Muse have had their brand-new song Survival adopted as the official song of the London 2012 Olympic Games, listen out for it's debut on 5FM this afternoon.

The group appeared at the official London 2012 press conference today, June 27, to launch the Rock The Games music programme, which Survival is spearheading.

Muse's Matt Bellamy said: “It’s a huge honour to have the track chosen as such a major part of the London 2012 Olympic Games. I wrote it with the Games in mind as it expresses a sense of conviction and determination to win”.

The band, comprising Bellamy, Dominic Howard and Chris Wolstenholme formed in 1994 and have released five studio albums, selling in excess of 15 million albums worldwide.

The group have won numerous awards including 5 MTV Europe Music Awards, 5 Q awards, 8 NME awards, 2 Brit awards, 4 Kerrang awards, three Grammy nominations and a Mercury Music Prize nomination.

The group’s last album The Resistance was their third No 1 in the UK and reached the top in 19 countries in total. Muse will release their new studio album THE 2ND LAW in September and will then play a huge European tour.