The Resistance is the fifth studio album by the English rock band Muse, released on 14 September 2009 through Warner Bros. Records and Muse's Helium-3 imprint. It was produced by the band, recording from September 2008 to May 2009 at their studio in Como, Italy. The Resistance mixes rock with orchestral and electronic music, with lyrics influenced by politics and more oppressive subjects. It includes a three-part 13-minute symphony, "Exogenesis".