The unlikely second act of Sophie Ellis-Bextor's 2001 dance-pop jam “Murder on the Dancefloor” will get another spin in the spotlight when the singer performs the song at the upcoming BAFTA Film Awards 2024. The English singer/songwriter's tune became unexpected boost when she appeared in the BAFTA-nominated hit Saltburn.
The 23-year-old song co-wrote by Ellis-Bextor and New Radicals frontman Gregg Alexander for the singer's debut album, Read my lipshit UK chart heights earlier this month when it hit No.2 on the UK pop charts while debuting at No.98 Advertising sign Hot 100 chart dated January 13.
“I'm so excited. I'll be performing at the EE BAFTAs 2024,” the singer said in a video announcement on Instagram. The BAFTA Awards will air on February 18 on BBC One and iPlayer and BritBox in North America. “I'm already practicing some looks and I can't wait,” he added.
The nudisco jam “became one of the most talked about moments in cinema this year and a viral sensation, bringing the song back into the music charts 22 years after the song was first released,” BAFTA said in a statement. The Hollywood Reporter. “Fans old and new have been streaming the track which is used as a trendy soundtrack for millions of videos on Instagram and TikTok and [it] continues to mark new achievements on Spotify, YouTube and TikTok worldwide, alongside new success in America, where it entered the Billboard Top 100 for the first time and continues to climb.”
The divisive murder sex drama starring Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike and Richard E. Grant was nominated for five BAFTA Awards, including Best Actor in a Leading Role for Keoghan, Best Supporting Actor for Elordi, Best Actor for Pike, Best Original Role for Anthony Willis and Outstanding British Film.
Talking to you Advertising sign earlier this month about the tune's unexpected revival, Ellis-Bextor said, “This song took me to places I've never been before and it's always been very special to me. [It] it took me to Latin America and Southeast Asia and all over Europe — it was already a song I associated with adventure and new things and a friendly, glorious chapter in my life.”
But the song crushes it Advertising sign The charts, he said, were “glorious, they're really magical. But it's very hard to process, if I'm honest.”
Watch Ellis-Bextor announce the good news below.
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