Murder on the Dancefloor
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| "Murder On The Dancefloor" | ||
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| Single by Sophie Ellis-Bextor | ||
| from the album Read My Lips | ||
| B-side(s) | Never Let Me Down | |
| Released | December 3, 2001 (UK) | |
| Format | CD Single | |
| Recorded | 2001 | |
| Genre | Dance | |
| Label | Universal | |
| Writer(s) | Sophie Ellis Bextor Gregg Alexander |
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| Certification | Gold (UK Singles Chart) Platinum (Australia) Gold (France) |
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| Sophie Ellis-Bextor singles chronology | ||
| "Take Me Home" (2001) |
"Murder On The Dancefloor" (2001) |
"Get Over You/Move This Mountain" (2002) |
"Murder on the Dancefloor" (2001) is the second single released by Sophie Ellis-Bextor from her debut album, Read My Lips.
After the release of "Take Me Home" in August 2001, Sophie Ellis-Bextor released her best-selling single to date in December 2001, "Murder on the Dancefloor." The song peaked at #2 on the UK Singles Chart, stayed on the charts for 23 weeks, and became the most played song of 2002 in all of Europe. The song was such a hit that the singer's label cancelled what was planned to be the next single, "Lover," and replaced it with "Get Over You."
The music video (which was directed by Sophie Muller) takes place at a dance contest whose winners are to gain a pair of golden shoes and a cash prize. Desperate to win, Sophie manages to sneakily injure and disqualify many of the other dancers, poison one judge and seduce another into declaring her the winner which displeases the other dancers.
[edit] Tracklist
| # | Murder On The Dancefloor | Length |
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| Single | ||
| 1. | "Murder on the Dancefloor" | |
| 2. | "Never Let Me Down" | |
| 3. | "Murder on Dancefloor" (Parky & Birchy Remix) | |
| 4. | "Murder on the Dancefloor" (CD-ROM) | |
| # | Murder On The Dancefloor | Length |
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| Canadian Single (In cardboard case) | ||
| 1. | "Murder on the Dancefloor" | |
| 2. | "Never Let Me Down" | |
[edit] Charts
| Chart | Position |
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| Australian Singles Chart | 3 |
| Australian End of Year Chart (2002) | 11 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 10 |
| Peruvian Singles Chart | 8 |
| Brazil Singles Chart | 2 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 5 |
| Denmark Singles Chart | 3 |
| Europe Singles Chart | 12 |
| Finland Singles Chart | 15 |
| France Singles Chart | 5 |
| Germany Singles Chart | 10 |
| Italy Singles Chart | 5 |
| Ireland Singles Chart | 2 |
| Mexican Singles Chart | 1 |
| Netherlands Singles Chart | 4 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 2 |
| Norway Singles Chart | 2 |
| Sweden Singles Chart | 8 |
| Switzerland Singles Chart | 7 |
| UK Singles Chart | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music Club Play | 26 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales | 9 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales | 9 |
Studio albums: Read My Lips · Shoot from the Hip · Trip the Light Fantastic
Singles: "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" · "Take Me Home" · "Murder on the Dancefloor" · "Get Over You/Move This Mountain" · "Music Gets the Best of Me" · "Mixed Up World" · "I Won't Change You" · "Circles (Just My Good Time)" · "Catch You" · "Me and My Imagination"
Television and DVD: Watch My Lips
Related topics: Fascination Records · theaudience · "Dear Jimmy"
