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- Album
- The 2nd Law
- Released
- 2012
- Genres
- alternative rock, rock
- Length
- 4:41
- Tempo
- 180 BPM
- Label
- Warner Records
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About this song
Madness is track 2 on Muse's sixth studio album, The 2nd Law. Bellamy has said the song was written after a fight with his then-fiancée Kate Hudson. Musically, its calm, minimal electronic arrangement has been compared to Depeche Mode.
What it's about
The song reflects on a relationship argument, with the narrator left alone wondering what he said wrong and suspecting his partner may have been right.
Fun facts
- Sampled in 4 other songs, like “Barmuda Triangle Freestyle by Derrick B.”.
- Covered 3 times, including “Madness by Vitamin String Quartet”.
- Written by Matt Bellamy.
- Produced by Dominic Howard, Chris Wolstenholme and Matt Bellamy.