The lyrics, as Matthew Bellamy said, are about: It's about like a moth flying to the light bulb, it's like that but a spaceman going towards the sun wanting to get away from the Earth because it had nothing.

Standing in front of a giant mirror, she's shocked when Bellamy, Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard emerge, playing only as their reflections.

The video ends in a still of the boy staring in disbelief at the empty sofa, while in the mirror the girl is sitting on it.

"Sunburn" was one of Muse's most performed songs live, and was a permanent fixture in the band's concerts from 1999 to 2004.

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