Unintended (song)

"Unintended" is a song by English rock band Muse, released as the fifth and final single from their 1999 debut album, Showbiz. It peaked at number 20 on the UK Singles Chart in June 2000 and reached number five in Norway in 2008.

"Unintended"
'CD1' cover
Single by Muse
from the album Showbiz
B-side
  • "Recess" (CD1)
  • "Nishe" (CD2)
Released5 June 2000
RecordedApril 1999
StudioRAK studios, London, England
Genre
Length3:57
LabelTaste/Mushroom
Songwriter(s)Matthew Bellamy
Producer(s)
  • Paul Reeve
  • Muse
Muse singles chronology
"Sunburn"
(2000)		 "Unintended"
(2000)		 "Muscle Museum"
(2000)
Alternative cover
CD2 cover

Content

The lyrics tell the story of a person coming out of depression because they have recently found happiness from love, and they now wish to see their life through to the end.

Music video

The music video features many lovers 'blending' around each other as Matthew Bellamy and the band sit around. The blending effect is achieved using the slit-scan technique.

Release

The song was released on 5 June 2000 on 7" vinyl – backed with a live version of "Sober" – double CD – backed with "Recess", a live acoustic version of "Falling Down", "Nishe" and a live acoustic version of "Hate This & I'll Love You" – and cassette – backed with "Recess". It reached number 20 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the highest-charting single from the album,[1] and became a top-five hit in Norway in 2008, peaking at number five on the VG-lista chart.

Live Performances

"Unintended" was performed consistently by the band until 2001. After this, it was performed occasionally in 2007, as well as on rare occasions during The Resistance Tour and The 2nd Law Tour. The song has not been performed since 2013.

Acoustic Version

On 23 June 2020 Matt Bellamy posted on his social media the release of an acoustic version of Unintended based on the arpeggio pattern from Bach's Prelude in C major from the Well Tempered Clavier.[2]

On 26 June the single was released on YouTube, Deezer, Amazon Music, Spotify and Apple Music on an EP, along with two other versions:

  1. Unintended (Acoustic version)
  2. Unintended A.I. Dream V.3 (Obeebo A.I.)
  3. Unintended (Piano Lullaby) [Instrumental]

Also, Bellamy wrote a tweet:[3]

I wrote this song when I was around 19 years old and it seems more relevant today than it was back then!

Track listing

All tracks are written by Matthew Bellamy

7"
No.TitleLength
1."Unintended"3:57
2."Sober" (live)4:07
Total length:8:04
'CD1'
No.TitleLength
1."Unintended"3:57
2."Recess"3:35
3."Falling Down" (live acoustic version)5:10
4."Unintended" (music video)4:00
Total length:16:42
'CD2'
No.TitleLength
1."Unintended"3:57
2."Nishe"2:42
3."Hate This & I'll Love You" (live acoustic version)5:00
Total length:11:39
Cassette
No.TitleLength
1."Unintended"3:59
2."Recess"3:37
Total length:7:36

Personnel

Sources:[4][5]

Charts
Chart (2000–2008) Peak
position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 99
Norway (VG-lista)[7] 5
Scotland (OCC)[8] 17
UK Singles (OCC)[1] 20
UK Indie (OCC)[9] 1

Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 5 June 2000 Mushroom 7" MUSH72S
2CD MUSH72CDS/MUSH72CDSX
CS MUSH72MCS
CD MUSE 8
Benelux Play It Again Sam CD 481.2004.22

References
  1. "Muse: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  2. Instagram Post about the Unintended Acoustic Version release By Matt Bellamy via Instagram
  3. @MattBellamy (26 June 2020). "Check out this classical piano acoustic version of Unintended, out today I wrote this song…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. Showbiz (album liner notes). Muse. Taste Media. 1999.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. Unintended (single liner notes). Muse. Mushroom. 2000.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. "Muse – Unintended" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  7. "Muse – Unintended". VG-lista. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  8. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  9. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
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