“Saltburn”: Sophie Ellis-Bextor Refers to the Return of the Film “Murder on the Dancefloor” as “Magical”
Sophie Ellis-Bextor is still trying to figure out how her 2001 pop disco song “Murder on the Dancefloor,” which she released, went viral since it was featured in the film Saltburn. The song is heard in the movie’s climactic moment, which features a nude dance by protagonist Barry Keoghan. This clip has gone viral on TikTok and helped push the song up the Billboard charts. She recently told the BBC, “It feels really magical, and if I’m honest, I don’t think I’ve processed it really.” It’s very remarkable. I’ve been performing this song for more than 20 years. I still enjoy singing it. I adore the responses I get when I do it live. However, it’s kind of lovely that more people are discovering it and that it’s creating new experiences with them.
Paris Hilton used the song in a TikTok about her pregnancy, and Ellis-Bextor reproduced Keoghan’s dance on the platform using antler-shaped headgear and a costume covered in rainbow-colored sequins. According to the BBC, the song has received 1.5 million Spotify plays on New Year’s Eve in addition to 40 million views on the platform.
At present, the song is ranked third on the Dance/Electronic Song Sales chart by Billboard, seventh on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart, nineteenth on the Dance/Electronic Streaming Songs chart, and thirty-second on the TikTok Billboard Top 50. The song previously peaked at Number 26 on the Dance Club Songs list of Billboard in 2002. The singer told the BBC that she had no idea the song would become popular again when she gave filmmaker Emerald Fennell permission to use it. She remarked, “One of the things I never prepared for is the fact that anything you release into the world, new music included, takes off and has its own journey.” “And you’re kind of riding along for the ride; it also goes in unexpected places. The song’s success and the fact that it has drawn in listeners who weren’t even alive when it was originally released are truly amazing.