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Neon Nights
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Standard edition artwork
Studio album by
Dannii Minogue
Released17 March 2003
Recorded2001–2003
Genre
Length56:42
Label London (UK)
Ultra Records (US)
Producer
Dannii Minogue chronology
The Remixes
(1998)		Neon Nights
(2003)		 The Hits & Beyond
(2006)
Singles from Neon Nights
  1. "Who Do You Love Now?"
    Released: 19 November 2001
  2. "Put the Needle on It"
    Released: 4 November 2002
  3. "I Begin to Wonder"
    Released: 3 March 2003
  4. "Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling"
    Released: 9 June 2003

Neon Nights is the fourth studio album by Australian singer Dannii Minogue. It was released through London Records on 17 March 2003. Spurred by her success with the 2001 single "Who Do You Love Now?", Minogue signed a new record contract and began working on her first album in six years with the likes of Ian Masterson, Korpi & Blackcell, Neïmo and Terry Ronald.

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The effort culminated in a dance-pop record largely influenced by 1980s music and the European club scene. Neon Nights became the most successful album campaign of Minogue's career, peaking number 8 in the United Kingdom and spawning four top-ten singles in the territory, including "Put the Needle on It" and "I Begin to Wonder".

Minogue received generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised its cohesion and mixture of styles. Neon Nights has come to be regarded as a cult classic among pop music fans. She went on a limited tour in support of the album, which included a one-off show in New York City. Neon Nights has been reissued twice since its release, marking its 15th and 20th anniversaries. [1]

Background and recording

Despite producing a top-five hit with 1997's "All I Wanna Do", Minogue was dropped by record label Warner Brothers after her third studio album Girl became a commercial disappointment, and she saw herself as effectively retired from the music industry. [2] [3] She appeared in productions of Macbeth and Notre-Dame de Paris during this time. [4] [5]

"Sometimes you need that bushfire to clear the slate and regenerate. We all get to know—when we've got enough years behind us—when you need to firmly shut a door for a very different one to open. It was like that. I was at peace with everything being finished." [6]

In 2001, DJ Pete Tong approached her to record vocals for the trance instrumental "Stringer" by DJ duo Riva, which was becoming a hit in European clubs. The track became "Who Do You Love Now?", which peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart in late November and remains her longest-charting entry, spending 16 weeks on the chart; in Australia, the song peaked at number fifteen. [7]

The single's success led to a six-album record deal with London Records, a subsidiary of Warner Music, and work on a new album soon began with London giving Minogue free rein of its production. [8] [9] Minogue turned 30 while recording the album, a milestone that she wanted to celebrate with Neon Nights and reflect her positive mindset as a time capsule. [10]

Minogue worked on the album in London, Paris, and Stockholm, and was majorly involved with the songwriting process, having writing credits on 12 of the 15 tracks on the standard edition. Longtime collaborator Terry Ronald accompanied her on many of the songwriting trips. The recording process commenced in 2002 at Murlyn Studios, a cabin located in the outskirts of Stockholm. [11] [12] She first met with Henrik Korpi and Mathias Johansson, better known as Korpi & Blackcell, and Karen Poole; the four wrote three of the tracks on Neon Nights, including opener "Put the Needle on It".

The French indie rock band Neïmo became involved with the album after sending several backing ideas to Faversham. [12] [13] In Paris, their studio was a living room outfitted with vintage music equipment, with Minogue's vocals recorded in a spare bedroom. She and Ronald finished three tracks with the band. Their third time in Paris, in May 2002, became the pair's last writing trip together as Ronald later started chemotherapy. [12] Ronald is a co-writer on six Neon Nights tracks, and survived his cancer diagnosis. [14]

Composition

Neon Nights is a dance-pop album with a prominent early 1980s music and French house direction, capturing the European dance zeitgeist of the early 2000s. [15] [16] Minogue recounted that Neon Nights was the first time she had a major involvement in writing any album, from the lyrics to its production. [12] Her blueprint was to translate the underground club scene into an accessible format; essentially a record that sounded like remixes of pop songs. [2] [9] As a result, Neon Night pulls from an eclectic assortment of genres including electro, house, funk and R&B. [17] [18] [19] The album was described by David Trueman of Amazon as "[dripping] with sleazy synth-funk and production risks unheard of in polished pop music". [20]

"Dance music is such a huge passion of mine, so [the production process] was a dream. I wanted to hear the songs and feel, as I closed my eyes, that I'm on a dance floor, in the club, under a mirror ball. That's what that album is for me. In fact, that's why we called it Neon Nights—it just had to be something that felt like when you're at a glitzy party with your dancing shoes on." [9]

The initial output from Neon Nights mimicked the trance sound of "Who Do You Love Now?", a brief discarded early on, whose vestiges appear in the closer "It Won't Work Out"—later retooled into a flamenco-tinged trip hop ballad. [11] [21] [18] "Mystified" was one of the first tracks to be finished for Neon Nights which helped to mold the album's electropop template, while the band Neïmo influenced its sonic palette with a pared-down "tough electro-punk sound". [11] [13] [12] "Put the Needle on It", the opener, and "A Piece of Time" are both electroclash songs that convey this underground element; the former has been compared to Donna Summer, while the latter to Daft Punk and Miss Kittin. [11] [22] "On the Loop" continues this experimentation with the use of distortion. [20]

Madonna (pictured in 1987) served as an inspiration for album, who later approved her song "Into the Groove" for a mash-up treatment. Madonna in concert wearing fishnets 1987 (cropped).jpg
Madonna (pictured in 1987) served as an inspiration for album, who later approved her song "Into the Groove" for a mash-up treatment.

Critics have identified post-disco as a prominent influence throughout Neon Nights, [23] from the aforementioned "Put the Needle on It" [20] and "Creep" to "Mighty Fine". Music writer Quentin Harrison described the former two as pulling from American aesthetics in channeling electro-funk, R&B and hip hop. [19] Jack Smith from BBC Music likened "Mighty Fine" to Parliament-Funkadelic. [22] The record evolves into eurodisco on the "dark and gritty" "I Begin to Wonder" and its "dreamier" counterpart, "Come and Get It". [23] Elsewhere, "For the Record" and "Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling" are pure pop songs. [11]

Minogue also drew inspiration from artists she listened to in her youth including Madonna, Scritti Politti, and Kraftwerk. [24] The album utilizes several samples: "Mighty Fine" features the 1980 song "Thighs High (Grip Your Hips and Move)" by Tom Browne, and Prince-influenced "Push" borrows from the 1983 song "White Horse" by Laid Back. [25] As mashups gained traction in the early 2000s, "I Begin to Wonder" and "Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling" were augmented for promotional use, blended with "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" (1984) by Dead or Alive and "Into the Groove" (1985) by Madonna, respectively.

The album's lyrical themes revolve around romance and sex. "Put the Needle on It" is innuendo-laden, and "Vibe On" is about vibrators, reportedly an inside joke from the 1997 film Private Parts where a woman straddles a speaker between her legs. [26] [27] Critics have noted that Minogue infuses the record with a "sultry" and "sleazy" persona, more "trashy-hot rather than gossamer-gorgeous", with John Lucas of AllMusic writing that she is "sexually charged but smart and slightly aloof". [20] [28] [29] Alexis Kirke of MusicOMH made the case for Minogue as the inverse of her older sister Kylie: "There's a Dark Willow in Buffy , a Dark Phoenix in the X-Men – and there is also a "Dark Kylie". Dark Kylie exudes more of a night-time sexuality than Kylie herself." [30] Kirke and Smith described her vocals as "powerful", which she credits her stint on the musical Notre-Dame de Paris with developing. [3]

Release and artwork

The album was released in the United Kingdom and Europe on 17 March 2003. It was handled by London Records in all territories except for the United States, where its 7 October 2003 release was through Ultra Records. Neon Nights was Minogue's first album to be green-lit stateside since Love and Kisses in 1991. An official "bootleg" edition was made available in Australia in 2003, notably substituting "I Begin to Wonder" and "Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling" with its mash-up counterparts; this edition was later re-issued alongside Neon Nights 20. [31] [32]

The cover photograph for Neon Nights was taken by Matthew Donaldson. [33] Its minimalist composition sees Minogue against a white backdrop, propping herself up from the floor with one leg extended and reaching for her shoe: "[I]t was like, there's a white board, just lie on it and roll about and we'll see what we come up with. There was a freedom to it and we wanted it to feel like an outtake from Studio 54 or something." [9] It was particularly inspired by a photograph of actress Liza Minnelli crawling on the floor at the aforementioned nightclub. [34] Minogue said that its laidback approach was due to her camera shyness. Rob Copesy of Official Charts called the artwork "strangely brilliant", while Ron Slomowicz of About.com compared it to Calvin Klein—"slice of life, like a bedroom photographer".

Neon Night has seen three separate re-issues, with the track list expanded on nearly each: the 2007 deluxe edition was made into a 33-track double disc, which the 15th anniversary edition issued onto vinyl for the first time. Neon Nights 20 boasted over 100 tracks across seven CDs.

Promotion

Tour dates

List of tour dates
DateCityCountryVenue
Europe
28 April 2003 London United Kingdom Hackney Empire
6 July 2003 Party in the Park
27 July 2003 Glasgow Hampden Park
3 August 2003 Cork IrelandGuinness Michelstown Festival
North America
24 September 2003 New York City United States Webster Hall
Europe
25 August 2004 Athens GreeceMTV Beach Beats
28 August 2004 Istanbul TurkeyClub Laila
23 October 2004LondonUnited Kingdom Astoria

Commercial performance

Neon Nights became Minogue's most successful album release, reaching number eight in the United Kingdom, where it was certified Gold. [7] In Australia the album was initially a moderate success, reaching #25 on the albums chart. However, when re-issued for its 20th year anniversary, the album reached a new peak of #17 - the highest position for any of Minogue's albums, besting the chart position of her debut album in 1990. [35] The album was also nominated for Best Pop Release at the 2003 ARIA Music Awards, making it Minogue's only ARIA nomination to date.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [36]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [29]
BBC Music positive [37]
MusicOMH positive [38]

Neon Nights was met with generally favourable reviews from music critics. John Lucas of AllMusic felt that it was the "most confident and forward-thinking release yet for Dannii" and commended the album's cohesion; its variety of influences notwithstanding. [29] Similarly, Jack Smith from BBC Music called it "a pleasant cocktail of pop sophistication, club culture and accessibility". [37] The album was highlighted by Billboard with Keith Caulfield writing, "Neon Nights is full of unabashedly fun, well-crafted, pure dance songs. Clubgoers and pop fans will eat this album up, and nearly every track would work at top 40 radio." Similarly, Music Week called it a "winning mix of pop and club". [39] In a positive review, Alexis Kirke contrasted Minogue with her older sister: "[ Kylie] is in danger of being engulfed and surpassed by her darker side." [38]

Ron Slomowicz of About.com, who was a fan of Minogue's prior output, felt that the album "starts out amazingly" with "massive club hits", but criticized its middle section as "[wandering] into a murky area of 80's throwback-inspired retreads". However, he felt that Minogue had the complete package as a pop star. [36] Writing for RTÉ, Cristín Leach gave high praises to "I Begin to Wonder" and "Push", which the album's more "bland" material helped to elevate, and felt that Minogue was still "on her way" in carving an identity distinct from her sister's. [25] In other mixed reviews, critics opined that the material on Neon Nights was generic. Karen Bliss from Tribute wrote that the album is "full of average booty-shaking dance tracks, good for the moment, but nothing memorable," though "It Won't Work Out" was highlighted as a "beautiful, earnest ballad". [40] Kristina Feliciano of Entertainment Weekly echoed this sentiment and felt that Minogue "[needed] some of her big sister's cheekiness" on a set of "dance-floor trifles that's passable (especially "Put the Needle on It") but not very memorable." [41]

Retrospective reviews of Neon Nights were predominately positive. Writing for The Arts Desk , Thomas H. Green found it to be "a sassy and bouncy surprise" full of "chewy, invigorated club-pop, imaginatively constructed". [42] Peter Piatkowski of PopMatters called it a "minor classic" that "displayed an artistry that Minogue hadn't shown before". [43] Quentin Harrison of Albumism outlined Minogue's "club siren transformation" and commented that "Neon Nights remains a distinct dance-pop marker". [44] Mike Wass of Idolator wrote that "it's one thing to create an excellent three-and-a-half-minute dance-pop song, but another to sustain the appeal over an entire album. Kylie managed it with Fever , Madonna followed suit on Confessions on a Dance Floor . Dannii's contribution to the genre is every bit as good as those classics." [11]

20th anniversary reissue

On 1 April 2023, Minogue confirmed the deluxe, expanded anniversary issue of Neon Nights would be released later in 2023. [45] On 16 June 2023, Minogue released Neon Nights 20; the 33-track album was made available on all digital outlets and CD and vinyl. [46] [47] [48] The reissue release saw the album re-chart at number 17 in Australia, higher than the original issue's peak of 25, and number 55 in the UK.

Track listing

Neon Nights track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Put the Needle on It" Henrik Korpi, Mathias Johansson, Karen Poole, Dannii Minogue Korpi & Blackcell 3:24
2."Creep"Korpi, Johansson, Poole, MinogueKorpi & Blackcell3:28
3."I Begin to Wonder"Dacia Bridges, Olaf Kramolowsky, Jean-Claude Ades, Minogue, Ian Masterson Jean-Claude Ades 3:40
4."Hey! (So What)" Hannah Robinson, Julian Gingell, Barry StoneJewels & Stone3:32
5."For the Record"Korpi, Johansson, Poole, MinogueKorpi & Blackcell3:21
6."Mighty Fine"Gil Cang, E. Winstanley, Sekou Bunch, Thomas Brown, Thomassina SmithGil Cang3:55
7."On the Loop"Bruno Alexandre, Camille Troillard, Minogue, Matthieu Joly, Terry Ronald Neïmo 3:28
8."Push"Minogue, Masterson, Ronald, John Guldberg, Tim StahlIan Masterson and Ronald3:21
9."Mystified"Masterson, Ronald, MinogueMasterson and Ronald3:43
10."Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling"Alexandre, Troillard, Minogue, James Khari, Joly, RonaldNeïmo3:50
11."Vibe On" Savan Kotecha, J. Bjorklund, MinogueJock-E3:40
12."A Piece of Time"Alexandre, Troillard, Minogue, Joly, RonaldNeïmo3:22
13."Who Do You Love Now?"H. Pulmann, G. van Vlaanderen, Victoria Horn Riva 3:26
14."It Won't Work Out"Masterson, Ronald, MinogueMasterson, Ronald, Pete "Boxsta" Martin4:06
Hidden track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Come and Get It" (Sebastian Krieg Remix Edit) Ades, Minogue, Robinson Jean-Claude Ades 6:30
Total length:56:42
Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
15."Begin to Spin Me Round" (Radio Edit)3:16
16."Don't Wanna Lose This Groove" (Radio Edit)3:17
Enhanced CD footage
No.TitleLength
1."Who Do You Love Now?" (music video) 
2."Put the Needle on It" (music video) 
3."I Begin To Wonder" (music video) 
4."Hey! (So What)" (photo gallery) 

Deluxe edition (2007)

Disc one

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Put the Needle on It" Korpi, Johansson, Poole, Minogue Korpi & Blackcell 3:24
2."Creep"Korpi, Johansson, Poole, MinogueKorpi & Blackcell3:28
3."I Begin to Wonder"Bridges, Kramolowsky, Ades, Minogue, Masterson Jean-Claude Ades 3:40
4."Hey! (So What)"Robinson, Gingell, StoneJewels & Stone3:32
5."For the Record"Korpi, Johansson, Poole, MinogueKorpi & Blackcell3:21
6."Mighty Fine"Cang, Winstanley, Bunch, Brown, SmithGil Cang3:55
7."On the Loop"Alexandre, Troillard, Minogue, Joly, Ronald Neïmo 3:28
8."Push"Minogue, Masterson, Ronald, Guldberg, StahlThriller Jill3:21
9."Mystified"Masterson, Ronald, MinogueThriller Jill3:43
10."Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling" (Radio version)Alexandre, Troillard, Minogue, James Khari, Joly, RonaldNeïmo3:33
11."Vibe On" Kotecha, Bjorklund, MinogueJock-E3:40
12."A Piece of Time"Alexandre, Troillard, Minogue, Joly, RonaldNeïmo3:21
13."Who Do You Love Now?"Pulmann, van Vlaanderen, Horn Riva 3:26
14."Come and Get It" (radio version)Ades, Minogue, RobinsonAdes3:26
15."Nervous"Masterson, Ronald, MinogueThriller Jill4:21
16."Just Can't Give You Up"Masterson, Ronald, MinogueThriller Jill3:42
17."Hide and Seek"Masterson, Ronald, MinogueThriller Jill3:03
18."Don't Wanna Lose This Groove"Alexandre, Troillard, Minogue, James Khari, Ciccone, Joly, Bray, RonaldNeïmo3:17
19."(Est-ce Que) Tu M'aimes Encore"Pulmann, van Vlaanderen, Horn, I. NesmonRiva3:26
20."Goodbye Song"Masterson, RonaldThriller Jill3:51
21."It Won't Work Out" (acoustic version)Masterson, Ronald, Minogue Fraser T Smith 4:27

Disc two

No.TitleLength
1."Don't Wanna Lose This Groove" (extended version)5:05
2."Begin to Spin Me Round" (extended version)5:11
3."Who Do You Love Now?" (Riva's Bora Bora Club Mix)8:10
4."Put the Needle on It" (Jason Nevins Freak Club Creation Mix)8:15
5."Hide and Seek" (Thriller Jill Original Extended Mix)6:36
6."Come and Get It" (Jerome Isma-Ae Remix)6:38
7."Put the Needle on It" (Tiga's Cookies Dub)4:51
8."Creep" (Jon Dixon Club Mix)6:38
9."I Begin to Wonder" (Almighty Transensual Club Mix)7:57
10."Put the Needle on It" (Cicada Vocal Mix)7:52
11."Come and Get It" (Sharam Jey Remix)6:12
12."Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling" (Jupiter Ace Speared Thru the Heart Mix)4:15

15th anniversary edition (2018)

In March 2018, as part of the celebration of Neon Nights' 15th anniversary, Minogue announced a special reissue of the album on streaming, CD and, for the first time, on a limited edition 180g pink and blue double vinyl. [49] While the digital and CD versions followed the same tracklisting of the Deluxe Edition released on 2007, the double colored vinyl featured a slightly revised selection of bonus tracks, most notably omitting the B-side "Nervous". [50]

Side A

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Put the Needle on It" Korpi, Johansson, Poole, Minogue Korpi & Blackcell 3:24
2."Creep"Korpi, Johansson, Poole, MinogueKorpi & Blackcell3:28
3."I Begin to Wonder"Bridges, Kramolowsky, Ades, Minogue, Masterson Jean-Claude Ades 3:40
4."Hey! (So What)"Robinson, Gingell, StoneJewels & Stone3:32
5."For the Record"Korpi, Johansson, Poole, MinogueKorpi & Blackcell3:21
6."Mighty Fine"Cang, Winstanley, Bunch, Brown, SmithGil Cang3:55

Side B

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."On the Loop"Alexandre, Troillard, Minogue, Joly, Ronald Neïmo 3:28
2."Push"Minogue, Masterson, Ronald, Guldberg, StahlThriller Jill3:21
3."Mystified"Masterson, Ronald, MinogueThriller Jill3:43
4."Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling" (Radio version)Alexandre, Troillard, Minogue, James Khari, Joly, RonaldNeïmo3:32
5."Vibe On" Kotecha, Bjorklund, MinogueJock-E3:40
6."A Piece of Time"Alexandre, Troillard, Minogue, Joly, RonaldNeïmo3:22

Side C

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Who Do You Love Now?"Pulmann, van Vlaanderen, Horn Riva 3:26
2."It Won't Work Out"Masterson, Ronald, MinogueThriller Jill4:06
3."Just Can't Give You Up"Masterson, Ronald, MinogueThriller Jill3:42
4."Come and Get It" (radio version)Ades, Minogue, RobinsonAdes3:26
5."Hide and Seek"Masterson, Ronald, MinogueThriller Jill3:03
6."Goodbye Song"Masterson, RonaldThriller Jill3:51

Side D

No.TitleLength
1."Put the Needle on It" (Jason Nevins Freak Club Creation Mix)8:15
2."Begin to Spin Me Round" (extended version)5:11
3."Don't Wanna Lose This Groove" (extended version)5:05

Samples

Multiple samples are featured on the album:

  1. "Mighty Fine" contains a sample from "Thighs High" performed by Tom Browne.
  2. "Push" contains a sample from "White Horse" performed by Laid Back.
  3. "Begin to Spin Me Around" is a mash-up between Minogue's song "I Begin to Wonder" and Dead or Alive's 1984 hit "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)".
  4. "Don't Wanna Lose This Groove" is a mashup between Minogue's song "Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling" and Madonna's 1985 hit "Into the Groove". [51] [52]

Credits and personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Neon Nights
Chart (2003)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [53] 25
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [54] 65
French Albums (SNEP) [55] 49
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [56] 68
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [57] 134
Scottish Albums (OCC) [58] 8
UK Albums (OCC) [59] 8
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [60] 17
2007 chart performance for Neon Nights
Chart (2007)Peak
position
UK Dance Albums (OCC) [61] 25
2018 chart performance for Neon Nights
Chart (2018)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [62] 33
UK Albums (OCC) [63] 89
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [64] 9
2023 chart performance for Neon Nights (20th Anniversary Edition)
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [65] 17
Scottish Albums (OCC) [66] 16
UK Albums (OCC) [67] 55
UK Dance Albums (OCC) [68] 1
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [69] 7

Certifications

Certifications for Neon Nights
CountryCertificationSales
United Kingdom (BPI) [7] Gold100,000

Release details

All editions released by London/Warner Music Group/Ultra Records.
Release history and formats for Neon Nights
Release formatCountryCat. no.Release date
United KingdomStandard256460003217 March 2003
Europe25646 0110517 March 2003
Australia2564600032April 2003
Colombia25646000322003
Hong Kong and Taiwan25646000322003
Canada2.6000321 June 2003
JapanJapanese editionWPCR-115799 July 2003
United StatesUS editionUL 1173-27 October 2003
United KingdomDeluxe edition5144 25021 25 November 2007
VariousExpanded re-issueLMS552121529 June 2018 [70]
20th anniversary deluxe editionLMS552194016 June 2023

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"Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling" is a song by Australian singer Dannii Minogue from her fourth studio album, Neon Nights (2003). It was written by the singer with Bruno Alexandre, Matthieu Joly, James Theochari and Camille Troillard of Neimo; and with Minogue's long-time collaborator Terry Ronald.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">I Begin to Wonder</span> 2003 single by Dannii Minogue

"I Begin to Wonder" is a song co-written by Dannii Minogue, Jean-Claude Ades, Dacia Bridges and Olaf Kramolowsky for Minogue's 2003 album Neon Nights. The song was released as the album's second single in March 2003. The single reached the top twenty in multiple countries, and topped the club charts in the United Kingdom. In 2003, it was certified gold in Australia. "I Begin to Wonder" received positive reviews from music critics, and is considered by Minogue to be her "signature tune". Its futuristic music video, directed by Phil Griffin, features Minogue dancing in a room with the song's title swirling around her in numerous languages.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Put the Needle on It</span> 2002 single by Dannii Minogue

"Put the Needle on It" is a song performed by Australian singer Dannii Minogue, which was written by Minogue, Mathias Johansson, Henrik Korpi and Karen Poole for Minogue's fourth album Neon Nights (2003). It is the opening track, and was released as its lead single on 4 November 2002. It reached the top twenty on the Australian, Irish and United Kingdom Singles Charts. In the UK it also topped the club charts. In 2003, it was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association indicating shipment of 35,000 units.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">So Under Pressure</span> 2006 single by Dannii Minogue

"So Under Pressure" is a dance-pop song performed by Australian singer Dannii Minogue. The song was written by Minogue, Terry Ronald and LMC, and produced by Lee Monteverde for Minogue's fifth album Club Disco (2007) and was also used as the lead single for her greatest hits compilation The Hits & Beyond (2006). The song's lyrics discuss the cancer diagnoses of Minogue's sister Kylie and an unnamed friend.

<i>The Hits & Beyond</i> 2006 greatest hits album by Dannii Minogue

The Hits & Beyond is the second greatest hits album by Australian singer Dannii Minogue. It was released by All Around the World Records on 16 June 2006 in Ireland and the United Kingdom on 19 June 2006. The album was then released by Central Station Records in New Zealand on 4 August 2006 and Australia on 7 August 2006.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">All I Wanna Do (Dannii Minogue song)</span> 1997 single by Dannii Minogue

"All I Wanna Do" is a song written by Brian Higgins, Stuart McLennan, Tim Powell, and Matt Gray for Australian singer Dannii Minogue's third studio album, Girl (1997). The song was produced by Higgins and Gray. "All I Wanna Do" marked a significant change in Minogue's career and image, as did her album Girl from which it was taken. Her image had become highly sexualised, culminating in her nude calendar photo shoot and the suggestive videos and album artwork which accompanied her new releases. This was also the first release on Minogue's new record deal with Warner Bros. Records.

<i>Club Disco</i> 2007 studio album by Dannii Minogue

Club Disco is the fifth studio album by Australian singer Dannii Minogue. It was released by All Around the World digitally on 5 November 2007 worldwide. It was also re-released in Australia on 27 May 2008 physically with the single "Touch Me Like That", and a bonus disc of club remixes. The album is heavily inspired by 1980s disco. Six singles were released from the album—"You Won't Forget About Me", "Perfection", "So Under Pressure", "I Can't Sleep at Night", "He's the Greatest Dancer" and "Touch Me Like That"—five of which reached number one on the UK Dance Chart.

<i>Unleashed</i> (Dannii Minogue album) 2007 compilation album by Dannii Minogue

Unleashed is a compilation album by Australian dance-pop singer Dannii Minogue. It was released by Rhino Entertainment and Warner Music UK on 5 November 2007. As this was a budget release compilation, it was ineligible for the UK Albums Chart.

<i>Kylie Christmas</i> 2015 studio album by Kylie Minogue

Kylie Christmas is the thirteenth studio album, and first Christmas album, by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. It was released on 13 November 2015 by Parlophone. Following the release of her twelfth studio album, Kiss Me Once, Minogue announced her departure from Parlophone, and her management deal with American label, Roc Nation. Minogue signed an exclusive one-album deal with Parlophone to release Kylie Christmas, with distribution through Warner Music Group worldwide and Warner Bros. Records in the United States. A Christmas music album consisting of thirteen songs and three bonus tracks, Kylie Christmas contains both cover versions and original songs.

<i>Golden</i> (Kylie Minogue album) 2018 studio album by Kylie Minogue

Golden is the fourteenth studio album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. On 6 April 2018, BMG Rights Management and Minogue's company Darenote made it available in a variety of formats. This is Minogue's first album with BMG, and her first musical release since Kylie Christmas (2015). Minogue began work on the album in London and Los Angeles before briefly visiting Nashville. She was inspired by Nashville's culture and music, particularly its country music influences. Inspired by her journey, she enlisted several producers to create new music, including Ash Howes, Richard "Biff" Stannard, Sky Adams, Alex Smith, and Mark Taylor, among others.

<i>Step Back in Time: The Definitive Collection</i> 2019 greatest hits album by Kylie Minogue

Step Back in Time: The Definitive Collection is a greatest hits album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. It was released on various formats on June 28, 2019 by BMG Rights Management, serving as her first compilation with the label. Minogue confirmed the record in May 2019, after teasing initial content on social media and her website. The album's original content includes forty-two songs, dating back to Minogue's debut with PWL in 1987. In addition, an expanded version included another disc with eight additional tracks from her catalogue, as well as a megamix of various tracks from her career.

<i>Disco</i> (Kylie Minogue album) 2020 studio album by Kylie Minogue

Disco is the fifteenth studio album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. BMG Rights Management and Minogue's company Darenote released it on 6 November 2020 in both digital and physical formats. After finishing her campaign with her previous album Golden (2019), Minogue was inspired by a Studio 54-esque section on her Golden Tour to create a disco-themed album. Early sessions began in 2019-2020, but were temporarily halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic and widespread lockdowns. As a result, Minogue continued to work on the album remotely from London, using GarageBand and Logic Pro for the first time.

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