Spinning Around
"Spinning Around" | ||||
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Single by Kylie Minogue | ||||
from the album Light Years | ||||
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Released | 19 June 2000 | |||
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Length | 3:27 | |||
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Producer(s) | Mike Spencer | |||
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"Spinning Around" on YouTube |
"Spinning Around" is a song by Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her seventh studio album, Light Years (2000). Written by Ira Shickman, Osborne Bingham, Kara DioGuardi and Paula Abdul, the song was initially meant to be recorded by Abdul for her own album, but was given to Minogue after the plan never came to fruition. Produced by Mike Spencer, the disco-influenced dance-pop song was then released in Australia and the UK as the lead single from Light Years on 19 June 2000, through Mushroom Records and Parlophone. Lyrically, the song addresses the theme of reinvention, with Minogue claiming that she has changed as a person and learned from the past.
Upon its release, "Spinning Around" received favourable reviews from
The accompanying music video for "Spinning Around", directed by Dawn Shadforth, features Minogue dancing and enjoying herself at a nightclub. It became popular for the gold hotpants she sported in most of the scenes and led to her bottom gaining extensive coverage from the media. The hotpants are considered to be "iconic" and have been displayed in exhibitions of Minogue's fashion. "Spinning Around" has been performed by Minogue during all of her tours, with the exception of the Anti Tour. In 2003, Q magazine ranked "Spinning Around" at number 90 in their list of the "1001 Best Songs Ever".[5]
Background and recording
In 1997, Minogue released her sixth studio album,
After various discussions, Minogue decided to do what she did "best" and record a simple
Composition
Similar to most of the songs from Light Years, "Spinning Around" is a "
Critical reaction
"Spinning Around" received favourable reviews from
In his review of Minogue's 2004
Chart performance
The song was a commercial success. In Australia it was
With first-week sales of over 82,000 units,
Music video
Development and synopsis
The accompanying music video for "Spinning Around" was directed by Dawn Shadforth.[37] As the song was meant to be Minogue's "comeback" single and mark a "decisive return" to pop music following Impossible Princess, the video did not contain any dark themes and put the "emphasis firmly upon dance, fun, and freedom."[36] The video begins with a shot of Minogue's feet as she enters a disco-like setting. She is then shown dancing on the floor with a man, whom she later flirts with on a sofa. Scenes of her performing a dance routine on and in front of a bar and lying on neon blue and gold lights are interspersed throughout the video. Most of the shots are focused on Minogue's body and various scenes feature her wearing gold lamé hotpants.[36]
Legacy
I went through years of rejection, and my first thing was Kylie [Minogue recording "Spinning Around" in 2000]. I didn't know who Kylie was, and I was heartbroken that Paula Abdul wasn't going to do it. I was thinking, "Kylie Minogue? Who's Kylie Minogue? I got to make some money or I'm going to have to go back to my real job." And then I saw her ass in the video — she had these hot pants on and the video was sick — and I was like, "OK, I like Kylie Minogue. I'm going to make some money here."
Kara DioGuardi, one of the writers of "Spinning Around", on her reaction before and after seeing the music video of the song.[13]
Following its release, the music video became popular for the gold hotpants Minogue sported. It resulted in a media sensation regarding her bottom.
The hotpants were deemed "iconic" and were said to be the reason behind "Spinning Around" becoming a "musical and visual anthem in 2000."
Live performances
On 30 June 2000, Minogue performed "Spinning Around" on British music chart television programme Top of the Pops.[49] She performed the song for the second time on the programme on 7 July.[50] On 18 October 2000, Minogue performed the song on the 2000 Summer Paralympics Opening Ceremony.[51] On 2 August 2001, Minogue performed "Spinning Around" at the
Since its release, "Spinning Around" has been included in the
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Track listing and formats
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications and sales
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[26] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[28] | Gold | 5,000* |
United Kingdom (BPI)[34] | Gold | 400,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
See also
- List of number-one singles of 2000 (Australia)
- List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 2000s
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