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How To Write A Perfect Dancefloor Filler

Pete Paphides is on a mission to find the perfect formula for making a Dancefloor Filler.

Pete Paphides is on a mission to find the perfect formula for making a bona fide hit by talking to the people who make them - the songwriters.

In this episode, he looks into what makes a perfect Dancefloor Filler - is there a key to the beats, breaks and samples that make up some of his favourites? Pete speaks to Kevin Saunderson of Detroit group Inner City about their biggest hits. Plus he鈥檚 joined by indie-kid-turned-dancefloor-queen Sophie Ellis-Bextor who speaks about her highs and lows of making sure that no-one leaves the club early.

28 minutes

Music Played

  • Sophie Ellis鈥怋extor

    Murder On The Dancefloor

  • Inner City

    Good Life

  • Thelma Houston

    Don't Leave Me This Way

  • Bohannon

    Let's Start The Dance

  • Rhythim Is Rhythim

    Strings of Life

  • Spiller

    Groovejet (feat. Sophie Ellis鈥怋extor)

    • If This Ain't Love.
  • Inner City

    Big Fun

  • The Soup Dragons

    I'm Free (feat. Junior Reid)

  • Inner City

    Good Life

  • The Soup Dragons

    I'm Free (feat. Junior Reid)

  • Sophie Ellis鈥怋extor

    Me and My Imagination

  • Crystal Waters

    Gypsy Woman

    • La Da Dee.
  • Hifi Sean

    Testify (feat. Crystal Waters)

Broadcast

  • Sat 27 Nov 2021 21:30