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"Spinning Around" is a song by Australian singer
Kylie Minogue Kylie Ann Minogue (; born 28 May 1968) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. She is the highest-selling female Australian artist of all time, having sold over 80 million records worldwide. She has been recognised for reinve ...
for her seventh studio album, ''
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'' (2000). Written by Ira Shickman, Osborne Bingham,
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and
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, 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
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, the
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-influenced
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song was then released in the UK as the
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from ''Light Years'' on 19 June 2000, through
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and
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. 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
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s, who singled it out as one of the highlights from the album and praised Minogue for returning to her signature musical style. Commercially, the single was a success and became Minogue's "
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" single following the critical and commercial disappointment of her previous album '' Impossible Princess'' (1997). It entered the
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at number one, becoming Minogue's first chart-topper since "
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" in 1994. The single also debuted at number one in the United Kingdom, where it became her first single to peak atop the chart since "
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" in 1990. Elsewhere, it reached the top-five in Ireland and New Zealand. "Spinning Around" was
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Platinum and Gold in Australia and the United Kingdom, respectively. The song won the 2000
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for "Best Pop Release". The accompanying
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for "Spinning Around", directed by
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, 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
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s, with the exception of the
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. In 2003, '' Q'' magazine ranked "Spinning Around" at number 90 in their list of the "1001 Best Songs Ever".


Background and recording

In 1997, Minogue released her sixth studio album, '' Impossible Princess''. The album represented a drastic change in the singer's musical direction, shifting from her signature
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styles to incorporate elements of
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and
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. It was her second album to be released on British record label
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and became a success in her native Australia, peaking at number four on the
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. In the United Kingdom ''Impossible Princess'' was less successful than Minogue's previous albums and peaked at number ten on the
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. The album also suffered from poor reviews in the UK as commentators criticised its different musical approach; many also considered that Minogue's career was over. Despite embarking on a successful
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, Minogue was dropped by Deconstruction in 1999. Minogue then signed to
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, another British record label. After various discussions, Minogue decided to do what she did "best" and record a simple
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album inspired by
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and
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, entitled ''
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''. "Spinning Around" was included as the opening track of the album and was written by Ira Shickman, Osborne Bingham,
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and
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, and produced by
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. Abdul had based the song on her divorce from clothing designer Brad Beckerman and had originally intended to record it for her own studio album, but it was given to Minogue after the album failed to materialise. The song was the first major songwriting project for DioGuardi, who had not been offered any notable projects previously. In an interview discussing the development of ''Light Years'', Minogue revealed that the song had initially been found as a demo in New York by her A&R executive Jamie Nelson, who believed it would be "perfect" for the singer. After listening to the demo, Minogue agreed to record it and felt the song had the potential to be a hit. "Spinning Around" was then released as the
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from the album on 19 June 2000 in both Australia and the United Kingdom.


Composition

Similar to most of the songs from ''Light Years'', "Spinning Around" is a " string-laden" dance-pop track with prominent influences from disco music. According to the
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of the song published by
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at Musicnotes.com, it is composed in the key of
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and features a moderate
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of 120 beats per minute. Minogue's vocal range spans from the low note of F3 to the high note of C5. Addressing the theme of reinvention, the lyrics declare that Minogue has changed and learned from her past mistakes; it contains lines like "I'm spinning around/Move out of my way ... I'm not the same" and "Mistakes that I made have given me the strength to really believe." In an analysis of the lyrics of the song, Pom Avoledo from
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wrote that Minogue demands attention in the chorus towards the changes in her personality and asserts that people appreciate them, in the line "I know you're feelin me eause you like it like this." The first verse deals with Minogue ridding herself of items and symbols from her past and starting afresh, evidenced in lines like "Threw away my old clothes, got myself a better wardrobe." The critic felt that in the second verse Minogue faces her mistakes and accepts herself as she is. The
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of the song features the repetition of the hook "You know you like it like this," with Minogue's voice being vocoded. Chris True from
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felt that through the lyrics, Minogue was admitting that releasing ''Impossible Princess'' in 1997 was not the best decision.


Critical reaction

"Spinning Around" received favourable reviews from
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. Chris True from AllMusic selected it as a highlight from the album and said it was a "fun and string-laden declaration that she may have made a mistake back in 1997." Pom Avoledo praised Minogue for returning to her signature dance-pop style and complimented her for giving "Spinning Around" an "air of elegance and sensuality which was lacking in her early material." A very positive review came from Siobhan Grogan of '' NME'', who favoured the chorus of the song and commended Minogue for coming back to "what she knows best." The critic felt the song would become a hit in gay clubs and commented that " pinning Aroundis made of the same fizzing, giddy disco-pop that made Kylie famous in the first place." Gary Crossing from
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, who gave ''Light Years'' a mixed review, felt that "Spinning Around" was one of the better tracks from the album and called it a "slinky little number." Olive Pometsey from '' GQ'' deemed it one of Minogue's most "iconic" tracks, concluding that "from the funky bass to those gold shorts, our pop queen did not return to the charts to play; she came to reign". In his review of Minogue's 2004
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'' Ultimate Kylie'', Jason Shawahn from
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praised the inclusion of songs like "Spinning Around" and other tracks from ''Light Years'', calling them "a blessing for domestic music consumers, since that disc has never found its way onto official US release, though with any collection of Minogue hits, one simply has to look at what they have in their collection versus what they don't." At the 14th
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ceremony in 2000, "Spinning Around" won the award for "Best Pop Release". ''
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''s Jason Lipshutz wrote the track found the singer "returning to straightforward pop after 1997's ambitious ''Impossible Princess'' and corralling some disco thump to create an especially giddy effect"; calling it one of Minogue's "most effortless hits to date". Louis Vartel from the
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oriented website ''NewNownext'', called it her "coolest, most liberated dance opus". He placed it at number seven of his list of the singer's 48 greatest songs, in honor of her 48th birthday. Writing for the ''
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'', Cameron Adams ranked it at number 42 on his list of the singer's best songs, in honor of her 50th birthday and said: "Remember at the time many thought Kylie was washed-up, so a 70s-soaked disco pop tune was the ideal way to recalibrate the good ship Minogue. It worked, with a little help from some very little hungry gold hotpants", the last part being a reference to the song's music video.


Chart performance

The song was a commercial success. In Australia it was
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by the
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(ARIA) prior to its release on the strength of pre-orders. On the chart date of 2 July 2000, it debuted at number one on the
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. The following week, it dropped to number five and it stayed in the top ten for four consecutive weeks in total. It was Minogue's first number-one single in the country since "
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", which was released six years earlier. "Spinning Around" charted for a total of 12 weeks and was later certified
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by the ARIA for shipments of 70,000 units. The song also performed well in New Zealand, entering the
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at number eight and peaking at number two. It spent a total of 17 weeks on the chart and was certified gold by the
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(RIANZ) for sales of 7,500 units. With first-week sales of over 82,000 units, "Spinning Around" debuted atop the
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on the chart date of 1 July 2000, becoming Minogue's first number-one single in a decade. Her previous chart-topping single was "
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" from her second studio album '' Enjoy Yourself'' (1989). "Spinning Around" was Minogue's fifth number-one single in the United Kingdom. Minogue became one of only two artists to have a number one single in three consecutive decades, achieving this in the
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,
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, and
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. The other artist to hold this distinction is
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, whose song " American Pie" topped the UK singles chart in March 2000. "Spinning Around" charted inside the top ten for two weeks and inside the top forty for eight weeks. The
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(BPI) certified the song gold for shipments of 400,000 units. As of March 2014, the single has sold 300,000 units in the country according to the Official Charts Company. "Spinning Around" was deemed a successful "
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" single for Minogue and, along with parent album ''Light Years'', helped relaunch her career.


Music video


Development and synopsis

The accompanying
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for "Spinning Around" was directed by
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. As the song was meant to be Minogue's "
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" 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." 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.


Legacy

Following its release, the music video became popular for the gold hotpants Minogue sported. It resulted in a media sensation regarding her bottom. British national broadsheet newspaper ''
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'' deemed her bottom a "wonder of nature" and '' The Sun'' sponsored a campaign to "have Kylie Minogue's rear-end
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, preserved for "posteriority" on the grounds that it's an
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." Readers were requested by the tabloid newspaper to persuade the government to make sure " inogue'sbum remains in safe hands - by turning it into a national institution." Rumours and speculations claiming Minogue had undergone plastic surgery to make her bottom look more appealing also began to arise during this time. In the same year, English broadcaster and journalist
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commented "if an alien landed on Earth he would think Kylie's arse is the world's leader." Minogue's stylist and close friend William Baker explained his decision to "showcase" her bottom in the video, saying "Kylie's bottom is like a peach - sex sells and her best asset is her bum." The singer's response to the attention regarding her bottom was "dry," claiming "You never know what the future holds. It could become a pear." It was reported that Minogue had her bottom
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for five million dollars. The hotpants were deemed "iconic" and were said to be the reason behind "Spinning Around" becoming a "musical and visual anthem in 2000." According to the catalogue entry for the hotpants at the Performing Arts Collection at the Arts Centre, Melbourne, British artist and photographer
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bought them for fifty pence from a
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and they were only selected for use in the video the night before the shoot, though Minogue had worn them previously for a website photoshoot. She was surprised by the attention they attracted, commenting "I never imagined what impact a 50p pair of hotpants would have." She also said that the revealing nature of the hotpants made her feel insecure during the shooting, saying "I actually wasn't confident n them that's the crazy thing. I remember feeling quite self-conscious and kept wrapping a robe around me on set and would discard tright before the take." The garment is often referred to as "those hotpants," and have become a symbol for the singer's vitality and youthfulness. Considered to be one of her trademark looks, the attire she wore in the music video was put on display at ''Kylie: The Exhibition'', an exhibition that featured "costumes and memorabilia collected over Kylie's career", held at the
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in London, England, and at ''Kylie: An Exhibition'', a similar exhibition held at the
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in Sydney, Australia. It was also included in Minogue's official fashion photography book '' Kylie / Fashion'', which was released on 19 November 2012 by
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to celebrate Minogue's completion of 25 years in music. In February 2014, Minogue donated the hotpants to the Performing Arts Collection museum at the
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in her hometown of
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.


Live performances

On 30 June 2000, Minogue performed "Spinning Around" on British music chart television programme ''
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''. She performed the song for the second time on the programme on 7 July. On 18 October 2000,Minogue performed the song on the
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Opening Ceremony. On 2 August 2001, Minogue performed "Spinning Around" at the
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printed on it), knee length black boots, and trousers with open zips placed on both the thighs. "Spinning Around" was included on the "On Yer Bike" act of Minogue's one-off concert show
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. Minogue's wardrobe consisted of a pearl-studded black jacket and hat. Dance troupe Flawless, finalists of British television talent show ''
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'', served as Minogue's backing dancers. To promote her 2012 album '' The Abbey Road Sessions'', Minogue headlined at Proms in the Park event in Hyde Park, London. This version of the song was exclusively performed at the event, as it was not included on the track list of the album. Since its release, "Spinning Around" has been included in the
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. Minogue was unable to complete the tour as she was diagnosed with early breast cancer and had to cancel the Australian leg of the tour. After undergoing treatment and recovery, she resumed the concert tour in the form of Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour in 2007, and performed "Spinning Around" with combined elements of her previous singles " Shocked" and "
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. The song was performed on Minogue's Kiss Me Once and Summer Tours, in 2014 and 2015 respectively, following a performance of "
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setting and found Minogue, dressed in a sparkly golden dress, surrounded by dancers. Writing for ''
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'', Alexandra Spring felt that during the performance, the singer seemed "happy to give that famous bottom a moment in the spotlight". The song was then included on Minogue's 2019 summer tour: it was remixed with
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's " Got to Be Real" (1978) and performed as one of the closing numbers. The performance featured rainbow-colored confetti being blasted into the crowd and was praised by '' NME''s Dan Stubbs as "an all-out celebration".


Track listing and formats

*Australian, New Zealand, and UK CD1 # "Spinning Around" – 3:27 # "Spinning Around" (Sharp vocal mix) – 7:06 # "Spinning Around" (7th Spinnin' Dizzy dub) – 5:20 # "Spinning Around" (video) *Australian, New Zealand, and UK CD2 # "Spinning Around" – 3:28 # "Cover Me with Kisses" – 3:08 # "Paper Dolls" – 3:34 * New Zealand cassette single # "Spinning Around" – 3:27 # "Spinning Around" (Sharp vocal mix) – 7:06 * UK cassette single # "Spinning Around" – 3:28 # "Spinning Around" (Sharp Double Dub mix) – 7:08 * French CD single # "Spinning Around" – 3:28 # "Cover Me with Kisses" – 3:06 * European maxi-CD single # "Spinning Around" – 3:27 # "Cover Me with Kisses" – 3:07 # "Paper Dolls" – 3:35 # "Spinning Around" (Sharp vocal mix) – 7:04 # "Spinning Around" (video) * Digital download # "Spinning Around" (7th Spinnin' Dizzy dub) – 5:27 # "Spinning Around" (live at
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, 4 May 2002) – 4:15 # "Spinning Around" (Sharp Double dub) – 7:08


Charts


Weekly charts


Year-end charts


Certifications and sales


See also

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List of number-one singles of 2000 (Australia) The ARIA Charts, ARIA Singles Chart ranks the best-performing singles in Australia. Its data, published by the Australian Recording Industry Association, is based collectively on each single's weekly CD single, physical and Digital distribution, ...
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List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 2000s The UK Singles Chart is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. In the 2000s the chart week ran from Sunday to Saturday, and the top 40 singles were revealed each Sunday on BBC Radio 1. Before the ...


References

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