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Listen Up: Muse Unveil "Survival," Official Song Of The London Olympics

Brett Warner
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2012 Olympic Games
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As promised, Muse debuted their new single "Survival" on BBC Radio just moments ago. If that dubstep-soaked teaser trailer (see below) for new album The 2nd Law (out this September) had you worried, never fear—the new track is a classical-influenced, classically bombastic bit of Muse business…. so much so that the organizers of this year's London Summer Olympics have chosen it as the official song of the games. Yeah, whoa.

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Give a first listen to a radio rip copy below.

First thoughts?

…there's no way this wasn't purposefully written with the Olympics in mind, right? "It's a race / and I'm gonna win"? Apart from the almost laughably silly (and decidedly Queen-influenced) vocal bombast, it's a pretty okay (not great) Muse track. The sweeping orchestral opening is great… as are the grinding guitar riffs towards the end… but the middle feels a little stagnant, like there should be a great song in here somewhere but there isn't. Without the ornate production or Olympic baggage, I don't think it'd be much to write home about. But still, it's new Muse music and it's not a third-rate Skrillex rip-off, as initially feared. That's enough to get excited about, right?

What do you guys think of Muse's "Survival" as a first taste of The 2nd Law and as the official song of the Olympics? (Expect to hear a lot more of it this summer.) Hit up our comments section below.

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