Murder on the Dancefloor
| "Murder on the Dancefloor" | ||||
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| Single by Sophie Ellis-Bextor | ||||
| from the album Read My Lips | ||||
| B-side | "Never Let Me Down" | |||
| Released | 3 December 2001 | |||
| Studio | Mayfair (London, England) | |||
| Genre | Disco-pop | |||
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| Label | Polydor | |||
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| "Murder on the Dancefloor" on YouTube | ||||
"Murder on the Dancefloor" is a song written by Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Gregg Alexander, produced by Alexander and Matt Rowe for Ellis-Bextor's debut studio album, Read My Lips (2001). Released on 3 December 2001, the song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and became a top-10 hit worldwide, charting within the top three in Australia, New Zealand, and four European countries. In the United States, the single reached number nine on the Billboard Maxi-Singles Sales chart. "Murder on the Dancefloor" is reported to have been the most played song in Europe in 2002.
In January 2024, following its use in the film Saltburn and its subsequent popularity on TikTok, "Murder on the Dancefloor" again reached number two on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Ellis-Bextor's first top-10 appearance since 2007. It entered the US Billboard Hot 100 the same month, making it Ellis-Bextor's first appearance on that chart. It also peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Global 200, her first top-ten and overall first entry on the chart.