Studio Album · No. 1

Showbiz Songwriting Credits by Muse

1999 Taste / Mushroom 12 tracks 49:36

Produced by John Leckie, Muse, Paul Reeve  ·  Engineered by John Leckie, Paul Reeve

Taste / Mushroom Alternative RockPost-Grunge
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Authorship
Complete Artist

Holds writing credit on 12 of 12 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 12 / 12 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 12 tracks with documented writers, by whether Muse carries a lyricist or composer credit.

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12 trackswritten by Muse 0 tracksoutside writers
Muse's roles on this album

Share of the 12 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

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By the Numbers

12
Tracks
1
Lyricists
3
Producers
1999
Released
Data Insight

Matt Bellamy is the only credited writer on all twelve tracks, which is how it stays for most of the next twenty years. The production is split between John Leckie and Paul Reeve, with the band co-producing four tracks themselves, but nobody outside the group is anywhere near the writing.

Showbiz is Muse's debut, released in September 1999 on Taste after John Leckie and Paul Reeve produced the sessions between them. It carries the falsetto and the quiet-loud dynamics the band built everything on, and produced five singles, none of which reached the UK top twenty.

Track Listing & Credits 12 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Sunburn #22
Matt Bellamy Matthew James Bellamy John LeckieMusePaul Reeve Muse (Performer)
2
Muscle Museum #25
Matt Bellamy Matthew James Bellamy John LeckieMusePaul Reeve Muse (Performer)
3
Fillip
Matt Bellamy Matthew James Bellamy John LeckieMusePaul Reeve Muse (Performer)
4
Falling Down
Matt Bellamy Matthew James Bellamy John LeckieMusePaul Reeve Muse (Performer)
5
Cave #52
Matt Bellamy Matthew James Bellamy John LeckieMusePaul Reeve Muse (Performer)
6
Showbiz
Matt Bellamy Matthew James Bellamy John LeckieMusePaul Reeve Muse (Performer)
7
Unintended #20
Matt Bellamy Matthew James Bellamy John LeckieMusePaul Reeve Muse (Performer)
8
Uno #73
Matt Bellamy Matthew James Bellamy John LeckieMusePaul Reeve Muse (Performer)
9
Sober
Matt Bellamy Matthew James Bellamy John LeckieMusePaul Reeve Muse (Performer)
10
Escape
Matt Bellamy Matthew James Bellamy John LeckieMusePaul Reeve Muse (Performer)
11
Overdue
Matt Bellamy Matthew James Bellamy John LeckieMusePaul Reeve Muse (Performer)
12
Hate This and I'll Love You
Matt Bellamy Matthew James Bellamy John LeckieMusePaul Reeve Muse (Performer)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 5 contributors

MB
Matt Bellamy
Writer
On this album12 written
MJ
Matthew James Bellamy
Writer
On this album12 written
JL
John Leckie
Producer
On this album12 produced
M
Muse
Producer · Performer
On this album12 produced
PR
Paul Reeve
Producer
On this album12 produced

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Frequently Asked Questions Showbiz

Who wrote Showbiz?
Matt Bellamy alone, on all twelve tracks.
Who produced it?
John Leckie on eight tracks and Paul Reeve with the band on the other four.
What were the singles?
"Uno", "Cave", "Muscle Museum", "Sunburn" and "Unintended". "Unintended" reached number 20 in the UK, the highest of the five.
How did it sell?
It is certified platinum by the BPI. The discography does not publish a unit figure for it.
How many tracks are on it?
Twelve.
What does it sound like?
Alternative rock with Bellamy's falsetto over quiet-loud arrangements, closer to the guitar bands of the late 1990s than to the symphonic scale the band reached later.

Sources

Wikipedia: Showbiz (Muse album) Wikipedia: Muse discography Cover Art Archive: Showbiz by Muse