"Muscle Museum" is a song by the English rock band Muse, released as the third single from their 1999 debut album Showbiz. Written by lead singer Matt Bellamy, the song's title likely derives from the fact that the words "muscle" and "museum" come immediately before and after the word "muse" in some dictionaries.[1] The song peaked at number 25 on the UK Singles Chart.
The music video is directed by Joseph Kahn and features different people in a suburban neighbourhood, crying in different situations, as Muse plays in a high school after a party, as a janitor cleans up. As the video goes on, some of the townspeople attempt suicide, and by the end of the video, the janitor breaks down. Joseph Kahn wanted to express the "sadness" of life in the suburbs where every house looks more or less the same. Individual expression is not possible because of the surroundings and the rules in those suburbs, happiness (or pretending to be happy) is mandatory.
Though Joseph Kahn himself thinks of the video as one of the best he made, he believes that most people, including Muse,[2] don't like the video.[3][4]
Releaseedit
"Muscle Museum" was released on 22 November 1999 on 7" vinyl—backed with "Minimum"—and double CD—backed with "Do We Need This?", a live acoustic version of the song, "Pink Ego Box" and "Con-Science". It reached #43 in the UK Singles Chart[5]—an improvement of nine positions on "Cave".
The song is available to play on Rocksmith 2014 as part of a Muse 5-song pack.
Live performancesedit
"Muscle Museum" was a staple in the band's live performances from 1997 until 2004. The song made occasional appearances on the Black Holes and Revelations Tour, and later, the Psycho Tour and Drones World Tour. The song has not been performed since 2018.
A "US Mix" of "Muscle Museum" was released on 9 October 2000 on 7" vinyl—backed with a live version of "Escape"—and double CD—backed with a live version of "Agitated", the 'Timo Maas Sunstroke Remix' of "Sunburn", the 'Saint US Mix' of "Sober" and the 'Soulwax Remix' of the song. It reached number 25 in the UK Singles Chart[5]—eighteen positions higher than its original release.
^"MUSE — история песен «Muscle Museum» (1999), «Supermassive Black Hole» (2006), «Starlight» (2006), «Knights of Cydonia» (2006), «Uprising» (2009) и других хитов | КУР.С.ИВ.ом - сайт Курия Сергея Ивановича". 15 July 2016.
^ ab"Muse | Full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
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For the EP see Muscle Museum EP This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Muscle Museum news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Muscle Museum is a song by the English rock band Muse released as the third single from their 1999 debut album Showbiz Written by lead singer Matt Bellamy the song s title likely derives from the fact that the words muscle and museum come immediately before and after the word muse in some dictionaries 1 The song peaked at number 25 on the UK Singles Chart Muscle Museum CD1 coverSingle by Musefrom the album ShowbizB side Minimum 7 Do We Need This CD1 Pink Ego Box CD2 Con Science CD2 Released22 November 1999RecordedApril 1999 at Sawmills Studio Cornwall EnglandGenreAlternative rockLength4 22 album version 5 25 full length version 3 55 radio edit LabelTaste MushroomSongwriter s Matthew BellamyProducer s Paul Reeve MuseMuse singles chronology Cave 1999 Muscle Museum 1999 Sunburn 2000 Contents 1 Music video 2 Release 3 Live performances 4 Charts 5 Track listing 6 Personnel 7 Re release 8 Release history 9 References 10 External linksMusic video editThe music video is directed by Joseph Kahn and features different people in a suburban neighbourhood crying in different situations as Muse plays in a high school after a party as a janitor cleans up As the video goes on some of the townspeople attempt suicide and by the end of the video the janitor breaks down Joseph Kahn wanted to express the sadness of life in the suburbs where every house looks more or less the same Individual expression is not possible because of the surroundings and the rules in those suburbs happiness or pretending to be happy is mandatory Though Joseph Kahn himself thinks of the video as one of the best he made he believes that most people including Muse 2 don t like the video 3 4 Release edit Muscle Museum was released on 22 November 1999 on 7 vinyl backed with Minimum and double CD backed with Do We Need This a live acoustic version of the song Pink Ego Box and Con Science It reached 43 in the UK Singles Chart 5 an improvement of nine positions on Cave The song is available to play on Rocksmith 2014 as part of a Muse 5 song pack Live performances edit Muscle Museum was a staple in the band s live performances from 1997 until 2004 The song made occasional appearances on the Black Holes and Revelations Tour and later the Psycho Tour and Drones World Tour The song has not been performed since 2018 Charts editChart 1999 Peak performanceUK Singles OCC 6 25Netherlands Single Top 100 7 100Track listing editAll tracks are written by Matthew Bellamy7 No TitleLength1 Muscle Museum 4 222 Minimum 2 40Total length 7 02 CD1 No TitleLength1 Muscle Museum 4 222 Do We Need This 4 153 Muscle Museum live acoustic version 4 44Total length 13 21 CD2 No TitleLength1 Muscle Museum full length version 5 252 Pink Ego Box 3 323 Con Science 4 52Total length 13 49Personnel editPersonnel adapted from Showbiz liner notes 8 MuseMatt Bellamy vocals guitar piano Mellotron production mixing Chris Wolstenholme bass guitar production mixing Dominic Howard drums synthesiser production mixing Additional PersonnelPaul Reeve production mixingRe release edit Muscle Museum Single by Musefrom the album ShowbizReleased9 October 2000LabelTaste MushroomMuse singles chronology Unintended 2000 Muscle Museum 2000 Plug In Baby 2001 A US Mix of Muscle Museum was released on 9 October 2000 on 7 vinyl backed with a live version of Escape and double CD backed with a live version of Agitated the Timo Maas Sunstroke Remix of Sunburn the Saint US Mix of Sober and the Soulwax Remix of the song It reached number 25 in the UK Singles Chart 5 eighteen positions higher than its original release 7 MUSH84S No TitleLength1 Muscle Museum US Mix 4 292 Escape live 3 34Total length 8 03 CD1 MUSH84CDS No TitleLength1 Muscle Museum US Mix 4 292 Agitated live 3 113 Sunburn Timo Maas Sunstroke Mix 6 274 Muscle Museum live video 4 29Total length 18 36 CD2 MUSH84CDSX No TitleLength1 Muscle Museum US Mix 4 292 Sober Saint US Mix 4 043 Muscle Museum Soulwax Remix 3 46Total length 12 19 Remix promo CD MUSE 10 No TitleLength1 Muscle Museum radio edit 3 582 Sober The Saint Remix 4 043 Sunburn Timo Maas Sunstroke Mix 6 44Total length 14 46Release history editRegion Date Label Format CatalogUnited Kingdom 22 November 1999 Mushroom 7 MUSH66S2CD MUSH66CDS MUSH66CDSXCD MUSE 5Australia Mushroom CD 561 360 2Benelux Play It Again Sam CD 481 2002 22France Naive 2CD NV 3212 4 NV 3212 5Germany Motor CD 561 360 2United States Maverick CD PRO CD 9841Worldwide reissue 9 October 2000 Mushroom 7 MUSH84S2CD MUSH84CDS MUSH84CDSXCD MUSE 10References edit muse ic pics livejournal com Retrieved 17 June 2023 English Articles www rocketbabydolls com Archived from the original on 7 March 2005 Retrieved 15 January 2022 Muse Muscle Museum 29 January 2013 MUSE istoriya pesen Muscle Museum 1999 Supermassive Black Hole 2006 Starlight 2006 Knights of Cydonia 2006 Uprising 2009 i drugih hitov KUR S IV om sajt Kuriya Sergeya Ivanovicha 15 July 2016 a b Muse Full Official Chart History Official Charts Company Official Charts Retrieved 30 June 2016 Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Muse Muscle Museum in Dutch Single Top 100 Muse 1999 Showbiz album liner notes Taste Media External links edit Muscle Museum at MusicBrainz list of releases Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Muscle Museum amp oldid 1178095137, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
