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Defector by Muse

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Defector

From Drones4:33
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"Defector" is a track by Muse, from the album Drones. The track is 4:33 long. It's filed under Alternative. Dork has published 19 articles about Muse.

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From Drones

4:33
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Drones
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Muse
4th June 2015
  1. 1Dead Inside
    4:23
  2. 2[Drill Sergeant]
    0:21
  3. 3Psycho
    5:17
  4. 4Mercy
    3:52
  5. 5Reapers
    6:00
  6. 6The Handler
    4:34
  7. 7[JFK]
    0:55
  8. 8Defector
    4:33
  9. 9Revolt
    4:06
  10. 10Aftermath
    5:48
  11. 11The Globalist
    10:07
  12. 12Drones
    2:50
  13. —Mercy
    3:52
  14. —Dead Inside
    4:23
  15. —Psycho
    5:17
  16. —Reapers
    6:00
  17. —Defector
    4:33
  18. —(Drill Sergeant)
    0:21
  19. —(JFK)
    0:55
  20. —Revolt
    4:06
  21. —Aftermath
    5:48
  22. —Drones
    2:50
  23. —The Globalist
    10:07
  24. —The Handler
    4:34

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