Monday, May 25, 2026

UPDATE “Saltburn” Retro Disco Hit “Murder on the Dance Floor” Goes Top 20 on iTunes, Number 1 Spotify Viral

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Sophie Ellis Bexter is turning into the Kate Bush of 2024.

The Brit disco singer has hit number 1 on Spotify’s viral US singles chart with “Murder on the Dance Floor.” The song is featured at the end of the movie “Saltburn,” when star Barry Keogh dances naked through a castle he’s inherited by killing all of the family that owned it.

“Murder on the Dance Floor” has also hit number 19 on iTunes singles chart, a fact that may convince radio programmers to start adding it to their top 40. The people have spoken!

The song was originally released in 2002 and was a modest hit in the US, and much bigger in the UK. Producers of this year’s Oscars show should consider getting Ellis-Bexter to come perform the number to some montage or clip package, and have Keoghan do a little dance in his tuxedo.

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