Dead Inside (song)

"Dead Inside"
Single by Muse
from the album Drones
B-side	"Psycho"
Released	23 March 2015
Format	CD digital download
Recorded	2014 at The Warehouse Studio (Vancouver, British Columbia)[1][2]
Genre	Electronic rock synthpop
Length	4:23 (Album version) 3:50 (Radio edit)
Label	Warner Bros. Helium-3
Writer(s)	Matthew Bellamy
Producer(s)	Robert John "Mutt" Lange Muse
Muse singles chronology
"Panic Station" (2013) "Dead Inside" (2015) "Mercy" (2015)
Music video "Dead Inside" on YouTube Drones track listing 12 tracks "Dead Inside" "[Drill Sergeant]" "Psycho" "Mercy" "Reapers" "The Handler" "[JFK]" "Defector" "Revolt" "Aftermath" "The Globalist" "Drones"

"Dead Inside" is a song by English alternative rock band Muse. The opening track on their seventh album, Drones, it was released as the album's lead single on 23 March 2015.^[3] On the same day, a lyric video for the song was released on the band's YouTube channel, while the single premiered on BBC Radio 1.^[4]

Background

Placing the song within the album's context, Matthew Bellamy said: "This is where the story of the album begins, where the protagonist loses hope and becomes 'Dead Inside', therefore vulnerable to the dark forces introduced in 'Psycho' and which ensue over the next few songs on the album, before eventually defecting, revolting and overcoming these dark forces later in the story".^[3]

Composition

"Dead Inside" is a synthrock song.^[5] Music magazine Rolling Stone described the song as a "relationship horror song" that "sets up the drama on [the band's] new album 'Drones'". According to the article, "Muse turn the tumultuous end of a relationship into a funky pop song on "Dead Inside," the latest track from their upcoming LP, Drones. Frontman Matt Bellamy sings the chorus with his bandmates as a shocking, gang-vocal stinger to bass-heavy verses like, 'I see magic in your eyes/on the outside you're ablaze and alive, but you're dead inside.'"^[6] Consequence of Sound critic Collin Brennan also described the track as synthpop, comparing it to the works of Depeche Mode.^[7]

Music video

On 3 April 2015, Muse teased pictures of the filming of the song's music video on their as well as drummer Dominic Howard's Instagram account.^[8][9][10] On 5 April 2015, both American contemporary dancer Kathryn McCormick and So You Think You Can Dance finalist Will Wingfield were confirmed to feature in the music video for "Dead Inside".^[11] The video was released on 28 April 2015,^[12] and was directed by Robert Hales.^[13]

Tracklist

CD single[14]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dead Inside"	4:23
2.	"Psycho"	5:28

Promotional single[15]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dead Inside" (Radio Edit)	3:50

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[16]	12
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[17]	28
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[18]	94
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[19]	26
France (SNEP)[20]	23
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[21]	43
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22]	44
Italy (FIMI)[23]	53
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[24]	71
UK Rock and Metal (Official Charts Company)[25]	1
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[26]	1
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[27]	1
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[28]	11
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[29]	13
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[30]	10

References

1. "MUSE ARE FINISH WITH THE FIRST SESSION OF THE NEW ALBUM!". Matter of Sound. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
2. Drones (album liner notes). Muse. Warner Bros. Records / Helium-3. 2015.
3. Trendell, Andrew (23 March 2015). "New Muse single 'Dead Inside' to be premiered today". Gigwise. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
4. "Muse - Dead Inside [Official Lyric Video]". YouTube. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
5. Hudson, Alex (28 April 2015). "Muse: "Dead Inside" (video)". Exclaim!. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
6. Grow, Kory (23 March 2015). "Hear Muse's Relationship Horror Song 'Dead Inside'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
7. Brennan, Collin (June 8, 2015). "Muse – Drones". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
8. "Muse Instagram". Instagram. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
9. "Dominic Howard Instagram 1". Instagram. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
10. "Dominic Howard Instagram 2". Instagram. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
11. "Muse Instagram video". Instagram. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
16. "Ultratop.be – Muse – Dead Inside" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
17. "Ultratop.be – Muse – Dead Inside" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
18. http://www.billboard.com/artist/311949/muse/chart?f=793
19. "Muse: Dead Inside" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
20. "Lescharts.com – Muse – Dead Inside" (in French). Les classement single.
21. "Archive Chart: 2015-04-04". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
22. "Swisscharts.com – Muse – Dead Inside". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
23. "Italiancharts.com – Muse – Dead Inside". Top Digital Download.
24. "Archive Chart: 2015-04-04" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
25. "Archive Chart: 2015-04-04" UK Rock Chart. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
26. "Muse – Chart history" Billboard Rock Airplay for Muse. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
27. "Muse – Chart history" Billboard Alternative Songs for Muse. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
28. "Muse – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Muse. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
29. "Muse – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Muse. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
30. "Muse – Chart history" Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs for Muse. Retrieved 23 May 2015.