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Four to the Floor

{{Short description|2004 single by Starsailor}}

{{About||the musical rhythm pattern|Four-on-the-floor (dance)|the British music television program|Four to the Floor (TV series)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Four to the Floor

| cover = Fourtothefloor.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Starsailor

| album = Silence Is Easy

| B-side = "Four to the Floor" (Thin White Duke mix)

| released = {{start date|2004|3|1|df=y}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length =

  • 3:54 (radio edit)
  • 4:13 (album version)

| label = EMI

| writer =

| producer = {{hlist|Danton Supple|Starsailor}}

| prev_title = Born Again

| prev_year = 2003

| next_title = In the Crossfire

| next_year = 2005

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|Aq-f0hPoBiE|Four to the Floor}}

}}

}}

"Four to the Floor" is a song by British band Starsailor. The song was released as the third and final single from the band's second album, Silence Is Easy (2003), and became a 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.{{cite web|title=Top 100 des singles les plus vendus du millénaire en France, épisode 2 (90-81)|url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/actualite/news-92882.html|publisher=Chartsinfrance|date=19 July 2014|accessdate=15 March 2015}}

Music videos

Image:fourtforchesta.jpg, 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, filmed for the album version of the song, 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.

Image:fourtfgraffiti.jpg

The second video, filmed for the Thin White Duke remix, 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.

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.

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Track listings

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UK CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Four to the Floor|others=Starsailor|year=2004|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=EMI Records|id=CDEM 634, 7243 5 48289 2 8}}

  1. "Four to the Floor" (radio edit)
  2. "A Message"

UK 10-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=Four to the Floor|others=Starsailor|year=2004|type=UK 10-inch single sleeve|publisher=EMI Records|id=10EM 634, 7243 548289 6 6}}

:A1. "Four to the Floor" (radio edit)

:A2. "A Message"

:B1. "Four to the Floor" (Thin White Duke mix)

German mini-CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Four to the Floor|others=Starsailor|year=2003|type=German mini-CD single disc notes|publisher=EMI Records|id=553655 21}}

  1. "Four to the Floor" – 4:11
  2. "At the End of a Show" – 4:12

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European maxi-CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Four to the Floor|others=Starsailor|year=2004|type=European maxi-CD single liner notes|publisher=EMI Records|id=7243 553530 2 3}}

  1. "Four to the Floor"
  2. "At the End of a Show"
  3. "White Dove" (original demo)

Australian maxi-CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Four to the Floor|others=Starsailor|year=2004|type=Australian maxi-CD single liner notes|publisher=EMI Records|id=7243 5 48454 2 0}}

  1. "Four to the Floor"
  2. "Four to the Floor" (Soulsavers mix)
  3. "Four to the Floor" (Thin White Duke mix)

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Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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!Chart (2003–2005)

!Peak
position

{{single chart|Australia|5|artist=Starsailor|song=Four to the Floor|rowheader=true|access-date=8 May 2019}}
scope="row"|Australian Club Chart (ARIA){{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue750.pdf|title=The ARIA Report – ARIA Club Tracks – Week Commencing 12th July 2004|publisher=ARIA|page=16|date=12 July 2004|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20040806140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20040807-0000/issue750.pdf|archive-date=6 August 2004|access-date=26 February 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

|6

{{single chart|Flanders|8|artist=Starsailor|song=Four to the Floor|rowheader=true|access-date=8 May 2019}}
{{single chart|Wallonia|1|artist=Starsailor|song=Four to the Floor|rowheader=true|access-date=8 May 2019}}
{{single chart|CIS|69|artist=Starsailor|song=Four to the Floor|songid=471|rowheader=true|access-date=6 October 2021|refname="cis"}}
{{single chart|CIS|107|artist=Starsailor|song=Four To The Floor (Thin White Duke Remix)|songid=771|note=Thin White Duke mix|rowheader=true|access-date=6 October 2021|refname="cis2"}}
scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2004/BB-2004-12-11.pdf|title=Hits of the World – Eurocharts|magazine=Billboard|volume=116|issue=50|page=49|date=11 December 2004|access-date=31 March 2020}} See last week column.

|8

{{single chart|France|1|artist=Starsailor|song=Four to the Floor|rowheader=true|access-date=8 May 2019}}
{{single chart|Germany|82|artist=Starsailor|song=Four to the Floor|songid=92843|rowheader=true|access-date=8 May 2019}}
{{single chart|Italy|22|artist=Starsailor|song=Four to the Floor|rowheader=true|access-date=8 May 2019}}
scope="row"|Romania (Romanian Top 100){{cite web|url=http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10156.html|title=Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 7, saptamina 21.02 – 27.02, 2005|publisher=Romanian Top 100|language=ro|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050514170542/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10156.html|archive-date=14 May 2005|access-date=16 May 2020}}

|88

scope="row"|Russia Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/weekly/20050401-20050407|title=Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Apr 7, 2005|publisher=TopHit|access-date=23 April 2024}}

|24

{{single chart|Scotland|18|date=20040313|rowheader=true|access-date=8 May 2019}}
{{single chart|Spain|9|artist=Starsailor|song=Four to the Floor|rowheader=true|access-date=8 May 2019}}
{{single chart|Switzerland|14|artist=Starsailor|song=Four to the Floor (Remix)|rowheader=true|access-date=8 May 2019}}
{{single chart|UK|24|date=20040313|rowheader=true|access-date=8 May 2019}}

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=Year-end charts=

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!Chart (2003)

!Position

scope="row"|CIS (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/global/annual/2003|title=CIS Year-End Radio Hits (2003)|publisher=TopHit|access-date=August 11, 2019}}

|100

scope="row"|Russia Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/annual/2003|title=Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2003|publisher=TopHit|access-date=23 April 2024|archive-date=22 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422160833/https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/annual/2003|url-status=live}}

|77

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!Chart (2004)

!Position

scope="row"|Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2004/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2004|publisher=ARIA|access-date=17 September 2020}}

|19

scope="row"|Australian Club Chart (ARIA){{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-club-chart-2004.htm|title=ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Club Chart 2004|publisher=ARIA|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200415012006/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-club-chart-2004.htm|archive-date=15 April 2020|access-date=17 September 2020}}

|14

scope="row"|France (SNEP){{cite web|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-singles-annee/?annee=2004|title=Tops de L'année {{!}} Top Singles 2004|publisher=SNEP|language=fr|access-date=17 September 2020}}

|16

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!Chart (2005)

!Position

scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2005|title=Jaaroverzichten 2005|publisher=Ultratop|language=nl|access-date=8 May 2019}}

|48

scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2005|title=Rapports annuels 2005|publisher=Ultratop|language=fr|access-date=8 May 2019}}

|21

scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=http://www.vnuemedia.com/bb/biz/images/pdf/YearEndEuropeanHot100.pdf|title=Year End European Hot 100 Singles Chart 2005 01 – 2005 52|magazine=Billboard|publisher=VNU Media|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018142431/http://www.vnuemedia.com/bb/biz/images/pdf/YearEndEuropeanHot100.pdf|archive-date=18 October 2012|access-date=7 January 2022}}

|71

scope="row"|France (SNEP){{cite web|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-singles-annee/?annee=2005|title=Tops de L'année {{!}} Top Singles 2005|publisher=SNEP|language=fr|access-date=17 September 2020}}

|78

scope="row"|Russia Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/annual/2005|title=Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2005|publisher=TopHit|access-date=25 April 2024|archive-date=21 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421190640/https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/annual/2005|url-status=live}}

|200

scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2005|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2005|website=hitparade.ch|language=de|access-date=19 February 2020}}

|95

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Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2004|certyear=2004|access-date=8 May 2019}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=single|artist=Starsailor|title=Four to the Floor|award=Gold|relyear=2004|certyear=2004|salesamount=333,000|salesref=|access-date=8 May 2019|refname="snep"}}

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Release history

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scope="row"|United Kingdom

|1 March 2004

|{{hlist|10-inch vinyl|CD}}

|rowspan="2"|EMI

|{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=29|date=28 February 2004}}

scope="row"|Australia

|22 March 2004

|rowspan="2"|CD

|{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue734.pdf|title=The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 22nd March 2004|publisher=ARIA|page=27|date=22 March 2004|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222435/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20040407-0000/Issue734.pdf|archive-date=22 February 2008|access-date=13 February 2025}}

scope="row"|France

|28 October 2004

|{{hlist|EMI|Capitol}}

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References

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Category:2003 songs

Category:2004 singles

Category:Black-and-white music videos

Category:Capitol Records singles

Category:EMI Records singles

Category:SNEP Top Singles number-one singles

Category:Songs written by Barry Westhead

Category:Songs written by Ben Byrne

Category:Songs written by James Stelfox

Category:Songs written by James Walsh (musician)

Category:Songs critical of religion

Category:Starsailor (band) songs

Category:Ultratop 50 Singles (Wallonia) number-one singles