Love at First Sight
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| Single by Kylie Minogue | ||
| from the album Fever | ||
| Released | June 2002: Worldwide | |
| Format | CD single: Worldwide Vinyl single: United Kingdom |
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| Recorded | Dublin, Ireland, 2001 | |
| Genre | Pop–dance | |
| Length | 3:59 | |
| Label | Parlophone Capitol Mushroom |
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| Writer(s) | Kylie Minogue Richard Stannard Julian Gallagher Ash Howes Martin Harrington |
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| Producer(s) | Richard Stannard Julian Gallagher |
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| Certification | Gold (Australia & New Zealand) Silver (UK) |
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| Kylie Minogue singles chronology | ||
| "In Your Eyes" (2001) |
"Love at First Sight" (2002) |
"Fever" (2002) |
"Love at First Sight" is a dance–pop single by Australian singer Kylie Minogue from her album Fever. The song was written by Minogue, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Ash Howes and Martin Harrington and produced by Stannard and Gallagher and received a mixed reception from music critics. The song was released as the third single in the summer of 2002 and reached the top ten in the United Kingdom, where it became Minogue's twenty-fourth top ten single. It reached the top twenty in Canada and Ireland, and the top thirty in the United States. In the U.S., "Love at First Sight" was released to success on the Billboard dance charts, where it reached the top position on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart and number twelve on the Hot Dance Singles Sales chart. The song was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Awards in the "Best Dance Recording" category, providing Minogue with her first Grammy nomination. It also won the MTV Europe Music Award for "Best Dance".
The song and music video were used in the 2003 dance video game DDRMAX2: Dance Dance Revolution in North America.
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[edit] Chart performance
On June 10, 2002, "Love at First Sight" was released in the United Kingdom. The song became Minogue's twenty-fourth top ten single when it debuted at #2 on the singles chart, and spent a total of 12 weeks in the top seventy-five. It also became Minogue's third consecutive release to top the UK radio airplay charts. The song received 3116 plays in one week, breaking the record that she held previously with "Can't Get You Out Of My Head".
Outside of the UK, the song was also successful. It reached the top ten in Israel, Hong Kong, Poland, Canada, Hungary, Ireland and New Zealand. In Australia, the song was released on June 3, 2002, and it debuted at number three on the singles chart. The single sold considerably well, being certified gold for sales of over 35,000.
Due to favourable reception, "Love at First Sight" was released in the United States. Minogue had previously found success on the Billboard Hot 100 with "The Loco-Motion" (1988) and "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" (2001), and "Love at First Sight" became her second consecutive release to reach the top thirty on the Billboard charts reaching number twenty-three. It also performed well on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, where it reached number one, becoming Minogue's second song to do so on the chart.
[edit] Charts
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[edit] Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Love at First Sight".[2]
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[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Chart Positions – Fever. SloKylie.com – Slovenian Kylie Page. January 3 2004. Retrieved November 19 2006.
- ^ Discography – 2001+. MixKylie.co.uk. Retrieved November 19 2006.
- ^ The Minography – Mixes. LiMBO (Kylie.co.uk). Retrieved November 18 2006.
[edit] References
- SloKylie.com - Slovenian Kylie Page. link. Last accessed on March 1, 2006. - Worldwide chart positions, sales and certifications.
- MixKylie.co.uk. link. Last accessed on March 1, 2006. - Worldwide chart positions, formats and track listings.
- Kylie.com - Official Site. link. Last accessed on March 1, 2006. - Release and chart information.
Albums: Kylie · Enjoy Yourself · Rhythm of Love
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Light Years · Fever · Body Language
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