By Steven J. Horowitz

Twenty-five years after the band broke up and released only one album, New Radicals release their first new songs in support of democracy.

The group, which includes Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois, released their own versions of Sophie Ellis-Bextor's "Murder on the Dancefloor" and the Oscar-nominated "Lost Stars," performed by Maroon 5's Adam Levine, as part of the 2014 film "Begin Again." Both songs were written by Alexander, who composed the soundtrack for "Begin Again," with Brisebois co-writing "Lost Stars."

“In the spirit of artists supporting democracy, and for our fans, my bandmate Danielle and I are soft-launching what was almost New Radicals’ late-’90s debut single, ‘Murder on the Dancefloor,’” Alexander said in a statement to Variety. “Sophie’s version of ‘Saltburn’ charted in the Global 200 Top 10 and became one of the biggest viral hits of 2024. And [we released] our version of ‘Lost Stars’ to celebrate the news. Adam Levin’s friends, Train, are adapting our Oscar-nominated ‘Begin Again’ hit music and some of their own for John Carney’s Broadway sequel to ‘Once.’”