All the Lovers
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"All the Lovers" is a song by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue
. It is the first single from her eleventh studio album, Aphrodite
. "All the Lovers" was written by English electropop duo Kish Mauve
and was one of the last songs to be recorded for the album. Minogue chose the song as the first single since she felt it was reflective of the euphoric mood of Aphrodite. "All the Lovers" is a midtempo electropop song with prominent synthesizers, that has been compared to Minogue's 2004 single "I Believe in You
". Its lyrics are an invitation to the dancefloor, while comparing previous relationships to one's current lover. "All the Lovers" was positively received by contemporary critics, who praised its dance anthem nature and deemed it as a classic Minogue single.
The song became a commercial success particularly in Europe, reaching the top ten in countries such as Belgium, Germany, Ireland and Italy, and peaking inside the top five in France, Slovakia and the United Kingdom. The accompanying music video was inspired by the installations of Spencer Tunick
, and portrays Minogue on top of a flash mob
of people wearing white underwear, surrounded by different white floating objects. Minogue explained that the video was an expression of her view on sexuality and sensuality. It received positive reviews, with critics complimenting its aesthetic and imagery. "All the Lovers" has been performed by Minogue in a number of live appearances, including the fifth's season
finale of Germany's Next Topmodel.
; it was back shortly after. "All the Lovers" was one of the last tracks from Aphrodite to be recorded. The song was written by Jim Eliot and Mima Stilwell from British electropop group Kish Mauve
and produced by Eliot and Stuart Price
. Minogue commented, "As I was recording it I knew that 'All the Lovers' had to be the first single; it sums up the euphoria
of the album perfectly. It gives me goose-bumps, so I'm really excited to hear what everyone thinks of it." On 14 May 2010, "All the Lovers" premiered at British station BBC Radio 1
. After the release the song and announcement of her world tour, Minogue said that "The vibe that I’ve put out there with 'All The Lovers', and that I’m getting back, is 'feel love, share love'. That’s what I want the show to be."
-oriented beat. According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing
, the song is written in the key
of C major
. The song's beat is set in common time
, and moves at a tempo of 142 beats per minute. It has the sequence of Gsus4–G–F6–Fmaj7 as its chord progression
. Minogue's vocals span from the note of G3 to the note of A4. Adam Markovitz of Entertainment Weekly
noted that, musically, the track is comparable to "the earnest dreampop of 2004's 'I Believe in You
', right down to their copycat basslines". "All the Lovers" is slow-building on its verses and adds layers of subtle electronic instrumentation throughout. The chorus
has a strong synth line
that according to Markovitz, "would’ve been the perfect main-menu soundtrack for an Atari
game of Studio 54
". After the second chorus, Minogue's breathy vocals are backed solely by piano and string arrangements. The bridge
has been compared to the music of New Order
's 1983 single "Blue Monday
". The track ends with a repeated chorus. Lyrically, "All the Lovers" appears to be an invitation to the dancefloor, while comparing previous relationships to one's current lover in lines such as "All the lovers that have gone before / they don't compare to you."
commented, "As well as being the sound of dancefloor stampedes from now until the end of time 'All the Lovers' is also the sound of a million Kylie fans breathing a collective sigh of relief. It's grown up but carefree, bombastic yet delicate, sober in spirit and drunk on love. [...] It is very hard not to listen to this song on repeat." Adam Markovitz of Entertainment Weekly said "All the Lovers" will likely reach "near-ubiquity in gyms, gay clubs, and clothing stores" and added "The dance floor can wait; we’re too busy enjoying this to get up right now." Yahoo! Music UK
stated that "Things look very different on Planet Pop since Kylie Minogue last strutted about the place, but 'All the Lovers' has just the right mix of glitterball style and '80s synth euphoria to suggest Lady Gaga
's world domination is very far from a done deal." The Irish Times
commented "More in the vein of 'The One
' and 'I Believe in You' than, say, 'Spinning Around
', 'All the Lovers' shows Kylie in tip-top form." Chris Ryan from MTV
said, "'All the Lovers' is classic Kylie".
Nui Te Koha of the Herald Sun
called it "epic in every sense [...] It packs what's missing most in today's dance-pop wannabes – restraint." Mark Sutherland of Billboard
said, "'Lovers' has the aura of one of 'those' Minogue songs-the once-every-few-years anthems, like "Spinning Around
" or 'Can't Get You Out of My Head
'-that come along, re-engage her original fan base and bring in the next generation." Gavin Martin of the Daily Mirror complimented the vocals and added that "The Minogue brand is given added gold lining and more power to Kylie's celebrity elbow is assured." Nicola Meighan of The List named "All the Lovers" "dance-inducing call-to-arms, a winning sing-a-long disco serenade." Rob Harvilla of The Village Voice
called it "A pleasingly vapid synth-cheese jam. [...] Kylie's at her best with just a slight element of menace/sleaze ("2 Hearts
," [sic] say), and this don't exactly qualify, but if you're 55 minutes into a spin class
this'll still push you toward the summit."
s Dance/Club Play Songs at number thirty-one. The following week, it climbed at number twenty-two and peaked at number one on 5 August. It debuted at the Canadian Hot 100
at number seventy-two. On 21 June 2010, "All the Lovers" debuted at number fourteen in Australia on the ARIA Charts
and eventually peaked at number thirteen, In the United Kingdom, the song charted within the top 5 on the UK Singles Chart
at number 4 on its first week. During the first half of the week, the song sold over 18,500 copies in Great Britain. Two weeks later "All the Lovers" reached number three. However, it has subsequently been noted that had the song's physical release been timed simultaneously with the digital download, the song would most likely have reached number one.
On 18 June 2010, "All the Lovers" debuted at number six on the Irish Singles Chart
. "All the Lovers" has also charted inside the top ten of Austria and Czech Republic, the top forty in Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia), Spain and Sweden. "All the Lovers" lingered for a second week in the top 10 of the European Hot 100 chart thanks especially to its success in the United Kingdom and Italy.
It also peaked in New Zealand at number 10, for one week in the charts, after falling out.
. It was directed by Joseph Kahn
, who was reportedly chosen by Minogue since he could give the video a fresh, new feel. The concept is a re-imagination of works by American artist Spencer Tunick
, known for his installations that feature large numbers of nude people. Kahn and Minogue created two treatments for the video, but chose the edgier option. She originally wanted to wear sombre clothes for the shoots, but Kahn insisted on a smaller white outfit. Minogue wears jewelry from designer Shaun Leane. The video begins with a flash mob
of people dropping items with QR Code
on them. Although the code isn't directly scannable from the video, a blogger has reconstructed the code to reveal that it says "LOVE." They then start kissing while taking their clothes off in an empty street. They gather on the middle in their white underwear, where Minogue appears surrounded by doves, wearing a white cobweb-style t-shirt over a black bra and knickers, with matching white thigh high boots. The flash mob becomes bigger as the video continues. During the song's bridge, a white horse gallops between couples kissing. The buildings are surrounded by floating marshmallows as well as a giant inflatable elephant. The video was noted by some critics for featuring a number of same-sex couples
, which Minogue explained paid homage to her gay audience who helped propel her initial success. Minogue said of the music video after its release,
gone wild, or some serious 'the touch, the feel of cotton' guerrilla marketing." Kurt B. Reighley of Queer Sight commented, "Yet for all the sexy filling the screen, the video never seems dirty or vulgar, because director Joseph Kahn punctuates it with wholesome images of everything white imaginable [...] The choreography, while incredibly simple, is much more powerful than Laurie Ann Gibson
's clunky footwork for Lady Gaga's "Alejandro
" clip, and Kylie's stylists continue to refine an image that suggests nothing so much as Sanrio
Toys (the makers of Hello Kitty
) vision of Charlie's Angels
." Ryan Brockington of the New York Post
said, "Taking a cue from videos by Matt & Kim, Make the Girl Dance and nakedly nasty Erykah Badu
most recently, Kylie has decided to commercialize on the attention a clothes-free video conjures up. But the only thing is 'Kylie's' Lovers' is a little more ... commercial. [...] I'm just [saying] it's not as 'umphy' as its ancestors." Nick Levine of Digital Spy commented, "There aren't many popstars who could make a video featuring doves, balloons, a galloping horse, a giant inflatable elephant and a mass grope-fest in the middle of LA.... and get away with it. Then again, there aren't many popstars who engender the collective affection that Kylie Minogue does."
Armond White
of New York Press praised the video extensively, stating:
It is Minogue's most watched film and her first solo single to have over 10 million views since 2008's "In My Arms
" (her single with Taio Cruz
is her highest overall.)
-inspired outfit, with a white-toga dress and gold heels. On 5 June 2010, Minogue unveiled a megamix of her album at nightclub Splash in New York City
. During "All the Lovers", she improvised and started singing along to the track. She explained, "I'm elevated, I have a microphone, so of course I'm going to sing along." She also performed the song at the season finale of reality show Germany's Next Topmodel on 9 June 2010. The performance was an emulation of the music video, and Minogue wore a blue print dress and creme high-knee boots. Georgina Littlejohn of the Daily Mail said that "she certainly showed how it was done to her younger pop counterpart Katy Perry
, who was also on [the] night's line-up". Ann Lee of Metro called the performance "storming" and added that "[she] gave Katy Perry a run for her money".
"All the Lovers" was also performed along with "Can't Get You Out of My Head
" at M6 Music Live Event in Paris, France, where Minogue wore a blue slashed dress. She also performed the song along with "Love at First Sight" on British chat show Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
, in an episode aired on 25 June 2010. She wore a short silver dress with a black gown over from Balmain
. Minogue also performed "All the Lovers" at the gay pride parade in Madrid, Spain on 3 July 2010, and on Australian variety show Hey Hey It's Saturday
on 21 July 2010. She performed the song along with "Get Outta My Way
" at Miss Italy on 12 September 2010. Minogue also performed the song as a duet with the British boyband JLS
for their Christmas special on ITV1
on 11 December 2010, which was shown before the final of that year's series of The X Factor
.
at BBC Radio 1
's Live Lounge
. They performed a country
version of the song, using instruments such as the slide guitar
.
Source:
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...
. It is the first single from her eleventh studio album, Aphrodite
Aphrodite (album)
Aphrodite is the eleventh studio album by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue. It was her first studio album in the three years following her 2007 release X. Aphrodite was released worldwide in July 2010, and was preceded by the release of the lead single, "All the Lovers"...
. "All the Lovers" was written by English electropop duo Kish Mauve
Kish Mauve
Kish Mauve is a British electropop group. The group was formed in 2005 in London, England, and consists of Mima Stilwell and Jim Eliot ....
and was one of the last songs to be recorded for the album. Minogue chose the song as the first single since she felt it was reflective of the euphoric mood of Aphrodite. "All the Lovers" is a midtempo electropop song with prominent synthesizers, that has been compared to Minogue's 2004 single "I Believe in You
I Believe in You (Kylie Minogue song)
"I Believe in You" is a dance-pop song performed by Australian singer Kylie Minogue and written by Minogue and Scissor Sisters members Jake Shears and Babydaddy...
". Its lyrics are an invitation to the dancefloor, while comparing previous relationships to one's current lover. "All the Lovers" was positively received by contemporary critics, who praised its dance anthem nature and deemed it as a classic Minogue single.
The song became a commercial success particularly in Europe, reaching the top ten in countries such as Belgium, Germany, Ireland and Italy, and peaking inside the top five in France, Slovakia and the United Kingdom. The accompanying music video was inspired by the installations of Spencer Tunick
Spencer Tunick
Spencer Tunick is an American photographer. Tunick is best known for organizing large-scale nude shoots. Since 1994 he has photographed over 75 human installations around the world.-Biography:...
, and portrays Minogue on top of a flash mob
Flash mob
A flash mob is a group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual and sometimes seemingly pointless act for a brief time, then disperse, often for the purposes of entertainment, satire, artistic expression...
of people wearing white underwear, surrounded by different white floating objects. Minogue explained that the video was an expression of her view on sexuality and sensuality. It received positive reviews, with critics complimenting its aesthetic and imagery. "All the Lovers" has been performed by Minogue in a number of live appearances, including the fifth's season
Germany's Next Topmodel, Cycle 5
Germany's Next Topmodel, Cycle 5 is the fifth season of the show that was aired on the German television network ProSieben. The show started airing on March 4, 2010...
finale of Germany's Next Topmodel.
Background
On 20 April 2010, Minogue announced on her official website the release of her single "All the Lovers", followed by her eleventh studio album Aphrodite in July 2010. She also revealed the cover art for the album, as well as a 30-second instrumental clip of the track. The number of visitors caused the site to temporarily crashCrash (computing)
A crash in computing is a condition where a computer or a program, either an application or part of the operating system, ceases to function properly, often exiting after encountering errors. Often the offending program may appear to freeze or hang until a crash reporting service documents...
; it was back shortly after. "All the Lovers" was one of the last tracks from Aphrodite to be recorded. The song was written by Jim Eliot and Mima Stilwell from British electropop group Kish Mauve
Kish Mauve
Kish Mauve is a British electropop group. The group was formed in 2005 in London, England, and consists of Mima Stilwell and Jim Eliot ....
and produced by Eliot and Stuart Price
Stuart Price
Stuart Price is a three time Grammy-winning British electronic musician, songwriter, and record producer whose remixing and production skills are in demand by artists including New Order, Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Take That, Missy Elliott, Scissor Sisters, The Killers, Pet Shop Boys, Brandon...
. Minogue commented, "As I was recording it I knew that 'All the Lovers' had to be the first single; it sums up the euphoria
Euphoria
Euphoria is an emotional and mental state defined as a sense of great elation and well being.Euphoria may also refer to:* Euphoria , a genus of scarab beetles* Euphoria, a genus name previously used for the longan and other trees...
of the album perfectly. It gives me goose-bumps, so I'm really excited to hear what everyone thinks of it." On 14 May 2010, "All the Lovers" premiered at British station BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
. After the release the song and announcement of her world tour, Minogue said that "The vibe that I’ve put out there with 'All The Lovers', and that I’m getting back, is 'feel love, share love'. That’s what I want the show to be."
Composition
"All the Lovers" is a midetempo electropop song that runs through a danceElectronic dance music
Electronic dance music is electronic music produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting, or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment...
-oriented beat. According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Sony/ATV Music Publishing is a music publishing company co-owned by The Michael Jackson Family Trust and Sony. The organisation was originally founded as Associated TeleVision in 1955 by Lew Grade. In 1957, ATV acquired Pye Records as a wholly owned subsidiary...
, the song is written in the key
Key (music)
In music theory, the term key is used in many different and sometimes contradictory ways. A common use is to speak of music as being "in" a specific key, such as in the key of C major or in the key of F-sharp. Sometimes the terms "major" or "minor" are appended, as in the key of A minor or in the...
of C major
C major
C major is a musical major scale based on C, with pitches C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. Its key signature has no flats/sharps.Its relative minor is A minor, and its parallel minor is C minor....
. The song's beat is set in common time
Common Time
"Common Time" is a science fiction short story written by James Blish. It first appeared in the August 1953 issue of Science Fiction Quarterly and has been reprinted several times: in the 1959 short-story collection Galactic Cluster; in The Testament of Andros ; in The Penguin Science Fiction...
, and moves at a tempo of 142 beats per minute. It has the sequence of Gsus4–G–F6–Fmaj7 as its chord progression
Chord progression
A chord progression is a series of musical chords, or chord changes that "aims for a definite goal" of establishing a tonality founded on a key, root or tonic chord. In other words, the succession of root relationships...
. Minogue's vocals span from the note of G3 to the note of A4. Adam Markovitz of Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
noted that, musically, the track is comparable to "the earnest dreampop of 2004's 'I Believe in You
I Believe in You (Kylie Minogue song)
"I Believe in You" is a dance-pop song performed by Australian singer Kylie Minogue and written by Minogue and Scissor Sisters members Jake Shears and Babydaddy...
', right down to their copycat basslines". "All the Lovers" is slow-building on its verses and adds layers of subtle electronic instrumentation throughout. The chorus
Chorus effect
In music, a chorus effect occurs when individual sounds with roughly the same timbre and nearly the same pitch converge and are perceived as one...
has a strong synth line
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...
that according to Markovitz, "would’ve been the perfect main-menu soundtrack for an Atari
Atari
Atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972. It is currently owned by Atari Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of the French publisher Atari, SA . The original Atari, Inc. was founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. It was a pioneer in...
game of Studio 54
Studio 54
Studio 54 was a highly popular discotheque from 1977 until 1991, located at 254 West 54th Street in Manhattan, New York, USA. It was originally the Gallo Opera House, opening in 1927, after which it changed names several times, eventually becoming a CBS radio and television studio. In 1977 it...
". After the second chorus, Minogue's breathy vocals are backed solely by piano and string arrangements. The bridge
Bridge (music)
In music, especially western popular music, a bridge is a contrasting section which also prepares for the return of the original material section...
has been compared to the music of New Order
New Order
New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris...
's 1983 single "Blue Monday
Blue Monday (New Order song)
"Blue Monday" is a single released in 1983 by British band New Order, and later remixed in 1988 and 1995. The song has been widely remixed and covered since its original release, and became a popular anthem in the dance club scene.-Background:...
". The track ends with a repeated chorus. Lyrically, "All the Lovers" appears to be an invitation to the dancefloor, while comparing previous relationships to one's current lover in lines such as "All the lovers that have gone before / they don't compare to you."
Critical reception
Nick Levine of Digital Spy gave the song five stars and described it as a "a classy, danceable and effortlessly elegant electro-disco-pop tune - in other words, A Proper Kylie Single" and added that the chorus "is instantly infectious in a 'put your arms in the air like you just don't care' kinda way." A reviewer from PopjusticePopjustice
Popjustice is a music website founded in 2000 and is the work of UK freelance music journalist Peter Robinson, who has worked for NME, The Guardian, Attitude and many others....
commented, "As well as being the sound of dancefloor stampedes from now until the end of time 'All the Lovers' is also the sound of a million Kylie fans breathing a collective sigh of relief. It's grown up but carefree, bombastic yet delicate, sober in spirit and drunk on love. [...] It is very hard not to listen to this song on repeat." Adam Markovitz of Entertainment Weekly said "All the Lovers" will likely reach "near-ubiquity in gyms, gay clubs, and clothing stores" and added "The dance floor can wait; we’re too busy enjoying this to get up right now." Yahoo! Music UK
Yahoo! Music
Yahoo! Music, owned by Yahoo!, is the provider of a variety of music services, including Internet radio, music videos, news, artist information, and original programming...
stated that "Things look very different on Planet Pop since Kylie Minogue last strutted about the place, but 'All the Lovers' has just the right mix of glitterball style and '80s synth euphoria to suggest Lady Gaga
Lady GaGa
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...
's world domination is very far from a done deal." The Irish Times
The Irish Times
The Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Kevin O'Sullivan who succeeded Geraldine Kennedy in 2011; the deputy editor is Paul O'Neill. The Irish Times is considered to be Ireland's newspaper of record, and is published every day except Sundays...
commented "More in the vein of 'The One
The One (Kylie Minogue song)
"The One" is a song by Australian record artist Kylie Minogue. It is her fifth and last single from her tenth studio album, X . "The One" was written by by Minogue, Richard Stannard, James Wiltshire, Russell Small, John Andersson, Johan Emmoth and Emma Holmgren, the song was released as the album's...
' and 'I Believe in You' than, say, 'Spinning Around
Spinning Around
"Spinning Around" is a song by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue. It was written by Ira Shickman, Osborne Bingham, Kara DioGuardi, and Paula Abdul, and produced by Mike Spencer. It was originally intended for Paula Abdul's "comeback" album. However, as the album never came into fruition, it...
', 'All the Lovers' shows Kylie in tip-top form." Chris Ryan from MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
said, "'All the Lovers' is classic Kylie".
Nui Te Koha of the Herald Sun
Herald Sun
The Herald Sun is a morning tabloid newspaper based in Melbourne, Australia. It is published by The Herald and Weekly Times, a subsidiary of News Limited, itself a subsidiary of News Corporation. It is available for purchase throughout Melbourne, Regional Victoria, Tasmania, the Australian Capital...
called it "epic in every sense [...] It packs what's missing most in today's dance-pop wannabes – restraint." Mark Sutherland of 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...
said, "'Lovers' has the aura of one of 'those' Minogue songs-the once-every-few-years anthems, like "Spinning Around
Spinning Around
"Spinning Around" is a song by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue. It was written by Ira Shickman, Osborne Bingham, Kara DioGuardi, and Paula Abdul, and produced by Mike Spencer. It was originally intended for Paula Abdul's "comeback" album. However, as the album never came into fruition, it...
" or 'Can't Get You Out of My Head
Can'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...
'-that come along, re-engage her original fan base and bring in the next generation." Gavin Martin of the Daily Mirror complimented the vocals and added that "The Minogue brand is given added gold lining and more power to Kylie's celebrity elbow is assured." Nicola Meighan of The List named "All the Lovers" "dance-inducing call-to-arms, a winning sing-a-long disco serenade." Rob Harvilla of The Village Voice
The Village Voice
The Village Voice is a free weekly newspaper and news and features website in New York City that features investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts and music coverage, and events listings for New York City...
called it "A pleasingly vapid synth-cheese jam. [...] Kylie's at her best with just a slight element of menace/sleaze ("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...
," [sic] say), and this don't exactly qualify, but if you're 55 minutes into a spin class
Indoor cycling
Indoor cycling, as an organized activity, is a form of exercise with classes focusing on endurance, strength, intervals, high intensity and recovery, that involve using a special stationary exercise bicycle with a weighted flywheel in a classroom setting.- History :Group indoor cycling was...
this'll still push you toward the summit."
Chart performance
On 26 June 2010, "All the Lovers" debuted at the U.S. BillboardBillboard (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...
s Dance/Club Play Songs at number thirty-one. The following week, it climbed at number twenty-two and peaked at number one on 5 August. It debuted at the Canadian Hot 100
Canadian Hot 100
The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007...
at number seventy-two. On 21 June 2010, "All the Lovers" debuted at number fourteen in Australia on the ARIA Charts
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
and eventually peaked at number thirteen, In the United Kingdom, the song charted within the top 5 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 4 on its first week. During the first half of the week, the song sold over 18,500 copies in Great Britain. Two weeks later "All the Lovers" reached number three. However, it has subsequently been noted that had the song's physical release been timed simultaneously with the digital download, the song would most likely have reached number one.
On 18 June 2010, "All the Lovers" debuted at number six on the Irish Singles Chart
Irish Singles Chart
The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...
. "All the Lovers" has also charted inside the top ten of Austria and Czech Republic, the top forty in Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia), Spain and Sweden. "All the Lovers" lingered for a second week in the top 10 of the European Hot 100 chart thanks especially to its success in the United Kingdom and Italy.
It also peaked in New Zealand at number 10, for one week in the charts, after falling out.
Music video
Development and synopsis
The music video for "All the Lovers" was filmed on 8 May and 9 May 2010 in downtown Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos 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...
. It was directed by Joseph Kahn
Joseph Kahn
Joseph Kahn is an American music video, advertising, and feature film director.-Early life:Kahn was born in Jersey Village, Texas, a suburb of Houston. He is of Korean ancestry. He spent part of his childhood growing up in Livorno, Italy until his family moved to Texas...
, who was reportedly chosen by Minogue since he could give the video a fresh, new feel. The concept is a re-imagination of works by American artist Spencer Tunick
Spencer Tunick
Spencer Tunick is an American photographer. Tunick is best known for organizing large-scale nude shoots. Since 1994 he has photographed over 75 human installations around the world.-Biography:...
, known for his installations that feature large numbers of nude people. Kahn and Minogue created two treatments for the video, but chose the edgier option. She originally wanted to wear sombre clothes for the shoots, but Kahn insisted on a smaller white outfit. Minogue wears jewelry from designer Shaun Leane. The video begins with a flash mob
Flash mob
A flash mob is a group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual and sometimes seemingly pointless act for a brief time, then disperse, often for the purposes of entertainment, satire, artistic expression...
of people dropping items with QR Code
QR Code
A QR code is a type of matrix barcode first designed for the automotive industry. More recently, the system has become popular outside of the industry due to its fast readability and comparatively large storage capacity. The code consists of black modules arranged in a square pattern on a white...
on them. Although the code isn't directly scannable from the video, a blogger has reconstructed the code to reveal that it says "LOVE." They then start kissing while taking their clothes off in an empty street. They gather on the middle in their white underwear, where Minogue appears surrounded by doves, wearing a white cobweb-style t-shirt over a black bra and knickers, with matching white thigh high boots. The flash mob becomes bigger as the video continues. During the song's bridge, a white horse gallops between couples kissing. The buildings are surrounded by floating marshmallows as well as a giant inflatable elephant. The video was noted by some critics for featuring a number of same-sex couples
Same-sex relationship
A same-sex relationship is a relationship between two persons of the same sex and can take many forms, from romantic and sexual, to non-romantic close relationships. The term is mainly associated with gay and lesbian people...
, which Minogue explained paid homage to her gay audience who helped propel her initial success. Minogue said of the music video after its release,
"People go nuts over it, so that’s amazing. [Kahn] came up with a brilliant, simple idea and executed it so sensitively, I thought. It’s still cutting edge, it still gets you a little hot under the collar, but I think there’s a real sensitivity. It’s what I’m about and what I love. [...] What I'm so thrilled about is the energy that comes through and that oneness. [...] It is a perfect and genuine expression of how I feel about sexuality and sensuality. I totally believe love should be for love's sake."
Reception
Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly called it "a striptease-in-the-streets party of epic (and epically horny) proportions" and added, "the result is best described as either a makeout flash mob, a Macy's Thanksgiving Day ParadeMacy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, often shortened to Macy's Day Parade, is an annual parade presented by Macy's. The tradition started in 1924, tying it for the second-oldest Thanksgiving parade in the United States along with America's Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit, and four years younger than...
gone wild, or some serious 'the touch, the feel of cotton' guerrilla marketing." Kurt B. Reighley of Queer Sight commented, "Yet for all the sexy filling the screen, the video never seems dirty or vulgar, because director Joseph Kahn punctuates it with wholesome images of everything white imaginable [...] The choreography, while incredibly simple, is much more powerful than Laurie Ann Gibson
Laurie Ann Gibson
Laurie N. Jibsen is a creative director, VMA-winning choreographer, and Emmy-nominated director best known for her work with Lady Gaga, Diddy and Keri Hilson. She rose to public prominence as the star of MTV's Making the Band and P. Diddy and Mark Burnett’s Starmaker series...
's clunky footwork for Lady Gaga's "Alejandro
Alejandro (song)
"Alejandro" is a song by American recording artist Lady Gaga. It was released as the third single from her third extended play and second major release The Fame Monster...
" clip, and Kylie's stylists continue to refine an image that suggests nothing so much as Sanrio
Sanrio
is a Japanese company that designs, licenses and produces products focusing on the kawaii segment of Japanese popular culture. Their products include stationery, school supplies, gifts and accessories that are sold worldwide and at specialty brand retail stores in Japan...
Toys (the makers of Hello Kitty
Hello Kitty
is a fictional character produced by the Japanese company Sanrio, first designed by Yuko Shimizu. She is portrayed as a female white Japanese bobtail cat with a red bow. The character's first appearance on an item, a vinyl coin purse, was introduced in Japan in 1974 and brought to the United States...
) vision of Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels is a television series about three women who work for a private investigation agency, and is one of the first shows to showcase women in roles traditionally reserved for men...
." Ryan Brockington of the New York Post
New York Post
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said, "Taking a cue from videos by Matt & Kim, Make the Girl Dance and nakedly nasty Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu
Erica Abi Wright , better known by her stage name Erykah Badu , is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Her work includes elements from R&B, hip hop and jazz. She is best known for her role in the rise of the neo soul sub-genre, and for her eccentric, cerebral musical...
most recently, Kylie has decided to commercialize on the attention a clothes-free video conjures up. But the only thing is 'Kylie's' Lovers' is a little more ... commercial. [...] I'm just [saying] it's not as 'umphy' as its ancestors." Nick Levine of Digital Spy commented, "There aren't many popstars who could make a video featuring doves, balloons, a galloping horse, a giant inflatable elephant and a mass grope-fest in the middle of LA.... and get away with it. Then again, there aren't many popstars who engender the collective affection that Kylie Minogue does."
Armond White
Armond White
Armond White is a New York-based film and music critic known for his provocative and idiosyncratic film criticism, which some have characterized as contrarian. He is currently the editor of City Arts, for which he also writes articles and reviews...
of New York Press praised the video extensively, stating:
Kahn fantasizes a street scene—what in the ’60s was called a “happening”— where Kylie’s diva entreaty rounds up multicultural, ambisexual legions to join her individual ecstasy. It’s not a riot, not an orgy, it’s an uprising as the swaying lovers amass and their joy takes them literally higher and higher. Kahn erects a tower of humanity amidst gleaming skyscrapers of urban progress; his imagination carries the history of Stonewall and how what began as a protest march has become a celebration [...] Kahn’s leap towards universality does not neglect the reality that gay society’s class, race, size, image and age biases are undeniable (and in fact limit the perspective of even wellmeaning documentarians). Kahn’s floating marshmallows, balloons and white stallions do not make up for the inequities of gay socialization; rather, they anthropomorphize Kahn and Kylie’s idea of purity. Better than the gay exploitation of Sex and the City 2, Kahn’s video transforms those urban spaces—“All the dirty, despicable places” as a Stonewall Uprising witness recalls—where gays once were marginalized, pushed to express their sexual needs in the squalid Meatpacking district (now cleaned-up) or the Stonewall Inn itself (which one witness called “a toilet, but it was a temporary refuge from the street”).
Kahn’s gleaming fantasy of paradisiacal urban cleanliness is a creative act that idealizes an historical fact. Like Spencer Tunick, who photographs mass public undressings, Kahn and Kylie emcee a multiracial party; as critic John Demetry points out, restricting participants to the young, pretty, physically fit is part of their idealization. Importantly, Kahn and Kylie serenade their partiers by the Stonewall-era term “lovers” (out-moded by today’s “partner”).
It is Minogue's most watched film and her first solo single to have over 10 million views since 2008's "In My Arms
In My Arms
"In My Arms" is a popular song, recorded by Dick Haymes in 1943.The recording was released by Decca Records as catalog number 18557. The B-side was "You Can't Be Wrong". The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on July 22, 1943, and stayed 7 weeks on the chart, peaking at #7....
" (her single with Taio Cruz
Taio Cruz
Taio Cruz is a British singer-songwriter, record producer, occasional rapper, and entrepreneur. In 2008, he released his debut album Departure, which Cruz wrote, arranged and produced himself. It achieved initial success in the UK and earned him a MOBO Award nomination...
is her highest overall.)
Live performances
Her first official performance of "All the Lovers" was on 29 May 2010 at the Wind Music Awards in Verona, Italy. Minogue wore an AphroditeAphrodite
Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation.Her Roman equivalent is the goddess .Historically, her cult in Greece was imported from, or influenced by, the cult of Astarte in Phoenicia....
-inspired outfit, with a white-toga dress and gold heels. On 5 June 2010, Minogue unveiled a megamix of her album at nightclub Splash in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. During "All the Lovers", she improvised and started singing along to the track. She explained, "I'm elevated, I have a microphone, so of course I'm going to sing along." She also performed the song at the season finale of reality show Germany's Next Topmodel on 9 June 2010. The performance was an emulation of the music video, and Minogue wore a blue print dress and creme high-knee boots. Georgina Littlejohn of the Daily Mail said that "she certainly showed how it was done to her younger pop counterpart Katy Perry
Katy Perry
Katy Perry is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Born in Santa Barbara, California, and raised by Christian pastor parents, Perry grew up listening to only gospel music and sang in her local church as a child. After earning a GED during her first year of high school, she began to pursue a...
, who was also on [the] night's line-up". Ann Lee of Metro called the performance "storming" and added that "[she] gave Katy Perry a run for her money".
"All the Lovers" was also performed along with "Can't Get You Out of My Head
Can'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...
" at M6 Music Live Event in Paris, France, where Minogue wore a blue slashed dress. She also performed the song along with "Love at First Sight" on British chat show Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross was a British comedy chat show presented by Jonathan Ross. It was first broadcast on BBC One on 2 November 2001. The programme featured Ross's take on current topics of conversation, guest interviews and live music from both a guest music group and the house band...
, in an episode aired on 25 June 2010. She wore a short silver dress with a black gown over from Balmain
Balmain (fashion house)
Balmain is a fashion house that was founded by Pierre Balmain.In the period following World War II, Pierre Balmain was "a king of French fashion" and outfitted stars including Ava Gardner and Brigitte Bardot. His most famous client were Queen Sirikit of Thailand...
. Minogue also performed "All the Lovers" at the gay pride parade in Madrid, Spain on 3 July 2010, and on Australian variety show Hey Hey It's Saturday
Hey Hey It's Saturday
Hey Hey It's Saturday was a long-running variety television program on Australian television. It initially ran for 27 years , debuting on the Nine Network on 9 October 1971 and broadcasting its last episode on 20 November 1999. Its host throughout its entire run was Daryl Somers, who would later...
on 21 July 2010. She performed the song along with "Get Outta My Way
Get Outta My Way
"Get Outta My Way" is a song by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue from her eleventh studio album, Aphrodite. It was released as the second single internationally on 27 September 2010. The song has received generally favorable reviews from music critics, many praising it as the second single...
" at Miss Italy on 12 September 2010. Minogue also performed the song as a duet with the British boyband JLS
JLS
- Music :* JLS, an English boyband** JLS , debut album by JLS* JLS a Spanish Rock band based in Zaragoza , Spain formed in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic by lead Leo Susana.- Organizations :...
for their Christmas special on ITV1
ITV1
ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...
on 11 December 2010, which was shown before the final of that year's series of The X Factor
The X Factor (UK series 7)
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent; the winner of which receives a £1 million recording contract with the Syco Music record label. The seventh series started on ITV on 21 August 2010 and ended on 12 December 2010. The winner was Matt Cardle and...
.
Scissor Sisters cover
"All the Lovers" was covered by American band Scissor SistersScissor Sisters
Scissor Sisters are an American band "spawned by the scuzzy, gay nightlife scene of New York" who took their name from a sexual position between two women also known as tribadism...
at BBC Radio 1
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's Live Lounge
Live Lounge
The Live Lounge is a segment on the British radio station BBC Radio 1. Originally hosted by Jo Whiley on her mid-morning radio show and now hosted by Fearne Cotton, it exhibits well-known artists usually performing one song of their own and one by another artist, in an acoustic format...
. They performed a country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
version of the song, using instruments such as the slide guitar
Slide guitar
Slide guitar or bottleneck guitar is a particular method or technique for playing the guitar. The term slide refers to the motion of the slide against the strings, while bottleneck refers to the original material of choice for such slides: the necks of glass bottles...
.
Track listing
- CD single #1
- "All the Lovers" – 3:20
- "Go Hard or Go Home" (Lucas SeconLucas SeconLucas Secon, also known by the stage name Lucas, is a world-renowned Danish-American Grammy , MTV Award and Emmy Award-nominated record producer, songwriter,Golden Poets Award winner, DJ, rapper, singer and artist/conceptualist. He lives in London, United Kingdom.Secon has contributed to seven...
, Damon Sharpe, Thomas Sardorf, Daniel Davidsen, Mich HansenCutfatherMich Hedin Hansen better known by his stage name Cutfather is a Danish music producer and songwriter.-Career:He is perhaps best known for his remix of "Return of the Mack" by Mark Morrison , and the song "Superstar" released internationally by Jamelia in 2003.He has worked with Danish producer...
) – 3:43
- CD single #2
- "All the Lovers" – 3:20
- "All the Lovers" (WAWA & MMB Anthem Remix) – 6:04
- "All the Lovers" (Michael Woods Remix) – 7:55
- "All the Lovers" (XXXchange Remix) – 4:49
- "All the Lovers" (Music video)
- 7" vinyl picture disc
- "All the Lovers" – 3:20
- "Los Amores" – 3:22
- Digital single
- "All the Lovers" – 3:20
- Digital Bundle EP / Australian CD Single
- "All the Lovers" – 3:20
- "All the Lovers" (Wawa & Mmb Anthem Remix) – 6:04
- "All the Lovers" (Michael Woods Remix) – 7:55
- "All the Lovers" (XXXchange Remix) – 4:49
- "All the Lovers" (WAWA & MMB Anthem Edit) US digital single
- "All the Lovers" (WAWA & MMB Anthem Edit) – 3:21
- "All the Lovers" Masterbeat Mix Contest digital EP
- "All the Lovers" (Lead Vocal Stem) – 3:22
- "All the Lovers" (Background Vocal Stem) – 3:22
- "All the Lovers" (Drums & Bell Stem) – 3:22
- "All the Lovers" (Synth Stem) – 3:22
- "All the Lovers" (Piano Stem) – 3:22
- "All the Lovers" (Bass Stem) – 3:22
- "All the Lovers" (Top Hook Stem) – 3:20
- "Los Amores" Mexican digital single
- "Los Amores" – 3:19
Personnel
- Jim EliotKish MauveKish Mauve is a British electropop group. The group was formed in 2005 in London, England, and consists of Mima Stilwell and Jim Eliot ....
– songwritingSongwriterA songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, 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...
, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, bass and drum programmingProgramming (music)Programming is a form of music production and performance using electronic devices, often sequencers or computer programs, to generate music. Programming is used in nearly all forms of electronic music and in most hip hop music since the 1990s. It is also frequently used in modern pop and rock... - Mima Stilwell – songwriting, additional backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
- Stuart PriceStuart PriceStuart Price is a three time Grammy-winning British electronic musician, songwriter, and record producer whose remixing and production skills are in demand by artists including New Order, Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Take That, Missy Elliott, Scissor Sisters, The Killers, Pet Shop Boys, Brandon...
– additional production, 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... - Dave Emery – mixing assistant
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Charts
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Brazil (Billboard Billboard Brasil Billboard Brasil is a monthly Brazilian magazine launched on October 10, 2009, with a print-run of over 40,000 copies. It is distributed nationwide by Brazil's biggest distributor Dinap... Hot 100 Brasil Hot 100 Airplay Brasil Hot 100 Airplay is the official music singles charts in Brazil. It has been compiled by Crowley Broadcast Analysis and published monthly by Billboard Brasil since the release of the magazine, in October 2009.... ) |
60 |
| Brazil (Billboard Hot Pop Songs Billboard Brasil Billboard Brasil is a monthly Brazilian magazine launched on October 10, 2009, with a print-run of over 40,000 copies. It is distributed nationwide by Brazil's biggest distributor Dinap... ) |
2 |
| Korea Korea Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the... (GAON) |
39 |
| New Zealand Airplay (RIANZ) | 10 |
| Romania (Romanian Top 100 Romanian Top 100 The Romanian Top 100 is the national airplay-based singles chart of Romania. It is weekly and it started running in 1996. It is recognized as an official chart by the European division of Billboard, Music & Media.... ) |
27 |
| Russia (NFPP Russian Music Charts The Russian Music Charts are Russian music industry standard popularity rankings compiled weekly by 2M and Tophit . Albums and tracks rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through retail data captured electronically each week from Russian music retailers... ) |
14 |
| Venezuela (Record Report) | 8 |
Certifications
| Country | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales thresholds) |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... ) |
Gold |
| Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... (FIMI) |
Gold |
| United Kingdom (BPI British Phonographic Industry The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies... ) |
Silver |
Year-End Charts
| Country (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| European Hot 100 Singles | 41 |
| German Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
45 |
| Hungarian Airplay Chart | 18 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 59 |
| French Singles Chart | 20 |
| Romanian Top 100 Romanian Top 100 The Romanian Top 100 is the national airplay-based singles chart of Romania. It is weekly and it started running in 1996. It is recognized as an official chart by the European division of Billboard, Music & Media.... |
83 |
| Spanish Singles Chart | 42 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 48 |
| UK Singles Chart | 56 |
| US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs |
Chart precession and succession
Release history
| Region | Date | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 11 June 2010 | CD single, 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... |
| Austria | ||
| Switzerland | ||
| Australia | Digital download | |
| United Kingdom & Ireland | 13 June 2010 | Digital download |
| 28 June 2010 | CD single | |
| 7" single Gramophone record A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove... |
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| Digital bundle | ||
| Mexico | 15 June 2010 | Digital download |
| United States | ||
| Australia | ||
| 25 June 2010 | CD single | |
| Digital bundle | ||
| France | 27 June 2010 | Digital download |
| Poland | 28 June 2010 | CD single |
| Spain | ||
| 15 June 2010 | Digital download | |
| 29 June 2010 | CD single | |
| Digital bundle |