During the recording of Muse 's fifth studio album '' The Resistance , '' Wolstenholme checked into rehab to deal with his alcoholism '' , '' which was threatening the band 's future . Howard said : " I 've always believed in band integrity and sticking together . There 's something about the fact we all grew up together . We 've been together for 18 years now , which is over half our lives . " '' The Resistance '' was released in September 2009 , the first Muse album produced by the band , with engineering by Adrian Bushby and mixing by Mark Stent . It topped album charts in 19 countries , became the band 's third number one album in the UK , and reached number three on the '' Billboard '' 200 . Reviews were mostly positive , with praise for its ambition , classical influences and the thirteen-minute , three-part " Exogenesis : Symphony " . " Exogenesis : Part I " was used by director Guy Ritchie in the Jude Law advert for Dior Homme , " A Rendezvous " . '' The Resistance '' beat its predecessor '' Black Holes and Revelations '' in album sales in its debut week in the UK with approximately 148,000 copies sold . The first single , " Uprising " , was released seven days earlier . On 13 September , Muse performed " Uprising " at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards in New York City
2009 MTV Video Music Awards
2009 MTV Video Music Awards
Muse (band)