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TIL that the band New Radicals only released one studio album and disbanded in 1999 as they were tired of touring and promotional duties. They reunited briefly in 2024 to record 2 songs, one of which was a cover of "Murder on the Dancefloor", a song that was co-written by their lead vocalist.

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