Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s ‘Murder On The Dancefloor’ was nearly New Radicals’ debut single – check out the unreleased demo

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Sophie Ellis-Bextor‘s ‘Murder On The Dancefloor’ was almost New Radicals‘ debut single, the band’s frontman Gregg Alexander has revealed.

Listen to a snippet of his original demo below.Alexander is credited as a co-writer and co-producer of Ellis-Bextor’s 2001 song, which has recently enjoyed a huge resurgence after soundtracking an already-infamous nude scene in Saltburn.Back in January, ‘Murder On The Dancefloor’ reached its original position of Number Two on the UK singles chart (it is currently at Number 20), and broke into the Billboard 100 in the US for the very first time.Ellis-Bextor has since made her US TV debut, announced a run of North American headline shows and performed live at the 2024 BAFTA Film Awards off the back of her surge in popularity.However, during a new interview with The Guardian, Alexander explained that the song was initially intended to be New Radicals’ debut single, instead of their 1998 anthem ‘You Get What You Give’.“I almost flipped a coin between the two songs,” the singer-songwriter told the publication.“The record company wanted something urgently and I didn’t have the time or the budget to finish both.

I felt like ‘Murder’ was a monster but ‘You Get What You Give’ was a masterpiece. It was everything I’d always wanted to say inside five minutes.”Alexander went on to talk about a “master quality demo” he had recorded for ‘Murder…’, but said he ultimately turned his attention to ‘You Get What You Give’. “I was really excited and it was newer,” he remembered.The demo made its way to Ellis-Bextor after New Radicals’ split, with the pair going on to finish the tune together.“‘Murder’ was a song I always wanted the world to hear,” Alexander explained. “And when I met Sophie we embarked on.