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 which appeared on the re-issue of the album in 2002. 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 UK CD2 UK cassette single European CD single Australian CD single