Butterflies and Hurricanes
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{{Single infobox | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = Butterflies and Hurricanes
| Cover = muse_butterfliesandhurricanescd.jpg
| Artist = [[Muse (band)|Muse]]
| from Album = [[Absolution (album)|Absolution]]
| Released = [[20 September]] [[2004]] <small>([[United Kingdom|UK]])</small>
| Format = CD/Vinyl 7"/DVD
| Recorded = 2004
| Genre = [[Progressive rock]]
| Length = 5:01, 4:10 <small>(Radio Edit)</small>
| Label = [[Mushroom Records|Mushroom]] <small>ATUK003CD (UK)</small>
| Producer = [[John Cornfield]], [[Paul Reeve]], Muse
| Chart position = * #14 <small>([[United Kingdom]])</small>
| NoReviews =
| Last single = "[[Apocalypse Please]]"<br/>(August 2004)
| This single = "'''Butterflies and Hurricanes'''"<br/>(September 2004)
| Next single = "[[Supermassive Black Hole (song)|Supermassive Black Hole]]" <br/> (June 2006)
| Misc = {{Extra tracklisting
| Album = [[Absolution (album)|Absolution]]
| Type = studio
| prev_track = "Blackout"
| prev_no = 9
| this_track = "'''Butterflies and Hurricanes'''"
| track_no = 10
| next_track = "The Small Print"
| next_no = 11
}}}}
[[Image:bandhpromo3.jpg|thumb|''Butterflies and Hurricanes'' promotional CD]]
"'''Butterflies and Hurricanes'''" is a song by [[Muse (band)|Muse]] from their third album, ''[[Absolution (album)|Absolution]]''. It was one of two songs recorded with a [[String instrument|strings]] section, both of which were recorded, along with an early version of "[[Apocalypse Please]]", during the initial stages of recording. The song is notable for its [[Rachmaninoff]]-esque piano interlude.
The song concerns itself with the so called [[butterfly effect]] of [[chaos theory]], describing how individuals can make a huge difference just as a butterfly could redirect a hurricane.
The song was also dedicated to [[Dominic Howard]]'s father, who died shortly after the band's performance at [[Glastonbury Festival]].
There are several versions of "Butterflies and Hurricanes". For the original studio recording, introduction, verse and choruses were played on keyboard. The band later reworked the song for guitar during the Absolution tour, including an extended guitar solo before the piano interlude (and a bass filler to cover [[Matt Bellamy]]'s transition from guitar to keyboard). The single version contains both guitar and keyboard, but loses the guitar solo, and the interlude is shorter, reducing the song from 5:01 to 4:48. The vinyl single includes a full-length version with guitars. Finally, the radio edit of the single goes further by omitting the entire piano interlude, bringing the song down to 4:10.
The [[promotional video]] comprises footage of "Butterflies and Hurricanes" being played at different venues along the ''[[Absolution (album)|Absolution]]'' tour with colourful effects added, and images of the [[Colosseum]] in Rome.
"Butterflies and Hurricanes" was first performed in full at [[Melkweg]], Amsterdam, [[3 September]] [[2003]], while the piano interlude was first performed at [[Montreux Jazz Festival]], [[8 July]] [[2002]].
"Butterflies and Hurricanes" was later covered with full orchestral accompaniment by pop pianist [[William Joseph (musician)|William Joseph]] on his 2004 album ''[[Within (William Joseph album)|Within]]''.
It is also used as the main song for [[Sony Computer Entertainment]] game [[Formula One]] 2005, produced by [[Studio Liverpool]]
An orchestral version of the song was used as the theme and main song of the BBC's Sports Personality of the year award.{{Fact|date=February 2008}}
==Track listing==
===CD===
#"Butterflies and Hurricanes (single version)" - 4:48
#"[[Sing for Absolution]] (live acoustic [[BBC Radio 2|Radio 2]])"
===Vinyl 7"===
#"Butterflies and Hurricanes (full length)" - 5:01
#"Butterflies and Hurricanes ([[Glastonbury Festival|Glastonbury]] [[2004]])"
===DVD===
#"Butterflies and Hurricanes" - 4:48
#"Butterflies and Hurricanes video" - 4:48
#"The Groove in the States video"
#"Raw video footage"
===Promo CD===
#"Butterflies and Hurricanes (radio edit)" - 4:10
#"Butterflies and Hurricanes"
==External links==
*[http://www.muse.mu/ Official Muse website]
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[[Category:Muse songs]]
[[Category:2004 singles]]
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