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Sophie Ellis-Bextor Reflects on How ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’ Became a Dual-Generation Smash: ‘It Just Captures a Feeling’
Sophie Ellis-Bextor reflects on how her 2001 single 'Murder on the Dancefloor' became a dual-generation hit.
Over the past month, the 44-year-old, who came to prominence in her native England after her debut solo album “Read My Lips” arrived in Sept. 2001, has witnessed the hedonistic anthem go from its perennial home across throwback playlists to a bona fide chart rocket, all thanks to a choice to soundtrack actor Barry Keoghan’s nude dance through a mansion at the end of “Saltburn.” It’s what propelled Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” and Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” back onto the charts over the past few years, and conveyed that in contemporary music, any song from any era can become a hit, really, with just the right timing and utility. Alongside producer/songwriter Matt Rowe, best known at the time for his work with Spice Girls, they stripped back the tinkering, programmed drums on the demo; piped in the jangling guitar hits and disco ball strings; and confected the Studio 54-adjacent thump that constitutes the finished version.
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