Muse’s Survival to become London 2012 official song

PanARMENIAN.Net - British rock band Muse have announced their new single Survival will be the official song for the London 2012 Olympic Games, BBC News reported.

Frontman Matt Bellamy "wrote the song with the Olympics in mind".

The song, which premieres on Radio 1 later, will be played throughout the games when athletes enter the stadium and in the run-up to medal ceremonies.

Bellamy said the track "expresses a sense of conviction and determination to win".

Survival will also be used by international broadcasters covering the games, and spearheads a program of music called London 2012 Rock The Games.

The song will then go on sale to the general public online.

Last month, thousands of people turned out to see the rock band carry the Olympic flame through their home town of Teignmouth, on day two of the 70-day relay.

Since forming in 1994, Bellamy and bandmates Dominic Howard and Chris Wolstenholme have sold in excess of 15 million albums worldwide.

The band, best known for tracks such as Supermassive Black Hole, Uprising and Knights of Cydonia, release their forthcoming studio album The 2nd Law in September.