Hysteria (song)
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{{Infobox Single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = Hysteria
| Cover = Muse_hysteria_cd.jpg
| Caption = CD cover
| Artist = [[Muse (band)|Muse]]
| from Album = <br/>[[Absolution (album)|Absolution]]
| B-side = "Eternally Missed"
| Released = [[1 December]] [[2003]]
| Format = [[Gramophone record|7"]], [[CD single|CD]], [[DVD single|DVD]]
| Recorded =
| Genre = [[Alternative rock]]<br />[[Progressive rock]]
| Length = 3:47
| Label = [[East West Records]]
| Producer = [[Rich Costey]], Muse
| Chart position = * #17 <small>([[United Kingdom]])</small>
* #9 <small>([[U.S.]] [[Modern Rock Tracks]])<small>
| Reviews = <nowiki></nowiki> |
| Last single = "[[Time Is Running Out]]"<br/>(September 2003)
| This single = '''"Hysteria"'''<br/>(December 2003)
| Next single = "[[Sing for Absolution]]"<br/>(May 2004)
| Misc ={{Extra album cover 2
| Upper caption = Alternate cover
| Type = UK 7" cover
| Cover = hysteriavinyl.jpg
| Lower caption = DVD }}
{{Extra tracklisting
| Album = [[Absolution (album)|Absolution]]
| Type = studio
| prev_track = "Interlude (out Falling Away With You)"
| prev_no = 7
| this_track = </b>"[[Hysteria (song)|Hysteria]]"
| track_no = 8
| next_track = "Blackout"
| next_no = 9
}}}}
"'''Hysteria'''" is a song by [[England|English]] [[rock band]] [[Muse (band)|Muse]] and is featured on their third studio [[album]], ''[[Absolution (album)|Absolution]]''. It was also released as a [[single (music)|single]] from that album on [[December 1]], [[2003]] in the [[United Kingdom]], peaking at #17 in the [[UK Singles Chart]] (see [[2003 in British music]]).
The artwork for the 7" cover was chosen by competition, and the winner was Adam Falkus.<ref>[http://www.microcuts.net/uk/news/archives/2003/11/ muse : archives | microcuts.net | November 2003<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The runner-up images are included in the DVD version of the single. The song was performed regularly during the tour in support of ''Absolution'' and remains a staple of the band's live show. The song also appears on the ''[[Absolution Tour]]'' DVD and on both the CD and DVD of ''[[H.A.A.R.P]]''.
==Music video==
The song's video, starring actor [[Justin Theroux]], is based on the hotel-trashing scene from the movie [[Pink Floyd The Wall|Pink Floyd: The Wall]]. It takes the form of a short narrative depicting a man (the protagonist) awakening inside of a hotel room and, through non-linear chronological elements, discovering that he both stalked and eventually met with a woman who he felt attracted to. This encounter, however, ends unpleasantly. The video has several interpretations and can be seen to have several ambiguous elements, including the fit of rage which induces the man to trash the hotel room, and several chronologically non-linear sequences describing elements of plot.
An alternate video was also created for the release of the single in the U.S. which features the band playing in front of a green screen; with white blood vessels, a female's face, red, grey and black circles overlapping, and lightning. The video has a black, red, white and grey theme.
==Use in the media==
The television channel [[Turner Network Television|TNT]] used "Hysteria" in its commercials in late 2004, and it was also used in commercials for [[Guerlain]]'s Insolence perfume. Aside from commercials, "Hysteria" was also featured in a season 2 episode of the [[HBO]] series ''[[Entourage (TV series)|Entourage]]'', and was used alongside [[Blackout (Muse song)|''Blackout'']], another song from the ''[[Absolution (album)|Absolution]]'' album, in the movie ''[[Millions]]''.
The [[Washington Capitals]] used the song as a musical introduction to the second period of their home [[ice hockey|hockey]] games during the [[2006-07 NHL Season]] {{Fact|date=February 2007}}, and ''[[The Jim Rome Show]]'' uses this song as a "bumper" between show breaks.
[[Stephenie Meyer]], author of the young adult series [[Twilight (series)|''Twilight'']], has stated that a pivotal chapter in the third book of the series ([[Eclipse (novel)|''Eclipse'']]) was inspired by this song.
The British television program ''[[Brainiac: History Abuse]]'' used the song at the end of each show with the "Explosive Of The Week".
"Hysteria" is also featured in the European version of the video game ''[[Rock Band (video game)|Rock Band]]'' and as downloadable content for the US version.<ref>[http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=184936 News: EU getting exclusive Rock Band content - ComputerAndVideoGames.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
==Track listing==
*7", CD
#"Hysteria" - 3:47
#"Eternally Missed" - 6:05
#*Produced by [[John Cornfield]], [[Paul Reeve]] and Muse.
*DVD
#"Hysteria" (video - Director's Cut)
#"Hysteria" (DVD Audio)
#"Hysteria" (live on MTV2 Video)
#"Artwork Gallery"
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.muse.mu Official Muse website]
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