Music Gets the Best of Me

"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 Gets the Best of Me"
Single by Sophie Ellis-Bextor
from the album Read My Lips
B-side
  • "Is It Any Wonder"
  • "Everything Falls into Busface"
Released4 November 2002 (2002-11-04)
StudioMayfair (London, England)
Length3:45
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Sophie Ellis-Bextor singles chronology
"Get Over You" / "Move This Mountain"
(2002)		 "Music Gets the Best of Me"
(2002)		 "Mixed Up World"
(2003)
Music video
"Music Gets the Best of Me" on YouTube

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

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Read My Lips album booklet.[6]

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

Release history
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 4 November 2002
  • CD
  • cassette
 Polydor [21]
Australia 11 November 2002 CD [22]

References
  1. Music Gets the Best of Me (UK CD1 liner notes). Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Polydor Records. 2002. 0659222.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. Music Gets the Best of Me (UK CD2 liner notes). Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Polydor Records. 2002. 0659232.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. Music Gets the Best of Me (UK cassette single sleeve). Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Polydor Records. 2002. 0659234.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. Music Gets the Best of Me (European CD single liner notes). Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Polydor Records. 2002. 0658982.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. Music Gets the Best of Me (Australian CD single liner notes). Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Polydor Records. 2002. 0658832.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. Read My Lips (UK CD album booklet). Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Polydor Records. 2002. 589 968-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  16. "Romanian Top 100 – Issue nr: 17/2003". Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 12 October 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2003.
  17. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
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  20. "Topul anului 2003" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 22 January 2005. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  21. "New Releases – For Week Starting 4 November 2002: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 2 November 2002. p. 25. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  22. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 11th November 2002" (PDF). ARIA. 11 November 2002. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 January 2003. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
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