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Sophie Commits 'Murder'

k. lane | Florida, USA | 11/11/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The vocalist behind the definitive disco house anthem, Spiller's infectious "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)", finally makes her US solo debut with the release of her dance smash "Murder On The Dancefloor". The second single released from her "Read My Lips" album in the UK, it was a chart smash for the posh pop tart. The song itself is fiery retro disco pop, her unique voice working through the anthemic party lyrics. The tracklisting for this particular single release of the track is rather good, at four cuts.1. Murder On The Dancefloor - Radio Edit
A shortened radio ready edit of the "Read My Lips" album version. Perfect bite-size chunk of disco pop magic.2. Murder On The Dancefloor - Extended Album Version
Already an excellent dance tune, this mix just stretches the original out for extended club play.3. Murder On The Dancefloor - Jewels & Stone Remix
Wonderful disco pop mixers Jewels & Stone have worked with many great chart acts including S Club and Five. This is their second mix for Ms. Ellis Bextor, after they did a similar reworking of her Cher cover "Take Me Home". The perfect pop dance rerub for the song.4. Murder On The Dancefloor - Parky & Birchy Remix
Parky & Birchy, like Jewels & Stone, also provided a mix for Sophie's reworked "Take Me Home". They follow her for a second release providing an over seven minute darker disco mix, in comparison to the J&S mix. Less vocal, more vibe. Not a bad mix.A nicely put together remix package if I do say so, Sophie's "Murder" deserves to climb Billboard's Hot 100, just like it did the British Top 75. Great dance pop."

Ms. Sophie burns the godamn house right down.

K. Eisenberger | Defiance, Ohio United States | 11/21/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is the first US release (but 2nd in the UK ) for the lovely Sophie Ellis Bextor. I had bought the import in February of 2002 and fell in love with not only the song but her voice. So much so that I bought her Read My Lips cd in it's original and newly expanded versions. This should be coming out in the US soon so we can play catch up with this song. Written with New Radicals and producer guru Gregg Alexander the song is just magical. The cd comes in 4 versions and not a bad mix here at all! Track 1 is the radio edit(3:37) and track 2 is the Extended Album Version(5:32) and in a word very Salsoul! DISCO!!! It is then followed by track 3 the Jewels & Stone Remix(5:39). These guys did the remix to her first single "Take Me Home" and really make it even better. The Parky & Birchy Remix(7:24) is from the UK cd single and to me still the best mix of the song. Retro yet very contemorary in sound . Just came in the Billboard dance chart and hopefully will become the smash it deserves to be. Gorgeous!!!"

Best Song EVER !!!

Noemi Raquel Crocco | 01/03/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Murder On The Dancefloor is an excellent pop/disco song, very catchy, and makes you want to dance and sing a long. Sophie's first album "Read My Lips" is awesome ! She sings with her posh english accent all the fab tracks, but Murder is simply brilliant. I personally Recommend: "Murder...", "Take Me Home", "Get Over You", "Music Gets The Best Of Me" & "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)". She will be touring the UK (JAN/FEB) and Europe in march. Do yourself a favor and go to one of her concerts."