Supremacy

English Alternative Rock band Muse open their sixth studio album The 2nd Law with this song, in which they foresee the collapse of industrial civilization. Matt Bellamy sings of a terrifying scene of mankind losing its supremacy over the Earth as the risen seas and energy shortages create global desperation.

Muse thought this could be a candidate for the Skyfall Bond theme tune, until they heard that Adele was recording it. Drummer Dom Howard told the BBC: "It's got a little whisper to the Bond vibe - it all goes a bit crazy 'Live and Let Die' in the middle. My view is they should use it for the next James Bond film, but I don't know what's going on with that. I heard Adele was doing it!"

The themes of The 2nd Law were inspired by a BBC broadcast that Bellamy saw in 2011, where a panelist noted that "The laws of physics say that an economy based on endless growth is unsustainable."