It Takes a Muscle

"It Takes a Muscle" is song by British musician M.I.A., from her third studio album Maya. It was released on 20 December 2010 as the final single. The song is a cover of an obscure single by Dutch electronic pop duo Spectral Display (Michel Mulders and Henri Overduin), issued in 1982 as "It Takes a Muscle to Fall in Love". The original single was never a hit and the duo split soon afterwards.

M.I.A.'s version was the second version of the song to be released in 2010. Earlier, French DJ duo Get a Room (a.k.a. Rove Dogs and Jeff Masson) issued a limited edition 10" vinyl single with a remix of the original 1982 recording on their Small Time Cuts record label.

M.I.A. performed "It Takes a Muscle" with members of The Specials on Later... with Jools Holland.

Track listing

1. "It Takes a Muscle"
2. "It Takes a Muscle" (Pearson Sound Refix)