Sophie Ellis-Bextor‘s pop classic ‘Murder On The Dancefloor’ is set to re-enter the UK Top 40 singles chart this week as its Saltburn-inspired renaissance continues.
To close Emerald Fennell’s new film, Barry Keoghan’s character Oliver Quick dances through a country mansion in the nude to a soundtrack of the 2001 pop hit.
Since then, it’s gained legions of new Gen Z fans on TikTok, with over 38.5million views of its hashtag and the song being included in a quarter of a million videos. Ellis-Bextor herself also joined the trend, recreating Keoghan’s dance in a TikTok video which you can see below.
After this success, Official Charts are reporting that the track is now set to re-enter the Top 40 this week. It currently sits at Number 27 in the midweek chart, and is expected to rise further across the week.
@sophieebtiktok Heading into 2024 like… Happy Saltburn New Year! Xx #murderonthedancefloor #sophieellisbextor #saltburnmovie
After the release of Saltburn, Ellis-Bextor hailed the resurgence of her hit single, writing on X/Twitter: “Wow.. thank you for all the Murder love. Happy new year! Xx.”