▁single ▁from ▁the ▁band ' s ▁e ighth ▁studio ▁album , ▁Sim ulation ▁Theory . ▁The ▁track ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁following ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁" The ▁Dark ▁Side ", ▁which ▁was ▁released ▁August ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁Writing ▁and ▁composition ▁ ▁" Press ure " ▁is ▁a ▁power ▁pop ▁and ▁pop ▁rock ▁song ▁with ▁contrast ing ▁horn s ▁and ▁gu it ars , ▁rem in is cent ▁of ▁n erd ▁rock . ▁The ▁song ▁features ▁several ▁inter ch anging ▁r iffs . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁single , ▁Muse ▁front man ▁Matt ▁Bell amy ▁expressed ▁that ▁the ▁single ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁" stra ight ▁Muse ▁rock ▁track " ▁and ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁band ' s ▁" class ic " ▁sound , ▁following ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁" Something ▁Human ". ▁Radio . com ▁described ▁the ▁single ▁as ▁a ▁" dark ▁song ▁expl oring ▁a ▁mind ▁tra pped ▁by ▁expect ations ." ▁ ▁Bell amy ▁had ▁a ▁demo ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁which ▁included ▁him ▁playing ▁the ▁guitar ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁suggested ▁by ▁drum mer ▁Domin ic ▁Howard ▁to ▁perform ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁r iffs ▁with ▁br ass ▁instruments . ▁After ▁view ing ▁a ▁video ▁of ▁the ▁U CLA ▁Bru in ▁March ing ▁Band ▁perform ▁a ▁Muse ▁t ribute ▁hal ft ime ▁show , ▁the ▁band ▁recorded ▁an ▁alternative ▁version ▁that ▁prom in ently ▁features ▁the ▁school ▁march ing ▁band . ▁This ▁version ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁del ux e ▁versions ▁of ▁the