"[5] Bellamy had a demo of the song which included him playing the guitar and it was suggested by drummer Dominic Howard to perform some of the riffs with brass instruments.
[2][4] It was directed by Lance Drake and stars the band performing as "Rocket Baby Dolls" (Muse's original band name) at a homecoming dance akin to a scene from Back to the Future,[1] and Terry Crews as a chaperone who uses a Ghostbusters-esque proton pack to subdue an outbreak of gremlin-like creatures made by Eric Fox at Morbx FX Lab.
[2][9] Critics also identified homages to Critters, the work of John Hughes, Footloose, The Breakfast Club, and Stranger Things.
[2][4][9][10] The vampric creatures that the corpses transform into at the end of the video resemble the Haemovores from the 1989 Doctor Who serial The Curse of Fenric.
Touring members: Morgan Nicholls (2004, 2006–2022), Daniel Newell (2006–2008), Alessandro Cortini (2009), Dan Lancaster (2022–present)