"Music Gets the Best of Me" is a song by British singer-songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor is an English singer, songwriter, model and occasional DJ. She first came to prominence in the late 1990s, as the lead singer of the indie rock band Theaudience. After the group disbanded, Ellis-Bextor went solo, achieving widespread success in the early 2000s...

, released as the fourth and final single from her debut solo album, Read My Lips. The single was one of two new tracks which appeared on the re-issue of the album in 2002. Although the song was widely acclaimed, it did not do so well on the charts, only peaking at #14 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

, and fairing poorly on the ARIA Singles Chart. The song also had two different music videos.

Music video

There are two different music videos for the song. Both are directed by Sophie Muller

Sophie Muller

Sophie Muller is a British music video director, noted for her long-time collaborations with artists like Sophie Ellis-Bextor, No Doubt, Sade, Shakira, Shakespears Sister, Garbage, Blur, Annie Lennox and Eurythmics.-Background:...

. The first shows Ellis-Bextor in a typical British seaside experience, 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 her headphones 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

1. "Music Gets the Best of Me" (Single Version) - 3:31
2. "Music Gets the Best of Me" (Flip 'N; Fill Remix) - 6:08
3. "Is It Any Wonder" (Jay's Bluesix Radio Edit) - 4:06

• UK CD2

1. "Music Gets the Best of Me" (Single Version) - 3:31
2. "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" (Live Version) - 4:01
3. "Everything Falls Into Place" (Busface Remix) - 5:07

• Cassette Single

1. "Music Gets the Best of Me" (Single Version) - 3:31
2. "Get Over You" (Almighty Pop'd Up Mix) - 7:17
3. "Murder on the Dancefloor" (Twin Murder Club Mix) - 7:13

• 12" Vinyl

1. "Music Gets the Best of Me" (Single Version) - 3:31
2. "Music Gets the Best of Me" (Flip 'N' Fill Remix) - 6:08
3. "Is It Any Wonder" (Jay's Bluesix Radio Edit) - 4:06

• Australian Single

1. "Music Gets the Best of Me" (Single Version) - 3:31
2. "Music Gets the Best of Me" (Flip 'N' Fill Remix) - 6:08
3. "Get Over You" (Almighty Pop'd Up Mix) - 7:17
4. "Murder on the Dancefloor" (Twin Murder Club Mix) - 7:13
5. "Is It Any Wonder" (Jay's Bluesix Radio Edit) - 4:06
6. "Everything Falls Into Place" (Busface Remix) - 5:07

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Australian ARIA Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...  Singles Chart	28
Dutch Singles Chart	76
European Singles Chart	48
Irish Singles Chart	25
Italian Singles Chart	15
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart	25
Swiss Singles Chart	53
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	14