Survival - Official 2012 London Olympics Song

[lalalive]

Bass is great too. I am hoping someone will strip the vocals and choirs so I can have an instrumental version.

 

Can someone get on this? The choir was just....

 

I remain unimpressed with this However, am optimistic for the album since it sounds as though it will be different. I'll just pretend that this never happened.

[Furygirl]

I'll replace Eye of the Tiger with this song on my cardio playlist.

[rawrsomesauce]

It's cheesy, over the top, and the lyrics are despicable.

 

However, I fucking love it.

[kmb5]

haters gonna hate, but I liked this song after the first listening, and I like it now, after around the 20th..:DD

and (i hope fellow guitarists agree) I can't stop thinking how cool it'll be to PLAY this song, especially the solos (sadly its 11pm, so I can't experiment)!!

[daisyloomes]

My first reaction was 'Huh? Is this Soaked?'

Then it was more 'Oh my bloody goodness this sounds like a broadway song'

Then 'Why is Matt singing like that?'

Then 'ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCK'

Then at the end 'Oh wow, that high note was rather feminine did I mention IT WAS AWESOME TOO!'

It's 6am here, I'm losing my mind a little.

[Museic Syndrome]

I swear "Haters gonna hate" is the most played out line ever.

[CarrieB]

I kind of like it becuase it's fun. I hope people dont take all the 'I want to win' so seriously and that the casual listener realises it was writtem for the olympics. I also hope it's not on the album because it really wouldn't fit the theme thats been suggested.

 

It is on the album. And I think it could fit the theme. The idea of survival of the fittest, what might happen if society broke down.

[lalalive]

I'll replace Eye of the Tiger with this song on my cardio playlist.

 

[FabriPav]

Makes me sad everytime :'(

 

[Clunge]

I love it but I really do hope it's not on the album - doesn't sound like it would fit.

[Jobby]

No prelude on the iTunes download, why? That's one of, if not the best bit(s)

[JoshyBarth]

Bb4 and g#5. Hell of a lot stronger than usual as well.

 

Thank you everyone for answering and I thought it was very strong too

[beeSides]

Your name is misleading.

 

clever, but they didn't make that statement until after they'd heard the song so it's not really all that clever after all.

[Alec Ferris]

Frankly, I'm bloody glad Muse did the song. Soooo many bands would just do a bland, slowly rising song about striving and effort, while Muse go utterly bananas. Which is precisely why I love them.

 

 

I love it but I really do hope it's not on the album - doesn't sound like it would fit.

I kind of see your point there. It might work best as a standalone.

[hamlinij]

I wish I could convince myself that they recorded two versions: one with lyrics for the Olympics, one with lyrics for the album.

 

But I just can't do it. Unfortunate.

[musedan]

that is just worth it for the "YEAH I'M GONNA WIN!" epic

[Jordasm]

I swear "Haters gonna hate" is the most played out line ever.

 

Agreed. People should also never use meme's, because they end up being killed off insanely quickly, and then they're basically just corpses being violated over and over again.

 

"LOL LE ARROW IN LE KNEE XD"

[Niall]

Can someone get on this? The choir was just....

 

I remain unimpressed with this However, am optimistic for the album since it sounds as though it will be different. I'll just pretend that this never happened.

 

GET OFF THE MUSE BOARD. YOUR KIND ISN'T WELCOME HERE.

 

Album sounds interesting. Groovey sounds interesting. Like a lot of Supermassive stuff might be on it. I'm quite excited for that. And I've liked Muse's use of wind instruments where they've used them before. But yeah, pretend this song didn't happen

[Clunge]

Frankly, I'm bloody glad Muse did the song. Soooo many bands would just do a bland, slowly rising song about striving and effort, while Muse go utterly bananas. Which is precisely why I love them.

Indeed. Imagine if Coldplay got it? I love them n'all but a song like Paradise would be so bullshit for the Olympics .

 

If there's one thing Survival doesn't lack it's drama.

[Furygirl]

I love it but I really do hope it's not on the album - doesn't sound like it would fit.

 

I'd have to go back and listen to the interview, but I thought it was mentioned it was on the album.

[Chryse]

I'd have to go back and listen to the interview, but I thought it was mentioned it was on the album.

 

It is. They said the album goes in a lot of different directions, but they also said Survival is about as over the top as the album gets.

[Museic Syndrome]

Indeed. Imagine if Coldplay got it? I love them n'all but a song like Paradise would be so bullshit for the Olympics .

 

If there's one thing Survival doesn't lack it's drama.

 

I think that Coldplay would have been a more appropirate choice, their music is more fitting with the Olympics. I could totally imagine a song like Viva la Vida or Life in Technicolor II or Charlie Brown for the Olympics.

 

 

Agreed. People should also never use meme's, because they end up being killed off insanely quickly, and then they're basically just corpses being violated over and over again.

 

"LOL LE ARROW IN LE KNEE XD"

 

No, but really, the Haters gonna hate is ridiculous ,it's not like I am a hater by nature just cause I hate one song.

[Jobby]

The beginning makes me think of Shine by Take That After Matt says 'I choose to survive' I expect it to go into 'All yoooour anticipation brings you down'

[hamlinij]

I'd have to go back and listen to the interview, but I thought it was mentioned it was on the album.

 

Yep, it was.

[Gohenko]

Which one is higher quality, the iTunes one or the muse.mu one? I'm guessing the latter, because I've not heard very good things about iTunes song quality.

 

EDIT: Also, can't find Survival on iTunes yet.