Greater than 20 years after Sophie Ellis-Bextor unleashed “Homicide On The Dancefloor,” her pop monster returns to the U.Ok. high 10 – due to Saltburn.
The tune rebounds to No. 8 on the Official U.Ok. Singles Chart, printed final Friday, Jan. 5, its first look within the high tier for greater than 22 years. Throughout the seven-day chart cycle, “Homicide” collected greater than 2.2 million streams for its best-ever streaming week within the U.Ok., the Official Charts Firm confirms.
There’s no thriller to its contemporary legs. “Homicide On The Dancefloor” (through Polydor) is synced to a distinguished scene in Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn, a darkish comedy that has erupted on Amazon Prime Video.
“Homicide” is one in all Ellis-Bextor’s six solo U.Ok. high 10 hits, peaking at No. 2 again in 2001. The daughter of a well-liked TV star Janet Ellis and director and producer Robin Bextor, Ellis-Bextor’s breakthrough got here with Spiller’s 2000 membership minimize “Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love),” on which she was the uncredited vocalist. The observe went to No. 1 on the Official Chart. Ellis-Bextor has additionally gathered 5 U.Ok. high 10 albums.
Ellis-Bextor isn’t the one artist to learn from the Saltburn impact. Mason and Princess Celebrity’s 2006 single “Excellent (Exceeder)” (through Armada) reenters the highest 40 on the Official Singles Chart for the primary time in 17 years, showing at No. 40. Following its launch, the one reached No. 3.
Because the Christmas songs are swept from the chart for one more 12 months, a raft of singles vault up the tally.
As anticipated, Noah Kahan’s “Stick Season” (Republic Information) completes its first summit climb in its 14th week, vaulting 10-1.
In the meantime, Jack Harlow’s “Lovin On Me” rebounds 27-2 (up 27-2 through Atlantic); Casso, Raye and D-Block Europe’s “Prada” (Ministry of Sound) bounces 73-3; Tate McRae’s “Grasping” (Ministry of Sound) returns 37-4 and Taylor Swift’s “Merciless Summer time” (EMI) is up 96-5.
