Muse share updated version of Ghosts (How Can I Move On)

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27 Nov 2022, 19:33

This one features Italian pop star Elisa.

Muse have shared a new version of ‘Ghosts (How Can I Move On)’, featuring Italian singer-songwriter Elisa.

The song originally appeared on the band's ninth album Will Of The People, which was released in the August of this year.

The remixed version of the piano-led ballad sees Elisa - who is perhaps best known for her collaboration with Ennio Morricone, 'Ancora qui', which was featured on Quentin Tarantino's 2012 film, Django Unchained - add an Italian verse and chorus, before duetting with Muse vocalist Matt Bellamy on the final chorus.

Watch it below.

Writing on Instagram, Elisa revealed that she first met Muse in the early 2000s at an Italian festival.

“It was incredible because I have always listened to them,” she explained before saying her favourite Muse album is 2003’s Absolution. “It’s an album that left a deep mark on me. I listened to those songs over and over, until they became the soundtrack of an important period in my life.”

She continued, “That’s why I find this collaboration even more inspiring, (because of) the beautiful interplay between my personal story with them and the great artistic value of the band.”

Bellamy spoke to Apple Music about the song, saying, “That one is an unusual one for us. I was surprised that Dom [Howard, drummer] and Chris [Wolstenholme, bassist] even wanted that on the album. During the pandemic, I did a couple things on my own, just on the piano, acoustic.”

He added, “This song was in my mind in that world: me on the piano, singing alone. It really is a direct expression of that loneliness, and also the tragedy of what was happening for so many people."

Muse are set to hit the road for a 20-date North American headline tour in spring 2023, with support coming from Evanescence. They follow that with a summer tour of the United Kingdom, where they’ll be supported by Royal Blood.