| "Murder on the Dancefloor" | ||||
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| Single by Sophie Ellis-Bextor | ||||
| from the album Read My Lips | ||||
| B-side | "Never Let Me Down" | |||
| Released | 3 December 2001 | |||
| Studio | Mayfair (London, England) | |||
| Genre | Disco-pop[1] | |||
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| Label | Polydor | |||
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| "Murder on the Dancefloor" on YouTube | ||||
"Murder on the Dancefloor" is a song written by Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Gregg Alexander, produced by Alexander and Matt Rowe for Ellis-Bextor's first album, Read My Lips (2001). Released on 3 December 2001, the song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and became a top-10 hit worldwide, charting within the top three in Australia, New Zealand, and four European countries. In the United States, the single reached number nine on the Billboard Maxi-Singles Sales chart. "Murder on the Dancefloor" is reported to have been the most played song in Europe in 2002.[2]
In January 2024, following its use in the film Saltburn and its subsequent popularity on TikTok, "Murder on the Dancefloor" again reached number two on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Ellis-Bextor's first top-10 appearance since 2007. It entered the US Billboard Hot 100 the same month, making it Ellis-Bextor's first appearance on that chart. It also peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Global 200, her first top-ten and overall first entry on the chart.[3]
- ^ Griffiths, George (4 January 2024). "Sophie-Ellis Bextor's Murder on the Dancefloor to Surge into Top 10 as Saltburn Effect Continues". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ Stadlen, Matthew (27 December 2014). "Sophie Ellis-Bextor: 'I'll forgo anything to be there for my children'". Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Murder (is back) on the dancefloor: TikTok gives old hits new life". reporter.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 13 March 2024.