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Sophie Ellis Bextor Performs “Murder on the Dancefloor” at New Year’s Rockin’ Eve—and Now I’m Rewatching ‘Saltburn’ Instead of the Ball Drop

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Tonight, December 31, Sophie Ellis-Bextor took the stage in New York City to help ring in the new year with many other great performers. She performed during Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve alongside acts like Kesha, Natasha Bedingfield, Alanis Morisette, and Blake Shelton.

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As the night slowly wound down to the dropping of the iconic Times Square ball, Ellis-Bextor performed a medley of hits, including her 2001 song “Murder On the Dancefloor.” The No. 2 hit had a resurgence this year after it was included in a particular scene in the film Saltburn. After that, it regained its place on the charts and took the world by storm once again.

Other performances include Carrie Underwood, Megan Moroney, and their Bedazzlers; mononymous country stars Ernest, Hardy, and Dasha; the Jonas Brothers, Cody Johnson, Luis Fonsi, Laufey, Lenny Kravitz, Teddy Swims, T-Pain, TLC, and more. Ryan Seacrest is hosting alongside Rita Ora, with Rob Gronkowski and Jeannie Mai as co-hosts from Las Vegas and Los Angeles respectively.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s Biggest Hit “Murder On the Dancefloor” was Originally a New Radicals Demo

While we count down the old year and head into the new with Sophie Ellis-Bextor and friends, we’re reminded of the origins of “Murder On the Dancefloor.” It was once a demo from New Radicals, who traded it out for “You Get What You Give” on their 1998 album Maybe You’ve Been Brainwashed Too.

Ellis-Bextor picked up the single, altered some of the lyrics, and turned it into her own hit single in 2001. In an interview with The Guardian in March, Gregg Alexander of New Radicals spoke about the change in debut singles and shared the band’s link to Sophie Ellis-Bextor.

New Radicals recorded a demo of “Murder On the Dancefloor” in the 90s, but according to Alexander, “I was really excited and [‘You Get What You Give’] was newer,” he told The Guardian. When it came time to pick a debut single, “You Get What You Give” won out. However, Gregg Alexander and Sophie Ellis-Bextor actually collaborated on “Murder On the Dancefloor” later, making it “the first of three or four Top 10 hits we had,” said Alexander.

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