Song · Muse
“United States of Eurasia” by Muse
Released 2009
“United States of Eurasia” by Muse appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 2009. It was first released in 2009. Its best result is #74 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 2009. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #487 alternative song of 2009.
"United States of Eurasia" is from The Resistance, Muse's fifth album, and it announced itself in very 2009 fashion: fans worked out the title from a photo of its sheet music on the band's Twitter, which made it the first song confirmed for the record. When the track list arrived on July 3, it sat fourth, between "Undisclosed Desires" and "Guiding Light", and on July 21 the band offered it as a free download.
Matt Bellamy wrote it, and in a Mojo interview ahead of the release he traced it to Zbigniew Brzezinski's book The Grand Chessboard and its argument that America needed a grip on the Eurasian landmass to keep the oil flowing. Right after it on the album comes "Collateral Damage", an instrumental solo built on a Chopin nocturne, and Chopin shares the composing credit with Bellamy.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 74 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2009 | 91 |
| 2009 | 84 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2009 | 100 |
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