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Absolution

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Absolution

Release date: 15th September 2003

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'Absolution' by Muse was released in 2003 through Warner Records. It is a rock album, with the first six of 18 tracks including 'Intro', 'Apocalypse Please', 'Time is Running Out', 'Sing for Absolution', 'Stockholm Syndrome', and 'Falling Away with You'.

"Absolution" is an album by Muse, released 15th September 2003 via Warner Records. It features 18 tracks, including "The Groove", "Eternally Missed", and "Intro".

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  1. —The GrooveLyrics
  2. —Eternally MissedLyrics
  3. —Intro
    0:22
  4. 1IntroLyrics
    0:22
  5. 2Apocalypse PleaseLyrics
    4:12
  6. 3Time is Running OutLyrics
    3:56
  7. 4Sing for AbsolutionLyrics
    4:55
  8. 5Stockholm SyndromeLyrics
    4:56
  9. 6Falling Away with YouLyrics
    4:39
  10. 7Interlude
    0:38
  11. 8HysteriaLyrics
    3:47
  12. 9BlackoutLyrics
    4:22
  13. 10Butterflies & HurricanesLyrics
    5:02
  14. 11The Small PrintLyrics
    3:28
  15. 12FuryLyrics
    5:00
  16. 13EndlesslyLyrics
    3:48
  17. 14Thoughts of a Dying AtheistLyrics
    3:08
  18. 15Ruled by SecrecyLyrics
    4:52
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Pressings & releases

Absolution — release variants

Country, format and catalogue-number detail for each known pressing.

  • CD · Album · Stereo
    Main
    Country EuropeYear 2003
    EastWest · 5050466-8587-2-6
    Barcode: 5 050466 858726
  • CD · Album
    Country BeneluxYear 2003
    Taste Media Limited · 482.2020.033
    Barcode: 5 413356 632231
  • CD · Album
    Country BeneluxYear 2003
    Taste Media Limited · 482.2020.020
    Barcode: 5 413356 630329
  • CD · Album · Misprint
    Country EuropeYear 2003
    EastWest · 5050466-8587-2-6
    Barcode: 5 050466 858726
  • Vinyl · LP · Album
    Gatefold
    Country UKYear 2003
    EastWest · 5050466-8555-1-0
    Barcode: 5050466855510

Credits

Production & Engineering

Producer
Rich Costey, Muse, Paul Reeve, John Cornfield
Producer
John Cornfield, Muse, Paul Reeve, Rich Costey
Executive Producer
Safta Jaffery, Dennis Smith
Recording Engineer
Wally Gagel
Engineer
Rich Costey, Wally Gagel, John Cornfield
Mixing Engineer
Rich Costey, Paul Reeve, John Cornfield