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“Dead Inside” by Muse
From the album Drones (2015)
“Dead Inside” by Muse appears on 13 radio countdowns from 13 stations between 2015 and 2019. It was first released in 2015 on the album Drones. Its best result is #5 on the 89X Top 89 Songs of 2015. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #6 alternative song of 2015, #7,464 alternative song of all time and #239 of the '10s.
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"Dead Inside" throws open Drones, Muse's seventh album, and it was the record's lead single, arriving on 23 March 2015 with a lyric video on YouTube and a premiere on BBC Radio 1. It's a sleek, cold-blooded strut: Matt Bellamy's synths and guitar pulse over a funky synth-pop groove, Christopher Wolstenholme's bass and Dominic Howard's drums keep it lean, and Robert John "Mutt" Lange co-produced with the band, with Rich Costey on the mix.
Rolling Stone called it a "relationship horror song", and that's the double game it plays. On the surface it's a love going cold; in Bellamy's story, it's the moment the album's protagonist loses hope, leaving him open to the dark forces that "Psycho" brings in and that run through the songs after it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 18 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2015 | 91 |
| 2015 | 8 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 25 Songs of 2015 | 25 |
| 2015 | 5 | 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2015 | 89 |
| 2015 | 40 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2015 | 103 |
| 2015 | 14 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2015 | 99 |
| 2015 | 55 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Top 100 Songs of 2015 | 100 |
| 2015 | 61 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2015 | 125 |
| 2015 | 60 | WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD | WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2015 | 104 |
| 2015 | 12 | Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium | Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2015 | 50 |
| 2015 | 35 | 92.3 WTTS Indianapolis-Bloomington, IN | WTTS Top 50 Songs of 2015 | 50 |
| 2015 | 96 | 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2015 | 107 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 56 | 103.3 The Edge | 103.3 The Edge Top 103.3 Songs of the Decade | 103 |
| 2019 | 481 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) | 500 |
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