Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)

2010 single by Muse

This article is about the alt rock song. For the astrophysical event, see Neutron star merger.

"Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)"

Single by Muse
from the album  The Twilight Saga: Eclipse: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Released| 17 May 2010
Genre| Alternative rock
Length| 3:50 (album version)
3:12 (radio edit)
Label|

* Warner Bros.
* Helium-3

Songwriter(s)| Matthew Bellamy
Producer(s)| Butch Vig
Muse singles chronology
| "Exogenesis: Symphony"
(2010)  | "Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)"
(2010)  | "Survival"
(2012)

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"Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)" is a song by the English rock band Muse, featured on the soundtrack to the 2010 film The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. Recorded by the band in 2010, the song was released as the lead single from the album on 17 May 2010.[1]

The single became a top ten hit in Italy. It was also certified gold by Federation of the Italian Music Industry.[2]

## History

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The song was first announced on Stephenie Meyer's official website. BBC Radio 1 aired the full song at 7.30pm on 17 May 2010, during Zane Lowe'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 "Supermassive Black Hole" 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.[3]

## Composition

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The song is written in D-flat major, incorporating modal interchange in the chorus and outro.

## Music video

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The video opens with Matt Bellamy playing on a piano while red smoke rises from the background, before it shows the rest of band. It is then intercut with scenes from The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, before Bellamy is seen playing the piano again at the end.

A "director's cut" of the video exists, which only shows the band playing the song, and does not include any scenes from Eclipse.

## Track listing

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Digital downloadNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)"| 3:51

UK promotional singleNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)" (Radio Edit)| 3:14
2.| "Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)" (Album Version)| 3:51

## Reception

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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 [me] of their previous work Origin of Symmetry, which is in my mind, the real and honest Muse."[4]

## Charts and certifications

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (2010)  | Peak
position

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Australia (ARIA)[5] | 37
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] | 40
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] | 24
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[8] | 3
Canadian Hot 100[9] | 60
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[10] | 28
Denmark (Tracklisten)[11] | 31
Europe Hot 100[9] | 31
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] | 20
Ireland (IRMA)[13] | 35
Italian Singles Chart<[14] | 10
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] | 25
New Zealand Singles Chart[16] | 27
Norwegian Singles Chart[17] | 10
Scotland (OCC)[18] | 11
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[19] | 26
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[20] | 25
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] | 36
UK Singles (OCC)[22] | 11
US Billboard Hot 100[9] | 77
US Billboard Rock Songs[9] | 24
US Billboard Alternative Songs[9] | 14

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (2010)  | Peak
position

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Italian Singles Chart[23] | 71
UK Singles Chart[23] | 30

### Sales and certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Italy (FIMI)[24] | Gold  | 15,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ "Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever) – Coming May 17th". Muse. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
2. ^ "Italian single certifications" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
3. ^ Video Debut of Muse's Neutron Star Collision from Twilight Saga: Eclipse
4. ^ "Muse – 'Neutron Star Collision (Love is Forever)' : Daily Reviews". Archived from the original on 5 June 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
5. ^ "Muse – Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
6. ^ "Muse – Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
7. ^ "Muse – Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
8. ^ "Muse – Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever" (in French). Ultratop 50.
9. ^ a b c d e "Muse | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Archived from the original on 15 December 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
10. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 26. týden 2010 in the date selector. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
11. ^ "Muse – Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)". Tracklisten.
12. ^ "Muse: Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
13. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Muse". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
14. ^ >"FIMI Singles Chart". Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
15. ^ "Muse – Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
16. ^ "New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart". Archived from the original on 25 June 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
17. ^ "VG-lista - Muse / Neutron Star Collision". Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
18. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
19. ^ "Muse – Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)" Canciones Top 50.
20. ^ "Muse – Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)". Singles Top 100.
21. ^ "Muse – Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)". Swiss Singles Chart.
22. ^ "Muse: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
23. ^ a b "FIMI - Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana - Benvenuto!". Archived from the original on 12 October 2013.
24. ^ "Italian single certifications – Muse – Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Select "2010" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".

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* Matt Bellamy
* Chris Wolstenholme
* Dominic Howard

Touring members: Morgan Nicholls (2004, 2006–2022), Daniel Newell (2006–2008), Alessandro Cortini (2009), Dan Lancaster (2022–present)

Studio albums|

* Showbiz
* Origin of Symmetry
* Absolution
* Black Holes and Revelations
* The Resistance
* The 2nd Law
* Drones
* Simulation Theory
* Will of the People

Live albums|

* Hullabaloo Soundtrack
* HAARP
* Live at Rome Olympic Stadium

Extended plays|

* Muse
* Muscle Museum
* Random 1–8

Box sets|

* Origin of Muse

Videos|

* Hullabaloo: Live at Le Zenith, Paris
* Absolution Tour
* HAARP
* Live at Rome Olympic Stadium
* Muse: Drones World Tour
* Muse – Simulation Theory

Singles|

* "Uno"
* "Cave"
* "Muscle Museum"
* "Sunburn"
* "Unintended"
* "Plug In Baby"
* "New Born"
* "Bliss"
* "Hyper Music/Feeling Good"
* "Dead Star/In Your World"
* "Stockholm Syndrome"
* "Time Is Running Out"
* "Hysteria"
* "Sing for Absolution"
* "Apocalypse Please"
* "Butterflies and Hurricanes"
* "Supermassive Black Hole"
* "Starlight"
* "Knights of Cydonia"
* "Invincible"
* "Map of the Problematique"
* "Uprising"
* "Undisclosed Desires"
* "Resistance"
* "Exogenesis: Symphony"
* "Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)"
* "Survival"
* "Madness"
* "Follow Me"
* "Supremacy"
* "Panic Station"
* "Dead Inside"
* "Mercy"
* "Revolt"
* "Aftermath"
* "Reapers"
* "Dig Down"
* "Thought Contagion"
* "Something Human"
* "The Dark Side"
* "Pressure"
* "Won't Stand Down"
* "Compliance"
* "Will of the People"
* "Kill or Be Killed"
* "You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween"
* "Ghosts (How Can I Move On)"

Other songs|

* "Citizen Erased"
* "Who Knows Who"
* "United States of Eurasia"
* "The 2nd Law: Unsustainable"
* "Animals"
* "Psycho"
* "The Globalist"
* "Algorithm"

Concert tours|

* Black Holes and Revelations Tour
* A Seaside Rendezvous
* The Resistance Tour
* The 2nd Law World Tour
* Drones World Tour
* Simulation Theory World Tour
* Will of the People World Tour

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Story books|

| Main novels|

* Twilight
* New Moon
* Eclipse
* Breaking Dawn

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Adaptations|

* Twilight: The Graphic Novel
* New Moon: The Graphic Novel

Companions
and spin-offs|

* Twilight: Director's Notebook
* The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner
* The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide
* Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined
* Midnight Sun

Film series|

| Feature films|

* Twilight
* soundtrack
* New Moon
* soundtrack
* Eclipse
* soundtrack
* Breaking Dawn: Part 1
* soundtrack
* Breaking Dawn: Part 2
* soundtrack

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Short films|

* The Mary Alice Brandon File

Cast and characters|

* Bella Swan
* Edward Cullen
* Jacob Black

Singles|

* "Decode"
* "Spotlight"
* "Meet Me on the Equinox"
* "Possibility"
* "Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)"
* "Heavy in Your Arms"
* "It Will Rain"
* "A Thousand Years"
* "The Forgotten"

Other|

* Twilight fandom
* TwiCon
* Scene It? Twilight

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