Murder on the Dancefloor

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“Murder On The Dancefloor”
“Murder On The Dancefloor” cover
Single by Sophie Ellis-Bextor
from the album Read My Lips
B-side "Never Let Me Down"
Released December 3, 2001 (UK)
Format CD
Recorded 2001
Genre Nu-disco
Length 3:52
Label Universal
Writer(s) Gregg Alexander, Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Producer Gregg Alexander, Matt Rowe
Certification Platinum (ARIA), Silver (BPI)
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" is a song written by Gregg Alexander and Sophie Ellis-Bextor, produced by Alexander and Matt Rowe for Ellis-Bextor's first album Read My Lips (2001).

After the release of "Take Me Home" in August 2001, Ellis-Bextor released her best-selling single to date in December 2001, "Murder on the Dancefloor". The song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart,[1] stayed on the charts for twenty-three 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"/"Move This Mountain"[citation needed]. It was also a hit in Australia peaking at number three,[2] staying in the top fifty for twenty weeks,[2] accrediting platinum by ARIA[3] and ending to be the eleventh highest selling single for 2002.[4]

Contents

[edit] Music video

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, Ellis-Bextor 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. Her clever use of these tactics leads to her win.

[edit] Track listings and formats

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Murder on the Dancefloor".

UK CD Single
  1. "Murder on the Dancefloor
  2. "Never Let Me Down"
  3. "Murder on the Dancefloor" (Parky & Birchy remix)
  4. "Murder on the Dancefloor" (CD-ROM)
Canadian CD Single (cardboard case)
  1. "Murder on the Dancefloor"
  2. "Murder on the Dancefloor" (Jewels & Stone edit)
German CD Maxi-Single
  1. "Murder on the Dancefloor" (Radio edit)
  2. "Murder on the Dancefloor" (Extended album version)
  3. "Murder on the Dancefloor" (Jewels & Stone mix edit)
  4. "Murder on the Dancefloor" (G-Club vocal mix edit)
  5. "Murder on the Dancefloor" (Phunk investigation vocal edit)
  6. "Murder on the Dancefloor" (Parky & Birchy remix)
  7. "Murder on the Dancefloor" (Twin murder club mix)
US CD Maxi-Single
  1. "Murder on the Dancefloor" (Radio edit)
  2. "Murder on the Dancefloor" (Extended album version)
  3. "Murder on the Dancefloor" (Jewels & Stone remix)
  4. "Murder on the Dancefloor" (Parky & Birchy remix)

[edit] Charts

Chart (2001/2002)[5] Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 3
Austrian Singles Chart 10
Belgium Singles Chart 7
Canadian Digital Singles[6] 5
Chilean Singles Chart 2
Danish Singles Chart 3
Dutch Singles Chart 7
Finnish Singles Chart 15
French Singles Chart 5
German Singles Chart[7] 11
Irish Singles Chart[8] 2
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 3
Norwegian Singles Chart 2
Swedish Singles Chart 8
Swiss Singles Chart 7
UK Singles Chart 2
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[9] 26
United World Chart[10] 17

[edit] References

  1. ^ "UK chart peak @ Charts Stats". Charts Stats. Retrieved June 30, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Australian chart peak". Australian-charts. Retrieved June 30, 2007.
  3. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2002 Singles". ARIA Charts. Retrieved June 30, 2007.
  4. ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2002". ARIA Charts. Retrieved June 30, 2007.
  5. ^ Murder on the Dancefloor — chart performance Retrieved on January 8, 2007
  6. ^ Hot Canadian Digital Singles Billboard magazine. Issue date: June 8, 2002
  7. ^ German Singles Chart Week 18, 2002
  8. ^ Irish Singles Chart Date of entry: June 12, 2002.
  9. ^ Hot Dance Club Play Billboard magazine. Issue date: January 3, 2003
  10. ^ United World Chart ‘’MediaTraffic.de’’ Week 26, 2002
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