Tracks
Side A
- 12003Intro0:22D major
- 22003Apocalypse Please4:12
- 32003Dutch Top 40: peak position 27 in week 39 of 2003, 2 weeks in the chartTime is Running Out3:57B major
- 42003Dutch Top 40: peak position 12 in week 27 of 2004, 9 weeks in the chartSing for Absolution4:56F major
Side B
- 12003Stockholm Syndrome4:56F minor
- 22003Falling Away with You4:40F minor
- 32003Interlude0:38A minor
- 42003Hysteria3:47A major
Side C
- 12003Blackout4:22F minor
- 22003Butterflies & Hurricanes5:03F minor
- 32003The Small Print3:29E major
Side D
- 12003Endlessly3:48E major
- 22003Thoughts of a Dying Atheist3:08G major
- 32003Ruled by Secrecy4:53C minor
Source of the Dutch Top 40 entries: top40.nl
Sound of Absolution
Absolution sounds more acoustic than the shelves on average, at a tempo around 131 bpm.
Quietest track: Interlude · most energetic: Time is Running Out
Across 14 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.
Timeline of the line-up
The three members of Muse around the time of Absolution, with the years they belonged to the group. This is the band line-up around that time, not necessarily who is heard on the album. The thin line is this album and the red lines are the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line for more. A linked name has its own page.
Matt Bellamy
Dominic Howard
Christopher Wolstenholme1995200020052010201520202025Member of the groupAlbumDutch Top 40Still a member
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Frequently asked questions
When was Absolution by Muse released?
Absolution came out in 2003.
How many tracks are on Absolution?
Absolution has 14 tracks, 53 minutes in total, spread over four vinyl sides.
Which tracks from Absolution made the Dutch Top 40?
Two tracks from this album reached the Dutch Top 40: Time is Running Out and Sing for Absolution. The highest was Sing for Absolution, at number 12 in week 27 of 2004.
Which category is Absolution in?
Absolution is filed under studio albums. On the home page, sorted by category, the album sits on that shelf, among the other albums by Muse.
Which other albums by Muse are in the collection?
The collection holds seven more albums by Muse. The six oldest are Origin of Symmetry (2001), Black Holes and Revelations (2006), The Resistance (2009), The 2nd Law (2012), Drones (2015) and Will Of The People (2022).
Who was in Muse when Absolution came out?
In 2003, Muse consisted of Matt Bellamy, Dominic Howard and Christopher Wolstenholme. That is the line-up of the group in that year, not necessarily who is heard on the album. A linked name has a page of its own.
What do the percentages for the sound of Absolution mean?
They come from an acoustic analysis of the recordings as they are on Spotify: per track a score from 0 to 100 for energy, danceability, mood and acoustic, plus the tempo and the key. They are the outcome of a model, not a measurement of the music itself; 93% acoustic means the model is fairly sure that mostly acoustic instruments are heard. The sound of the album is the average of its tracks, each track counting equally, and the comparison is with the average of all analysed tracks in the collection.
How do you play Absolution?
With the round Spotify button after each track, or the whole album at once via the play button next to the cover. The music plays in the player at the bottom of the page and keeps going while you browse on. This needs one-time consent for Spotify.
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