Muscle Museum EP

Muscle Museum
EP by Muse
Released	11 January 1999
Recorded	1998 (1998) at Sawmills Studio, Cornwall
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	20:51
Label	Dangerous
Producer	Paul Reeve, Muse
Muse chronology
Muse (EP) (1998) Muscle Museum (EP) (1999) Showbiz (1999)

Muscle Museum is the second extended play (EP) by English alternative rock band Muse. Limited to 999 hand-numbered copies, was released on 11 January 1999 by Dangerous Records.^[1] Four of the EP's five original songs – "Muscle Museum", "Sober", "Uno" and "Unintended" – were re-recorded for the band's full-length debut, Showbiz. Upon Muscle Museum's release, the title track entered the NME Indie Single Charts at #3, losing out on the top spot only to Mercury Rev and Fatboy Slim.^[2]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Matthew Bellamy. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Muscle Museum"	4:20
2.	"Sober"	4:02
3.	"Uno"	3:40
4.	"Unintended"	3:57
5.	"Instant Messenger"	3:31
6.	"(Muscle Museum)#2"	1:21
Total length:		20:51

Personnel

Muse Matthew Bellamy – vocals, guitars, piano, Hammond organ, mellotron, production Christopher Wolstenholme – bass, backing vocals, production Dominic Howard – drums, production

Additional personnel Paul Reeve – production, mixing, backing vocals on "Unintended" and "Instant Messenger" John Cornfield – mastering Mark Thomas – engineering Steve (Connerdesign) – artwork, design Phil Andrews – photography

Release details

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	11 January 1999	Dangerous	CD	DREXCDEP104

References

1. ^ Beaumont, Mark (2008-10-08). "Discography". Out of This World: The Story of Muse. London: Omnibus Press. p. 324. ISBN 9781847723772. 
2. ^ Myers, Ben (2002). Muse: Inside the Muscle Museum. Independent Music Press. pp. 68–70. ISBN 0953994260. 

External links

• Muse official site
• Muscle Museum (EP) on MuseWiki