Hysteria (Muse song)

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{{Infobox song

| name = Hysteria

| cover = Muse_hysteria_cd.jpg

| alt = A blue-tinted image of a full moon and many raised hands.

| caption = Standard artwork

| type = single

| artist = Muse

| album = Absolution

| B-side = Eternally Missed

| released = {{start date|2003|12|1|df=y}}{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=33|date=29 November 2003}}

| recorded = 2002

| studio = Grouse Lodge (Westmeath, Ireland)

| genre = *Alternative rock

• hard rock

| length = 3:47

| label = East West

| composer = *Matt Bellamy

• Dominic Howard
• Chris Wolstenholme

| lyricist = Matt Bellamy

| producer = *Rich Costey

• Muse

| prev_title = Time Is Running Out

| prev_year = 2003

| next_title = Sing for Absolution

| next_year = 2004

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|3dm_5qWWDV8|"Hysteria" by Muse}}}}

}}

"Hysteria" is a song by the English rock band Muse, released on 1 December 2003 as the third single from their third studio album, Absolution (2003). It was produced by Muse and Rich Costey.

"Hysteria" reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart and reached number 9 in the US on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. In 2012, "Hysteria" was voted the best Muse song by readers of NME.{{Cite web |last=Beaumont |first=Mark |date=1 August 2012 |title=20 Best Muse Songs – As Voted By You |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/20-best-muse-songs-as-voted-by-you-27671 |website=NME}} The bassline was named the sixth-best of all time by MusicRadar in 2011.{{cite web |date=28 October 2011 |title=The 25 best basslines of all time |url=http://www.musicradar.com/news/bass/the-25-best-basslines-of-all-time-509265/16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211234244if_/http://www.musicradar.com/news/bass/the-25-best-basslines-of-all-time-509265/16 |archivedate=11 February 2013 |accessdate=2 November 2011 |publisher=MusicRadar}}

The artwork for the 7" cover was chosen by competition, and the winner was Adam Falkus.{{cite web |url=http://www.microcuts.net/uk/news/archives/2003/11/|title=muse : archives | microcuts.net | November 2003 |publisher=microcuts.net|accessdate=20 May 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611025219/http://www.microcuts.net/uk/news/archives/2003/11/|archivedate=11 June 2009|url-status=dead}} The runner-up images are included in the DVD version of the single. The song was performed regularly during the tour in support of Absolution. The song also appears on the live videos Absolution Tour and HAARP. A demo and a live version appeared on Absolution XX, the 20th-anniversary Absolution reissue.{{cite news |last1=Trendell |first1=Andrew |date=15 September 2023 |title=Muse announce Absolution 20th anniversary deluxe reissue |work=NME |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/muse-announce-absolution-20th-anniversary-deluxe-reissue-vinyl-artwork-tracklist-buy-3498650 |access-date=15 September 2023}} The song was featured in the video game Fortnite Festival.{{Cite web |last=Coulson |first=David |date=2024-03-20 |title=Latest Fortnite Festival Songs Add Muse, Kansas, and Carly Rae Jepsen to the Game |url=https://insider-gaming.com/latest-fortnite-festival-songs-add-muse-kansas-and-carly-rae-jepsen-to-the-game/ |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=Insider Gaming |language=en-US}}