Sunburn (Muse song)
| "Sunburn" | ||||||||||||||||
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 The "Sunburn" CD1 cover. | ||||||||||||||||
| Single by Muse | ||||||||||||||||
| from the album Showbiz | ||||||||||||||||
| B-side |
CD1 "Ashamed" CD2 "Yes Please" | |||||||||||||||
| Released | 21 February 2000 | |||||||||||||||
| Format | 7", 2CD | |||||||||||||||
| Recorded | April 1999 at Sawmills Studio, Cornwall | |||||||||||||||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||||||||||||||
| Length |
3:54 (Album version) 3:33 (Radio edit) | |||||||||||||||
| Label | Taste/Mushroom | |||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Matthew Bellamy | |||||||||||||||
| Producer(s) | John Leckie | |||||||||||||||
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"Sunburn" is a song by English alternative rock band Muse, from their 1999 debut album, Showbiz. The song was featured as the fourth single from the album. It was released on 7" vinyl—backed with a live acoustic version of the song—and double CD—backed with "Ashamed", a live version of the song, "Yes Please" and a live version of "Uno"—on 21 February 2000 and reached #22 in the UK Singles Chart[1]—an improvement of 21 positions on "Muscle Museum".
Music video
The music video for "Sunburn", directed by Nick Gordon, depicts a young Brooke Kinsella—who later rose to fame as an actress on EastEnders—babysitting a young boy until she heads upstairs to investigate something. Entering a bedroom, she enters a wardrobe for a few minutes and begins to steal jewellery before Matthew Bellamy and Christopher Wolstenholme appear playing in the mirrors on the doors either side of her. Before she can see them, they quickly disappear in reality. Standing in front of a giant mirror, she's shocked when Bellamy, Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard emerge, playing only as their reflections. The young woman struggles to cope with seeing them perform in the mirror, clasping her head in frustration and throws an object at the mirror, smashing it. The young boy enters, he sees the room in a mess and then looks behind him. In the mirror, Muse have strangely vanished, and in their place is the girl. The video ends in a still of the boy staring in disbelief at the empty sofa, while in the mirror the girl is sitting on it.
Track listings
All songs written and composed by Matthew Bellamy.
| 7" (MUSH68S) | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Sunburn" | 3:54 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Sunburn" (live acoustic version) | 4:15 | ||||||||
Total length: |
9:50 | |||||||||
| CD1 (MUSH68CDS) | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Sunburn" | 3:54 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Ashamed" | 3:47 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Sunburn" (live) | 3:49 | ||||||||
Total length: |
11:30 | |||||||||
| CD2 (MUSH68CDSX) | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Sunburn" | 3:54 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Yes Please" | 3:06 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Uno" (live) | 3:49 | ||||||||
Total length: |
10:49 | |||||||||
| Promo CD (MUSE 6) | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Sunburn" (radio edit) | 3:33 | ||||||||
Total length: |
3:33 | |||||||||
| Remix promo 12" (MUSE 7); German remix promo 12" (B033102-01) | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Sunburn" (Timo Maas Sunstroke Remix) | 6:44 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Sunburn" (Timo Maas Breakz Again Mix) | 5:27 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Sunburn" (Steven McCreery Remix) | 7:49 | ||||||||
Total length: |
21:00 | |||||||||
| Benelux CD (481.2003.22) | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Sunburn" (radio edit) | 3:33 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Ashamed" | 3:47 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Sunburn" (live acoustic version) | 4:15 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Uno" (live) | 3:49 | ||||||||
Total length: |
15:24 | |||||||||
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| United Kingdom | 21 February 2000 | Mushroom | 7" | MUSH68S |
| 2CD | MUSH68CDS/MUSH68CDSX | |||
| CD | MUSE 6 | |||
| 12" | MUSE 7 | |||
| Benelux | Play It Again Sam | CD | 481.2003.22 | |
| Germany | Motor | 12" | B033102-01 |
References
- ↑ "Chart Stats - Muse". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 2012-05-30. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
External links
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