| "Can't Get You out of My Head" | |||||||||||||
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| Single by Kylie Minogue | |||||||||||||
| from the album Fever | |||||||||||||
| B-side | "Boy" "Rendezvous at Sunset" |
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| Released | September 8, 2001 (see Release history) |
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| Format | CD single (worldwide) Vinyl single Cassette single (Australia) |
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| Recorded | 2001 London, United Kingdom |
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| Genre | Dance-pop, Hi-NRG, Nu-disco, House[1] | ||||||||||||
| Length | 3:51 (Album Version) 3:41 (Radio & Video Versions) |
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| Label | Parlophone Mushroom Records Capitol Records |
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| Writer(s) | Cathy Dennis Rob Davis |
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| Producer | Cathy Dennis Rob Davis |
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| Certification | 3x platinum (ARIA) (see Certifications) |
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"Can't Get You out of My Head" is a dance-pop song recorded by Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue for her eighth studio album Fever (2001). It was written and produced by Cathy Dennis and Rob Davis. Released as the album's lead single in the third quarter of 2001 (see 2001 in music), it reached number one in 40 countries and has sold over four million copies worldwide.[2] The song became Minogue's first U.S. top-ten single in thirteen years and is recognised as Minogue's signature song. In Kylie's biography the song's chart history is cited in describing it as Minogue's most successful hit to date.
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Music video
The accompanying music video for "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" was directed by Dawn Shadforth. It shows Minogue driving towards a futuristic city and back-up dancers in various futuristic costumes dancing in a highly stylized manner. It then focuses on Minogue in a sporty outfit, after which she is seen with other dancers in a computer-generated futuristic city. Her white, hooded costume, with plunging necklines and revealing slits, was widely discussed both for its fashion style and for Minogue's overt sexual posturing.[citation needed] Lastly, she appears with a curly hairdo in a metal-like costume. In his book La La La, William Baker conceeded that the robotic dance within the video was purposely developed to give Minogue an association with a dance the way Madonna had developed an association with Vogueing, he felt that at this stage in her career it was important for Minogue to set trends and not follow them the way Madonna had before her.
In 2002, the video won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography. It was voted the third best video of all time by viewers of MTV Italy.
Release history
| Region | Date |
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| Australia | September 8, 2001 |
| United Kingdom | September 17, 2001 |
| United States | February 2002 |
Reception
Commercial
Minogue scored her seventh chart-topper on the Australian Singles Chart when "Can't Get You Out of My Head" debuted at number-one on September 23, 2001.[3] The song spent four weeks at the top and became the third best-selling single of the year, only behind LeAnn Rimes' "Can't Fight the Moonlight" and Shaggy's "It Wasn't Me".[4] The Australian Recording Industry Association certified it three-times platinum for shipping 210,000 copies.[5] Additionally, the song peaked at number-one on the New Zealand Singles Charts and stayed there for three weeks.[6] It was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand.[7]
"Can't Get You Out of My Head" reached the top spot in every single European country bar Finland, where it peaked at number five.[8] The song spent sixteen weeks at number-one on the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles and was replaced by Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman's "Somethin' Stupid" in January, 2002.[9] Notably, "Can't Get You Out of My Head" reached number-one for a week on the French and the German Singles Chart, where it sold over 500,000 copies in each country and was certified platinum by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry respectively.[10][11] The single sold over 306,000 copies in its first week of release, resulting in a number-one debut on the UK Singles Chart, where it spent four weeks at the top.[2][12] By the end of the years, the single had sold 1,037,235 units, making it the third highest-selling single of 2001, only behind Shaggy's "It Wasn't Me" and Hear'Say's "Pure and Simple".[13] To date, it has sold over 1.1 million copies and is ranked as the 67th best-selling of all-time in Britain.[14] Eventually, the British Phonographic Industry certified it platinum.[15] Additionally, Minogue is part of a group of seven female acts with million-selling singles, which includes singers Whitney Houston, Cher, Céline Dion, among others.[16] "Can't Get You Out of My Head" is Minogue's second million-seller in the U.K., the first being the No. 2 hit "Especially for You", a collaboration with Jason Donovan released in 1988.[17] With over four million sales worldwide, "Can't Get You Out of My Head" is Minogue's most successful single to date.[2]
Following the success achieved around the world, "Can't Get You Out of My Head" was released in North America in 2002. The single originally appeared at number twenty-three on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles on January 5.[18] Two weeks later it debuted at number sixty-four on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number seven in its ninth week on the chart.[19][20] Thus, becoming Minogue's first top ten hit in the U.S. since "The Loco-Motion", which peaked at number three for two weeks in 1988.[21] The song spent twenty weeks on the chart and landed at number forty-five on Billboard magazine's year-end chart.[22][23] "Can't Get You Out of My Head" was an all-around hit on Top 40 radio, reaching the top ten on the Top 40 Mainstream, the Top 40 Tracks and the Rhythmic Top 40, which helped the single to peaked at number eight on the Hot 100 Airplay.[21][24] Additionally, the song topped the Hot Dance Club Play chart.[21] In its original physical release, the single experienced weak sales peaking at number seventy-two on the Hot 100 Singles Sales.[25] However, on August 15, 2005, the Recording Industry Association of America certified it gold for selling over 500,000 digital downloads in the U.S.[26]
Critical
In August 2009, American music magazine Pitchfork listed "Can't Get You Out of My Head" in their Top 500 tracks of the 2000s at number 37.[27] Tim Finney said about the song: "How did Kylie make one of the decade's finest dance-pop anthems? By offering less: less singing, less melody, less feeling. What's left is a buzzy, insatiable desire, an itch you can't scratch but maybe can dance out. Kylie is a diva more than singer, understanding intuitively how each coy purr, each insouciant whisper can speak to and for the lust of her audience. The point is not to want her, but to want what she wants: In the right environment, dancing to Can't Get You Out of My Head traces a shared history of hopeful flirtations, irresistible seductions, inevitable disappointments, and the helpless compulsion to repeat the cycle again. If its sleek, synthetic surfaces feel hollow, it's because fantasy is hollow, a shell for impossible expectation."[27]
Awards and chart achievements
- The song was nominated in two categories of the Aria Awards in Australia: "Highest selling Australian single" and "Single of the Year"
- The single becomes the most played track on German radio ever within one week
- "Can't Get You Out of My Head" received over 3000 radio plays in one week in the UK, the first time in the history of the Airplay Chart that any track has been played over 3000 times in a week
- The song finished its release year in the United Kingdom as the 3rd biggest single, the number 1 most played song of the year, and at 8 weeks in the top position, the most weeks at No. 1 in the history of the UK Airplay Chart
- The music video won the Award for "Best Choreography" in a video at the American MTV Awards
- The video further won major awards at the UK Creative and Design Awards including: "Best Pop Video" and "Best Video of 2001"
- Popular British music magazine NME named the work as the best video of the year
- In Greece it becomes EMI’s biggest selling single of all time
- The work was the biggest selling single of the year in Norway
- The song was nominated for "Best International Video" at Canada's the Much Music Video Awards
- The work won 3 Ivor Novello Awards honouring British song and music writers: "Best International Single", "Best Dance Record" and "Most Played Record of The Year"
Formats and track listing
These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Can't Get You Out of My Head."[29]
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International CD 1 (CDRS6562/8798640)
International CD 2 (CDR6562/8798642)
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International CD 3 (7243 87986923)
*European CD 3 has a cardboard sleeve — not released in Germany. Australia CD 2 (020552)
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Additional remixes
Soulwax has made two remixes of the song.
- "Can't Get You out of My Head" (Soulwax Elektronic Mix) – 4:17 – available on As Heard on Radio Soulwax Pt. 2 as a hidden track.
- "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Soulwax KYLUSS remix) – 4:20 – available on Most of the Remixes… as track 7.
Live Performances
Kylie performed the song on the following concert tours:
- On A Night Like This Tour
- KylieFever2002 (performed as "Can't Get Blue Monday Out Of My Head")
- Money Can't Buy 2003 TV Concert
- Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour
- Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour
- KylieX2008 (Greg Kurstin Mix, performed as a mash up with "Boombox")
- For You, For Me Tour (performed as a mashup with "Boombox")
The song was also performed on:
- An Audience with Kylie 2001 TV Special
- The Kylie Show 2007 TV Special
Charts
Weekly Charts
All-Time Charts
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Annual Charts
Certifications
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Cover versions
Album versions
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Live versions |
References
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Further reading
The Complete Kylie, Simon Sheridan, Reynolds & Hearn Books (February 2009). (2nd ed.) ISBN 1905287895
External links
- Kylie Minogue — Official Web Site
- Can't Get You Out Of My Head music video on YouTube, posted by EMI.
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Australian ARIA Singles Chart number-one single September 16, 2001 - October 7, 2001 |
Succeeded by "Because I Got High" by Afroman |
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