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"Muscles"
"Muscles"
Single by Diana Ross
from the album Silk Electric
B-side	"I Am Me"
Released	September 17, 1982
Recorded	1982
Studio	Sunset Sound Recorders, (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	R&B, pop
Length	4:05 (video version/7" version) 4:41 (album version); 6:40 (12" version);
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Michael Jackson
Producer(s)	Michael Jackson
Diana Ross singles chronology
Music video
	"Muscles" on YouTube

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"Muscles" is a 1982 hit single written and produced by Michael Jackson, and performed by American singer Diana Ross. It was released as the first single on September 17, 1982, by RCA from Ross's Gold-certified album Silk Electric. The single reached number No. 7 in Cash Box magazine and No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It climbed as high as No. 4 on the Billboard Soul chart, whilst hitting No. 2 for 2 weeks on the Cash Box Soul chart. The track featured prominent background vocals by Patti Austin with seasoned session singers Maxine and Julia Waters. It earned Ross a twelfth Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. (Although Ross has never won a competitive Grammy, she was awarded an honorary Lifetime Achievement Award from NARAS in 2012.) The song was originally intended to be an R&B answer to the massive Olivia Newton-John hit "Physical".

Music video

The single's erotic 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.^[2] The video features a young Gil Birmingham (The Twilight Saga film series) in one of his first-ever media appearances.

Track listing

UK vinyl, 12" (12CL 268)^[3]

"Muscles" – 4:36
"I Am Me" – 3:50

US vinyl, 12", promo (JD-13382)^[4]

"Muscles" – 6:38
"I Am Me" – 3:50

US vinyl, 7" (PB 13348)^[5]

"Muscles" – 3:59
"I Am Me" – 3:50

US vinyl, 7", Gold Standard Stereo (GB-13798)^[6]

"Muscles" – 3:59
"Pieces of Ice" – 3:57

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

"Muscles" – 3:59
"I Am Me" – 3:50

NE vinyl, 12" (052Z-86609)^[8]

"Muscles" – 4:35
"I Am Me" – 3:47

NE vinyl, 7" (1A 006-86609)^[9]

"Muscles" – 3:59
"I Am Me" – 3:50

Personnel

Diana Ross – lead vocals
Michael Jackson – producer, uncredited background vocals
Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC – mastering
Patti Austin – additional backing vocals
Bill Wolfer^[10] – synthesizer
Michael Boddicker – synthesizer
Ray Chew – keyboards
Eric Gale – guitar
Yogi Horton – drums

Neil Jason – bass
Denzil Miller – keyboards
Jeff Mironov – guitar
Jonathan Moffett – drums
Julia Tillman Waters – additional backing vocals
Greg Smith – synthesizer
Maxine Willard Waters – additional backing vocals
David Williams – guitar
Nathan Watts – bass

Charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[11]	50
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[12]	16
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[13]	10
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[14]	10
Ireland (IRMA)^[15]	23
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[16]	18
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[17]	6
UK Singles (OCC)^[18]	15
US Billboard Hot 100^[19]	10
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[20]	4
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[21]	36

Cover versions

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.

Samples

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 sampled "Muscles" on the title track of his album The Inspiration.
Victoria Beckham sampled "Muscles" on the song "He's My Lover", for her unreleased second album Come Together.

References

^ Allard, François; Lecocq, Richard (October 4, 2018). Michael Jackson: All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. Octopus. ISBN 9781788401234. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
^ "Diana Ross Muscles". YouTube. June 21, 2007. Archived from the original on December 17, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
^ "Diana Ross – Muscles". Ev.discogs.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
^ "Diana Ross – Muscles". Ev.discogs.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
^ "Diana Ross – Muscles". Ev.discogs.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
^ "Diana Ross – Muscles". discogs.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
^ "Diana Ross – Muscles". Ev.discogs.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
^ "Diana Ross – Muscles". Ev.discogs.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
^ "Diana Ross – Muscles". Ev.discogs.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
^ "Bill Wolfer | Credits". AllMusic.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Diana Ross". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 219. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
^ "Diana Ross – Muscles" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Diana Ross" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Muscles". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
^ "Diana Ross – Muscles". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
^ "Diana Ross – Muscles". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
^ "Diana Ross: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
^ "Diana Ross Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
^ "Diana Ross Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
^ "Diana Ross Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-05-21.

[1] Allard, François; Lecocq, Richard (October 4, 2018). Michael Jackson: All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. Octopus. ISBN 9781788401234. Retrieved November 3, 2019.

[2] "Diana Ross Muscles". YouTube. June 21, 2007. Archived from the original on December 17, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2012.

[3] "Diana Ross – Muscles". Ev.discogs.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2012.

[4] "Diana Ross – Muscles". Ev.discogs.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2012.

[5] "Diana Ross – Muscles". Ev.discogs.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2012.

[6] "Diana Ross – Muscles". discogs.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016.

[7] "Diana Ross – Muscles". Ev.discogs.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2012.

[8] "Diana Ross – Muscles". Ev.discogs.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2012.

[9] "Diana Ross – Muscles". Ev.discogs.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2012.

[10] "Bill Wolfer | Credits". AllMusic.

[11] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[12] Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Diana Ross". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 219. Retrieved July 4, 2022.

[Dutch100-13] "Diana Ross – Muscles" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2020-05-21.

[Dutch40-14] "Nederlandse Top 40 – Diana Ross" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2020-05-21.

[sc_Ireland2_-15] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Muscles". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 2020-05-21.

[sc_New_Zealand_Diana_Ross-16] "Diana Ross – Muscles". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 2020-05-21.

[Sweden-17] "Diana Ross – Muscles". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 2020-05-21.

[sc_UKsinglesbyname_Diana_Ross-18] "Diana Ross: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2020-05-21.

[Billboardhot100-19] "Diana Ross Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-05-21.

[Billboardrandbhiphop-20] "Diana Ross Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-05-21.

[Billboardadultcontemporary-21] "Diana Ross Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-05-21.

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+| studio     = [[Sunset Sound Recorders]], (Los Angeles, California)<ref>{{cite book|last1=Allard|first1=François|last2=Lecocq|first2=Richard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CbVgDwAAQBAJ&q=the+jacksons+wait+single+release+date+december+4%2C+1984&pg=PT389|title=Michael Jackson: All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track|date=October 4, 2018|publisher=Octopus |isbn=9781788401234|access-date=November 3, 2019}}</ref>
 | venue      =
-| genre      = [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]], Pop
+| genre      = [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]], [[Pop music|pop]]
-| length     = 3:59, 6:38
+| length     = 4:05 (video version/7" version)
+*4:41 (album version)
+*6:40 (12" version)
 | label      = [[RCA Records|RCA]]
 | writer     = [[Michael Jackson]]
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 | prev_title = It's Never Too Late
 | prev_year  = 1982
-| next_title = So Close
+| next_title = [[So Close (Diana Ross song)|So Close]]
 | next_year  = 1983
-| misc       = {{External music video|type=single|header=Music video|1={{YouTube|1SK8Efia_JI|"Muscles"}}}}
+| misc       = {{External music video|type=single|header=Music video|1={{YouTube|7yjsmIVuBxA|"Muscles"}}}}
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-"'''Muscles'''" is a 1982 hit single written and produced by [[Michael Jackson]], and performed by American singer [[Diana Ross]]. It was released as the first single on September 17, 1982 by [[RCA Records|RCA]] from Ross's [[Gold album|Gold-certified album]] ''[[Silk Electric]]''.
+"'''Muscles'''" is a 1982 hit single written and produced by [[Michael Jackson]], and performed by American singer [[Diana Ross]]. It was released as the first single on September 17, 1982, by [[RCA Records|RCA]] from Ross's [[Gold album|Gold-certified album]] ''[[Silk Electric]]''. The single reached number No. 7 in ''[[Cash Box]]'' magazine and No. 10 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart. It climbed as high as No. 4 on the ''Billboard'' Soul chart, whilst hitting No. 2 for 2 weeks on the Cash Box Soul chart. The track featured prominent background vocals by [[Patti Austin]] with seasoned session singers Maxine and Julia Waters. It earned Ross a twelfth [[Grammy Award]] nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance]]. (Although Ross has never won a competitive Grammy, she was awarded an honorary Lifetime Achievement Award from [[NARAS]] in 2012.) The song was originally intended to be an R&B answer to the massive [[Olivia Newton-John]] hit [[Physical (Olivia Newton-John song)|"Physical"]].
-The single reached number No. 7 in [[Cash Box]] magazine and No. 10 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart. It climbed as high as No. 4 on the ''Billboard'' Soul chart. The [[kink (sexual)|kinky]] song, which was rumoured to be named after Jackson's pet snake, was written for Ross and her "desire" for a muscle-bound lover. The track featured prominent background vocals by [[Patti Austin]] with seasoned session singers Maxine and Julia Waters.
-It earned Ross a twelfth and latest [[Grammy Award]] nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance]].  (Although Ross has never won a competitive Grammy, she was awarded an honorary Lifetime Achievement Award from [[NARAS]] in 2012.)
-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 [[Rapping|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 erotic music video featured Ross in bed dreaming of [[bodybuilder|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFJO5LcWGfk  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211217/EFJO5LcWGfk |archive-date=2021-12-17 |url-status=live|title=Diana Ross Muscles |publisher=YouTube |date=June 21, 2007 |access-date=July 6, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The video features a young [[Gil Birmingham]] (''[[The Twilight Saga (film series)|The Twilight Saga]]'' film series) in one of his first-ever media appearances.
+The single's erotic [[music video]] featured Ross in bed dreaming of [[bodybuilder|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFJO5LcWGfk  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211217/EFJO5LcWGfk |archive-date=2021-12-17 |url-status=live|title=Diana Ross Muscles |publisher=YouTube |date=June 21, 2007 |access-date=July 6, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The video features a young [[Gil Birmingham]] (''[[The Twilight Saga (film series)|The Twilight Saga]]'' film series) in one of his first-ever media appearances.
 ==Track listing==
+{{col-begin|width=74%}}
-;UK vinyl, 12" <small>(12CL 268)</small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://wwwdev.discogs.com/release/536506 |title=Diana Ross – Muscles |publisher=Ev.discogs.com |access-date=July 6, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140712141003/http://wwwdev.discogs.com/release/536506 |archive-date=July 12, 2014 }}</ref>
+{{col-2}}
+* '''UK vinyl, 12"''' <small>(12CL 268)</small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://wwwdev.discogs.com/release/536506 |title=Diana Ross – Muscles |publisher=Ev.discogs.com |access-date=July 6, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140712141003/http://wwwdev.discogs.com/release/536506 |archive-date=July 12, 2014 }}</ref>
 # "Muscles" – 4:36
 # "I Am Me" – 3:50
-;US vinyl, 12", promo <small>(JD-13382)</small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://wwwdev.discogs.com/release/622868 |title=Diana Ross – Muscles |publisher=Ev.discogs.com |access-date=July 6, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140712162727/http://wwwdev.discogs.com/release/622868 |archive-date=July 12, 2014 }}</ref>
+* '''US vinyl, 12", promo''' <small>(JD-13382)</small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://wwwdev.discogs.com/release/622868 |title=Diana Ross – Muscles |publisher=Ev.discogs.com |access-date=July 6, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140712162727/http://wwwdev.discogs.com/release/622868 |archive-date=July 12, 2014 }}</ref>
 # "Muscles" – 6:38
 # "I Am Me" – 3:50
-;US vinyl, 7" <small>(PB 13348)</small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://wwwdev.discogs.com/release/647222 |title=Diana Ross – Muscles |publisher=Ev.discogs.com |access-date=July 6, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140712171018/http://wwwdev.discogs.com/release/647222 |archive-date=July 12, 2014 }}</ref>
+* '''US vinyl, 7"''' <small>(PB 13348)</small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://wwwdev.discogs.com/release/647222 |title=Diana Ross – Muscles |publisher=Ev.discogs.com |access-date=July 6, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140712171018/http://wwwdev.discogs.com/release/647222 |archive-date=July 12, 2014 }}</ref>
 # "Muscles" – 3:59
 # "I Am Me" – 3:50
-;US vinyl, 7", Gold Standard Stereo <small>(GB-13798)</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Diana-Ross-Muscles/release/7573841 |title=Diana Ross – Muscles |publisher=discogs.com |access-date=February 3, 2016}}</ref>
+* '''US vinyl, 7", Gold Standard Stereo''' <small>(GB-13798)</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Diana-Ross-Muscles/release/7573841 |title=Diana Ross – Muscles |publisher=discogs.com |access-date=February 3, 2016}}</ref>
 # "Muscles" – 3:59
 # "Pieces of Ice" – 3:57
+{{col-2}}
-;FR vinyl, 7" <small>(2C 008-86609)</small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://wwwdev.discogs.com/release/809954 |title=Diana Ross – Muscles |publisher=Ev.discogs.com |access-date=July 6, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140712215051/http://wwwdev.discogs.com/release/809954 |archive-date=July 12, 2014 }}</ref>
+* '''FR vinyl, 7"''' <small>(2C 008-86609)</small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://wwwdev.discogs.com/release/809954 |title=Diana Ross – Muscles |publisher=Ev.discogs.com |access-date=July 6, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140712215051/http://wwwdev.discogs.com/release/809954 |archive-date=July 12, 2014 }}</ref>
 # "Muscles" – 3:59
 # "I Am Me" – 3:50
-;NE vinyl, 12" <small>(052Z-86609)</small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://wwwdev.discogs.com/release/406789 |title=Diana Ross – Muscles |publisher=Ev.discogs.com |access-date=July 6, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140712100400/http://wwwdev.discogs.com/release/406789 |archive-date=July 12, 2014 }}</ref>
+* '''NE vinyl, 12"''' <small>(052Z-86609)</small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://wwwdev.discogs.com/release/406789 |title=Diana Ross – Muscles |publisher=Ev.discogs.com |access-date=July 6, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140712100400/http://wwwdev.discogs.com/release/406789 |archive-date=July 12, 2014 }}</ref>
 # "Muscles" – 4:35
 # "I Am Me" – 3:47
-;NE vinyl, 7" <small>(1A 006-86609)</small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://wwwdev.discogs.com/release/1056505 |title=Diana Ross – Muscles |publisher=Ev.discogs.com |access-date=July 6, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140711142702/http://wwwdev.discogs.com/release/1056505 |archive-date=July 11, 2014 }}</ref>
+* '''NE vinyl, 7"''' <small>(1A 006-86609)</small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://wwwdev.discogs.com/release/1056505 |title=Diana Ross – Muscles |publisher=Ev.discogs.com |access-date=July 6, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140711142702/http://wwwdev.discogs.com/release/1056505 |archive-date=July 11, 2014 }}</ref>
 # "Muscles" – 3:59
 # "I Am Me" – 3:50
+{{col-end}}
 ==Personnel==
+{{col-begin}}
+{{col-2}}
 *Diana Ross – lead vocals
 *[[Michael Jackson]] – producer, uncredited background vocals
 *[[Ted Jensen]] at Sterling Sound, NYC – mastering
 *[[Patti Austin]] – additional backing vocals
-*Bill Wolfer<ref>https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bill-wolfer-mn0000080681/credits</ref> – synthesizer
+*Bill Wolfer<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bill-wolfer-mn0000080681/credits | title=Bill Wolfer &#124; Credits | website=[[AllMusic]] }}</ref> – synthesizer
 *[[Michael Boddicker]] – synthesizer
 *[[Ray Chew]] – keyboards
 *[[Eric Gale]] – guitar
 *[[Yogi Horton]] – drums
+{{col-2}}
 *[[Neil Jason]] – bass
 *Denzil Miller – keyboards
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 *[[David Williams (guitarist)|David Williams]] – guitar
 *[[Nathan Watts]] – bass
+{{col-end}}
+==Charts==
-==Chart performance==
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+|Finland ([[Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{cite book|url=https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf#page=219|first=Timo|last=Pennanen|year=2021|title=Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021|section=Diana Ross|page=219|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava|location=Helsinki|access-date=2022-07-04|language=fi}}</ref>
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+| style="text-align:center;"|16
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-{{singlechart|Dutch40|10|song=Muscles |artist=Diana Ross|access-date=2020-05-21|refname=Dutch40}}
+{{single chart|Dutch100|10|song=Muscles |artist=Diana Ross|access-date=2020-05-21|refname=Dutch100}}
 |-
-|{{singlechart|Ireland2|23|song=Muscles|access-date=2020-05-21}}
+{{single chart|Dutch40|10|song=Muscles |artist=Diana Ross|access-date=2020-05-21|refname=Dutch40}}
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-{{singlechart|New Zealand|18|song=Muscles |artist=Diana Ross|access-date=2020-05-21}}
+|{{single chart|Ireland2|23|song=Muscles|access-date=2020-05-21}}
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-{{singlechart|Sweden|6|song=Muscles |artist=Diana Ross|access-date=2020-05-21|refname=Sweden}}
+{{single chart|New Zealand|18|song=Muscles |artist=Diana Ross|access-date=2020-05-21}}
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-{{singlechart|UKsinglesbyname|15|song=Muscles |artist=Diana Ross|artistid=14097|access-date=2020-05-21}}
+{{single chart|Sweden|6|song=Muscles |artist=Diana Ross|access-date=2020-05-21|refname=Sweden}}
 |-
-{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|10|artist=Diana Ross|access-date=2020-05-21|refname=Billboardhot100}}
+{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|15|song=Muscles |artist=Diana Ross|artistid=14097|access-date=2020-05-21}}
 |-
-{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|4|artist=Diana Ross|access-date=2020-05-21|refname=Billboardrandbhiphop}}
+{{single chart|Billboardhot100|10|artist=Diana Ross|access-date=2020-05-21|refname=Billboardhot100}}
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-{{singlechart|Billboardadultcontemporary|36|artist=Diana Ross|access-date=2020-05-21|refname=Billboardadultcontemporary}}
+{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|4|artist=Diana Ross|access-date=2020-05-21|refname=Billboardrandbhiphop}}
+|-
+{{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|36|artist=Diana Ross|access-date=2020-05-21|refname=Billboardadultcontemporary}}
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+==Cover versions==
+*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.
+==Samples==
+*[[Lil' Kim]] sampled "Muscles" for her [[Rapping|rap]] "Diamonds" but it was not included in the final cut of her album ''[[The Notorious K.I.M.]]''
+*[[Young Jeezy]] sampled "Muscles" on the title track of his album ''[[The Inspiration]]''.
+*[[Victoria Beckham]] sampled "Muscles" on the song "He's My Lover", for her unreleased second album ''Come Together''.
 ==References==
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-[[Category:Songs about sexuality]]

v t e Diana Ross
Discography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	Diana Ross (1970) Everything Is Everything (1970) Surrender (1971) Touch Me in the Morning (1973) Diana & Marvin (1973) Last Time I Saw Him (1973) Diana Ross (1976) Baby It's Me (1977) Ross (1978) The Boss (1979) Diana (1980) Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1981) Silk Electric (1982) Ross (1983) Swept Away (1984) Eaten Alive (1985) Red Hot Rhythm & Blues (1987) Workin' Overtime (1989) The Force Behind the Power (1991) A Very Special Season (1994) Take Me Higher (1995) Every Day Is a New Day (1999) Blue (2006) I Love You (2006) Diana Ross Sings Songs from The Wiz (rec. 1978, rel. 2015) Thank You (2021)
Compilations	Greatest Hits (1972) Diana Ross' Greatest Hits (1976) 20 Golden Greats (1979) To Love Again (1981) All the Great Hits (1981) Forever Diana: Musical Memoirs (1993) One Woman: The Ultimate Collection (1993) Diana Extended: The Remixes (1994) Voice of Love (1996) Love & Life: The Very Best of Diana Ross (2001) The Definitive Collection (2006) The Greatest (2011) Upside Down: The Collection (2012) Supertonic: Mixes (2020)
Live releases	Live at Caesars Palace (1974) An Evening with Diana Ross (1977) Greatest Hits Live (1989) Stolen Moments: The Lady Sings... Jazz and Blues (1993) Christmas in Vienna (1993)
Soundtrack albums	Diana! (1971) Lady Sings the Blues (1972) Mahogany (1975) The Wiz (1978) Endless Love (1981)
Video albums	Live in Central Park (2012)
Singles	"Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)" "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" "Remember Me" "Reach Out (I'll Be There)" "Surrender" "I'm Still Waiting" "Good Morning Heartache" "Touch Me in the Morning" "You're a Special Part of Me" "Last Time I Saw Him" "My Mistake (Was to Love You)" "You Are Everything" "Don't Knock My Love" "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)" "Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right" "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" "I Thought It Took a Little Time (But Today I Fell in Love)" "Love Hangover" "One Love in My Lifetime" "Gettin' Ready for Love" "Your Love Is So Good for Me" "You Got It" "Lovin', Livin' and Givin'" "Ease on Down the Road" "Pops, We Love You (A Tribute to Father)" "What You Gave Me" "The Boss" "No One Gets the Prize" "It's My House" "Upside Down" "I'm Coming Out" "My Old Piano" "It's My Turn" "One More Chance" "Cryin' My Heart Out for You" "Endless Love" "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" "Mirror, Mirror" "Work That Body" "Muscles" "So Close" "Pieces of Ice" "All of You" "Swept Away" "Touch by Touch" "Missing You" "Eaten Alive" "Chain Reaction" "Experience" "Dirty Looks" "If We Hold On Together" "Workin' Overtime" "This House" / "Paradise" "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" "Someday We'll Be Together" "Take Me Higher" "I Will Survive" "Not Over You Yet" "Goin' Back" "I've Got a Crush on You" "Thank You" "If the World Just Danced" "Turn Up the Sunshine"
Featured singles	"A Brand New Day" "We Are the World"
Tours and concerts	Super Bowl XXX halftime show (1996) Return to Love Tour (2000) I Love You Tour (2006–2008) More Today Than Yesterday: The Greatest Hits Tour (2010–2012) In the Name of Love Tour (2013–2017) The Essential Diana Ross: Some Memories Never Fade (2015–2017)
Related topics	The Supremes Rhonda Ross Kendrick (daughter) Tracee Ellis Ross (daughter) Evan Ross (son) Arne Næss Jr. (second husband) Arthur "T-Boy" Ross (brother) Diana Ross Playground Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5
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