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 used a JT-Res guitar during the filming. Muse - Plug In Baby (Official Video)
While the video focuses on the mechanical, the song's meaning is notoriously subjective and has been described by the band in various ways over the years: : The video features the band performing in
: It can be seen as an analogy for putting emotion into soulless objects, like a computer or a guitar (the "baby" that is plugged in). : Ken Shuttleworth's "Crescent House" in Wiltshire, UK
: 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.
This guide explores the production, meaning, and legacy of the official music video for "Plug In Baby" by Muse, released as the lead single from their 2001 album Origin of Symmetry . Video Production Overview