Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago

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‘Plug In Baby' is one of Muse's most iconic songs, and often cited amongst the best guitar riffs ever.
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0:00 An iconic Muse song
0:30 The origins – a 1997 demo
0:55 Cutting out an old chorus
1:20 Finding a guitar solo
2:00 Turning the solo into the main riff
2:30 A different outro in early versions
3:00 Lyrics
4:45 From the demo lyrics to the final version
5:11 Song title origin 1
5:30 Song title origin 2
5:54 A combination of Classical & Rock inspirations
6:35 Music Video
7:47 Singing falsetto vocals
9:14 1st American label requesting to re-record the song
9:38 Friendship & Brotherhood
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DJ Shadow’s “Organ Donor” snippet used in the video is a cover by IntroducingLive