"Supremacy" is a song by English

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. It was released on 20 February 2013 as the fourth single from their sixth studio album, ''

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''. "Supremacy" peaked at number 58 on the

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Composition

According to frontman

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, "Supremacy" sees the band going to "absurd levels", while according to the French magazine ''Jeuxactu'' the song has elements of "

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in its guitar riff and orchestration. The track has been compared to many

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Release

The song was first announced as the next single after " Follow Me", with a released date programmed for February 25, 2013. However, the song itself was not released with the album version, but with a live version, featuring a full orchestra and choir taken from the

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performance on February 20, 2013, was released instead on

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the same night.

Music video

The music video was released on February 2, 2013 through the

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website. It features people with

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doing extreme sports like BMX and surfing while Muse plays the song.

Track listing

Charts

Release history

References

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