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Muscle Museum EP by Muse
Muscle Museum EP is an EP by Muse, released in 1999. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 11 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Muscle Museum”, on 11 lists with a best position of #78.
Muscle Museum, the second EP from Teignmouth, Devon trio Muse, came out on 11 January 1999 in a run of just 999 hand-numbered copies. The band cut it in 1998 at Sawmills Studios with producer Paul Reeve, and it's a sneak preview of where they were headed: four of its six tracks were later recorded again for the debut album Showbiz, and "Instant Messenger" resurfaced as "Pink Ego Box" on the B-side of the "Muscle Museum" single.
Matt Bellamy's falsetto soars and cracks over his guitar and keyboards, Chris Wolstenholme's bass throbs underneath and Dominic Howard's drums lurch and pound. The title track is the one to hear, a moody, melodramatic slice of alternative rock that swings from brooding verse to squalling, operatic climax, and rock radio's countdowns have kept coming back to it ever since.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Muscle Museum EP on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muscle Museum | 11 | #78 | – | 1999–2023 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.