ðə ɡɪtˈɑːɹ sˈaʊnd ɪnðə sˈɔŋ wʌz ɪnspˈaɪɚd baɪ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː nˈʌmbɚ wˈʌn hˈɪt "tˈɛlstɑːɹ" baɪ ðə tɔːɹnˈeɪdoʊz dʒˈɔːɹdʒ bˈɛlæmi, mˈæt bˈɛlæmiz fˈɑːðɚ, wʌzðə bˈændz ɹˈɪðəm ɡɪtˈɑːɹɹɪst.
The guitar sound in the song was inspired by the 1962 number one hit "Telstar" by The Tornados (George Bellamy, Matt Bellamy's father, was the band's rhythm guitarist).