Showbiz (album)

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Showbiz
Studio album by Muse
Released	9 September 1999
Recorded	Sawmill Studios, Cornwall
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	49:36
Label	Mushroom
Producer	John Leckie, Paul Reeve, Muse
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Pitchfork (6.7/10) link Rolling Stone link
Muse chronology
2 Tracks (1999) Showbiz (1999) Origin of Symmetry (2001)

Showbiz is the debut album by Muse, a rock band from Devon, first released 9 September 1999 by Mushroom Records. The album was produced by John Leckie at Sawmill Studios, Cornwall. The tracks "Uno", "Cave", "Muscle Museum", "Sunburn", and "Unintended" were released as singles. The album has gone platinum in the United Kingdom since its release and has sold 900,000 copies worldwide. It failed to chart in the US and sold 100,000 copies.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Charts 3.1 Album 3.2 Singles 4 Release details 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Matthew Bellamy, except where noted.

1. "Sunburn" – 3:54
2. "Muscle Museum" – 4:23
3. "Fillip" – 4:01
4. "Falling Down" – 4:34
5. "Cave" (Bellamy/Wolstenholme) – 4:46
6. "Showbiz" – 5:16
7. "Unintended" – 3:57
8. "Uno" – 3:38
9. "Sober" – 4:04
   • "Spiral Static" (bonus track between "Sober" and "Escape" on Japanese release) – 4:44
10. "Escape" – 3:31
11. "Overdue" – 2:26
12. "Hate This & I'll Love You" – 5:09

[edit] Personnel

• Matthew Bellamy – lead vocals, guitars, piano, synthesizers
• Chris Wolstenholme – backing vocals, bass guitar, electric double bass on "Falling Down" and "Unintended", synthesizer on "Cave"
• Dominic Howard – drums, percussion, brief rhythm guitar on "Uno"
• Paul Reeve – backing vocals, production

[edit] Charts

[edit] Album

Year	Chart	Position
1999	UK Album Charts	29

[edit] Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1999	"Uno"	UK Singles Chart	73
1999	"Cave"	UK Singles Chart	52
1999	"Muscle Museum"	UK Singles Chart	43
2000	"Muscle Museum"	UK Singles Chart	25
2000	"Sunburn"	UK Singles Chart	22
2000	"Unintended"	UK Singles Chart	20

• Muscle Museum" reached #43 on its initial release in 1999. It reached #25 when it was re-released in 2000.
• None of the singles charted in the U.S. Modern Rock chart.
• All singles were released on double CD and 7" vinyl, except for "Uno" which was released on one CD single and 7" vinyl.

[edit] Release details

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
France	9 September 1999	Maverick Records, Naive	CD
United States	28 September 1999	Maverick Records, Taste Media	CD	0 9362-47382-2 0
United Kingdom	4 October 1999[1]	Mushroom Records, Taste Media	LP	MUSH59LP
			CD	MUSH59CD / 5050466888624 [2]
Australia	9 March 2000	Mushroom	CD	MUSH332572
Japan	2 August 2006 (reissue)	Taste Media	CD	WPCR12336

[edit] References

1. ^ Untitled Document Muse.mu (accessed 12 September 2006)
2. ^ Muse Showbiz UK CD ALBUM (160042) EIL.com (accessed 12 September 2006)

[edit] External links

• Showbiz on MuseWiki

v • d • e Muse Matthew Bellamy · Dominic Howard · Christopher Wolstenholme Studio albums Showbiz · Origin of Symmetry · Absolution · Black Holes & Revelations · Upcoming fifth album Compilations / DVDs Hullabaloo Soundtrack · Absolution Tour · H.A.A.R.P Demos / EPs This Is a Muse Demo · Muse · Muscle Museum · 2 Tracks · Random 1-8 · Plug In Baby · New Born · Dead Star/In Your World Singles "Uno" · "Cave" · "Muscle Museum" · "Sunburn" · "Unintended" · "Plug In Baby" · "New Born" · "Bliss" · "Hyper Music/Feeling Good" · "Dead Star/In Your World" · "Stockholm Syndrome" · "Time Is Running Out" · "Hysteria" · "Sing for Absolution" · "Apocalypse Please" · "Butterflies and Hurricanes" · "Supermassive Black Hole" · "Starlight" · "Knights of Cydonia" · "Invincible" · "Map of the Problematique" Other songs "Citizen Erased" Production David Bottrill · John Cornfield · Rich Costey · John Leckie · Paul Reeve Related articles A&E Records · Awards · Discography · Morgan Nicholls · Taste Media · Sawmills Studio