Time Is Running Out (Muse song)
2003 single by Muse
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"Time Is Running Out" is a song by the English rock band Muse, from their third studio album, Absolution. It was released as the album's second single on 8 September 2003 in the UK and 6 April 2004 in the US.
| "Time Is Running Out" | ||||
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CD single | ||||
| Single by Muse | ||||
| from the album Absolution | ||||
| B-side | "The Groove" | |||
| Released | 8 September 2003 | |||
| Studio | Grouse Lodge (Westmeath, Ireland) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:56 | |||
| Label | East West | |||
| Composers | ||||
| Lyricist | Matt Bellamy | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Time Is Running Out" by Muse on YouTube | ||||
"Time is Running Out" was Muse's first top-10 hit in the UK, reaching number eight. It was Muse's breakthrough hit on US alternative rock radio, reaching number nine on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song is available to play on Rocksmith 2014 as part of a Muse 5-song pack.[2]
Production
Bassist Chris Wolstenholme stated that making of "Time is Running Out" is "something we'd never really done before". The song is one of the last tracks they did on the album to record. The band recorded the song and finished it when they were in Ireland. They intended the song to be more funky and a little more groovy that made someone want to click the fingers.[3] Wolstenholme said the song was influenced by Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean".[3]
The band spent hours working on the bass sound for the introduction, processing Wolstenholme's bass with multiple effects pedals.[4] Eventually, they used a Roland synthesiser playing through a Marshall amp.[5]
Music video
The video, directed by John Hillcoat, depicts a number of military officials seated at a round table performing actions simultaneously, moving to the beat of the song, as Muse play the song on the table, with the officials apparently oblivious to Muse's presence. Eventually, the officers begin to start dancing on the table, seeming to go insane. They eventually end up crawling. It is partially based on Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
Track listings
- UK 7", UK/Japanese/French CD
- "Time Is Running Out" – 3:56
- "The Groove" – 2:38
- "Stockholm Syndrome" (video) – 4:59 (CD versions only)
- UK DVD
- "Time Is Running Out" – 3:56
- "Time Is Running Out" (video) – 3:58
- "Time Is Running Out" (making of video) – 2:00
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Italy (FIMI)[17] | Platinum | 50,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[18] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
| Spain (Promusicae)[19] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[20] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[21] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 8 September 2003[22] | East West | 7-inch vinyl | EW272 / 5050466854872 |
| CD | EW272CD / 5050466854926 | |||
| DVD | EW272DVD / 5050466855053 | |||
| Australia | Taste Media | CD | 5050466896926 | |
| France | Taste Media, Naive | NV50121 / 3298490501214 | ||
| Japan | Taste Media | CTCM-65044 / 4945817650443 |