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Murder On The Dancefloor
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
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- Album
- Read My Lips (Deluxe Version)
- Released
- 2002
- Genres
- Length
- 3:50
- Tempo
- 117 BPM
- Label
- Polydor Records
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About this song
"Murder On the Dance Floor" is the second single from Sophie Ellis-Bextor's debut album, Read My Lips. The song peaked at #2 on the U.K. Singles chart and became the most-played song in Europe in 2002. Decades after its release, it regained popularity after appearing in the closing scene of the 2023 film Saltburn, and it reached #51 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 2024.
Fun facts
- Sampled in 2 other songs, like “Love Me Not by Skepta (Ft. B Live & Cheb Rabi)”.
- Covered 8 times, including “Murder On The Dancefloor by Girl Ray”.
- Written by Gregg Alexander and Sophie Ellis-Bextor.
- Produced by Gregg Alexander and Matt Rowe.
- Recorded at Mayfair Studios.