"Follow Me" is a song by the English

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, written by

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for their sixth studio album, ''

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''. It appears as the sixth track on the album. The song was released as the third single from ''The 2nd Law'' on 7 December 2012, just over two months after the album was released.

Composition

"Follow Me", which is co-produced by

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, contains influences from

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, like the early promotional, " The 2nd Law: Unsustainable". The song also shares instrumental elements from Muse's previous two studio albums, ''

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'' and concept album '' The Resistance'', both of which were electronically inspired, like ''The 2nd Law''. The beginning of the track features Bellamy's newborn son Bingham's heartbeat, recorded on Bellamy's iPhone. According to Bellamy, the song is about "having a baby and all that." This was later confirmed in an ''

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'' article where the song was described as Bellamy's "ode to fatherhood." The instrumental version was featured in the end credits of the film ''

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Release

"Follow Me" was originally released to radio stations as a

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from ''The 2nd Law'', alongside "Panic Station" on 24 September 2012. In October, it was confirmed that the song would serve as the third single from the album, after much speculation and debate. In the lead up to the single release, Muse issued another single, a live version of the song, recorded during the band's performance at the

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during the 2nd Law Tour. It was offered as a free download on 31 October 2012. Muse released a lyric video for the song on 1 November 2012.

Music video

The music video for "Follow Me" was released on 11 December 2012. Similarly to the video for " Resistance", it consists of live footage from the

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Critical response

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'' gave the song a positive note in their review of the album, stating "adding a dollop of reverb to 'Follow Me' enhances the track's doom-sodden message of clinging to strength from a dark place."

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's Gregory Heaney wrote in his review of ''The 2nd Law'' about the electronic influences on "Follow Me" and the previous single, " Madness", saying that "their excursions into dubstep and dance music on tracks like 'Madness' and 'Follow Me' feel more like remixes than original songs."

Composition

Release

Music video

Critical response

Track listing

Charts

Release history

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