"Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)" is a song by the English

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, featured on the

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to the 2010 film '' The Twilight Saga: Eclipse''. Recorded by the band in 2010, the song was released as the

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from the album on 17 May 2010. The single became a top ten hit in Italy. It was also certified gold by

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History

The song was first announced on

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's official website.

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aired the full song at 7.30pm on 17 May 2010, during

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's show, accompanied by an interview with Matt Bellamy. Matt Bellamy explained that the song was written after he split with his longtime girlfriend at the end of 2009, and was based on his feelings at the beginning of their relationship. A 30-second preview of the music video is displayed on the official MTV website. While Muse featured on the ''Twilight'' and ''New Moon'' soundtracks previously (with "

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" and a special remix of "I Belong to You" respectively), this marks the first time the band has produced the lead single for a movie.

Composition

The song is written in

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, incorporating

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in the chorus and outro.

Music video

The video first shows Matt Bellamy playing on his piano while red smoke rises from the background. When the first "love is forever" is uttered, the scene shifts to a scene from '' The Twilight Saga: Eclipse''. The video continues to play clips from ''Eclipse'' until near the end of the song, where the piano scene is seen again.

Track listing

Reception

In a positive review, ''BBC Music'' described the song as Muse "turning their reality-altering Preposteriser Ray on their own back catalogue". ''Above and Beyond Magazine'' wrote: "Neutron Star Collision... reminds eof their previous work ''

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'', which is in my mind, the real and honest Muse."

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Sales and certifications

References

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