The last week of 2023 left a good taste in the mouth for the British singer and songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextorwhose success Murder On The Dancefloor He is one of the protagonists of the iconic final scene of Saltburn, the controversial Prime Video film. The film directed by Emerald Fennell (A promising young woman) and starring Barry Keoghan and Jacob Elordi has been much talked about since its premiere the week of Christmas Eve and, therefore, the song caused a great sensation among the public more than two decades after its release.
Just a few days ago, we were talking about the entry of Murder On The Dancefloor on Spotify’s Global list and among the most Shazamed without yet being very clear if it would follow in the wake of the phenomenon of Running Up that Hill of Kate Bush after appearing on the soundtrack of Stranger Things. Today we have to talk about big increases both in the Spotify Global Chart (moves from position 130 to 36) and in Shazam (scale from position 27 to 9).
Furthermore, 23 years later, Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s song has once again entered the TOP 10 of the official UK singles chart thanks to Saltburn. At the time, the highest position he achieved was second place. We will see if in the next few days, she gets the position of honor on this list.
Saltburn It has lovers and detractors, but it has caused a great stir on social networks, where in recent weeks there has been a lot of conversation. The film has a super cool final scene in which one of the protagonists comes out naked and dancing Murder On The Dancefloor, the song by Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Precisely that hedonism, that feeling of enjoyment and triumph over everything else, is what filmmaker Emerald Fennell wanted for this crazy final scene of Saltburn.
Murder On The Dancefloor It is a pop song that praises electronics and has an ultra seductive rhythm. The song was part of the British soloist’s first album, titled Read My Lips (Polydor, 2001), and its lyrics are pure enjoyment: music should never stop, no matter what happens on the dance floor, even if it is a murder. Sophie herself assessed in the magazine People on that final Saltburn scene: “I didn’t know exactly what role (Barry Keoghan, who plays Oliver Quick) would play. in the film until I saw it at the screening, but I loved it,” he declared.
