Editing Origin of Symmetry (section)

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{{Infobox album
| name         = Origin of Symmetry
| type         = studio
| artist       = [[Muse (band)|Muse]]
| cover        = Muse - Origin of Symmetry cover art.png
| caption      = Each physical release of the album includes its respective catalog number inside the white box; this cover art is for the digital release.
| border       = yes
| alt          = White ground with grayish sticks and an orange sky. The stick's shadows are seen along with the image. A rectangle is seen in the image, which shows the band's name and the album's title colored black.
| released     = {{Start date|2001|06|18|df=y}}
| recorded     = September 2000 – February 2001
| studio       = * [[Ridge Farm Studio|Ridge Farm]] ([[Rusper]])
* [[Real World Studios|Real World]] ([[Wiltshire]]){{efn|Additional recording at ''[[Astoria (recording studio)|Astoria]]'' in [[London Borough of Richmond upon Thames|Richmond]], [[Abbey Road Studios|Abbey Road]] in London, [[Sawmills Studio|Sawmills]] in [[Fowey]], and [[St Mary the Virgin's Church, Bathwick|St. Mary's Church]] in [[Bathwick]].}}
| genre        = * [[Alternative rock]]
* [[progressive rock]]
* [[space rock]]
* [[hard rock]]
| length       = 51:41
| label        = [[Taste Media|Taste]]{{efn|Also released through [[Mushroom Records]] in the United Kingdom, [[PIAS Recordings]] in Benelux, [[Motor Music]] in Germany, [[Naïve Records]] in France, [[Festival Mushroom Records]] in Oceania, [[Cutting Edge (record label)|Cutting Edge]]/maximum10 in Japan, and [[Warner Bros. Records]] in the United States.}}
| producer     = * David Bottrill
* [[John Leckie]]
* Muse
| prev_title   = [[Random 1–8]]
| prev_year    = 2000
| next_title   = [[Hullabaloo Soundtrack]]
| next_year    = 2002
| misc         = {{Extra chronology
 | artist     = [[Muse (band)|Muse]] studio album
 | type       = studio
 | prev_title = [[Showbiz (Muse album)|Showbiz]]
 | prev_year = 1999
 | title      = Origin of Symmetry
 | year       = 2001
 | next_title = [[Absolution (album)|Absolution]]
 | next_year  = 2003
}}
{{Extra album cover
 | header  = ''XX Anniversary RemiXX'' cover
 | type    = studio
 | cover   = Muse Origin of Symmetry XX Anniversary RemiXX Cover Art.jpeg
 | border  =
 | alt     =
 | caption =
}}
{{Singles
 | name        = Origin of Symmetry
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = [[Plug In Baby]]
 | single1date = 28 February 2001<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/16754/products/431180/1/|title=ミューズ {{!}} プラグ・イン・ベイビー|trans-title=Muse {{!}} Plug In Baby|publisher=[[Oricon]]|language=ja|access-date=22 February 2025}}</ref>
 | single2     = [[New Born]]
 | single2date = 4 June 2001<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases – For Week Starting June 4, 2001: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=23|date=2 June 2001}}</ref>
 | single3     = [[Bliss (Muse song)|Bliss]]
 | single3date = 20 August 2001<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases – For Week Starting August 20, 2001: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=33|date=18 August 2001}}</ref>
 | single4     = [[Hyper Music/Feeling Good|Hyper Music" / "Feeling Good]]
 | single4date = 19 November 2001<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases – For Week Starting November 19, 2001: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=31|date=17 November 2001}}</ref>
}}
}}

'''''Origin of Symmetry''''' is the second studio album by the English [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Muse (band)|Muse]], released on 18 June 2001 through [[Taste Media]]. It was produced by [[John Leckie]], who produced Muse's debut album, ''[[Showbiz (Muse album)|Showbiz]]'' (1999), and David Bottrill.

''Origin of Symmetry'' is considered Muse’s breakthrough album. It reached number three on the [[UK Albums Chart]]<ref name="UK">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/4712/muse/ |title=The Official Charts Company – Muse |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=12 May 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref> and was [[certified platinum]].<ref name="BPIOrigin">{{cite web |url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=30209 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012054124/https://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=30209 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2018-10-12 |title=Platinum Awards Content |access-date=2008-11-01 |publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry]] }}</ref> Four singles were released: "[[Plug In Baby]]", "[[New Born]]", "[[Bliss (Muse song)|Bliss]]", and "[[Hyper Music/Feeling Good|Hyper Music" / "Feeling Good]]". It was their first album to chart in the U.S. As of 2018, ''Origin of Symmetry'' had sold more than two million copies worldwide. It received mostly positive reviews, with critics praising its blend of rock and classical music. It has since been named one of the greatest rock albums of the 2000s by several publications.

For the album's 20th anniversary in 2021, Muse released a remixed and remastered version, '''''Origin of Symmetry: XX Anniversary RemiXX'''''.