Song · Muse
“Survival” by Muse
From the album The 2nd Law (2012)
“Survival” by Muse appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 2012. It was first released in 2012 on the album The 2nd Law. Its best result is #15 on the Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2012. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #165 alternative song of 2012.
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Matt Bellamy was asked in 2011 to write a song for the London 2012 Olympics, and "Survival" was his answer: the official song of the Games, premiered on BBC Radio 1 on 27 June 2012 and sent out as the lead single from The 2nd Law, the English rock band Muse's sixth album. Bellamy said it was about conviction and the will to win, and the Games treated it as such, spinning it as athletes filed into the stadium and before each medal ceremony, while broadcasters worldwide ran it under their reports.
Bellamy wrote it alone and sings lead, Tom Kirk adds extra vocals, Muse produced it, Adrian Bushby and Tommaso Colliva engineered with additional production, and Chris Lord-Alge mixed. The band gave it its live debut at the closing ceremony, though NBC, the American Olympic broadcaster, didn't air their set.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 15 | Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium | Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2012 | 40 |
| 2012 | 81 | 99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT | 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2012 | 99 |
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