Sam Reid's 'Dancing With Myself' Cover Hits Streaming
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- Lestat De Lioncourt (Sam Reid) released his cover of Billy Idol's "Dancing With Myself" to major streaming platforms including Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music, via AMC Global Media and Lakeshore Records
- "Dancing With Myself" is the third official single from AMC's The Vampire Lestat, joining previously released "All Fall Down" (which plays behind the opening titles) and "Long Face," both featuring original music and lyrics by Daniel Hart performed by Reid
- Daniel Hart co-wrote one of the Season 3 episodes and wrote over 20 songs for the Vampire Lestat to sing, working side by side with showrunner Rolin Jones in the writers room this year; the pair have collaborated on Interview with the Vampire since 2021
- Hart also serves as Musical Director for the onscreen band that Lestat fronts in Season 3, and has fronted his own band Dark Rooms since 2013 after earlier touring as a hired gun for St. Vincent, Broken Social Scene, Other Lives, and The Polyphonic Spree
- The Vampire Lestat is technically the third season of Interview with the Vampire, renamed in honor of the Anne Rice book on which the season is based, and is executive produced by Mark Johnson, Rolin Jones, Hannah Moscovitch, Christopher Rice, and the late Anne Rice
Why it matters: The release positions Lestat as the world's first immortal rock star on an electric multi-city tour, per the source, while the show doubles down on music as a core storytelling device — Hart and Jones wrote over 20 songs for the season. For AMC, this is a fresh franchise hook, capitalizing on Reid's breakout turn by turning the character into a streaming music act with real singles rather than just soundtrack cues.
