I Begin to Wonder
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| Single by Dannii Minogue from the album Neon Nights |
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| B-side | "Hide and Seek" "Nervous" |
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| Released | March 3, 2003 | |||||||||||||
| Format | CD single, Vinyl single, Cassette single, Digital download | |||||||||||||
| Genre | Dance, Pop, Dance-Pop, Disco | |||||||||||||
| Length | 3:29 (Radio edit) 3:41 (Album version) |
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| Label | London Records Warner Music UK Ultra Records (US) |
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| Writer(s) | Roselyn Della Sabina and Jean-Claude Ades, Dacia Olaf, Dannii Minogue, Ian Masterson, | |||||||||||||
| Producer | J.C.A. Roselyn Della Sabina | |||||||||||||
| Certification | Gold (ARIA) | |||||||||||||
| Dannii Minogue singles chronology | ||||||||||||||
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"I Begin to Wonder" is a Dance-pop song written by Roselyn Della Sabina and Dannii Minogue, Jean-Claude Ades, Dacia Olaf K and Ian Masterson for Minogue's fourth album Neon Nights (2003). The song was produced by J.C.A. and received a positive reception from music critics. It was released as the second single from Neon Nights in the first quarter of 2003 and reached the top three in the United Kingdom, becoming Dannii's highest-charting single, selling 120,000 copies, and continuing Minogue's run of club chart number ones. It reached the top fifteen in Australia where it was certified gold for sales over 35,000.[1]
In France, "I Begin to Wonder" was released as a double A-side with a French version of "Who Do You Love Now?", a collaboration with Dutch dance DJs Zki & Dobri, performing under the group name Riva. The song became Dannii's biggest hit to date there, peaking at #7. In Germany a mash-up with Dead or Alive's "You Spin Me Round", titled "Begin To Spin Me Round" was released and peaked at #37, serving to reinforce Dannii's club involvement, and also "Neon Nights"' general attachment to 80s styled dance-pop.
The midweek sales of the single following its release on Monday 3rd March saw it only a few thousand copies behind Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful" which was in its second week on the chart. An email was sent to people who had signed up to Dannii's official website urging them to buy the single and give Dannii her first UK no. 1 pop hit. It wasn't to be and Dannii couldn't fight Christina off the top. "I Begin to Wonder" performed well on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play as well as in terms of dance format airplay. It missed the U.S. Hot 100, peaking at #108.
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[edit] Music video
The music video was directed by Phil Griffin and filmed in late 2002.[2] The video opens with a scene of Minogue walking down a futuristic hallway covered in photographs used to promote Neon Nights. She is then shown sitting and dancing in a blue room with the song's title swirling around her in numerous languages. The video concludes with scenes of Minogue crouching in a ventilation shaft and cutting her hair.
The video for "I Begin to Wonder" premiered in January 2003.[2] It was released commercially on various CD single formats and on The Hits & Beyond special edition companion DVD, released in June 2006.
A parody was made with loads and loads of references to Kylie Minogue and ending up with the actress dressing up like Kylie from her video"Can't Get You Out Of My Head".
[edit] Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Begin to Wonder".
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Australian CD single
UK CD single #1
UK CD single #2
Cassette single
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French CD single
U.S. CD single
U.S. vinyl single
Canadian/German CD single
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[edit] Charts
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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| Australian Singles Chart[3] | 14 |
| Belgian Singles Chart[3] | 50 |
| Dutch Top 40[3] | 39 |
| French Singles Chart[3] | 7 |
| Irish Singles Chart[4] | 22 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[3] | 20 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[3] | 31 |
| UK Singles Chart[5] | 2 |
| UK Upfront Club Chart[6] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Airplay[7] | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales[8] | 14 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ [1] Retrieved April 22, 2006.
- ^ a b "Dannii Minogue - I Begin to Wonder Music Video". MVDBase.com. Retrieved November 25, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f "I Begin to Wonder World Charts". aCharts.us. Retrieved November 25, 2007.
- ^ "Irish Singles Chart Searchable Database". IrishCharts.ie. Retrieved November 25, 2007.
- ^ "UK Singles Chart Searchable Database". everyHit.com. Retrieved November 25, 2007.
- ^ "Dannographii: I Begin to Wonder". DanniiMusic.com. Retrieved November 25, 2007.
- ^ "Dannii Minogue: Artist Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved November 25, 2007.
- ^ "Dannii Minogue > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". All Music Guide. Retrieved November 25, 2007.
[edit] External links
- DanniiMusic.com — official website.
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