Muscles (song)

"Muscles"
Single by Diana Ross
from the album Silk Electric
B-side	"I Am Me"
Released	1982
Format	7" single, 12" single
Recorded	1982
Genre	R&B, Soul
Length	3:59, 6:38
Label	RCA Records
Writer(s)	Michael Jackson
Producer	Michael Jackson
Diana Ross singles chronology
"It's Never Too Late" (1982) "Muscles" (1982) "So Close" (1983)

"Muscles" is a 1982 soul single written and produced by Michael Jackson and performed by American R&B/soul singer Diana Ross.

The single reached number ten on the pop singles chart (holding this position for 6 weeks) and number four on the R&B singles chart upon its release and was the first single from her gold-certified album, Silk Electric. The song, which was named after Jackson's pet snake and was written for Ross and her "desire" for a muscle-bound lover, also gave Ross her twelfth and latest Grammy nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.

The song was recorded in 1997 by producer/DJ Peter Rauhofer recording as Club 69 and was a featured single on the Club 69 album Style. The vocals on this version of "Muscles" are performed by singer-songwriter, Suzanne Palmer.

Lil Kim sampled "Muscles" for her rap "Diamonds" but it was not included in the final cut of her album The Notorious K.I.M. Young Jeezy also sampled "Muscles" for the title track of his album The Inspiration.

Music video

The single's music video featured Ross in bed dreaming of muscular men. In one scene she is shown floating through the air over a landscape which turns out to be a man's musclebound body.^[1] The video features a young Gil Birmingham (Twilight saga film series) in one of his first-ever media appearances.

Track listing

UK vinyl, 12" (12CL 268)^[2]

1. "Muscles" – 4:36
2. "I Am Me" – 3:50

US vinyl, 12", promo (JD-13382)^[3]

1. "Muscles" – 6:38
2. "I Am Me" – 3:50

US vinyl, 7" (PB 13348)^[4]

1. "Muscles" – 3:59
2. "I Am Me" – 3:50

FR vinyl, 7" (2C 008-86609)^[5]

1. "Muscles" – 3:59
2. "I Am Me" – 3:50

NE vinyl, 12" (052Z-86609)^[6]

1. "Muscles" – 4:35
2. "I Am Me" – 3:47

NE vinyl, 7" (1A 006-86609)^[7]

1. "Muscles" – 3:59
2. "I Am Me" – 3:50

Chart performance

Chart (1982)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	10
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	4
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	36

References

1. ^ YouTube - Diana Ross Muscles
2. ^ Diana Ross - Muscles
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7. ^ Diana Ross - Muscles