The Resistance (album)
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| Studio album by Muse | ||||
| Released | 14 September 2009 | |||
| Recorded | September 2008 – May 2009 | |||
| Studio | Studio Bellini (Lake Como, Italy) |
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| Length | 54:18 | |||
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| Producer | Muse | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100 |
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| AllMusic |   |
| The A.V. Club | B |
| Entertainment Weekly | B |
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| Los Angeles Times |  |
| NME | 6/10 |
| Pitchfork Media | 5.9/10 |
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| Spin | 7/10 |
The Resistance is the fifth studio album by English rock band Muse, released in Europe on 14 September 2009, and in North America on 15 September 2009. Upon its release, it topped the album charts in 19 countries. It also debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 128,000 copies during the first week. It also surpassed its predecessor, Black Holes and Revelations, in album sales in its debut week in the UK, selling approximately 148,000 copies, as well as worldwide, with 479,000 copies sold. Critics were mostly complimentary about the album, with much of the praise directed towards its ambition and classical music influences.
The album was produced by the band and mixed by Mark Stent. The album's first single, "Uprising", was released on 4 August 2009, with the album's second single, "Undisclosed Desires" released on 16 November 2009. "Resistance" was released as the third single from the album on 22 February 2010, and although it failed to match the success of its predecessors, the single reached number one in the UK Rock Chart and became the second Top 40 hit from the album in the UK Singles Chart. "Exogenesis: Symphony" was released as a limited edition EP in the United States on 17 April 2010. Muse promoted the album by performing the songs in a number of live appearances, including their promotional tour The Resistance Tour. The album yielded the band their first Grammy Award in 2011 for Best Rock Album.
The talk of a follow-up to Muse's 2006 album Black Holes and Revelations began in 2007, during that album's touring and promotion. In October, music magazine NME reported that Muse were "planning an 'electronic' album" and that the band "had 'loads of ideas' for their fifth record already." As touring came to a close, ideas and rumours began circulating more frequently – common themes were the inclusion of a "15-minute space-rock solo" song, the rejection of the 'conventional' album format and a possible series of singles; on 22 May 2008, NME reported that the band had begun writing songs for the new album, quoting frontman, vocalist, guitarist and pianist Matthew Bellamy as saying "What will come out of that is impossible to say."
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