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Wow (Kylie Minogue song)
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"Wow" is a song performed by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue
from her tenth studio album X
(2007). The song was written by Minogue, Greg Kurstin
and Karen Poole
and was produced by Kurstin. "Wow" is a dance
song, incorpitate with house
and electropop beats. "Wow" was chosen as the album's second single, although it was suppost to be the U.S. first single from the album, but was withdrawn and "All I See
" was released instead, because of a more R&B reveal. "Wow" was first released on 16 February 2008 in Australia and New Zealand, and then in the UK two days after. The song was successful in most countries peaking in the top twenty countries including United Kingdom, Australia, France, New Zealand, United States and Denmark.
"Wow" received favorable to mixed reviews from contemporary music critics, most of them complimenting it as "fantasitc", but some reviews said that it doesn't have the "oomph factor to make us fall for fall her like we have in the past".
The accompaning music video was followed up, directed by Melina Matsoukas
, which featured Minogue in a futuristic outfit, in a club, dancing with alien
-inspired outfits worn by the public. The video has received positive reviews, mostly about the futuristic style of format the video had featured. Two version of the video was released, though.
. Originally, it was said that they wanted "Wow" or "Like a Drug" as the first single, but it was "2 Hearts
". The song is a electropop and dance-pop
song, with strong elements of synthpop
. Originally, "Wow" was meant to be the first single to release in the U.S., but was withdrawn to be the single. Instead after the released of "In my Arms
", "All I See
" was released as the U.S. lead single and only single for the U.S. releases from X.
Minogue recorded extra tracks from the album sessions. "Cherry Bomb" was the first b-side track on the first UK CD Single. The b-side is a pure electropop song, written by Minogue, Karen Poole, Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Jonas Quant. The next track was "Do It Again". It was featured on the second UK CD Single. It was written by the same writers for the single. The song is a electropop and dance-pop
song. It also features some house
elements. The third b-side track was "Carried Away". It was written by the same writers as from the single. The song was featured on the Australian CD Single. It is a house track, which features dance music and nu-disco styles.
wrote that the song's "disco swirls and whooshing synths are great fun", but said that "Wow" "doesn't have the 'oomph' factor to make us fall for her like we have in the past". In a review for The Guardian
, Alexis Petridis called the song "fantastic" and compared it to Minogue's songs with Stock, Aitken and Waterman
. Pitchfork Media
reviewer Tom Ewing wrote that the song's "excitement is infectious" even though its "funked-up electro sexiness may feel contrived".
The song was first performed live on The Kylie Show
in November 2007, a one off showcase of new tracks from her 2007 album X
. The performance had Kylie in pigtails and foil streamer dress on a circular stage with dancers in new wave costumes and wigs, who would walk up an down a catwalk throughout the song. The video is available on YouTube
.
Additionally, the song was used in the series finale montage of the American TV Show So You Think You Can Dance "Wow" was also used as background music in a few commercials for ABC's Desperate Housewives
and Brothers and Sisters in April 2008. Minogue also performed the single "All I See" live on the show earlier in the year while promoting X
in North America
.
Two versions of the music video was released. The music video
for "Wow" was directed by Melina Matsoukas
and filmed in Los Angeles, California
along with the video for "In My Arms
" in early January 2008. The video features Minogue in dancing in a futuristic nightclub
surrounded by dancers in alien outfits. The video begins with Minogue's silhouette dancing against a lighted background. She is then shown in a white tracksuit
surrounded by a group of dancers. Scenes of Minogue and her dancers dancing in front of a lighted background are intercut throughout the video.
PerezHilton.com
hosted the world premiere the music video on 29 January 2008. It was scheduled to premiere on Channel 4
in the United Kingdom
on 30 January 2008, but was postponed. Media regulator Ofcom
removed the video after they found it did not follow viewer guidelines due to the use of strobe lighting. The video was re-edited and broadcasted in the United Kingdom the following week. In the video appears Dani Artaud (also known as DaniGORE), from the band Millionaires, as an extra.
The video is Kylie's 2nd highest viewed on YouTube, with views of 36,238,185 as of 24 August 2009.
finale of The X Factor
. Following the performance, "Wow" debuted on the UK Singles Chart
at number thirty-two on 24 December 2007, based solely on digital download
sales. Ten weeks later, the song reached number five. In February 2008, the song topped the UK Upfront Club Chart. This eventually became Kylie's best selling single in the UK since 2002's "Love at First Sight" selling over 180,000 copies.
In Australia
, "Wow" was officially solicited to radio
on 14 January 2008. The song debuted at number eleven, and remained on the singles chart for six weeks. The song was set to be the leading single for the United States
, but this was ultimately withdrawn and changed for the song "All I See
" which had a more R&B feel to appeal the American audience. The song was released to American dance radio-stations and became a moderate success when it debuted within the Top 40 of the Billboard
Hot Dance Club Songs chart, eventually peaking at number nineteen. In the Romanian Singles Chart, the song debuted at number 63 in February, finally peaking at number 42 in June, becoming her first song ever to miss the top 20. In New Zealand, the song debuted at number 17 on 24 February 2008. Following radio airplay, it later rose to number 16 on 9 March 2008.
Digital download
(Released 18 February 2008)
UK CD single #1
(CDR6754; Released 18 February 2008)
UK CD single #2
(UK: CDRS6754; Released 18 February 2008)
UK 12" Picture disc
(12R6754; Released 18 February 2008)
Australian CD single
(5144270082; Released 16 February 2008)
Digital download Bundle #1
(Released 17 February 2008)
Digital download Bundle #2
(Released 17 February 2008)
Digital download Bundle #3
(Released 17 February 2008)
EU CD Single #1
(Released 6 June 2008)
EU CD Single #2
(Released 4 July 2008)
Kylie performed the song on the following concert tours:
The song was also performed on:
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
from her tenth studio album X
X (Kylie Minogue album)
X is the tenth studio album by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue. It is her first release since the greatest hits compilation Ultimate Kylie , and her first studio album since Body Language . X was preceded by lead single "2 Hearts" and released worldwide in November 2007...
(2007). The song was written by Minogue, Greg Kurstin
Greg Kurstin
Gregory Allen "Greg" Kurstin is an award-winning American songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. In 2009 Kurstin received a Grammy Award nomination for Producer of the Year. That same year he won three Ivor Novello awards for his work with Lily Allen, including Songwriters of the Year for "The Fear"...
and Karen Poole
Karen Poole
Karen Poole is an English songwriter and singer, who gained initial fame with her younger sister, Shelly Poole, as the duo / band, Alisha's Attic.-List of compositions:...
and was produced by Kurstin. "Wow" is a dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
song, incorpitate with house
House
A house is a building or structure that has the ability to be occupied for dwelling by human beings or other creatures. The term house includes many kinds of different dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to free standing individual structures...
and electropop beats. "Wow" was chosen as the album's second single, although it was suppost to be the U.S. first single from the album, but was withdrawn and "All I See
All I See
"All I See" is a pop–R&B song performed by Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her tenth studio album, X . The song was written by Jonas Jeberg, Mich Hedin Hansen, Edwin "Lil' Eddie" Serrano and produced by Jeberg and Cutfather. It was released digitally as a lead single in North America on...
" was released instead, because of a more R&B reveal. "Wow" was first released on 16 February 2008 in Australia and New Zealand, and then in the UK two days after. The song was successful in most countries peaking in the top twenty countries including United Kingdom, Australia, France, New Zealand, United States and Denmark.
"Wow" received favorable to mixed reviews from contemporary music critics, most of them complimenting it as "fantasitc", but some reviews said that it doesn't have the "oomph factor to make us fall for fall her like we have in the past".
The accompaning music video was followed up, directed by Melina Matsoukas
Melina Matsoukas
Melina Matsoukas is an American music video director.-Life and career:Matsoukas is of Greek, Jewish, Jamaican and Cuban descent. Both her name and surname are Greek: Μελίνα Ματσούκα. She is a graduate of the American Film Institute and New York University...
, which featured Minogue in a futuristic outfit, in a club, dancing with alien
Extraterrestrial life
Extraterrestrial life is defined as life that does not originate from Earth...
-inspired outfits worn by the public. The video has received positive reviews, mostly about the futuristic style of format the video had featured. Two version of the video was released, though.
Background and composition
"Wow" was composed and written by Greg Kurstin, Kylie Minogue and Karen Ann Poole. Minogue requested setting up a studio in Ibiza with previous writing partner Karen Poole, and newcomer to the fold Greg Kurstin, an American multi-instrumentalist musician and producer. Minogue had written other tracks while in IbizaIbiza
Ibiza or Eivissa is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea 79 km off the coast of the city of Valencia in Spain. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community of Spain. With Formentera, it is one of the two Pine Islands or Pityuses. Its largest cities are Ibiza...
. Originally, it was said that they wanted "Wow" or "Like a Drug" as the first single, but it was "2 Hearts
2 Hearts
"2 Hearts" is a song by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue from her tenth studio album, X . The song is a cover version of a track originally recorded by Kish Mauve, who also produced Minogue's version. "2 Hearts" was Minogue's first commercial single release since she was diagnosed with...
". The song is a electropop and dance-pop
Dance-pop
Dance-pop is dance-oriented pop music that originated in the early 1980s. Developing from post-disco, it is generally up-tempo music intended for clubs with the intention of being danceable or merely dancey...
song, with strong elements of synthpop
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
. Originally, "Wow" was meant to be the first single to release in the U.S., but was withdrawn to be the single. Instead after the released of "In my Arms
In My Arms (Kylie Minogue song)
"In My Arms" is a song by Australian pop singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue from her tenth studio album, X . The track was written by Minogue, Calvin Harris, Richard "Biff" Stannard, Paul Harris and Julian Peake. It was produced by Calvin Harris and Stannard...
", "All I See
All I See
"All I See" is a pop–R&B song performed by Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her tenth studio album, X . The song was written by Jonas Jeberg, Mich Hedin Hansen, Edwin "Lil' Eddie" Serrano and produced by Jeberg and Cutfather. It was released digitally as a lead single in North America on...
" was released as the U.S. lead single and only single for the U.S. releases from X.
Minogue recorded extra tracks from the album sessions. "Cherry Bomb" was the first b-side track on the first UK CD Single. The b-side is a pure electropop song, written by Minogue, Karen Poole, Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Jonas Quant. The next track was "Do It Again". It was featured on the second UK CD Single. It was written by the same writers for the single. The song is a electropop and dance-pop
Dance-pop
Dance-pop is dance-oriented pop music that originated in the early 1980s. Developing from post-disco, it is generally up-tempo music intended for clubs with the intention of being danceable or merely dancey...
song. It also features some house
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
elements. The third b-side track was "Carried Away". It was written by the same writers as from the single. The song was featured on the Australian CD Single. It is a house track, which features dance music and nu-disco styles.
Critical reception
"Wow" received favorable to mixed reviews from pop music critics. Alex Fletcher of Digital SpyDigital Spy
Digital Spy is a British entertainment and media news website. According to Alexa Internet traffic statistics, as of February 2011, Digital Spy is the 93rd most popular website in the United Kingdom, with an overall Alexa ranking of 2,088....
wrote that the song's "disco swirls and whooshing synths are great fun", but said that "Wow" "doesn't have the 'oomph' factor to make us fall for her like we have in the past". In a review for The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, Alexis Petridis called the song "fantastic" and compared it to Minogue's songs with Stock, Aitken and Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman, sometimes known as SAW, were a UK songwriting and record producing trio consisting of Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman. They had great success during the mid to late 1980s and early 1990s...
. Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
reviewer Tom Ewing wrote that the song's "excitement is infectious" even though its "funked-up electro sexiness may feel contrived".
The song was first performed live on The Kylie Show
The Kylie Show
The Kylie Show is a one-off television special from Australian artist Kylie Minogue that aired on ITV on 10 November 2007 and was recorded at The London Studios...
in November 2007, a one off showcase of new tracks from her 2007 album X
X (Kylie Minogue album)
X is the tenth studio album by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue. It is her first release since the greatest hits compilation Ultimate Kylie , and her first studio album since Body Language . X was preceded by lead single "2 Hearts" and released worldwide in November 2007...
. The performance had Kylie in pigtails and foil streamer dress on a circular stage with dancers in new wave costumes and wigs, who would walk up an down a catwalk throughout the song. The video is available on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
.
Additionally, the song was used in the series finale montage of the American TV Show So You Think You Can Dance "Wow" was also used as background music in a few commercials for ABC's Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
and Brothers and Sisters in April 2008. Minogue also performed the single "All I See" live on the show earlier in the year while promoting X
X (Kylie Minogue album)
X is the tenth studio album by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue. It is her first release since the greatest hits compilation Ultimate Kylie , and her first studio album since Body Language . X was preceded by lead single "2 Hearts" and released worldwide in November 2007...
in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
.
Music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for "Wow" was directed by Melina Matsoukas
Melina Matsoukas
Melina Matsoukas is an American music video director.-Life and career:Matsoukas is of Greek, Jewish, Jamaican and Cuban descent. Both her name and surname are Greek: Μελίνα Ματσούκα. She is a graduate of the American Film Institute and New York University...
and filmed in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
along with the video for "In My Arms
In My Arms (Kylie Minogue song)
"In My Arms" is a song by Australian pop singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue from her tenth studio album, X . The track was written by Minogue, Calvin Harris, Richard "Biff" Stannard, Paul Harris and Julian Peake. It was produced by Calvin Harris and Stannard...
" in early January 2008. The video features Minogue in dancing in a futuristic nightclub
Nightclub
A nightclub is an entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night...
surrounded by dancers in alien outfits. The video begins with Minogue's silhouette dancing against a lighted background. She is then shown in a white tracksuit
Tracksuit
A tracksuit is an article of clothing consisting of two parts: trousers and a jacket usually with front zipper. It was originally intended for use in sports, mainly as what athletes wore over competition clothing and would take off before competition. In modern times, it has become commonly worn...
surrounded by a group of dancers. Scenes of Minogue and her dancers dancing in front of a lighted background are intercut throughout the video.
PerezHilton.com
Perez Hilton
Mario Armando Lavandeira, Jr. , better known as Perez Hilton , is an American blogger and television personality. His blog, Perezhilton.com , is known for posts covering gossip items about celebrities...
hosted the world premiere the music video on 29 January 2008. It was scheduled to premiere on Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
on 30 January 2008, but was postponed. Media regulator Ofcom
Ofcom
Ofcom is the government-approved regulatory authority for the broadcasting and telecommunications industries in the United Kingdom. Ofcom was initially established by the Office of Communications Act 2002. It received its full authority from the Communications Act 2003...
removed the video after they found it did not follow viewer guidelines due to the use of strobe lighting. The video was re-edited and broadcasted in the United Kingdom the following week. In the video appears Dani Artaud (also known as DaniGORE), from the band Millionaires, as an extra.
The video is Kylie's 2nd highest viewed on YouTube, with views of 36,238,185 as of 24 August 2009.
Chart performance
On 15 December 2007, Minogue performed "Wow" on the fourth seasonThe X Factor (UK series 4)
The fourth UK series of The X Factor was broadcast on ITV in autumn 2007. The first show aired on 18 August 2007 and the series was won by Leon Jackson on 15 December 2007, with Rhydian Roberts the runner-up and Dannii Minogue emerging as the winning mentor...
finale of The X Factor
The X Factor (UK)
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. Created by Simon Cowell, it began in September 2004 and is contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. It is the originator of the international X Factor franchise. The seven series of the show to date...
. Following the performance, "Wow" debuted on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
at number thirty-two on 24 December 2007, based solely on digital download
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
sales. Ten weeks later, the song reached number five. In February 2008, the song topped the UK Upfront Club Chart. This eventually became Kylie's best selling single in the UK since 2002's "Love at First Sight" selling over 180,000 copies.
In Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, "Wow" was officially solicited to radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
on 14 January 2008. The song debuted at number eleven, and remained on the singles chart for six weeks. The song was set to be the leading single for the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, but this was ultimately withdrawn and changed for the song "All I See
All I See
"All I See" is a pop–R&B song performed by Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her tenth studio album, X . The song was written by Jonas Jeberg, Mich Hedin Hansen, Edwin "Lil' Eddie" Serrano and produced by Jeberg and Cutfather. It was released digitally as a lead single in North America on...
" which had a more R&B feel to appeal the American audience. The song was released to American dance radio-stations and became a moderate success when it debuted within the Top 40 of the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Dance Club Songs chart, eventually peaking at number nineteen. In the Romanian Singles Chart, the song debuted at number 63 in February, finally peaking at number 42 in June, becoming her first song ever to miss the top 20. In New Zealand, the song debuted at number 17 on 24 February 2008. Following radio airplay, it later rose to number 16 on 9 March 2008.
Appearance in other media
- The song is featured in Beverly Hills ChihuahuaBeverly Hills ChihuahuaBeverly Hills Chihuahua is a 2008 family comedy film produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It is directed by Raja Gosnell and released on October 3, 2008...
and its soundtrack. In addition, it was in heavy rotation for ABC's primetime television lineup advertising.
Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Wow". The single was slightly mixed for its single release.Digital download
(Released 18 February 2008)
- "Wow"
UK CD single #1
(CDR6754; Released 18 February 2008)
- "Wow"
- "Cherry Bomb" (Minogue, Karen PooleKaren PooleKaren Poole is an English songwriter and singer, who gained initial fame with her younger sister, Shelly Poole, as the duo / band, Alisha's Attic.-List of compositions:...
, Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Jonas Quant)
UK CD single #2
(UK: CDRS6754; Released 18 February 2008)
- "Wow"
- "Do It Again" (Minogue, Kurstin, Poole)
- "Carried Away" (Minogue, Kurstin, Poole)
- "Wow" (Death Metal Disco Scene mix)
UK 12" Picture disc
(12R6754; Released 18 February 2008)
- "Wow"
- "Wow" (CSS remix)
- "Wow" (F*** Me I'm Famous remix by David GuettaDavid GuettaPierre David Guetta , known professionally as David Guetta , is a French house music producer and DJ. Originally a DJ at nightclubs during the 1980s and 1990s, he co-founded Gum Productions and released his first album, Just a Little More Love, in 2002. Later, he released Guetta Blaster and Pop Life...
+ Joachim GarraudJoachim GarraudJoachim Garraud, was born in 1968 in Nantes, is a French DJ, but he is also a remixer and producer. He is the producer of stars such as Geyster, Paul Johnson, Deep Dish, David Bowie, OMD, Kylie Minogue, Mylène Farmer, Cassius, Belamour, Kid Vicious, Saffron Hill and Culture Club.Known for his many...
) - "Wow" (MSTRKRFTMSTRKRFTMSTRKRFT is a Canadian electronic music duo from Toronto, Ontario. The group was started in 2005 by Jesse F. Keeler of Death from Above 1979 and Al-P formerly of the Mississauga, Ontario electropop group Girlsareshort...
remix)
Australian CD single
(5144270082; Released 16 February 2008)
- "Wow"
- "Do It Again"
- "Carried Away"
- "Wow" (Death Metal Disco Scene mix)
Digital download Bundle #1
(Released 17 February 2008)
- "Wow"
- "Do It Again"
- "Carried Away"
- "Cherry Bomb"
Digital download Bundle #2
(Released 17 February 2008)
- "Wow"
- "Wow" (CSS remix)
- "Wow" (MSTRKRFT remix)
- "Wow" (F*** Me I'm Famous remix by David Guetta + Joachim Garraud)
- "Wow" (Death Metal Disco Scene mix)
Digital download Bundle #3
(Released 17 February 2008)
- "Wow"
- "2 Hearts2 Hearts"2 Hearts" is a song by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue from her tenth studio album, X . The song is a cover version of a track originally recorded by Kish Mauve, who also produced Minogue's version. "2 Hearts" was Minogue's first commercial single release since she was diagnosed with...
" (Mark Brown's Pach Ibiza Upper Terrace mix) - "Wow" music video (UK only)
EU CD Single #1
(Released 6 June 2008)
- "Wow"
- "Can't Get You Out of My HeadCan't Get You out of My Head"Can't Get You Out of My Head" is a song by Australian recording artist and songwriter Kylie Minogue, which was released from her eighth studio album Fever . The song was released worldwide as the lead single from the album, which was released on 8 September, 2001. The song was written and produced...
" (Greg Kurstin Remix)
EU CD Single #2
(Released 4 July 2008)
- "Wow"
- "Wow" (Death Metal Disco Scene Mix)
- "Wow" (CSS Remix)
- "Wow" (Video)
Live performances
Kylie performed the song on X-factor 2007 and Brit Awards 2008Kylie performed the song on the following concert tours:
- KylieX2008KylieX2008KylieX2008 was the tenth concert tour by Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue, in support of her tenth studio album, X . Originally announced as just a European tour, rumors of Minogue taking the tour to Australia, Asia, and America had surfaced in the international media...
- For You, For Me TourFor You, For Me TourThe For You, For Me Tour was the ninth concert tour by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. This is Minogue's first concert tour in North America. The concert has received very favorable reviews from music critics...
- Aphrodite World Tour
The song was also performed on:
- The Kylie ShowThe Kylie ShowThe Kylie Show is a one-off television special from Australian artist Kylie Minogue that aired on ITV on 10 November 2007 and was recorded at The London Studios...
2007 TV Special
Charts
| Chart (2007/2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand Airplay (RIANZ) | 16 |
Year-End Charts
| Year | Country | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | UK Singles Chart | 64 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 Singles | 100 |
Personnel
The following people contributed to "Wow":- Kylie Minogue – lead vocals
- Greg KurstinGreg KurstinGregory Allen "Greg" Kurstin is an award-winning American songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. In 2009 Kurstin received a Grammy Award nomination for Producer of the Year. That same year he won three Ivor Novello awards for his work with Lily Allen, including Songwriters of the Year for "The Fear"...
- productionRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, all instruments, mixingAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may... - Karen Poole - backing vocals, vocal production
- Eddie Miller - additional engineeringAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
- Geoff Pesche - masteringAudio masteringMastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced...
- Recorded at Magnetic Studios in IbizaIbizaIbiza or Eivissa is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea 79 km off the coast of the city of Valencia in Spain. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community of Spain. With Formentera, it is one of the two Pine Islands or Pityuses. Its largest cities are Ibiza...
and Echo Studios in Los AngelesLos Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...