Tracklist front / back album covers
Black Holes and Revelations – Standard edition
1. "Take a Bow" 4:35
2. "Starlight" 3:59
3. "Supermassive Black Hole" 3:29
4. "Map of the Problematique" 4:18
5. "Soldier's Poem" 2:03
6. "Invincible" 5:00
7. "Assassin" 3:31
8. "Exo-Politics" 3:53
9. "City of Delusion" 4:48
10. "Hoodoo" 3:43
11. "Knights of Cydonia" 6:06
Total length: 45:28
Black Holes and Revelations – Japanese edition / Digital edition
12. "Glorious" 4:40
Total length: 50:08
Black Holes and Revelations – Limited edition (DVD)
1. "Supermassive Black Hole" (video)
2. "Starlight" (video)
3. "Knights of Cydonia" (video)
4. "Supermassive Black Hole" (Live from Paris)
5. "Starlight" (Live from Copenhagen at the MTV Awards)
6. "Knights of Cydonia" (Live from London)
A longer version of "Assassin", dubbed the "Grand Omega Bosses Version" was also released on the "Knights of Cydonia" vinyl single.
Muse Band Members / Musicians
Matthew Bellamy – lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitars, piano, synthesizers, production
Christopher Wolstenholme – bass, backing vocals, double bass on "Soldier's Poem", additional synthesizers on "Map of the Problematique" and "Hoodoo", production
Dominic Howard – drums, percussion, brief vocals and electronic drums on "Supermassive Black Hole", Buchla 200e on "Take a Bow", production
Edoardo de Angelis – first violin on "Take a Bow", "City of Delusion", "Hoodoo" and "Knights of Cydonia"
Around Art – strings on "Take a Bow", "City of Delusion", "Hoodoo" and "Knights of Cydonia"
Marco Brioschi – trumpet on "City of Delusion" and "Knights of Cydonia"
Tommaso Colliva – engineer
Myriam Correge – assistant engineer
Rich Costey – production
Max Dingle – mixing assistant
Tom Kirk – antique items crushed on "Exo-Politics"
Roger Lian – mastering assistant
Vlado Meller – mastering
Mauro Pagani – string arrangements, string conductor
Ross Petersen – assistant engineer
Audrey Riley – string arrangements, string conductor
Mark Rinaldi – mixing assistant
Ryan Simms – assistant engineer
Derrick Santini – photography
Storm Thorgerson – cover photo
Rupert Truman – cover photo
Howie Weinberg – mastering
Black Holes and Revelations is the 4th studio album by the English rock band Muse. It was released on 3 July 2006 through Muse's Helium-3 imprint and Warner Bros. Records.
Muse recorded Black Holes and Revelations over four months in New York and southern France with producer Rich Costey. It saw a change in style for Muse, with influences including Depeche Mode, Millionaire, Lightning Bolt, Sly and the Family Stone, and music from southern Italy. Like their previous albums, it features political and dystopian undertones, with lyrics covering topics such as political corruption, alien invasion, revolution and New World Order conspiracies, as well as more conventional love songs.
Black Holes and Revelations received positive reviews and appeared on many year-end lists. It received a Mercury Prize nomination and later appeared in the 2007 version of 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. The album entered the charts at number one in five countries, including the United Kingdom, and in the top 10 in several other countries. It was later certified triple platinum in the UK and platinum in the US. Singles "Supermassive Black Hole" and "Knights of Cydonia" were both UK top-10 hits, while "Starlight", "Map of the Problematique", and "Invincible" all charted within the top 25. As of 2018, Black Holes and Revelations has sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide, making it the band's second most successful album behind The Resistance.
