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Music Gets the Best of Me
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Wikipedia article
"'Music Gets the Best of Me'" is a song by British singer-songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor, released as the fourth and final single from her debut solo album, 'Read My Lips' (2001). The single was one of two new tracks that appeared on the re-issue of the album in 2002, along with previous single "Get Over You". The song peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart and number 15 in Italy and Romania. Two music videos were made for the song.
Music video
There are two different music videos for the song. Both are directed by Sophie Muller. The first shows Ellis-Bextor in a tropical seaside setting, singing, playing, and dancing in daylight, both on the beach and in the water; at the end, she is at a night carnival. In much of the video, she wears headphones, as if listening to music. This video was the one released for television. The second video shows Ellis-Bextor going in to a dinner party uninvited; she puts on a CD and begins to perform, going from room to room; and ends by claiming that she had fun and leaving. This version was featured as an extra on her home video 'Watch My Lips'.
Track listings
'UK CD1'
# "Music Gets the Best of Me"
# "Music Gets the Best of Me"
# "Is It Any Wonder"
'UK CD2'
# "Music Gets the Best of Me"
# "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)"
# "Everything Falls into Busface"
'UK cassette single'
# "Music Gets the Best of Me"
# "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)"
'European CD single'
# "Music Gets the Best of Me"
# "Music Gets the Best of Me"
'Australian CD single'
# "Music Gets the Best of Me"
# "Music Gets the Best of Me"
# "Get Over You"
# "Murder on the Dancefloor"
# "Is It Any Wonder"
# "Everything Falls into Busface"
Credits and personnel
Credits are lifted from the 'Read My Lips' album booklet.
'Studios'
* Recorded at Mayfair Studios (London, England)
* Mastered at Sony Music Studios (London, England)
'Personnel'
* Sophie Ellis-Bextor writing
* Matt Rowe writing, production
* Gregg Alexander writing, production
* Stefan Skarbek programming
* Steve Osborne production
* Jeremy Wheatley additional production and mix
* Rik Simpson engineering
* John Davis mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
References
Category:2001 songs
Category:2002 singles
Category:Music videos directed by Sophie Muller
Category:Polydor Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Gregg Alexander
Category:Songs about music
Category:Songs written by Gregg Alexander
Category:Songs written by Matt Rowe (songwriter)
Category:Songs written by Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Category:Sophie Ellis-Bextor songs
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