"City Of Delusion" is from the fourth studio album by English alternative rock band Muse, "Black Holes and Revelations"  released on 28 June 2006 in Japan, and on 3 July 2006 in the United Kingdom. It gets its title from a line in the song "Starlight" which is the second track on the album. Recording was split between New York and France, and it was the first time Muse had taken a more active role in the album's production. The album was a change in style from Muse's previous albums, and the band cited influences that included Depeche Mode, Millionaire, Lightning Bolt, Sly and the Family Stone, and music from southern Italy