"Unintended" is a song by English

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band

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, released as the fifth and final

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from their 1999 debut album, '' Showbiz''. It peaked at number 20 on the

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in June 2000 and reached number five in Norway in 2008.

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

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features many lovers 'blending' around each other as Matthew Bellamy and the band sit around. The blending effect is achieved using the

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technique.

Release

The song was released on 5 June 2000 on

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– backed with a live version of "Sober" –

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– backed with "Recess", a live acoustic version of "Falling Down", "Nishe" and a live acoustic version of "Hate This & I'll Love You" – and

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– backed with "Recess". It reached number 20 on the

, becoming the highest-charting single from the album, and became a top-five hit in Norway in 2008, peaking at number five on the

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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

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and

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. The song has not been performed since 2013.

Acoustic Version

On 23 June 2020

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posted on his social media the release of an acoustic version of Unintended based on the

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pattern from

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's Prelude in C major from the Well Tempered Clavier. On 26 June the single was released on

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and

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on an EP, along with two other versions: # Unintended (Acoustic version) # Unintended A.I. Dream V.3 (Obeebo A.I.) # Unintended (Piano Lullaby) nstrumental Also, Bellamy wrote a tweet:

Track listing

Charts

Release history

References

External links

* * Obeebo, Inc. at ''www.obeebo.ai'' {{Authority control Muse (band) songs 1999 songs 2000 singles Rock ballads Songs written by Matt Bellamy Music videos directed by Howard Greenhalgh UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles