

According to Bellamy, the disco influences might've also came from being in New York City for a while, when they were recording the album (and the song) at Electric Lady and Avatar Studios.

The song was inspired by the likes of Norwegian funk & disco beats, Belgian bands Millionaire, dEUS, Soulwax and Evil Superstars and Scottish band Franz Ferdinand, and has also been described by the band as being like Prince and Kanye West with the drum beat not being rocky, and Rage Against the Machine-style riffs thrown underneath. The SMBH single was officially released on 12th June of 2006, but has leaked a month before, on May 7th, a day before the UK radio premiere. Supermassive Black Hole (often abbreviated as SMBH), a song and the first and lead single from Muse's fourth album, Black Holes & Revelations, released in 2006, features yet another iconic Muse riff.
