Showgirl (video)

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Kylie Showgirl
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Released25 November 2005 (Europe)
28 November 2005 (United Kingdom)
Recorded6 May 2005
Venue Earls Court
(London, England)
Genre Pop music
Length144 minutes
Label EMI
Director Russell Thomas
Producer Philippa R. Pettett
Kylie Minogue chronology
Ultimate Kylie
(2004)
Kylie Showgirl
(2005)
White Diamond / Showgirl: Homecoming
(2007)

Kylie Showgirl is a live DVD by Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue. Filmed during Minogue's Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour on 6 May 2005 at Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London, England, it was released by EMI on 25 November 2005 in Europe.

Contents

Track listing

Act 1: Showgirl
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Overture" Steve Anderson  
2."Better the Devil You Know" 
3."In Your Eyes"
 
4."Giving You Up"
 
5."On a Night Like This" 
Act 2: Smiley-Kylie
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Shocked"
  • Stock
  • Aitken
  • Waterman
 
7."What Do I Have to Do"
  • Stock
  • Aitken
  • Waterman
 
8."Spinning Around" 
Act 3: Denial
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."In Denial" 
10."Je ne sais pas pourquoi"
  • Stock
  • Aitken
  • Waterman
 
11."Confide in Me" 
Act 4: What Kylie Wants, Kylie Gets
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Red Blooded Woman" / "Where the Wild Roses Grow"
 
13."Slow" 
14."Please Stay"
 
Act 5: Dreams
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Over the Rainbow" 
16."Come into My World" 
17."Chocolate"
  • Douglas
  • Poole
 
18."I Believe in You" 
19."Dreams"
  • Minogue
  • Anderson
  • Seaman
 
Act 6: Kyliesque
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
20."Hand on Your Heart"
  • Stock
  • Aitken
  • Waterman
 
21."The Loco-Motion" 
22."I Should Be So Lucky"
  • Stock
  • Aitken
  • Waterman
 
23."Your Disco Needs You" 
Encore: Minx in Space
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
24."Put Yourself in My Place" Jimmy Harry  
25."Can't Get You Out of My Head"
  • Davis
  • Dennis
 
26."Especially for You"
  • Stock
  • Aitken
  • Waterman
 
27."Love at First Sight"
 
Extras
No.TitleLength
28."Behind the Feathers" (backstage documentary) 
29."Screen Projections" ("Shocked/What Do I Have to Do?/Spinning Around" and "Red Blooded Woman/Where the Wild Roses Grow") 
30."ROM section" (DVD, weblink, screensavers, desktop wallpaper, and Showgirl gallery) 

Notes

Charts

In 2005, Kylie Showgirl was certified 3× Platinum in Australia by the Australian Recording Industry Association, [1] and became the twenty-sixth best selling music DVD in the country. [2] The following year the DVD was re-certified 4× Platinum. [3]

Chart (2005)Peak
position
Australian Music DVD (ARIA) [4] 1
Austrian Music DVD (Ö3 Austria) [5] 6
Belgian Music DVD (Ultratop Flanders) [6] 10
Spanish Music DVD (PROMUSICAE) [7] 11
UK Music Videos (OCC) [8] 2

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [9] 4× Platinum60,000^
France (SNEP) [10] Gold10,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [11] 2× Platinum100,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release details

CountryDateLabelFormatCatalog
United Kingdom28 November 2005 EMI DVD3433519
United Kingdom28 November 2005EMI UMD 3433516
Australia9 December 2005EMIDVD
Japan21 December 2005 Toshiba/EMIDVDTOBW3270
BrazilApril 2007EMIDVD

Notes

  1. ARIA. Australian sales certificate for 'Kylie Showgirl'. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 20 January 2007.
  2. ARIA. Australian End of Year Charts – DVD Chart 2005. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 20 January 2007.
  3. ARIA. Australian sales certificate for 'Kylie Showgirl'. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 20 January 2007.
  4. "Kylie Minogue – Showgirl - The Greatest Hits Tour". Top 40 DVD Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 23 February 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  5. "Austria Top 40 – Musik-DVD: 20051209" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  6. "Kylie Minogue – Showgirl - The Greatest Hits Tour [DVD]" (in Dutch). Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  7. "Top 20 DVD Musical: Week 48, 2005" (in Spanish). Top 20 DVD Musical. PROMUSICAE. Select Year: 2005, Week as Semana: 48, Then click on "Search Charts". Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  8. "Official Music Video Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  9. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 20 January 2007.
  10. "French video certifications – Kylie Minogue – Showgirl The Greatest Hits" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  11. "British video certifications – Kylie Minogue – KYLIE MINOGUE – SHOWGIRL". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 4 February 2014.Select videos in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type KYLIE MINOGUE – SHOWGIRL in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

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