Origin of Muse
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{{Infobox album
| name = Origin of Muse
| type = Box set
| artist = Muse
| cover = Muse - Origin of Muse cover art.jpg
| alt =
| released = 6 December 2019
| recorded = {{ubl|November 1996 – October 2001|28 August 2011 (disc nine)}}
| venue = Reading Festival (Reading, England) (disc nine)
| genre = {{hlist|Alternative rock|progressive rock|art rock|hard rock|space rock}}
| length = {{ubl|465:56 (CDs)|109:37 (LPs)}}
| label = {{hlist|Helium 3|Warner}}
| producer = {{hlist|David Bottrill|John Leckie|Muse|Paul Reeve}}
| prev_title = Simulation Theory
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = Will of the People
| next_year = 2022
}}
Origin of Muse is a box set by English rock band Muse, released on 6 December 2019 through Muse's Helium 3 label and Warner Records. It includes remastered editions of Muse's first two albums, Showbiz (1999) and Origin of Symmetry (2001), as well as B-sides, demos, and live performances from their early career. In total, the box set includes 113 tracks, nine CDs, and four vinyl records.
Contents
The box set is a 48-page book housed inside of a slipcase. The book contains a total of nine CDs and four heavyweight, colored vinyl records. The band's debut studio album, Showbiz (1999), as well as their second release, Origin of Symmetry (2001), were remastered for the release. The two albums each have two vinyl records as well as corresponding CD copies in the box.
The rest of the box contains the demo albums Newton Abbot Demos, The Muse EPs + Showbiz Demos, and Origin of Symmetry Instrumental Demos. The B-sides released during the respective eras of Showbiz and Origin of Symmetry each have their own CDs. A compilation of Showbiz-era tracks performed live are included on a CD, while a performance of the entire Origin of Symmetry album during the 2011 Reading Festival is on another.
Outside of music, the book features an in-depth interview with the band regarding their beginnings and the recording sessions for their first two albums. It also includes concert setlists, photos, and posters from those eras. The collection contains a total of 113 tracks, with 40 previously unreleased.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/muse-reveal-release-date-contents-epic-origin-muse-box-set-2545793 |title=Muse reveal release date and contents of epic 'Origin of Muse' box set |last=Lavin |first=Will |date=7 September 2019 |website=NME |access-date=8 September 2019}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/muse-showbiz-origin-of-muse-box-set-881374/ |title=Muse Mark 20th Anniversary of 'Showbiz' With 'Origin of Muse' Box Set |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |date=7 September 2019 |website=Rolling Stone |access-date=8 September 2019}}{{Cite web |url=https://usstore.muse.mu/origins-of-muse-boxset.html |title=Origin of Muse Boxset |website=muse.mu |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913011210/https://usstore.muse.mu/origins-of-muse-boxset.html |archive-date=13 September 2019 |access-date=13 September 2019}}
Track listings (CD)
{{tracklist
| headline = Newton Abbot Demos
| total_length = 62:57
| title0 = [hidden track]
| note0 = pre-gap track
| length0 = 6:26
| title1 = Cave
| length1 = 4:53
| title2 = Rain
| length2 = 4:32
| title3 = Agitated
| length3 = 3:15
| title4 = Crazy Days
| length4 = 4:33
| title5 = Coma
| length5 = 3:33
| title6 = Connect the Kettle Lead
| length6 = 2:25
| title7 = Balloonatic
| length7 = 3:01
| title8 = Boredom
| length8 = 4:43
| title9 = Sober
| length9 = 4:11
| title10 = Jimmy Kane
| length10 = 3:11
| title11 = Ashamed
| length11 = 4:41
| title12 = Plug In Baby
| length12 = 2:46
| title13 = Earthquake
| length13 = 3:37
| title14 = Good News
| length14 = 3:43
| title15 = Overdue
| length15 = 3:27
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = The Muse EPs + Showbiz Demos
| total_length = 55:19
| title1 = Overdue
| length1 = 4:11
| title2 = Cave
| length2 = 4:44
| title3 = Coma
| length3 = 3:36
| title4 = Escape
| length4 = 3:19
| title5 = Muscle Museum
| length5 = 4:18
| title6 = Sober
| length6 = 4:02
| title7 = Uno
| length7 = 3:40
| title8 = Unintended
| length8 = 3:57
| title9 = Pink Ego Box
| length9 = 3:30
| title10 = Muscle Museum #2
| length10 = 1:22
| title11 = Showbiz
| note11 = Live, Sawmills Studios, 1998
| length11 = 4:19
| title12 = Do We Need This?
| note12 = Live, Fortress Studios, 1999
| length12 = 4:24
| title13 = Sunburn
| note13 = Live, Fortress Studios, 1999
| length13 = 3:50
| title14 = Overdue
| note14 = Live, Fortress Studios, 1999
| length14 = 2:34
| title15 = Uno
| note15 = Alternate version, RAK Studios, 1999
| length15 = 3:33
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Showbiz (Remastered)
| total_length = 54:33
| title1 = Sunburn
| length1 = 3:54
| title2 = Muscle Museum
| length2 = 4:23
| title3 = Fillip
| length3 = 4:01
| title4 = Falling Down
| length4 = 4:33
| title5 = Cave
| length5 = 4:46
| title6 = Showbiz
| length6 = 5:18
| title7 = Unintended
| length7 = 3:57
| title8 = Uno
| length8 = 3:39
| title9 = Sober
| length9 = 4:04
| title10 = Spiral Static
| note10 = bonus track
| length10 = 4:46
| title11 = Escape
| length11 = 3:32
| title12 = Overdue
| length12 = 2:26
| title13 = Hate This & I'll Love You
| length13 = 5:14
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Showbiz B-Sides
| total_length = 47:55
| title1 = Recess
| note1 = Unreleased alternate version, Trident Studios, 1999
| length1 = 4:11
| title2 = Jimmy Kane
| length2 = 3:27
| title3 = Forced In
| length3 = 5:09
| title4 = Agitated
| length4 = 2:23
| title5 = Twin
| length5 = 3:15
| title6 = Host
| length6 = 4:12
| title7 = Do We Need This?
| length7 = 4:17
| title8 = Con-Science
| length8 = 4:52
| title9 = Minimum
| length9 = 2:45
| title10 = Ashamed
| length10 = 3:52
| title11 = Yes Please
| length11 = 3:08
| title12 = Recess
| length12 = 3:39
| title13 = Nishe
| length13 = 2:45
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Showbiz Live
| total_length = 53:56
| title1 = Uno
| note1 = The Pyramid Centre, Portsmouth, 1999
| length1 = 3:48
| title2 = Cave
| note2 = The Pyramid Centre, Portsmouth, 1999
| length2 = 4:46
| title3 = Muscle Museum
| note3 = The Pyramid Centre, Portsmouth, 1999
| length3 = 4:08
| title4 = Falling Down
| note4 = The Pyramid Centre, Portsmouth, 1999
| length4 = 4:49
| title5 = Fillip
| note5 = The Pyramid Centre, Portsmouth, 1999
| length5 = 4:10
| title6 = Do We Need This?
| note6 = The Pyramid Centre, Portsmouth, 1999
| length6 = 5:19
| title7 = Agitated
| note7 = The Astoria, London, 2000
| length7 = 2:57
| title8 = Sunburn
| note8 = The Astoria, London, 2000
| length8 = 4:04
| title9 = Plug In Baby
| note9 = The Astoria, London, 2000
| length9 = 4:17
| title10 = Showbiz
| note10 = The Astoria, London, 2000
| length10 = 6:43
| title11 = Cave
| note11 = Acoustic demo, Airfield Studios, 1999
| length11 = 4:18
| title12 = Muscle Museum
| note12 = Acoustic demo, Airfield Studios, 1999
| length12 = 4:37
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Origin of Symmetry Instrumental Demos
| total_length = 38:55
| title1 = Micro Cuts
| length1 = 3:58
| title2 = Feeling Good
| length2 = 3:15
| title3 = Space Dementia
| length3 = 5:07
| title4 = Hyper Music
| length4 = 3:08
| title5 = Citizen Erased
| length5 = 7:14
| title6 = Megalomania
| length6 = 4:32
| title7 = Screenager
| length7 = 4:02
| title8 = Shrinking Universe
| length8 = 3:31
| title9 = Shine
| length9 = 4:08
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Origin of Symmetry (Remastered)
| total_length = 55:04
| title1 = New Born
| length1 = 6:03
| title2 = Bliss
| length2 = 4:13
| title3 = Space Dementia
| length3 = 6:21
| title4 = Hyper Music
| length4 = 3:22
| title5 = Plug In Baby
| length5 = 3:39
| title6 = Citizen Erased
| length6 = 7:18
| title7 = Micro Cuts
| length7 = 3:38
| title8 = Screenager
| length8 = 4:20
| title9 = Darkshines
| length9 = 4:47
| title10 = Feeling Good
| length10 = 3:18
| title11 = Futurism
| note11 = bonus track
| length11 = 3:28
| title12 = Megalomania
| length12 = 4:37
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Origin of Symmetry B-Sides
| total_length = 43:30
| title1 = Nature_1
| length1 = 3:42
| title2 = Execution Commentary
| length2 = 2:29
| title3 = Bedroom Acoustics
| length3 = 2:38
| title4 = Shrinking Universe
| length4 = 3:09
| title5 = Piano Thing
| length5 = 2:54
| title6 = Map of Your Head
| length6 = 4:26
| title7 = The Gallery
| length7 = 3:32
| title8 = Hyper Chondriac Music
| length8 = 5:30
| title9 = Shine
| length9 = 3:20
| title10 = Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want
| length10 = 2:00
| title11 = Dead Star
| length11 = 3:42
| title12 = In Your World
| length12 = 2:37
| title13 = Can't Take My Eyes Off You
| length13 = 3:31
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Origin of Symmetry Live at Reading Festival
| total_length = 53:47
| title1 = New Born
| length1 = 6:25
| title2 = Bliss
| length2 = 5:29
| title3 = Space Dementia
| length3 = 6:28
| title4 = Hyper Music
| length4 = 3:38
| title5 = Plug In Baby
| length5 = 4:43
| title6 = Citizen Erased
| length6 = 7:18
| title7 = Micro Cuts
| length7 = 3:42
| title8 = Screenager
| length8 = 3:56
| title9 = Darkshines
| length9 = 4:06
| title10 = Feeling Good
| length10 = 3:36
| title11 = Megalomania
| length11 = 4:26
}}
Track listings (vinyl)
=''Showbiz'' (Remastered)=
{{tracklist
| headline = Side A
| total_length =
| title1 = Sunburn
| length1 = 3:54
| title2 = Muscle Museum
| length2 = 4:23
| title3 = Fillip
| length3 = 4:01
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Side B
| total_length =
| title1 = Falling Down
| length1 = 4:33
| title2 = Cave
| length2 = 4:46
| title3 = Showbiz
| length3 = 5:18
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Side C
| total_length =
| title1 = Unintended
| length1 = 3:57
| title2 = Uno
| length2 = 3:39
| title3 = Sober
| length3 = 4:04
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Side D
| total_length =
| title1 = Spiral Static
| note1 = bonus track
| length1 = 4:46
| title2 = Escape
| length2 = 3:32
| title3 = Overdue
| length3 = 2:26
| title4 = Hate This and I'll Love You
| length4 = 5:14
}}
=''Origin of Symmetry'' (Remastered)=
{{tracklist
| headline = Side A
| total_length =
| title1 = New Born
| length1 = 6:03
| title2 = Bliss
| length2 = 4:13
| title3 = Space Dementia
| length3 = 6:21
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Side B
| total_length =
| title1 = Hyper Music
| length1 = 3:22
| title2 = Plug In Baby
| length2 = 3:39
| title3 = Citizen Erased
| length3 = 7:18
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Side C
| total_length =
| title1 = Micro Cuts
| length1 = 3:38
| title2 = Screenager
| length2 = 4:20
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Side D
| total_length =
| title1 = Darkshines
| length1 = 4:47
| title2 = Feeling Good
| length2 = 3:18
| title3 = Futurism
| note3 = bonus track
| length3 = 3:28
| title4 = Megalomania
| length4 = 4:37
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2019)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Flanders|121|artist=Muse|album=Origin of Muse|rowheader=true|access-date=14 December 2019}} |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|68|artist=Muse|album=Origin of Muse|rowheader=true|access-date=14 December 2019}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|58|artist=Muse|album=Origin of Muse|rowheader=true|access-date=13 December 2019}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|48|id=397317|artist=Muse|album=Origin of Muse|rowheader=true|access-date=13 December 2019}} |
| {{album chart|Ireland2|85|artist=Muse|rowheader=true|access-date=17 December 2019}} |
| {{album chart|Italy|100|artist=Muse|album=Origin of Muse|rowheader=true|access-date=14 December 2019}} |
| {{album chart|Scotland|50|date=20191213|rowheader=true|access-date=14 December 2019}} |
| {{album chart|Spain|55|artist=Muse|album=Origin of Muse|rowheader=true|access-date=18 December 2019}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|34|artist=Muse|album=Origin of Muse|rowheader=true|access-date=18 December 2019}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|70|date=20191213|rowheader=true|access-date=14 December 2019}} |
References
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External links
- {{cite web|author=Glenn Rowley |date=2019-09-09|url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8529443/go-inside-the-origin-of-muse-with-special-20th-anniversary-box-set |title= Go Inside the 'Origin of Muse' With Special 20th Anniversary Box Set, Featuring 113 Tracks |publisher=Billboard |website=billboard.com |access-date=2019-09-20 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190920175548/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8529443/go-inside-the-origin-of-muse-with-special-20th-anniversary-box-set |url-status=live |archive-date=2019-09-20}}
- {{cite web |date=2019-09-07 |url= https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/muse-announce-20th-anniversary-origin-of-muse-box-set/ |title=Muse Announce 20th Anniversary Origin of Muse Box Set |publisher=Kerrang! |website=kerrang.com |access-date=2019-09-20 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190920180445/https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/muse-announce-20th-anniversary-origin-of-muse-box-set/
|url-status=live |archive-date=2019-09-20 }}
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