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.

Track listing

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

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

Charts

Album

Singles

• 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.

Release details

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