Speakerphone (song)
| "Speakerphone" | |||||||
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| Song by Kylie Minogue from the album X | |||||||
| Recorded | 2007 | ||||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||||
| Length | 3:54 | ||||||
| Label | Parlophone | ||||||
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| Producer | Bloodshy and Avant | ||||||
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"Speakerphone" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter, Kylie Minogue. Taken from Minogue's tenth studio album X,[1] the song has elements of Electropop and Synthpop. It was co-written by Klas Åhlund, Henrik Jonback, Pontus Winnberg and Christian Karlsson and produced by Swedish production duo, Bloodshy and Avant.
Reception
Critical response
The song was received very well by fans and critics, taking a liking to the song and stating that it would've made a good single. Another person who responded well to the song was American singer Madonna, who added the song to her Celebrity playlist for iTunes [2] so the song therefore gained popularity in the US. On the season 2 premiere episode of America's Best Dance Crew, which aired on 19 June, Fanny Pak used "Speakerphone" in the Crew Choice Challenge.
Chart performance
Despite never being released, the song charted on the Canadian Hot 100 at number eighty-five based on high downloads from the album. It gained popularity in the U,S. because of Madonna adding it to her celebrity playlist on iTunes in 2008.
Live performances
Minogue opened her 2008 world tour performing the song with robotic type dancers and big speakers as props.[3] She used a giant hoop to lower her to the stage. She also performed the song on at her North American Tour in the same sort of style but with an increased tempo. The winning video of the "Speakerphone Video Competition", which began to trend on Tiwtter.[4] and was won by Rudolf Pap [5]
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