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|[[Showbiz (album) | Showbiz]] <small>(6)</small>
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|[[Showbiz (album)#Promo EP|Showbiz Promo EP]] <small>(4)</small>
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|[[Showbiz_(album)#JP_Promotion_Sample|Showbiz JP Promo]] <small>(7)</small>
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|[[Hullabaloo (live) | Hullabaloo]] <small>(6)</small>
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| First = ''Unknown''
!Song
| Latest = [[Buenos Aires Hipodromo de Palermo 2019 (gig)|11{{supo|th}} October 2019]]
!Programme/film
| Recorded = 1997 <small>(demo)</small>, 1999 <small>(Showbiz)</small>
!Description
| Writer = [[Matthew Bellamy]]
|-
| Producer = [[John Leckie]]
| rowspan=6 | [[Take a Bow (song)|Take a Bow]]
| Chart position = -
| Doctor Who Confidential (TV series)
}}
| Episode 3x09: 'The Family of Blood'
|-
| Top Gear
| Review of a Noble M15.
|-
| Doctor Who Confidential (TV series)
| Episode 3x09 'Bad Blood'.
|-
| Screenwipe (TV Series)
| Episode 3x01
|-
| Watchmen (2009)
| Theatrical Trailer
|-
| Dara Ó Briain's Science Club
| Episode 1x03
|-
| rowspan=16 | [[Starlight (song)|Starlight]]
| Live International Football
| Sky Sports Coverage of Euro Qualifiers.
|-
| Advert
| Viasat (Scandinavian TV Channel).
|-
| Hamish and Andy Re-gifted Christmas special
| When Hamish and Andy where in Tokyo
|-
| NFL Network Total Access At the Super Bowl
| Instrumental returning from adverts, with some lyrics during player interviews.
|-
| Jericho (TV series)<ref name="imdbM">
{{cite |
title=IMDB Muse Profile | desc=Profile of Matt showing uses of their songs in TV | date=2000-2007 | auth=IMDB | url=http://imdb.com/name/nm0615614/ | dom=imdb.com | type=ext
}}</ref>
| Episode 1x12: 'The Day Before'
|-
| Doctor Who Confidential (TV series)
| Episode 3x10 'Do You Remember The First Time?'
|-
| Celebrity Come Dine With Me
| Instrumental featured during the results reveal of the 14/03/10 show
|-
| British Soap Awards 2010
| Piano played during the 'Dramatic Performance' intro.
|-
| Last Call With Carson Daily
| Used during Last Call Spotlight
|-
| Bizarre ER
| Used when a patient had their leg pushed back into position.
|-
| The Tourist (film)
| Used during end credits.
|-
| Come Dine With Me
| Used during announcing the winner for the Bristol episode-28/12/10
|-
| Crazy Stupid Love (film)
| Trailer [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iCwtxJejik&feature=player_detailpage#t=95s]
|-
| Countryfile
| "Golden Valley" episode 24/3/13
|-
| Saturday Night Live
| Season 35, episode 10 (19/12/09). Muse Performed
|-
| Rock Band 4 (video game)
| Downloadable playable song
|-
| rowspan=26 | [[Supermassive Black Hole (song)|Supermassive Black Hole]]
| The Real Hustle (TV series)
| Near the end before credits.
|-
| Golf Report (Portuguese TV programme)
| Used as opener and interlude.
|-
| FIFA 07 (video game)
| OST. Different to album version.
|-
| Supernatural (TV series)<ref name="imdbM"/>
| Episode 2x10: 'Hunted'.
|-
| Doctor Who (TV series)
| Episode 6x5: 'The Rebel Flesh'. The Doctor plays it inside the TARDIS at the beginning of the episode.
|-
| The Sopranos (TV series)<ref name="imdbM"/>
| Episode 6x17: 'Walk Like a Man'.
|-
| Entourage (TV series)<ref name="imdbM"/>
| Episode 3x11: 'What About Bob?'.
|-
| MasterChef
| Used when the critics for the semi-final were introduced.
|-
| Guitar Hero III (video game)
| Downloadable playable song.
|-
| Doctor Who Confidential (TV series)
| Episode 3x11 'Ello 'Ello 'Ello'
|-
| Twilight (film)
| OST and baseball scene.
|-
| Live at the Apollo (TV Series)
| Featured as Jason Manford walked onstage during Series 5, Episode 1
|-
| Super Bowl Live (TV Show)
| Advert
|-
| Death Machines (TV Series)
| Advert (Discovery channel)
|-
| GMTV (TV show)
| Background music to competition
|-
| Balls of Steel (TV Series)
| Featured during 'The Annoying Devil's' segment during Series 2 Episode 4.
|-
| Strictly Come Dancing
| Backing band covered the song on the 20th October 2010 episode. The guitarist bought a Fuzz Factory pedal from RustRelic for this.
|-
| The F Word (TV Show)
| Episode 2x7. Used in the crayfish recipe.
|-
| Shameless
| Season 8, Episode 1
|-
| The Joy of Teen Sex
| Episode 1
|-
| Primeval Advert on 'Watch' channel
| FIFA 07 Version used
|-
| Disney Cinemagic
| Advert
|-
| Dara Ó Briain's Science Club
| Episode 1x04
|-
| Watchdog
| Rogue Traders section, BBC1 12th April 2012
|-
| Doctor Who
| Season 6, episode 5 "The Rebel Flesh" (21/5/11)
|-
| What We Do in the Shadows (TV Series)
| Episode 3x03 (Used during the kickball scene; [https://youtu.be/Yfzfigxu-Ek Watch here])
|-
| rowspan=15|[[Map of the Problematique (song)|Map of the Problematique]]
| BBC Rugby Sevens
| Used in interlude between highlights of matches.
|-
| Rock Eisteddfod Australia 2009 
| Finishing Credits
|-
| [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0206634/trailers-screenplay-E30903-10-2 Children of Men (2006)] (film)<ref name="imdbM"/>
| Trailer.
|-
| BBC Sport (Superbowl)<ref name="bbcMusc">
{{cite |
title=BBC Sport's uses of music | desc=Music used by BBC Sport Q&A | date=2006-2007 | auth=BBC | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/6346199.stm | dom=bbc.co.uk | type=ext
}}</ref>
| Rules of American Football.
|-
| BAFTA Awards
| Videos of Nominees.
|-
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iXHDFqI7qk The Tourist official trailer]
| Intro used as soundtrack
|-
| Prison Break (TV series)
| Promotional trailer for upcoming season, TV3 (Swedish television channel).
|-
| Top Gear (TV series)
| (Season 10, Episode 4) Featured in an episode of Top Gear during a review of an Aston Martin, Lamborghini Gallardo and the review of the Caparo T1.
|-
| Doctor Who Confidential (TV series)
| Episode 4x13: 'Journey's End'
|-
| ITV F1 Coverage (German GP 2008)
| Featured during a recap of the previous grand prix.
|-
| Doctor Who Confidential (TV series)
| Episode 4x13 'End Of An Era'
|-
| Dancing on Ice
| Played during the 28th February show over clips of a skater training.
|-
| The Tourist (film)
| Used in trailer
|-
| London 2012 Ceremony
| Song opened the opening ceremony. Instrumental, and lowered by a whole tone.
|-
| Ben Earl: Trick Artist
| Advert on Channel 4 (UK)
|-
| [[Soldier's Poem (song)|Soldier's Poem]]
| Come Dine With Me
| Used during the Celebrity Special aired on 24th May 2010.
|-
| [[Invincible (song)|Invincible]]
| Doctor Who Confidential (TV series)
| Episode 3x11 'The Valiant Quest'
|-
| rowspan=3 | [[Assassin (song)|Assassin]]
| Torchwood (TV series)
| Episode 1x11 'Combat'
|-
| [[Guitar Hero|Guitar Hero: World Tour]]
| Unlockable track.
|-
| British Soap Awards 2010
| Instrumental used during the Eastenders 'Best Bits' montage.
|-
| [[Exo-Politics (song)|Exo-Politics]]
| [[Guitar Hero 3]] (video game)
| Downloadable playable song.
|-
| [[City Of Delusion (song)|City Of Delusion]]
| Pride Of Britain Awards 2011
| Instrumental used during a winner's description.
|-
| rowspan=15 | [[Knights of Cydonia (song)|Knights of Cydonia]]
| Top Gear (TV Series)
| Hammond Drives a Mustang GT500.
|-
| X Factor 2011
| Played during intro to The Results Show 24/10/11
|-
| 300 (film)
| DVD Trailer.
|-
| Guitar Hero 3 (video game)
| Playable song.
|-
| UEFA Champions League
| Solo featured in the background of the Barcelona v Stuttgart UEFA advert on ITV, due to be broadcast on 17/03/10
|-
| World Cup 2010
| Played during half time
|-
| ESPN Monday Night
| Played in the advertisements of Arizona Cardinals vs San Francisco 49ers Week 13 game
|-
| Imagine - The Story of the Guitar
| Live clip from Wembley is shown, before cutting to an interview with Matt. Later in the interview  it cuts back to the clip briefly.
|-
| Merlin series 5 trailer<ref name="bbc-merlin" />
| Television series advertisement.
|-
| NRL Grand Final 2010
| Song played before ads in Fox Sports' replay of Dragons V Roosters final
|-
| 2011 Daytona 500
| Used as intro music during broadcast
|-
| Britain's Really Disgusting Food, BBC
| "Meat" and "Fish", background music
|-
| Rocksmith 2014 (video game)
| Playable song.
|-
| Halo 5: Guardians (video game)
| Used in trailer; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh_NXwqFvHc&feature=youtu.be Watch here]
|-
| Rock Band 4 (video game)
| Downloadable playable song
|-
| NASA 50th Anniversary Documentary
| Used in Space Shuttle flight scenes; [https://youtu.be/3TrNN_eTau0?t=4718 Watch here]
|}


==References==
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== Description ==
The titular track of the first album, and often regarded as a fairly dark song. A rarely-played live treat for old Muse fans. Building up momentum at a rapid pace from opening drum beats to closing guitar feedback.


{{Backto | Black Holes and Revelations (album) | Black Holes and Revelations}}
At one point it was the band's favourite song and apparently one of the reasons that the album was named Showbiz was to have people focus on the song of the same title.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20050307100347/http://www.rocketbabydolls.com/channelvmarch2000.html]</ref> Fans around mid-1999 asked the band to release Showbiz as the third single, but the band claimed it was never going to happen. Showbiz is the only non-single from Showbiz to make an appearance during the Absolution and Black Holes and Revelations tours. Today and even upon release, Showbiz had been regarded as one of the band's greatest songs by the fans and reviewers alike.


[[Category:Muse]]
== Composition ==
Composed in the key of F♯ minor, Showbiz is an alternative/progressive rock song. The song begins with a simple drum beat, and then builds momentum over the course of the song, before climaxing with a very high vocal note from Bellamy. The simple drum beat continues while the song fades out.
 
Bellamy's vocal range in the song spans from C♯3 to G♯5, his second highest note to date (shared with [[Survival (song)|Survival]] and [[Micro Cuts (song)|Micro Cuts]], and beaten only by [[We Are Fucking Fucked (song)|We Are Fucking Fucked]]), and one of the widest vocal ranges seen in a Muse song. Occasionally he has hit A5 during live performances, an example being at the [[Wiesen Festivalgelände 2000 (gig) | Two Days a Week Festival in Wiesen, Austria]]. Interestingly, the high note occurs over an F♯m chord, so A5 is perhaps more appropriate.
 
==Information==
The later live versions had extra guitar work before the solo, as on [[Hullabaloo Soundtrack (live)|Hullabaloo]] and [[Hullabaloo (live)|Hullabaloo DVD]].
 
[[Matthew Bellamy|Bellamy]] was quoted as saying, "The song ''Showbiz'' is about how we all have an inside personality that we sort of hide from the outside." The lyrics are possibly a reference to the difficulty of hiding your inner persona, or perhaps they are about the impact performing has on your life.
 
Showbiz appeared very rarely throughout the [[Absolution (album)|Absolution]] tour and made occasional appearances during the [[Black Holes and Revelations (album)|Black Holes and Revelations]] tour in 2006. The song was dropped from the setlists after November 2006, and for 11 years it wasn't played again until 2017 when it was voted and played at a 'By Request' show; albeit it was played half-step down. 
 
The song was used in the behind-the-scenes footage on the H.A.A.R.P. DVD.
 
==Live==
 
Showbiz was written sometime in late 1996 or early 1997, which gave the band some time to begin performing it live. It is assumed that Showbiz was first played live sometime in late 1997. Out of the two known 1998 setlists, it appears in the one that is complete. For 1999 Showbiz was performed at nearly every known concert. By midway-through 1999, it was performed at nearly every gig, with the exception of three gigs in August 2000 and some promotional dates, until the beginning of 2002.
 
[[Showbiz (live) | More here]]
 
== Lyrics ==
{{lyrics
|Controlling my feelings for too long
Controlling my feelings for too long
Controlling my feelings for too long
Controlling my feelings for too long
Forcing our darkest souls to unfold
And forcing our darkest souls to unfold
And pushing us into self destruction
Pushing us into self destruction
 
They make me
Make me dream your dreams
They make me
Make me scream your screams
 
Trying to please you for too long
Trying to please you for too long
In visions of greed you wallow
Visions of greed you wallow
Visions of greed you wallow
Visions of greed you wallow
 
They make me
Make me dream your dreams
They make me
Make me scream your screams
 
Controlling my feelings for too long
Controlling my feelings for too long
And forcing my darkest soul to unfold
And forcing our darkest souls to unfold
And pushing us into self destruction
And pushing us into self destruction
 
They make me, ooh
Make me dream your dreams
They make me, ooh
Make me scream your screams
 
Oooh....
}}
 
Furthermore, a slight adjustment to the lyrics was made during early live performances:<ref>[https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/instantMUSEnger/conversations/messages/754]</ref>
 
{{lyrics
|Trying to please you for too long
Trying to please you for too long
In visions of green you wallow
Rhythms of green you wallow
}}
 
=== Demo ===
{{lyrics
|Trying to please you for too long
Trying to please you for too long
Trying to squeeze me for too long
Trying to please you for too long
In visions of greed you wallow
In minions of greed you wallow
And you make me
Make me dream your dream
And you make me
Make me scream your screams
 
Trying to please you for too long
Trying to please you for too long
In visions of greed you wallow
Visions of greed you wallow
Visions of greed you wallow
Visions of greed you wallow
 
And you make me
Make me dream your dream
And you make me
Make me scream your screams
 
Trying to please you for too long
Trying to please you for too long
Trying to please you for too long
Trying to squeeze me for too long
Trying to please you for too long
Trying to please you for too long
 
And you make me
Make me dream your dream
And you make me
Make me scream your screams
 
Trying to please you for too long
Trying to squeeze me for too long
In visions of greed you wallow
Visions of greed you wallow
Visions of greed you wallow
Visions of greed you wallow
 
And you make me
Make me dream your dream
And you make me
Make me scream your screams
 
Trying to please you for too long
Trying to please you for too long
In visions of greed you wallow
Visions of greed you wallow
Visions of greed you wallow
 
And you make me
Make me dream your dream
And you make me
Make me scream your screams
}}
 
== References ==
<references/>
 
== See also ==
*[[Showbiz (tablature) | Showbiz tablature]]
 
{{Backto | Showbiz (album) | Showbiz}}

Revision as of 12:02, 16 November 2022

Muse song
Name Showbiz
Album/single
Length 5:17
Alternative titles -
First live performance Unknown
Latest live performance 11th October 2019
Recorded 1997 (demo), 1999 (Showbiz)
Writer/composer Matthew Bellamy
Producer John Leckie


Listen

Description

The titular track of the first album, and often regarded as a fairly dark song. A rarely-played live treat for old Muse fans. Building up momentum at a rapid pace from opening drum beats to closing guitar feedback.

At one point it was the band's favourite song and apparently one of the reasons that the album was named Showbiz was to have people focus on the song of the same title.[1] Fans around mid-1999 asked the band to release Showbiz as the third single, but the band claimed it was never going to happen. Showbiz is the only non-single from Showbiz to make an appearance during the Absolution and Black Holes and Revelations tours. Today and even upon release, Showbiz had been regarded as one of the band's greatest songs by the fans and reviewers alike.

Composition

Composed in the key of F♯ minor, Showbiz is an alternative/progressive rock song. The song begins with a simple drum beat, and then builds momentum over the course of the song, before climaxing with a very high vocal note from Bellamy. The simple drum beat continues while the song fades out.

Bellamy's vocal range in the song spans from C♯3 to G♯5, his second highest note to date (shared with Survival and Micro Cuts, and beaten only by We Are Fucking Fucked), and one of the widest vocal ranges seen in a Muse song. Occasionally he has hit A5 during live performances, an example being at the Two Days a Week Festival in Wiesen, Austria. Interestingly, the high note occurs over an F♯m chord, so A5 is perhaps more appropriate.

Information

The later live versions had extra guitar work before the solo, as on Hullabaloo and Hullabaloo DVD.

Bellamy was quoted as saying, "The song Showbiz is about how we all have an inside personality that we sort of hide from the outside." The lyrics are possibly a reference to the difficulty of hiding your inner persona, or perhaps they are about the impact performing has on your life.

Showbiz appeared very rarely throughout the Absolution tour and made occasional appearances during the Black Holes and Revelations tour in 2006. The song was dropped from the setlists after November 2006, and for 11 years it wasn't played again until 2017 when it was voted and played at a 'By Request' show; albeit it was played half-step down.

The song was used in the behind-the-scenes footage on the H.A.A.R.P. DVD.

Live

Showbiz was written sometime in late 1996 or early 1997, which gave the band some time to begin performing it live. It is assumed that Showbiz was first played live sometime in late 1997. Out of the two known 1998 setlists, it appears in the one that is complete. For 1999 Showbiz was performed at nearly every known concert. By midway-through 1999, it was performed at nearly every gig, with the exception of three gigs in August 2000 and some promotional dates, until the beginning of 2002.

More here

Lyrics

Controlling my feelings for too long

Controlling my feelings for too long Controlling my feelings for too long Controlling my feelings for too long Forcing our darkest souls to unfold And forcing our darkest souls to unfold And pushing us into self destruction Pushing us into self destruction

They make me Make me dream your dreams They make me Make me scream your screams

Trying to please you for too long Trying to please you for too long In visions of greed you wallow Visions of greed you wallow Visions of greed you wallow Visions of greed you wallow

They make me Make me dream your dreams They make me Make me scream your screams

Controlling my feelings for too long Controlling my feelings for too long And forcing my darkest soul to unfold And forcing our darkest souls to unfold And pushing us into self destruction And pushing us into self destruction

They make me, ooh Make me dream your dreams They make me, ooh Make me scream your screams

Oooh....

Furthermore, a slight adjustment to the lyrics was made during early live performances:[2]

Trying to please you for too long

Trying to please you for too long In visions of green you wallow Rhythms of green you wallow

Demo

Trying to please you for too long

Trying to please you for too long Trying to squeeze me for too long Trying to please you for too long In visions of greed you wallow In minions of greed you wallow And you make me Make me dream your dream And you make me Make me scream your screams

Trying to please you for too long Trying to please you for too long In visions of greed you wallow Visions of greed you wallow Visions of greed you wallow Visions of greed you wallow

And you make me Make me dream your dream And you make me Make me scream your screams

Trying to please you for too long Trying to please you for too long Trying to please you for too long Trying to squeeze me for too long Trying to please you for too long Trying to please you for too long

And you make me Make me dream your dream And you make me Make me scream your screams

Trying to please you for too long Trying to squeeze me for too long In visions of greed you wallow Visions of greed you wallow Visions of greed you wallow Visions of greed you wallow

And you make me Make me dream your dream And you make me Make me scream your screams

Trying to please you for too long Trying to please you for too long In visions of greed you wallow Visions of greed you wallow Visions of greed you wallow

And you make me Make me dream your dream And you make me Make me scream your screams

References

  1. ↑ [1]
  2. ↑ [2]

See also


Go back to Showbiz

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