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"Sunburn" is a song by English rock band Muse, released as the fourth single from their 1999 debut album Showbiz.

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"Sunburn"
'CD1' cover
Single by Muse
from the album Showbiz
B-side	"Ashamed" (CD1) "Yes Please" (CD2)
Released	21 February 2000
Recorded	April 1999
Studio	Sawmills Studio, Cornwall, England
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	3:54 (album version) 3:33 (radio edit)
Label	Taste/Mushroom
Songwriter(s)	Matthew Bellamy
Producer(s)	John Leckie
Muse singles chronology
"Muscle Museum" (1999) "Sunburn" (2000) "Unintended" (2000)
Alternative cover
'CD2' cover

Release

"Sunburn" was released on 21 February 2000 on 7" vinyl—backed with a live acoustic version of the song—and double CD—backed with "Ashamed", a live version of the song, "Yes Please" and a live version of "Uno". It reached number 22 in the UK Singles Chart,[1] making it their first song to enter the Top 40.

Music video

The music video for "Sunburn", directed by Nick Gordon,[2] depicts a young Brooke Kinsella—who later rose to fame as an actress on EastEnders—babysitting a young boy (Liam Hess) until she heads upstairs to investigate something. Entering a bedroom, she enters a wardrobe for a few minutes and begins to steal jewellery before Matthew Bellamy and Christopher Wolstenholme appear playing in the mirrors on the doors either side of her. Before she can see them, they quickly disappear in reality. Standing in front of a giant mirror, she's shocked when Bellamy, Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard emerge, playing only as their reflections. The young woman struggles to cope with seeing them perform in the mirror, clasping her head in frustration and throws an object at the mirror, smashing it. The young boy enters, he sees the room in a mess and then looks behind him. In the mirror, Muse have strangely vanished, and in their place is the girl. The video ends in a still of the boy staring in disbelief at the empty sofa, while in the mirror the girl is sitting on it.

Live performances

"Sunburn" was one of Muse's most performed songs live, and was a permanent fixture in the band's concerts from 1999 to 2004. While not a staple, "Sunburn" was performed often on the Black Holes and Revelations Tour, and made occasional appearances on The Resistance Tour, The 2nd Law Tour, and Drones World Tour. The song has not been performed since 2016.

Track listing

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	21 February 2000	Mushroom	7"	MUSH68S
			2CD	MUSH68CDS/MUSH68CDSX
			CD	MUSE 6
			12"	MUSE 7
Benelux		Play It Again Sam	CD	481.2003.22
Germany		Motor	12"	B033102-01

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)[3]	22

References

External links

• "Sunburn" at MusicBrainz (list of releases)

На других языках

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- [en] Sunburn (Muse song)

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[es] Sunburn

«Sunburn» es un sencillo de la banda inglesa de Rock alternativo Muse. Fue el cuarto sencillo del álbum debut de la banda Showbiz. Fue publicado el 21 de febrero de 2000 en formato CD doble y en vinilos de 7" y 12". La portada para los dos CD se diferenciaban en el color: CD1 es rojo y CD2 amarillo.

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[ru] Sunburn

Sunburn — четвёртый сингл британской альтернативной рок-группы Muse с их дебютного альбома Showbiz. Был выпущен на 7" вместе с записью акустического концертного исполнения песни и на двойном CD также концертными версиями "Ashamed" и "Uno", и "Yes Please". Если верить Мэтту, была написана в студии за пару дней. Но несмотря на то, что идея песни нравилась группе, первая запись получилась довольно слабой. Поэтому Леки заставил их переписать гитарные партии на фортепиано, в таком виде песня и вошла в альбом. На песню снят клип. Официально на песню было выпущено 3 ремикса:

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