Sophie Ellis-Bextor‘s ‘Homicide On The Dancefloor’ was virtually New Radicals‘ debut single, the band’s frontman Gregg Alexander has revealed. Take heed to a snippet of his authentic demo beneath.
Alexander is credited as a co-writer and co-producer of Ellis-Bextor’s 2001 track, which has not too long ago loved an enormous resurgence after soundtracking an already-infamous nude scene in Saltburn.
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Again in January, ‘Homicide On The Dancefloor’ reached its authentic place of Quantity Two on the UK singles chart (it’s at present at Quantity 20), and broke into the Billboard 100 within the US for the very first time.
Ellis-Bextor has since made her US TV debut, introduced a run of North American headline exhibits and carried out reside on the 2024 BAFTA Movie Awards off the again of her surge in recognition.
Nevertheless, throughout a brand new interview with The Guardian, Alexander defined that the track was initially supposed to be New Radicals’ debut single, as an alternative of their 1998 anthem ‘You Get What You Give’.
“I virtually flipped a coin between the 2 songs,” the singer-songwriter instructed the publication.
“The report firm needed one thing urgently and I didn’t have the time or the funds to complete each. I felt like ‘Homicide’ was a monster however ‘You Get What You Give’ was a masterpiece. It was every thing I’d all the time needed to say inside 5 minutes.”
Alexander went on to speak a few “grasp high quality demo” he had recorded for ‘Homicide…’, however stated he in the end turned his consideration to ‘You Get What You Give’. “I used to be actually excited and it was newer,” he remembered.
The demo made its approach to Ellis-Bextor after New Radicals’ cut up, with the pair happening to complete the tune collectively.
“‘Homicide’ was a track I all the time needed the world to listen to,” Alexander defined. “And after I met Sophie we launched into a artistic journey, the primary of three or 4 High 10 hits we had.”
He recalled recording the one at Mayfair Studios in London with songwriter and producer Matt Rowe (Spice Ladies). “Each time I went down the hallway for a espresso I’d see individuals dancing to ‘Homicide On The Dancefloor,” Alexander stated. “I’d suppose ‘Wow, possibly that is tapping into one thing’.”
You’ll be able to take heed to a 41-second snippet of the ‘Homicide On The Dancefloor’ demo right here through The Guardian.
The preview was accompanied by a message from Alexander, who wrote: “[…] My bandmate Danielle [Brisebois] and I assumed why not share a snippet of that cassette ruff monitor we despatched Sophie containing New Radicals’ almost ‘misplaced hit’?
“A track which can have gone unheard, and the world by no means recognized, have been it not for Sophie’s perception within the track and her pop brilliance! Get pleasure from – and everlasting thanks from New Radicals to Sophie Ellis-Bextor!”
‘You Get What You Give’ appeared on New Radicals’ sole studio album ‘Possibly You’ve Been Brainwashed Too’, and hit Quantity 5 within the UK. In 2021, the band reunited for the primary time in 22 years to carry out the track throughout a digital occasion celebrating president Joe Biden’s inauguration.
Chatting with NME at first of this 12 months, Ellis-Bextor mentioned the surprising expertise of reaching success in America this late into her profession.
“That’s what’s been fairly extraordinary,” she stated. “To them, [‘Murder On The Dancefloor’ is] a brand new track, and that’s bonkers. It didn’t do something there the primary time round, and I’m tremendous with that. If I’ve realized something alongside the best way it’s that you simply’ve obtained to go the place the momentum is.”
The singer continued: “The glamour of being huge in America would have meant a whole lot of time away, and I’d relatively go the place there are already issues occurring. I had an absolute ball with the primary report in Latin America, South East Asia and all these locations – but when this finally ends up being one thing that takes me there now then let’s see what occurs.”