Muse - Plug In Baby (official Video) Apr 2026

: Matt Bellamy has stated it explores the "path evolution can take," specifically the good and bad sides of technology and genetic engineering.

: The initial idea was to have robotic limbs moving around the band during their performance to suggest a "mechanical sex machine". Muse - Plug In Baby (Official Video)

: The video features the band performing in a bedroom-like setting, interspersed with shots of women whose body parts are replaced with synthetic, tentacle-like tubes and mechanical limbs. Key Visual Themes & Trivia : Matt Bellamy has stated it explores the

: The song and video are often interpreted as a critique of modern technology and the loss of individualism as humans become "plugged in" to a collective whole via cables. Interpretation of Meaning Key Visual Themes & Trivia : The song

: Another interpretation from Bellamy is that the "plug in baby" represents the touring lifestyle and his willingness to sacrifice a personal life for the sake of music.

: Ken Shuttleworth's "Crescent House" in Wiltshire, UK. Release Year : 2001.

: Frontman Matt Bellamy found the phrase in an Argos catalog for a baby monitor.