Saltburn: Murder on the Dancefloor success 'magical', says Sophie Ellis-Bextor

A woman with a stylish beehive haircut and dressed in a shimmering dark green evening dress sits on the floor of a room with dark brown retro woodwork on the walls. Her legs stretch along a thick light brown carpet and she leans against a wooden cabinet in the same brown shade as the walls. An old-fashioned pink rotary telephone pastel and white sits on the furniture, completing the retro side. aspect of the shot.Image source, Laura Lewis
By Bonnie McLarenBBC Newsbeat

It's murder on the dance floor.

Either you've been singing these lyrics for years, or you may have recently heard them for the first time at the end of Saltburn.

Either way, director Emerald Fennell's twisted thriller took Sophie Ellis-Bextor's classic to a new audience and brought it back into the charts.

The song features in the stunning nude finale featuring actor Barry Keoghan, which inspired a series of viral tributes.

One ​​of them was recorded by Sophie herself, who recreated Barry's dance moves in a sequined outfit on TikTok.

Paris Hilton also used the track in a video about her secret pregnancy and #MurderOnTheDancefloor currently has over 40 million views on the app.

And it seems the song also appeared on more than a few New Year's playlists, as Spotify 31 D...

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Saltburn: Murder on the Dancefloor success 'magical', says Sophie Ellis-Bextor
A woman with a stylish beehive haircut and dressed in a shimmering dark green evening dress sits on the floor of a room with dark brown retro woodwork on the walls. Her legs stretch along a thick light brown carpet and she leans against a wooden cabinet in the same brown shade as the walls. An old-fashioned pink rotary telephone pastel and white sits on the furniture, completing the retro side. aspect of the shot.Image source, Laura Lewis
By Bonnie McLarenBBC Newsbeat

It's murder on the dance floor.

Either you've been singing these lyrics for years, or you may have recently heard them for the first time at the end of Saltburn.

Either way, director Emerald Fennell's twisted thriller took Sophie Ellis-Bextor's classic to a new audience and brought it back into the charts.

The song features in the stunning nude finale featuring actor Barry Keoghan, which inspired a series of viral tributes.

One ​​of them was recorded by Sophie herself, who recreated Barry's dance moves in a sequined outfit on TikTok.

Paris Hilton also used the track in a video about her secret pregnancy and #MurderOnTheDancefloor currently has over 40 million views on the app.

And it seems the song also appeared on more than a few New Year's playlists, as Spotify 31 D...

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