Rock trio Muse reveals official Olympics song

Associated Press

LONDON

Olympics organizers have chosen British rock trio Muse to write the official song for the 2012 London Games.

The song, “Survival,” had its first broadcast on BBC radio Wednesday. It will be played during the July 27-Aug. 12 games as athletes enter the venues and before medal ceremonies.

Muse frontman Matt Bellamy says the song was written with the Olympics in mind and “expresses a sense of conviction and determination to win.”

Muse formed in 1994 and has sold 15 million copies of five studio albums.

Last month, the trio carried the Olympic torch through their hometown of Teignmouth in southwest England as part of the flame’s 8,000-mile journey to the games.