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Four to the Floor

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For the musical rhythm pattern, see Four-on-the-floor (dance). For British music television program, see Four to the Floor (TV series).

"Four to the Floor" is a hit single by the British band Starsailor. The song was released as the third and final single from the band's second album Silence Is Easy and became a major hit, peaking at number one in France and Wallonia, number five in Australia and number 24 in the United Kingdom. Furthermore, "Four to the Floor (Thin White Duke Remix)" was ranked number 70 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004 in Australia. As of July 2014, it was the 84th best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 333,000 units sold.[1]

"Four to the Floor"
Single by Starsailor
from the album Silence Is Easy
Released1 March 2004
Recorded2004
GenrePop rock
Length
  • 3:54 (radio edit)
  • 4:13 (album version)
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)James Walsh, James Stelfox, Ben Byrne, Barry Westhead
Producer(s)Danton Supple, Starsailor
Starsailor singles chronology
"Born again"
(2003) 		"Four to the Floor"
(2004) 		"In the Crossfire"
(2005)
Music video
Four to the Floor on YouTube

Music video

 
Left to right James Stelfox, James Walsh and Ben Byrne in the orchestra version of "Four to the Floor" music video.

There are two different videos for "Four to the Floor." In the first one, the band played in a scenario accompanied by the members of a symphonic orchestra appearing and disappearing according to the development of the song and the instruments.

 
The band seen as a graffito.

The second one, which uses the Thin White Duke remix of the song, features a genderless little person of unknown age in a hooded winter jacket spray-painting graffiti on public walls in or near the city of London. The band members of Starsailor are depicted as animated graffiti whilst playing the title song throughout. At the end of the video the faceless, anonymous elfin creature is caught while standing on a bridge and shaken down by the police. One of the scenes in the video can be seen as the art cover for the Hard-Fi single Hard to Beat.

In Australia, this video was also set to the album version/radio edit of the song.

The video also shows the images of famous Argentine revolutionary Che Guevara and Ben Byrne wears a T-shirt with the word "socialism" though there is not a clear connection between those images and the concept of the video.

Track listings

CD

  1. "Four to the Floor" (Radio Edit) - 3:54
  2. "A Message" - 4:28

Limited edition CD

This version was packaged with a fold-out poster.

  1. "Four to the Floor" (Radio Edit) - 3:54
  2. "Four to the Floor" (Soulsavers Remix) - 5:12
  3. "Four to the Floor" (Thin White Duke Remix) - 4:36
  4. "Four to the Floor" (Enhanced Video)

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[18] Platinum 70,000^
France (SNEP)[19] Gold 333,000[1]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

The Soulsavers remix can be heard in the 2004 film Layer Cake and on the film's soundtrack.

References

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  7. ^ "Notowanie nr1154" (in Polish). LP3. 12 March 2004. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
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  10. ^ "Starsailor – Four to the Floor (Remix)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  12. ^ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2004". ARIA. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  13. ^ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Club Chart 2004". ARIA. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  14. ^ "Classement Singles – année 2004" (in French). Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  15. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2005" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  16. ^ "Rapports annuels 2005" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  17. ^ "Classement Singles – année 2005" (in French). Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  18. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  19. ^ "French single certifications – Starsailor – Four to the Floor" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
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