Trivia / Showbiz

• Creator Backlash: The band isn't fond of the first version of the "Uno" music video, deemed by the band as an embarrassment. Even at the time they felt it wasn't good, deciding to make a second version of it instead of creating a video for "Cave", the song which the budget was meant to be used for.
• Rarely Performed Song: They have all but abandoned Showbiz from 2014 onward after a slow decline in performances beginning in 2005. It is their only album to have no songs performed from it consistently at live shows, with the album's top 20 hit singles "Sunburn" and "Muscle Museum" only being performed twice and five times respectively in the last 10 years, the band's debut single "Uno" being performed a mere five times since 2003, and the album's fan-favorite Title Track being performed on extremely rare occasions from 2017 to 2019 due to high fan demand, and in 2023 after having technical difficulties while closing a gig with "Knights of Cydonia". A combination of the album's obscurity outside of Europe, the deeply personal and emotional lyrics, and all of the songs on the album becoming increasingly difficult for Matt to sing is believed to have led to the album's disappearance from the band's concerts.
• Short Run in Peru: Showbiz had a staggered release in different countries, the earliest being in France on September 7, 1999. The album wasn't officially out in their native United Kingdom until October 4.