Music Gets the Best of Me

"Music Gets the Best of Me"
Single by Sophie Ellis Bextor
from the album Read My Lips
Released	November 4, 2002
Format	CD single, Cassette single
Recorded	2002
Genre	House
Length	3:45
Label	Universal Music Group
Writer(s)	Gregg Alexander Sophie Ellis-Bextor Matt Rowe
Producer	Gregg Alexander
Sophie Ellis Bextor singles chronology
"Get Over You / Move This Mountain" (2002) "Music Gets the Best of Me" (2002) "Mixed Up World" (2003)

"Music Gets the Best of Me" is a song by British singer-songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor, released as the fourth and final single from her debut solo album, Read My Lips. The single was one of two new tracks which appeared on the re-issue of the album in 2002. Although the song was widely acclaimed, it did not do so well on the charts, only peaking at #14 on the UK Singles Chart, and fairing poorly on the ARIA Singles Chart. The song also had two different music videos.

Contents 1 Music video 2 Track listings 3 Charts 4 Notes

Music video

There are two different music videos for the song. Both are directed by Sophie Muller. The first shows Ellis-Bextor in a typical British seaside experience, singing, playing, and dancing in daylight, both on the beach and in the water; at the end, she is at a night carnival. In much of the video, she wears headphones, as if listening to music. This video was the one released for television. The second video shows Ellis-Bextor going in to a dinner party uninvited; she puts on her headphones and begins to perform, going from room to room; and ends by claiming that she had fun and leaving. This version was featured as an extra on her home video Watch My Lips'.

Track listings

• UK CD1

1. "Music Gets the Best of Me" (Single Version) - 3:31
2. "Music Gets the Best of Me" (Flip 'N; Fill Remix) - 6:08
3. "Is It Any Wonder" (Jay's Bluesix Radio Edit) - 4:06

• UK CD2

1. "Music Gets the Best of Me" (Single Version) - 3:31
2. "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" (Live Version) - 4:01
3. "Everything Falls Into Place" (Busface Remix) - 5:07

• Cassette Single

1. "Music Gets the Best of Me" (Single Version) - 3:31
2. "Get Over You" (Almighty Pop'd Up Mix) - 7:17
3. "Murder on the Dancefloor" (Twin Murder Club Mix) - 7:13

• 12" Vinyl

1. "Music Gets the Best of Me" (Single Version) - 3:31
2. "Music Gets the Best of Me" (Flip 'N' Fill Remix) - 6:08
3. "Is It Any Wonder" (Jay's Bluesix Radio Edit) - 4:06

• Australian Single

1. "Music Gets the Best of Me" (Single Version) - 3:31
2. "Music Gets the Best of Me" (Flip 'N' Fill Remix) - 6:08
3. "Get Over You" (Almighty Pop'd Up Mix) - 7:17
4. "Murder on the Dancefloor" (Twin Murder Club Mix) - 7:13
5. "Is It Any Wonder" (Jay's Bluesix Radio Edit) - 4:06
6. "Everything Falls Into Place" (Busface Remix) - 5:07

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	28
Dutch Singles Chart	76
European Singles Chart	48
Irish Singles Chart	25
Italian Singles Chart	15
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart	25
Swiss Singles Chart	53
UK Singles Chart	14

Notes

Sophie Ellis-Bextor Discography Theaudience "I Got the Wherewithal" · "If You Can't Do It When You're Young; When Can You Do It?" · "A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed" · "I Know Enough (I Don't Get Enough)" Read My Lips "Take Me Home"  · "Murder on the Dancefloor"  · "Get Over You / Move This Mountain"  · "Music Gets the Best of Me" Shoot from the Hip "Mixed Up World"  · "I Won't Change You" Trip the Light Fantastic "Catch You"  · "Me and My Imagination"  · "Today the Sun's on Us"  · "If I Can't Dance" Make a Scene "Bittersweet"  · "Off & On" · "Starlight" Featured Singles "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)"  · "Circles (Just My Good Time)" (With Busface)  · "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)"  · "Can't Fight This Feeling"  · "Not Giving Up on Love" Extended Plays Sophie Ellis-Bextor: iTunes Live in London Tours As headliner: Read My Lips Tour · Straight to the Heart Tour As supporting act: 25 Live · Beautiful World Live · The Pandemonium Tour Video Albums Watch My Lips Related Articles Fascination Records · theaudience · Richard Jones