Song · Muse
“Plug In Baby” by Muse
From the album Origin of Symmetry (2001)
“Plug In Baby” by Muse appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2001. It was first released in 2001 on the album Origin of Symmetry. Its best result is #73 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2001. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #454 alternative song of 2001.
"Plug In Baby" fired the opening shot for Origin of Symmetry, Muse's second album, going out as its lead single in 2001, and it gave the English band their highest UK chart placing yet, number 11, a mark that stood until "Time Is Running Out" reached 8 in 2003.
Matt Bellamy wrote the words and music, sings lead and plays guitar and keyboards, with Christopher Wolstenholme on bass and Dominic Howard on drums and percussion. The riff does the heavy lifting: built on the harmonic minor scale in B minor and charging along at 136 beats per minute, it opens with echoes of Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor and Barber's Adagio for Strings. David Bottrill produced it with the band, John Cornfield mixed it with them, and it remains one of their signature songs, back again on the live albums HAARP and Live at Rome Olympic Stadium.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 73 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2001 | 100 |
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