Stockholm Syndrome (single)

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Muse single
Name	Stockholm Syndrome
Tracks	2 (download, US promo)
Total length	4:58
Recorded	2003
Writer/composer	Matthew Bellamy
Producer	Rich Costey
Art work	Tom Kirk
Publisher	Taste Media » East West (UK promos) Warner (US promos)
Format(s)	Download » CD (promo only) CD-R (promo only) DVD-R (promo only) VHS (promo only)
Catalogue number	PRO-CD-101512 (US promo)
Release date	14^th July 2003 (GB)^[1] » 29^th March 2005 (US)
Chart position	‒
Album	Absolution
single chronology
Dead Star/In Your World	<	Stockholm Syndrome	>	Time Is Running Out

Information

"Stockholm Syndrome" was the first single to released from Absolution and was originally a download single, and was later released as the third single from the album on 29^th March 2005 in the US.^[2] The download single came with the video and high-resolution artwork in PDF format so fans could create their own physical single.

Pre-release

It was rumoured, including indications from Tom Kirk, that the first single from Absolution would be "The Small Print".^[3] However, months later it emerged that "Stockholm Syndrome" to be the first single from Absolution, whilst "The Small Print" was never released as a single. The 2-track radio promotional CD was created to accompany the download in the US. In addition promotional CD-Rs and DVD-Rs were distributed in the US and the UK.