In My Arms (Kylie Minogue song)

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“In My Arms”
“In My Arms” cover
Single by Kylie Minogue
from the album X
B-side "Cherry Bomb"
"Do It Again"
"Carried Away"
"Can't Get You Out Of My Head" (Greg Kurstin Remix)
Released February 15, 2008
(see release history)
Format CD single, Digital download, 12" picture disc, 7" Vinyl
Genre Dance-pop
Length 3:32
Label Parlophone
Writer(s) Kylie Minogue, Paul Harris, Julian Peake, Richard Stannard, Adam Wiles
Producer Richard Stannard, Calvin Harris
Kylie Minogue singles chronology
"Wow"
(2008)		 "In My Arms"
(2008)		 "All I See"
(2008)

"In My Arms" is a dance-pop song performed by Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her tenth studio album, X (2007). The song was written by Minogue, Paul Harris, Julian Peake, Richard Stannard, Adam Wiles and produced by Stannard and Calvin Harris. The song was released as the album's first single in Spain in November 2007, second in Europe single in February 2008, and third in UK and Australia on May 5th, 2008.[1]

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[edit] Critical reception

"In My Arms" received mostly positive reviews from pop music critics. Tom Ewing in a review for Pitchfork Media compared the song to French electronic music duo Justice and wrote that Minogue "bounces around the tune with gusto".[2] Prefix Magazine reviewer Bruce Scott described it as "fuzzed-out" and "synth heavy", and wrote that it was "full of the kind of exuberant charm that made a track like "Love at First Sight" a past hit".[3] In a review for All Music Guide, Christopher True was not impressed with "In My Arms" and called the song "cold, calculated dance-pop".[4]

[edit] Music video

Minogue wearing 80's-inspired futuristic sunglasses in the first scene of the video.
Minogue wearing 80's-inspired futuristic sunglasses in the first scene of the video.

The music video for "In My Arms" was directed by Melina and filmed in Los Angeles, California along with the video for "Wow".[5] The video features several references to the 1980s style and music. There are five main sequences: the first features Minogue dressed in a crimson and white outfit, made by Gareth Pugh, with futuristic sunglasses; the second has Minogue singing into a microphone, on a blue recording room; the third scene is with a troupe of dancers; the fourth features Minogue in a yellow dress dancing in a pink box; and in the final scene she dances in front of a giant fan wearing a Dolce & Gabbana dress. As the video concludes, the five scenes are intercut and gradually fade.

The music video premiered on the internet on January 29, 2008.[6] It premiered on television stations in Europe on January 31, 2008.[7]

[edit] Spanglish Version

As an attempt to break the Latin American music market, EMI Music asked Mexican singer/songwriter Aleks Syntek to record some vocals in Spanish for the song in early 2008. The song was first published through Syntek's official YouTube Channel on 24th April 2008,[8] and was later confirmed by EMI and the Mexican press that the song was indeed real and was set to be released to Mexican radio stations in the last week of April.[9]

It was later confirmed that the song would make an inclusion on Syntek's compilation album, "Best of 1988-2008" set to be released in June 2008 in Mexico and as a bonus track in the Spanish edition of his studio album, "Lección de Vuelo" set to be released in the summer of 2008. A Special Latin American edition of "X" is also planned, but no official release date has been given as of yet.[10].

[edit] Chart performance

Pugh's Spring 2007 collection also featured somewhat more wearable clothing, like this dress.
Pugh's Spring 2007 collection also featured somewhat more wearable clothing, like this dress.

"In Belgium, the track debuted on the Flanders singles chart at number number thirty-three on February 3, 2008.[11] The following week it rose to number fourteen.[12] The track was also successful on Belgium's Wallonia singles chart where it reached number eleven.[12]

In Romania, "In My Arms" becamed a considerable hit, and gained massive airplay. As a result, the track reached number one.[13] It was also a huge success in Poland, where it reached number four and stayed in top five for two weeks. "In My Arms" reached number eight in Greece and in Germany where it became Minogue's first top ten single since "Slow" in 2003 and it reached number ten in France becoming her biggest hit in France since "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" in 2001.[14] Elsewhere, the song reached the top twenty in Sweden, Austria and the Netherlands.[15] On the Euro 200 singles chart, the track reached number eight.[16] The single has entered the UK singles chart at 69 on downloads alone, the next week it reached 46. On 11th May, the single debuted in the top 40 at number #10. That same week, it topped the UK physical singles chart.

In Australia, "In My Arms" became Minogue's lowest charting single in a decade (since 1998's "Cowboy Style"), peaking at #35 and spending only two weeks in the Top 50.

[edit] Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "In My Arms".

CD single #1
(5099952116605; February 15, 2008)

  1. "In My Arms" - 3:32
  2. "Cherry Bomb" (Minogue, Karen Poole, Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Jonas Quant) - 4:17

CD single #2
(5099952116506; February 15, 2008)

  1. "In My Arms" - 3:32
  2. "Do It Again" (Minogue, Greg Kurstin, Poole) - 3:21
  3. "Carried Away" (Minogue, Kurstin, Poole) - 3:14

12" Picture disc
(5099951495817; February 15, 2008)

  1. "In My Arms" - 3:32
  2. "In My Arms" (Spitzer remix) - 5:05
  3. "In My Arms" (Sebastian Leger mix) - 7:05

UK CD single #1
(CDR6756; May 5, 2008)

  1. "In My Arms" - 3:32
  2. "Can't Get You out of My Head" (Greg Kurstin remix)

UK CD single #2
(CDRS6756; May 5, 2008)

  1. "In My Arms" - 3:32
  2. "In My Arms" (Death Metal Disco Scene remix) - 5:42
  3. "In My Arms" (Sebastien Leger mix) - 7:05
  4. "In My Arms" music video

UK 7" coloured vinyl
(R6756; May 5, 2008)

  1. "In My Arms" - 3:32
  2. "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" (Greg Kurstin Remix)

Australian CD
(5144281962; April 26, 2008)

  1. "In My Arms" - 3:32
  2. "In My Arms" (Death Metal Disco Scene remix) - 5:42
  3. "In My Arms" (Sebastien Leger mix) - 7:05
  4. "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" (Greg Kurstin remix)

UK Digital bundle #1
(May 5, 2008)

  1. "In My Arms" - 3:32
  2. "In My Arms" (Chris Lake Vocal mix) - 6:35
  3. "In My Arms" (Sebastien Leger remix) - 7:05
  4. "In My Arms" (Steve Pitron & Max Sanna mix) (Short) - 6:43
  5. "In My Arms" (Spitzer remix) (Radio Edit) - 3:29
  6. "In My Arms" (Death Metal Disco Scene remix) - 5:41

UK Digital bundle #2
(May 5, 2008)

  1. "In My Arms" - 3:32
  2. "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" (Greg Kurstin remix)

[edit] Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[17] 35
Australian ARIA Physical Singles Chart[18] 15
Austrian Singles Chart[19] 16
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[12] 10
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[12] 11
Brazil Top 30 Dance Club Play[20] 16
Chilean Top 100 Chart[21] 44
Czech IFPI Singles Chart[22] 11
Danish Singles Chart[23] 36
Dutch Top 40[24] 20
Euro 200 Singles Chart[16] 8
French Physical Singles Chart[25] 10
French Digital Singles Chart[26] 2
German Singles Chart[14] 8
Greek IFPI Singles Chart[27] 8
Irish Singles Chart[28] 15
Italian Singles Chart[29] 20
Latin American Airplay Chart (International Chart)[30] 5
Lithuanian Airplay Chart[31] 6
México Top 100 Singles Chart[32] 67
Polish National Top 50[33] 4
Romanian Top 100[34] 1
Russian Top 20 Chart[35] 8
Slovak IFPI Singles Chart[36] 8
Spanish Los 40 Chart 9
Swedish Singles Chart[37] 15
Swiss Singles Chart[15] 3
Turkey Top 20 Chart[38] 2
United World Chart[39] 26
UK Physical Singles Chart 1
UK Singles Chart[15] 10
Preceded by
"Şoapte" by Celia		 Romanian Singles Chart number-one singles (first run)
April 28 - May 04		 Succeeded by
"Brasil" by Tom Boxer & Fly Project
Preceded by
"4 Minutes" by Madonna & Justin Timberlake		 Romanian Singles Chart number-one singles (second run)
June 2		 Succeeded by
Incumbent

[edit] Release history

Region Date Label
Europe[40] 15 February 2008 EMI
France[41] 25 February 2008
Australia[42] 28 April 2008 Warner Music
United Kingdom[43] 5 May 2008 Parlophone

[edit] Personnel

The following people contributed to "In My Arms":[44]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Kylie Minogue Official Site. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
  2. ^ Ewing, Tom. "Kylie Minogue X Pitchfork Record Review". Pitchfork Media. November 30, 2007. Retrieved February 18, 2008.
  3. ^ Scott, Bruce. "Kylie Minogue X Review". Prefix Magazine. February 12, 2008. Retrieved February 18, 2008.
  4. ^ True, Christopher M. "X > Review". All Music Guide. Retrieved February 18, 2008.
  5. ^ Adams, Cameron. "Kylie Minogue keeps mum on tour plans". Herald Sun. January 15, 2008. Retrieved January 23, 2008.
  6. ^ "Entertainment". Bild-Zeitung. Retrieved January 29, 2008.
  7. ^ Harmsworth, Andrei. "Kylie's new alien video leaked". Metro.co.uk. Retrieved January 30, 2008. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  8. ^ YouTube: "In Your Arms" featuring Aleks Syntek
  9. ^ Syntek busca la internacionalización (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Une Aleks Syntek su talento al de Kylie Minogue (in Spanish)
  11. ^ "Belgium Singles Top 50 (Saturday February 23rd, 2008)". aCharts.us. Retrieved February 26, 2008.
  12. ^ a b c d "Belgian Singles Charts: Kylie "In My Arms". UtraTop.de. Retrieved March 6, 2008.
  13. ^ "Romanian Top 100" Please see "Issue 16" of the year 2008
  14. ^ a b "Fettes Brot dick in den Single-Charts". Media-Control.de. February 26, 2008. Retrieved February 26, 2008.
  15. ^ a b c "In My Arms World Chart Positions". aCharts.us. Retrieved March 6, 2008.
  16. ^ a b "Euro 200 Archives". Euro 200. Retrieved March 6, 2008.
  17. ^ Top 50 Singles Chart - Australian Record Industry Assocation
  18. ^ Top 50 Singles Chart - Australian Record Industry Assocation
  19. ^ Kylie Minogue - In My Arms - swisscharts.com
  20. ^ Top 40 Dance
  21. ^ Chilean Singles Chart
  22. ^ Čns Ifpi
  23. ^ Kylie Minogue - In My Arms - swisscharts.com
  24. ^ Kylie Minogue - In My Arms - swisscharts.com
  25. ^ Kylie Minogue - In My Arms - swisscharts.com
  26. ^ Official Digital Singles in France by IFOP
  27. ^ Greek Singles Chart by IFPI
  28. ^ Official Irish Singles Chart
  29. ^ Kylie Minogue - In My Arms - swisscharts.com
  30. ^ Desplaza Juanes a Belanova en popularidad (in Spanish). Notimex. Retrieved April 3, 2008.
  31. ^ Lithuanian Airplay Chart
  32. ^ Mexico Top 100 Singles Chart - 31st March 2008
  33. ^ Polish National Top 50. APC-Stats.com. March 30, 2008. Retrieved March 28, 2008.
  34. ^ "Romanian Top 100" Please see "Issue 16" of the year 2008
  35. ^ Russia Top 20 @ Top40-Charts.com - 40 Top 20 & Top 40 Music Charts from 25 Countries
  36. ^ Sns Ifpi
  37. ^ Kylie Minogue - In My Arms - swisscharts.com
  38. ^ Turkey Top 20 Chart Retrieved on 2008-05-24
  39. ^ Global Track Chart
  40. ^ In My Arms: Kylie Minogue: Musik (German). Amazon.de. Retrieved on 2008-03-21.
  41. ^ In My Arms: Kylie Minogue: Musique (French). Amazon.fr. Retrieved on 2008-03-21.
  42. ^ In My Arms: Kylie Minogue: Music. Herald Sun. Retrieved on 2008-04-13.
  43. ^ In My Arms: Kylie Minogue: Music. Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-03-21.
  44. ^ X (CD liner notes). Parlophone. November 2007.

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