 27.12.2009) – Album & Compilation|publisher=Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|language=it|access-date=30 January 2021}}</ref>
|align="center"|40
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!scope="row"|New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/2009-12-31|title=Top Selling Albums of 2009|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=18 September 2021}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2009&dspp=1|title=Årslista Album, 2009|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=18 September 2021|language=sv}}</ref>
|align="center"|96
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!scope="row"|Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2009/alben|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2009 |work=[[Media Control Charts|Media Control]] |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=6 February 2009}}</ref>
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|7
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|-
|[[UK Albums Chart]]<ref name=ukchartsplus>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusYE2010.pdf|title=End Of Year Charts: 2010|publisher=[[UKChartsPlus]]|accessdate=10 August 2011}}</ref>
!scope="row"|UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20090104/37502/|title=End of Year Album Chart Top 100 - 2009|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=10 August 2011}}</ref>
|align="center"|25
|align="center"|25
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!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/top-billboard-200-albums |title=Best of 2009 – Billboard 200 Albums|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=31 December 2009}}</ref>
|align="center"|124
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!scope="row"|US Top Rock Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/top-rock-albums|title=Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2009|magazine=Billboard|access-date=7 November 2021}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
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!scope="row"|Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2010.htm |title=Top 100 Albums 2010 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association |access-date=18 September 2021 }}</ref>
|Australian Albums Chart
|align="center"|38
|align="center"|38
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| [[European Top 100 Albums]] <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/european-top-100-albums |title=Best of 2010: European Top 100 Albums |at=Showing 1-10 |publisher=Billboard.com |accessdate=24 September 2011}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.austriancharts.at/year.asp?id=2010&cat=a|title=Jahreshitparade Alben 2010|language=de|publisher=austriancharts.at. Hung Medien|access-date=18 September 2021}}</ref>
|align="center"|53
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!scope="row"|Belgian Albums (Utratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2010&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten 2010: Albums|language=nl|publisher=ultratop.be|access-date=18 September 2021}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Belgian Alternative Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2010&cat=aa|title=Jaaroverzichten 2010: Alternatieve Albums|language=nl|publisher=ultratop.be|access-date=18 September 2021}}</ref>
|align="center"|15
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!scope="row"|Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2010&cat=a|title=Rapports Annuels 2010: Albums|language=fr|publisher=ultratop.be|access-date=18 September 2021}}</ref>
|align="center"|11
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!scope="row"|Danish Albums (Hitlisten)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hitlisterne.dk/yearlist.asp |title=Album 2010 Top-100 |website=Hitlisten.NU |language=da |access-date=31 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719124824/http://www.hitlisterne.dk/yearlist.asp |archive-date=19 July 2011}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2010&cat=a |title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 2010|publisher=dutchcharts.nl|language=nl|access-date=18 September 2021}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|European Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/node/1476695|title=2010 Year-End European Albums|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003062606/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2010/european-100-albums |archive-date=3 October 2012|year=2010|access-date=18 September 2021}}</ref>
|align="center"| 7
|align="center"| 7
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!scope="row"|French Albums (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=2010|title=Top Albums 2010|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=fr|access-date=18 September 2021}}</ref>
|French albums chart
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|align="center"|8
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|[[German Albums Chart]]<ref>[http://www.viva.tv/charts/viva-album-jahrescharts-2010-2010-211/ viva.tv 2010 charts]{{dead link|date=September 2011}}</ref>
!scope="row"|German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2010|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts 2010 |publisher=Offizielle Deutsche Charts |language=de |access-date=18 September 2021 }}</ref>
|align="center"|86
|align="center"|86
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!scope="row"|Italian Albums (FIMI)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/11/2010/0 |title=Classifica annuale 2010 (dal 28.12.2009 al 26.12.2010) – Album & Compilation |language=it |publisher=Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|access-date=19 April 2021}}</ref>
|Swiss Albums Chart
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!scope="row"|New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/2010-12-31|title=Top Selling Albums of 2010|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=18 September 2021}}</ref>
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|align="center"|148
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! scope="row"| South Korean International Albums (Circle)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=E&targetTime=2010&hitYear=2010&termGbn=year&yearTime=3 |title=2010년 Album Chart |language=ko |publisher=Circle Chart |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2010/alben|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2010 |work=[[Media Control Charts|Media Control]] |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=18 September 2021}}</ref>
|align="center"|25
|align="center"|25
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!scope="row"|UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20100110/37502/|title=End of Year Album Chart Top 100 - 2010|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=18 September 2021}}</ref>
|UK Albums Chart<ref name=ukchartsplus/>
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!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/top-billboard-200-albums |title=Best of 2010 – Billboard 200 Albums|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=31 December 2010}}</ref>
|US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]
|align="center"|98
|align="center"|98<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/the-billboard-200 |title=Best of 2010 - Billboard Top 200 |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media, Inc]] |accessdate=31 December 2010}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|US Top Rock Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/top-rock-albums|title=Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2010|magazine=Billboard|access-date=7 November 2021}}</ref>
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'''Singles'''

==Certifications==
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! width="30"| [[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]]<br /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irma.ie/aucharts.asp |title=Top 50 Singles |publisher=irma.ie}} OUTDATED LINK!</ref>
! width="30"| [[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irma.ie/aucharts.asp |title=Top 50 Singles |publisher=irma.ie |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216021348/http://www.irma.ie/aucharts.asp |archive-date=16 December 2008 }} OUTDATED LINK!</ref>
! width="30"| [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|NZ]]<br /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp |title=The Official New Zealand Music Chart |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|RIANZ]]}}</ref>
! width="30"| [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|NZ]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp |title=The Official New Zealand Music Chart |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|RIANZ]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100717073146/http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp |archive-date=17 July 2010 }}</ref>
! width="30"| [[Alternative Songs|US Alt.]]<br /><ref name="billboardsingles">{{Cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=muse|chart=Alternative Songs}}|title=Muse Album & Song Chart History|accessdate=24 September 2009|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>
! width="30"| [[Alternative Songs|US Alt.]]<br /><ref name="billboardsingles">{{Cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=muse|chart=Alternative Songs}}|title=Muse Album & Song Chart History|access-date=24 September 2009|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>
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==References==
==References==
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* [http://enlineateve.com/index.php/musicales/rock--alternativo/101-muse-undisclosed-desires.html "Undisclosed Desires" (Single)]

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Latest revision as of 15:16, 3 December 2024

This article is about the Muse album. For other albums titled Resistance, see Resistance (disambiguation).

The Resistance
A man walking on orange steps, surrounded by many coloured hexagons. The earth is in the background. Outside of the image are the artist's name and the album title.
Studio album by
Muse
Released11 September 2009
RecordedSeptember 2008 – May 2009
StudioStudio Bellini (Lake Como)
Genre
Length54:19
Label
ProducerMuse
Muse chronology
HAARP
(2008) 		The Resistance
(2009) 		The 2nd Law
(2012)
Muse studio album chronology
Black Holes and Revelations
(2006) 		The Resistance
(2009) 		The 2nd Law
(2012)
Singles from The Resistance
  1. "Uprising"
    Released: 4 August 2009[1]
  2. "Undisclosed Desires"
    Released: 16 November 2009
  3. "Resistance"
    Released: 22 February 2010[2]
  4. "Exogenesis: Symphony"
    Released: 17 April 2010

The Resistance is the fifth studio album by the English rock band Muse, released on 11 September 2009 through Warner Bros. Records and Muse's Helium-3 imprint. It was self-produced and recorded from September 2008 to May 2009 at Studio Bellini in Lake Como, Italy. It mixes rock with orchestral and electronic music, with lyrics influenced by politics and more oppressive subjects. It includes a three-part, 13-minute long symphony piece, "Exogenesis".

The album was promoted with the singles "Uprising", "Undisclosed Desires", and "Resistance". "Exogenesis: Symphony" was released on vinyl for Record Store Day. The Resistance Tour comprised 30 performances.

The Resistance received generally positive reviews; critics praised its concept, instrumentation, influences and Bellamy's vocals, although some found it overblown and clichéd. It won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards.

The Resistance is Muse's most successful album, with more than five million copies worldwide. It reached number one in 19 countries and the top five in the United States and several others. It was certified platinum in countries including the UK and US.

Recording

[edit]

On 22 May 2008, NME reported that Muse had begun writing songs for their new album.[3] The band released three videos of recording footage, including a session in a lavatory.[4] In a Twitter update on 23 June, Muse said the album was complete, with only mastering left to complete in New York. The album was mixed by Mark Stent at Muse's studio.[5]

At the 2010 Music Producers Guild, Bellamy thanked the producer Rick Rubin "for teaching us how not to produce", which some sources took to mean Muse had fired Rubin from the Resistance sessions.[6][7][8] Bellamy later said his comment had been misconstrued and that Muse had never worked with Rubin; instead, he said Muse had been inspired by stories of his "hands-off" production style.[9]

Composition

[edit]

The Resistance has been described as featuring art rock,[10] progressive rock,[11][12] space rock,[13] alternative rock,[14] and arena rock.[15] Bellamy cited the 1949 dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell as an influence on the album's lyrics and themes.[16]

The Resistance includes a three-song suite, "Exogenesis", described by Bellamy as "a story of humanity coming to an end and everyone pinning their hopes on a group of astronauts who go out to explore space and spread humanity to another planet". Eventually the astronauts "realise that it is just one big cycle, and recognise that unless humanity can change it will happen all over again".[17] The suite features an orchestra of more than 40 musicians.[18]

Promotion and release

[edit]
Muse performing at the Birmingham NIA

Muse announced the title The Resistance on their Twitter page on 22 May,[citation needed] while the first song was officially announced as "United States of Eurasia" on the official band website,[19] deciphered by fans from a picture of a piece of sheet music held by Bellamy in a photo uploaded on the Twitter page.[19][20]

On 16 June 2009, Muse announced that the album would be released on 14 September 2009.[21] "Uprising" was released as the first single.[citation needed] "Undisclosed Desires" was uploaded to Muse's official website for streaming by website members on 9 September.[22] From 10 September, the album was made available to stream free through the Guardian website.[23]

The Resistance was released on iTunes as one of the first iTunes LPs. It contains the album as well as added extras such as animated artwork and behind the scenes videos.[24] A remix of "I Belong to You" was included on the soundtrack to New Moon, the second film in the Twilight film series.[25]

As well as the CD, CD+DVD, LP, & download versions of the album, Muse also released a box set containing the CD+DVD, LPs, a USB stick containing the album with a bespoke media player, and an art print. A special version of the box set, limited to 5000 copies, was also made which additionally contained a DVD containing a 5.1 surround sound mix of The Resistance - this mix also includes a longer version of "Unnatural Selection".[citation needed]

Tour

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Main article: The Resistance Tour
Muse performing "Exogenesis: Symphony Part 1 (Overture)" on Wembley Stadium, London.

On 18 August 2009, a duo of concerts titled "A Seaside Rendezvous" were confirmed for 4 and 5 September.[26] The concerts were the first in Muse's hometown of Teignmouth in over ten years, as well as the first shows since their appearance at V Festival in August 2008. The performances included the debut appearances of five songs from the upcoming album, including lead single "Uprising", "Undisclosed Desires", and "Resistance". The band also performed a small number of shows at other venues in Europe, before they supported U2 for nine dates on the North American leg of their 360° Tour in September and October[27] and in South America in March and April 2011.

In June 2009, the band confirmed the dates for an opening European leg of the Resistance Tour, which they announced would comprise 30 shows.[28][29][30] Tickets for the shows in the United Kingdom, Sweden and France went on sale from 5 June,[28] while tickets for other European dates went on fan pre-sale between 11 June (Netherlands)[31] and 17 June (Spain).[32] Tickets for the UK arena dates, both pre-sale and general sale, sold out within minutes of going on sale.[33] On 22 September 2009, it was announced that extra tickets for many of the European concerts would be sold beginning on 24 September.[34]

The band also performed a small number of shows at other venues in Europe, before they supported Irish rock band U2 for nine dates on the North American leg of their 360° Tour in September and October[27] and in South America in March and April 2011. The opening European leg began on 22 October 2009 and ended on 4 December 2009, comprising 30 shows. The second leg, which began on 7 January 2010, included thirteen shows, seven of which were part of the Australasian Big Day Out shows. A North American leg of 26 shows took place in early 2010. Nine stadium shows took place in Europe in 2010, with three of those dates taking place at Wembley Stadium and Old Trafford Cricket Ground. A second round of North American concerts took place throughout September and October 2010.[citation needed] At the conclusion of 2010, the tour was placed on Pollstar's annual "Year End Top 50 Worldwide Concert Tours", and appeared 13th worldwide, earning over $76 million with 64 shows in 2010.[35]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.4/10[36]
Metacritic72/100[37]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[38]
The A.V. ClubB[39]
Entertainment WeeklyB[40]
The Guardian[41]
Los Angeles Times[42]
NME6/10[43]
Pitchfork5.9/10[10]
Q[44]
Rolling Stone[45]
Spin7/10[46]

The Resistance received generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 72 based on 23 reviews, indicating "generally favourable reviews".[37]

Andrew Leahey of AllMusic praised the album, highlighting "Guiding Light", "United States of Eurasia", and "Exogenesis", and calling it "by and large a fantastic record".[38] In an interview with The Sunday Times, Dan Cairns wrote that "Muse have made an album of genius, brilliance and beauty".[47] NME identified "Exogenesis: Symphony" as a highlight, describing it as Muse's most bombastic work yet"[48]

Multiple reviews criticised the album as unoriginal, in some instances commenting it was a caricature of progressive rock.[49][50] Rolling Stone lauded "Uprising" as an "industrial-flavored" song that proved that Muse could still "whip up an almighty roar", but dismissed the album as a whole as clichéd and derivative of Queen.[45] Ben Patashnik from NME felt that the album was "genius" in parts, but criticised it for producing something "conceptually impressive but musically all too familiar".[43] Pitchfork gave the album a mixed review, stating that the songs were "an outgrowth of wanting to make the music as big, inclusive and as singalong as possible, rather than any inchoate political impulses" and criticising its "mass-shout-along-ready lyrics". However, the review concluded: "Judged on its own terms – out of control scale, genre-smashing ambition, musical and vocal virtuosity — The Resistance is a success."[10]

The Queen guitarist Brian May praised the Queen influence. "I love it, I think it's great stuff. I think they're very good boys and extremely talented, and like us they have their tongue in cheek a lot of the time," May said. He described "United States of Eurasia" as "brilliantly done".[51] Muse won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album for The Resistance at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2011.[52]

The Resistance was praised by the rightwing Fox News anchor Glenn Beck, and "Uprising" was used in YouTube videos advocating for conspiracy theories. Bellamy expressed discomfort, describing himself as "a left-leaning libertarian – more in the realm of Noam Chomsky". Muse refused requests from American politicians to use "Uprising" in their rallies.[53] Beck responded in an open letter to Bellamy: "As uncomfortable as it might be for you, I will still play your songs loudly. To me your songs are anthems that beg for choruses of unity and pose the fundamental question facing the world today – can man rule himself?"[54]

In September 2012, the American songwriter Charles Bollfrass sued Muse for $3.5m (£2.2m), claiming that they had plagiarised The Resistance from a science-fiction rock opera concept he said he sent them in 2005. Muse dismissed the claim and said they had never heard of Bolffrass or seen his work.[17] The lawsuit was dismissed by a New York judge in 2013, who said the album's narrative was too abstract to constitute any infringement.[55]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Matthew Bellamy, except where noted[56]

The Resistance – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Uprising" 5:03
2."Resistance" 5:46
3."Undisclosed Desires" 3:56
4."United States of Eurasia (+Collateral Damage)"
5:47
5."Guiding Light" 4:13
6."Unnatural Selection" 6:54
7."MK Ultra" 4:06
8."I Belong to You (+Mon Cœur S'ouvre a ta Voix)"
5:38
9."Exogenesis: Symphony Part 1 (Overture)" 4:18
10."Exogenesis: Symphony Part 2 (Cross-Pollination)" 3:56
11."Exogenesis: Symphony Part 3 (Redemption)" 4:37
Total length:54:18
Notes

Personnel

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Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog Ref.
Australia
Benelux
Germany
Italy
Switzerland
Ireland 		11 September 2009 Warner CD 2564687434 [57]
CD+DVD 2564686625 [58]
CD+DVD+2 LP+USB Unknown [59]
Europe
New Zealand 		14 September 2009 Helium 3 CD 825646874347 [60]
CD+DVD 825646866250 [61]
CD+DVD+2LP+USB 825646869664 [62]
United States
Canada 		15 September 2009 Warner Bros. CD Unknown [63]
CD+DVD Unknown [64]
CD+DVD+2LP+USB Unknown [62]
Japan 16 September 2009 Warner CD WPCR13629 [65]
Brazil 21 September 2009 Warner CD 825646874347 [66]

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[129] Platinum 70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[130] Gold 10,000*
Belgium (BEA)[131] Platinum 30,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[132] 2× Platinum 160,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[133] 2× Platinum 40,000‡
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[134] Platinum 23,536[134]
France (SNEP)[136] Diamond 845,000[135]
Germany (BVMI)[137] Platinum 200,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[138] Platinum 15,000^
Italy (FIMI)[139] 2× Platinum 140,000*
Netherlands (NVPI)[140] Gold 25,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[141] Platinum 15,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[142] Gold 15,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[143] Gold 10,000*
Portugal (AFP)[144] Platinum 20,000^
Russia (NFPF)[86] Gold 10,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[145] Platinum 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[147] 2× Platinum 790,602[146]
United States (RIAA)[148] Platinum 1,000,000‡
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[149] 2× Platinum 2,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Singles

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Year Title Peak chart positions
UK
[150] 		AUS
[67] 		IRE
[151] 		NZ
[152] 		US Alt.
[153] 		US Rock
[153] 		US
[153]
2009 "Uprising" 9 23 11 12 1 2 37
"Undisclosed Desires" 49 11 — 12 4 7 —
2010 "Resistance" 38 72 — — 1 7 114
"Exogenesis: Symphony" — — — — — — —

MTV EXIT, the MTV campaign to eradicate the human exploitation and trafficking especially in Asia and Pacific, in partnership with USAID, released a music video "Muse and MTV EXIT: MK Ultra", the third in a series of award-winning music video collaborations to highlight the dangers and impact of human trafficking. Produced for the band's track "MK Ultra", the video was launched globally across all of MTV's properties on-air and on-line on 17 September 2010.

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