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The ‘Saltburn’ Bump: More ’00s Gems Than ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’ Lifted by Viral Film


In this week’s Trending Up, the ’00s-set black comedy lends massive gains to period indie and pop classics, while more recent Big Thief and He Is We songs catch fire online.

In this week's Trending Up, the '00s-set black comedy lends massive gains to period indie and pop classics, while more recent Big Thief and He Is We songs catch fire online. By now, you may have heard about one of the most fun Billboard Hot 100 success stories of the new year: veteran U.K. pop hitmaker Sophie Ellis-Bextor scoring a debut on the chart with the 22-year-old Gregg Alexander co-penned disco-pop gem “Murder on the Dancefloor.” Thanks to virality ensuing from its usage in the Emerald Fennell-directed 2023 film Saltburn, the song bows at No. While He Is We has yet to acknowledge the viral trend on any of their official social media pages, new fans of “I Wouldn’t Mind” have already flooded the comments of their most recent Instagram post with lots of love for the surprise hit.

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