Four to the Floor

"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. The Thin White Duke remix of the song 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
Released	1 March 2004
Recorded	2004
Genre	Pop rock
Length	3:54 (radio edit) 4:13 (album version)
Label	EMI
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 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. An shorter edit was also made, using the Thin White Duke remix 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

Weekly charts Chart (2004–2005) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[2] 5 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 8 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4] 1 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] 8 France (SNEP)[6] 1 Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 82 Italy (FIMI)[8] 22 Poland (LP3)[9] 3 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[10] 88 Scotland (OCC)[11] 18 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[12] 9 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] Thin White Duke Remix 14 UK Singles (OCC)[14] 24

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position Australia (ARIA)[15] 19 Australia Club Chart (ARIA)[16] 14 France (SNEP)[17] 16 Chart (2005) Position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[18] 48 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[19] 21 France (SNEP)[20] 78 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] Thin White Duke Remix 95

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[22]	Platinum	70,000^^
France (SNEP)[23]	Gold	333,000[1]
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

In popular culture

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

References

1. "Top 100 des singles les plus vendus du millénaire en France, épisode 2 (90-81)". Chartsinfrance. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
2. "Australian-charts.com – Starsailor – Four to the Floor". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
3. "Ultratop.be – Starsailor – Four to the Floor" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
4. "Ultratop.be – Starsailor – Four to the Floor" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
5. "Hits of the World – Eurocharts" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 116 no. 50. 11 December 2004. p. 49. Retrieved 31 March 2020. See last week column.
6. "Lescharts.com – Starsailor – Four to the Floor" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
7. "Offiziellecharts.de – Starsailor – Four to the Floor". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
8. "Italiancharts.com – Starsailor – Four to the Floor". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
9. "Notowanie nr1154" (in Polish). LP3. 12 March 2004. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
10. "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 7, saptamina 21.02 – 27.02, 2005" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 14 May 2005. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
11. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
12. "Spanishcharts.com – Starsailor – Four to the Floor" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
13. "Swisscharts.com – Starsailor – Four to the Floor (Remix)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
14. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
15. "2004 ARIA Singles Chart". ARIA. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
16. "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Club Chart 2004". ARIA. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
17. "Tops de L'année | Top Singles 2004" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
18. "Jaaroverzichten 2005" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
19. "Rapports annuels 2005" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
20. "Tops de L'année | Top Singles 2005" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
21. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2005 – hitparade.ch" (in German). Retrieved 19 February 2020.
22. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
23. "French single certifications – Starsailor – Four to the Floor" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 8 May 2019.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics