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'''Showbiz''' is the debut album by Muse, the 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" (though never had a music video in support), "Muscle Museum", "Sunburn", and "Unintended" were released as singles. The album has gone platinum in the United Kingdom since its release and has sold 700,000 copies worldwide. It failed to chart in the US and sold 100,000 copies there.

Contents

Track listing

Personnel

Singles

Charts

Album

Singles

Release details

References

External links

Track listing

All music and lyrics by Matthew Bellamy, except where noted.
# "Sunburn" – 3:54
# "Muscle Museum" – 4:23
# "Fillip" – 4:01
# "Falling Down" – 4:34
# "Cave" (Bellamy/Wolstenholme) – 4:46
# "Showbiz" – 5:16
# "Unintended" – 3:57
# "Uno" – 3:38
# "Sober" – 4:04
#
★ "Spiral Static" (bonus track between "Sober" and "Escape" on Japanese release) – 4:44
# "Escape" – 3:31
# "Overdue" – 2:26
# "Hate This & I'll Love You" – 5:09

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

Singles

Title	Date released	Catalogue number	UK Singles Chart
"Uno"	14 June, 1999	MUSH50CDS [1]	73
"Cave"	6 September, 1999	MUSH58CDS [2]	52
"Muscle Museum"	22 November, 1999	MUSH66CDS [3]	25
"Sunburn"	21 February, 2000	MUSH68CDS [4]	22
"Unintended"	30 May, 2000	MUSH72CDS [5]	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)

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1999	UK Album Charts	29

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

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 1999Untitled Document Muse.mu (accessed 12 September 2006)	Mushroom Records, Taste Media	LP	MUSH59LP
			CD	MUSH59CD / 5050466888624 Muse Showbiz UK CD ALBUM (160042) EIL.com (accessed 12 September 2006)
Australia	9 March 2000	Mushroom	CD	MUSH332572
Japan	2 August 2006 (reissue)	Taste Media	CD	WPCR12336

References

1. Untitled Document Muse.mu (accessed 12 September 2006)
2. Untitled Document Muse.mu (accessed 12 September 2006)
3. Untitled Document Muse.mu (accessed 12 September 2006)
4. Untitled Document Muse.mu (accessed 12 September 2006)
5. Untitled Document Muse.mu (accessed 12 September 2006)

External links

★ ''Showbiz'' on MuseWiki