"Supremacy" is a song by the English rock band

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. It is the opening track on their sixth studio album, '' The 2nd Law'' (2012), and was released as the fourth single on 20 February 2013. "Supremacy" reached number 58 on the UK singles chart.

Release

The Muse drummer, Dom Howard, likened "Supremacy" to a ''

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'' theme and said "it all goes a bit crazy ' Live and Let Die' in the middle". The ''Bond'' producer

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denied that it had been considered for the 2012 ''Bond'' theme ''

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,'' saying

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had "always been our first choice". A live version, featuring an orchestra and choir taken from the 2013 BRIT Awards performance on February 20, 2013, was released as the next single from ''The 2nd Law'' after " Follow Me" on February 25, 2013.

Music video

The music video was released on February 2, 2013 through the ''NME'' website. It features people with

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doing extreme sports like BMX and surfing while Muse plays the song.

Track listing

Charts

Release history

References

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