performed live during the Black Holes and Revelations tour, and can be heard in the Wembley Stadium concerts. The song was played at most shows from 2003 to 2008, and made occasional appearances during The Resistance Tour, The 2nd Law Tour, and the Drones World Tour. The song has not been performed since 2017. Music video The music comprises stock footage of the band playing "Butterflies and Hurricanes" at different venues during their Absolution tour with some effects added, and images of the Colosseum in Rome serving as the main backdrop. Media The song has also been featured in several BBC sports programmes. Most notably an orchestral version of the song was used as the main theme for the BBC's Sports Personality of the year award back in 2005, and also on the BBC's 2010 Six Nations championship coverage. This song is also featured in the introduction sequence of the 2012 video game Need For Speed Most Wanted, as well as Formula One 05. Track listing CD "Butterflies and Hurricanes" (Remix With Additional Guitars Full Length) – 5:02 "Sing for Absolution" (Live Acoustic Radio 2) – 4:28 Clear Vinyl 7" "Butterflies and Hurricanes" (full length) – 5:01 "Butterflies and Hurricanes" (Glastonbury 2004) DVD "Butterflies and Hurricanes" – 4:48 "Butterflies and Hurricanes video" – 4:48 "The Groove in the States video" – 9:51 "Raw video footage" Promo CD "Butterflies and Hurricanes" (radio edit) – 4:10 "Butterflies and Hurricanes" Charts References Muse (band) songs 2004 singles 2003 songs Science fiction music Mushroom Records singles Rock ballads Songs written by Matt Bellamy Songs written by Dominic Howard Songs written by Chris Wolstenholme