Showbiz (Muse album)

Showbiz
Studio album by
Muse
Released7 September 1999 (1999-09-07)
RecordedApril and May 1999
Studio
Genre
Length49:36
LabelTaste[a]
Producer
Muse chronology
Muscle Museum
(1999) 		Showbiz
(1999) 		Random 1–8
(2000)
Muse studio album chronology
Showbiz
(1999) 		Origin of Symmetry
(2001)
Singles from Showbiz
  1. "Uno"
    Released: 14 June 1999
  2. "Cave"
    Released: 6 September 1999
  3. "Muscle Museum"
    Released: 22 November 1999
  4. "Sunburn"
    Released: 21 February 2000
  5. "Unintended"
    Released: 5 June 2000

Showbiz is the debut studio album by English rock band Muse, first released on 7 September 1999 through Taste Media.[3] It was released in various other regions around the world through the band's different regional labels such as; Naïve in France, Motor in Germany, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine, Maverick in the United States, Play It Again Sam (PIAS) in Benelux, and Avex Trax in Japan.[3]

Recorded between April and May 1999 at RAK Studios and Sawmills Studio, respectively,[4] the album was produced by John Leckie and Paul Reeve in conjunction with the band. Five singles were released from the album; "Uno", "Cave", "Muscle Museum", "Sunburn", and "Unintended."

Despite receiving generally mixed reviews from critics, Showbiz was a moderate commercial success, reaching number 29 on the UK Albums Chart.[5] As of 2018, Showbiz has sold more than 1.2 million copies worldwide.

  1. ^ a b Trendell, Andrew (20 May 2014). "The 50 best second albums of all time". Gigwise. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. ^ Raper, Dan (19 July 2006). "Muse: Black Holes & Revelations". PopMatters. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b Beaumont 2008, p. 81
  4. ^ Beaumont 2008, p. 61
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference UK was invoked but never defined (see the help page).


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