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Confide in Me (song)
Encyclopedia
"Confide in Me" is a dance
–pop
song performed by Australia
n singer Kylie Minogue
and written by Steve Anderson, Dave Seaman
and Owain Barton
. It was produced
by Brothers in Rhythm
, and received a good overall reception from music critics when it was released as the first single
from Minogue’s fifth album, Kylie Minogue
, in the third quarter of 1994
. In 2004, Simply Vinyl re-released the song as a vinyl single
on their S12 label to celebrate the tenth anniversary of its release.
The single peaked at number two in the United Kingdom
and spent five weeks at number one in Australia
. The song became a modest dance club hit in the United States
, peaking at number thirty-nine on the Billboard Dance/Club Play Chart in 1994. "Confide in Me" won three ARIA Music Awards
in Australia for Best Selling Australian Single, Best Video and Best Selling Australian Dance Track in 1994. The song also placed seventh for Best Single and third for Best Video at the 1994 Smash Hits
Awards.
"Confide in Me" featured a colourful music video
that was directed
by Paul Boyd
and filmed in Los Angeles in July 1994. The video features Minogue talking on the phone, urging people to call and confide in her. There are six sequences; all of which feature Minogue in front of different backgrounds playfully dancing and posing for the camera. The number "1-555-Confide" is featured at the bottom of the screen during select sequences. As the video concludes, all of the scenes are intercut and gradually fade. Minogue wears six costumes during the course of the video, with each one being accompanied by different hairstyles and makeup.
Released to music video channels prior to the single's commercial release, the video was a hit, charting at number one on Dial MTV and at number sixteen on MTV Europe
's top twenty countdown. The video was released commercially on the Ultimate Kylie companion DVD, released in December 2004.
to the commercial single release of "Confide in Me". "Nothing Can Stop Us
", written by Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs
and produced by Saint Etienne
, was considered as Minogue's Deconstruction single debut, but was withdrawn. Promotional copies of song were released to the media and featured the 7" remix of the song released on the "Confide in Me" single. The original version of "Nothing Can Stop Us" was not released until the Kylie Collection "Confide In Me - The Irresistible Kylie" on the second CD.
"If You Don't Love Me", a cover of the Prefab Sprout
song, was written by Paddy MacAloon and produced by Steve Anderson. In 2000, the song was included on the budget compilation Hits+
. This song has been added to the setlist of Kylie's Aphrodite World Tour.
Included on the Australian edition of the CD single were remixes of the album cut "Where Has the Love Gone; The Fire Island mix", which also served as the album version and the Roach Motel Remix. Upon release, Hits + included a further mix of the track, the Roach Motel Remix, which whilst very similar, is a different mix of the track. Rumored, but until now unreleased, mixes include a Fire Island extended version, which is supposedly included on a cassette promo of the album, Fire Island and Roach Motel Radio Edits and a Roach Motel Dub.
, the single peaked at number one and remained on top of the singles chart for five weeks, becoming the highest selling Australian single of 1994. It also reached #30 in the Triple J Hottest 100
, Kylie's best solo performance on that countdown (her duet with Nick Cave
would later reach the top ten).
"Confide in Me" debuted and peaked at number two on the UK singles chart
, and became her first single to do so since 1992's "Give Me Just a Little More Time
". It remained on the chart for nine weeks, spending three weeks in the top ten. In September 1994, the single was certified silver in the UK for shipments of at least 200,000 copies and sold 154,040 copies.
In most European countries, the song was a top twenty hit on both the singles and airplay charts. In the U.S. "Confide in Me" became Minogue's third single to chart on the Billboard Dance/Club Play Chart, peaking at number thirty-nine.
UK CD Single 1
UK CD Single 2
Cassette single
Australian CD single
Australian Limited Edition CD single
Official remixes
Example
's "No Sleep For The Wicked" from the 2007 album What We Made samples the track heavily.
The song features in the stage musical, Priscilla Queen of the Desert – the Musical
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
–pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
song performed by Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n singer Kylie Minogue
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...
and written by Steve Anderson, Dave Seaman
Dave Seaman
Dave Seaman is a British dance music DJ and record producer. He was formerly a member of the DMC Publishing, and editor of music magazine Mixmag. He formed one half of Brothers In Rhythm with Steve Anderson, doing production work for Pet Shop Boys and Kylie Minogue. He has since founded Audio...
and Owain Barton
Edward Barton
Edward Barton is a Manchester, England, poet, artist and musician, known for his eccentric stage performances and use of home-made instruments...
. It was produced
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
by Brothers in Rhythm
Brothers in Rhythm
Brothers In Rhythm is a house music duo consisting of producers / remixers and DJs Steve Anderson and Dave Seaman. As a duo and individually, they have remixed and/or produced tracks by Lulu, M People, Secret Life, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, New Order, Pet Shop Boys, Kylie Minogue, Garbage,...
, and received a good overall reception from music critics when it was released as the first single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
from Minogue’s fifth album, Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue (album)
Kylie Minogue is the self-titled fifth studio album by Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue, which was first released on 19 September 1994. The album was first released by Deconstruction Records/BMG throughout much of the world while in Australia and New Zealand the album was released by Mushroom...
, in the third quarter of 1994
1994 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994.-January–February:*January 25 – Alice in Chains release their Jar of Flies album which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the first ever EP to do so....
. In 2004, Simply Vinyl re-released the song as a vinyl single
12-inch single
The 12-inch single is a type of gramophone record that has wider groove spacing compared to other types of records. This allows for louder levels to be cut on the disc by the cutting engineer, which in turn gives a wider dynamic range, and thus better sound quality...
on their S12 label to celebrate the tenth anniversary of its release.
The single peaked at number two in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and spent five weeks at number one in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The song became a modest dance club hit in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, peaking at number thirty-nine on the Billboard Dance/Club Play Chart in 1994. "Confide in Me" won three ARIA Music Awards
ARIA Music Awards
The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Recording Industry Association...
in Australia for Best Selling Australian Single, Best Video and Best Selling Australian Dance Track in 1994. The song also placed seventh for Best Single and third for Best Video at the 1994 Smash Hits
Smash Hits
Smash Hits was a pop music based magazine, aimed at teenagers and young adults and originally published in the United Kingdom by EMAP. It ran from 1978 to 2006 and was issued fortnightly for most of that time...
Awards.
Music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
that was directed
Music video director
A music video director is driven by a given music track. These are called music videos and are then used as promotional tools for popular music singles...
by Paul Boyd
Paul Boyd
Paul Boyd is a British, music video, commercial and feature film director.Born in Scotland, Boyd graduated from St. Martin's School of Art in London with a BA in Fine Art Film...
and filmed in Los Angeles in July 1994. The video features Minogue talking on the phone, urging people to call and confide in her. There are six sequences; all of which feature Minogue in front of different backgrounds playfully dancing and posing for the camera. The number "1-555-Confide" is featured at the bottom of the screen during select sequences. As the video concludes, all of the scenes are intercut and gradually fade. Minogue wears six costumes during the course of the video, with each one being accompanied by different hairstyles and makeup.
Released to music video channels prior to the single's commercial release, the video was a hit, charting at number one on Dial MTV and at number sixteen on MTV Europe
MTV Europe
MTV Europe is a pan-European 24-hour entertainment cable and digital television network launched on August 1, 1987. Initially, the channel served all regions within Europe being one of the very few channels that targeted the entire European continent...
's top twenty countdown. The video was released commercially on the Ultimate Kylie companion DVD, released in December 2004.
B-sides
Two songs were released as B-sidesA-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
to the commercial single release of "Confide in Me". "Nothing Can Stop Us
Nothing Can Stop Us (Saint Etienne song)
Nothing Can Stop Us is the third single by Saint Etienne. Released by Heavenly Records in 1991, it is the first release to feature Sarah Cracknell, who would continue to front the band from this release on. "Nothing Can Stop Us" reached the number one spot on the American dance charts for one week...
", written by Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs
Pete Wiggs
Pete Wiggs is an English musician and DJ.-Saint Etienne:Pete Wiggs is a member of the pop/dance group Saint Etienne for which he co-writes songs, produces and plays keyboards on stage...
and produced by Saint Etienne
Saint Etienne (band)
Saint Etienne are an English Pop group comprising Sarah Cracknell, Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs. They are named after the French football team AS Saint-Étienne.-History:Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs were childhood friends and former music journalists...
, was considered as Minogue's Deconstruction single debut, but was withdrawn. Promotional copies of song were released to the media and featured the 7" remix of the song released on the "Confide in Me" single. The original version of "Nothing Can Stop Us" was not released until the Kylie Collection "Confide In Me - The Irresistible Kylie" on the second CD.
"If You Don't Love Me", a cover of the Prefab Sprout
Prefab Sprout
Prefab Sprout are an alternative English pop rock band from Witton Gilbert, County Durham, England who rose to fame during the 1980s. Eight of their albums have reached the Top 40 in the UK Albums Chart, and one of their singles, "The King of Rock 'n' Roll", peaked at number seven in the UK...
song, was written by Paddy MacAloon and produced by Steve Anderson. In 2000, the song was included on the budget compilation Hits+
Hits+
Hits+ is the second major compilation album by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue, which was released on November 7, 2000 by Deconstruction Records. The album was the last compilation album which was released by the record label at the time, because Minogue had released her then Parlophone...
. This song has been added to the setlist of Kylie's Aphrodite World Tour.
Included on the Australian edition of the CD single were remixes of the album cut "Where Has the Love Gone; The Fire Island mix", which also served as the album version and the Roach Motel Remix. Upon release, Hits + included a further mix of the track, the Roach Motel Remix, which whilst very similar, is a different mix of the track. Rumored, but until now unreleased, mixes include a Fire Island extended version, which is supposedly included on a cassette promo of the album, Fire Island and Roach Motel Radio Edits and a Roach Motel Dub.
Chart performance
In AustraliaAustralia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, the single peaked at number one and remained on top of the singles chart for five weeks, becoming the highest selling Australian single of 1994. It also reached #30 in the Triple J Hottest 100
Triple J Hottest 100, 1994
The 1994 Triple J Hottest 100, counted down in January 1995, was a countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J. A CD featuring 32 of the songs was released...
, Kylie's best solo performance on that countdown (her duet with Nick Cave
Nick Cave
Nicholas Edward "Nick" Cave is an Australian musician, songwriter, author, screenwriter, and occasional film actor.He is best known for his work as a frontman of the critically acclaimed rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, established in 1984, a group known for its eclectic influences and...
would later reach the top ten).
"Confide in Me" debuted and peaked at number two 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 ...
, and became her first single to do so since 1992's "Give Me Just a Little More Time
Give Me Just a Little More Time
"Give Me Just a Little More Time" is the debut single for Chairmen of the Board, released in 1970 through Capitol Records on Holland–Dozier–Holland's Invictus Records label....
". It remained on the chart for nine weeks, spending three weeks in the top ten. In September 1994, the single was certified silver in the UK for shipments of at least 200,000 copies and sold 154,040 copies.
In most European countries, the song was a top twenty hit on both the singles and airplay charts. In the U.S. "Confide in Me" became Minogue's third single to chart on the Billboard Dance/Club Play Chart, peaking at number thirty-nine.
Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Confide in Me".UK CD Single 1
- "Confide in Me" (Master mix) – 5:51
- "Confide in Me" (Big Brothers mix) – 10:27
- "Confide in Me" (The Truth mix) – 6:46
UK CD Single 2
- " Confide In Me (Master Mix) – 5:51
- " Nothing Can Stop Us – 4:04
- " If You Don't Love Me – 2:08
Cassette single
- "Confide in Me" (Radio edit) – 4:27
- "Confide in Me" (The Truth mix) – 6:46
Australian CD single
- "Confide in Me" (Master mix) – 5:51
- "Nothing Can Stop Us" (7" version) – 4:06
- "If You Don't Love Me" – 2:08
Australian Limited Edition CD single
- "Confide in Me" (Master mix) – 5:51
- "Confide in Me" (Big Brothers mix) – 10:27
- "Confide in Me" (The Truth mix) – 6:46
- "Where Has The Love Gone?" (Fire Island mix/album version) – 7:46
- "Where Has The Love Gone?" (Roach Motel mix) – 8:05
Official remixes
- "Confide in Me" (French version) – 5:51
- "Confide in Me" (In The Confessional dub) – 6:38
- "Confide in Me" (Damien's Confession mix) – 7:21
- "Confide in Me" (Bass Change mix/Phillip Damien mix) – 6:25
- "Confide in Me" (Bass Change dub/Convibe in Me dub) – 8:04
- "Confide in Me" (Justin Warfield mix) – 5:26
- "Confide in Me" (Tomer G Club Mix)
- "Confide in Me" (Tomer G Radio Mix)
- "Confide in Me" (Optimus Club Mix)
- "Confide in Me" (Optimus Dub)
- "Confide in Me" (Radio Edit)
Live performances
Kylie performed the song on the following concert tours:- Intimate and Live Tour
- On A Night Like This TourOn A Night Like This TourOn a Night Like This Tour is a Kylie Minogue concert tour in support of her seventh studio album Light Years that began in March 2001. Having hit the headlines around the globe for her hugely successful performance at the Sydney Olympics in 2000, and having subsequently performed again at the...
- KylieFever2002
- Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour
- Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour
- For You, For Me TourFor You, For Me TourThe For You, For Me Tour was the ninth concert tour by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. This is Minogue's first concert tour in North America. The concert has received very favorable reviews from music critics...
- Aphrodite World Tour
Charts
| Chart (1994) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 1 |
| Finnish Singles Chart | 1 |
| South African Singles Chart | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart | 2 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 10 |
| French Singles Chart | 10 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 20 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 38 |
| German Single Chart. | 50 |
| U.S. Billboard Dance/Club Play Chart | 39 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 12 |
| Japan Singles Chart | 5 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 | 9 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart | 12 |
End of Year charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Australian Singles Chart | 22 |
| UK Singles Chart | 56 | |
Cover versions
- 2010 - The Irresponsibles (AUS): Heavy rock/dance reworking for their debut album 'Let It Out'
- 2010 - HurtsHurtsHurts are a British synthpop duo formed in 2009, consisting of singer Theo Hutchcraft and synthesist Adam Anderson . Their debut album Happiness, which was released in September 2010, has reached the Top 10 in 12 European countries, and has sold over 800,000 copies worldwide...
: disco lento cover, performed for The Suns live "Biz Sessions". - 2006 - Nerina PallotNerina PallotNerina Pallot is a platinum selling, BRIT Award and Ivor Novello Award nominated British singer and songwriter. Although born in London, Pallot was brought up in Jersey to a half-French father and mother from Allahabad, India.-Early life:Pallot played piano as a child and wrote her first song...
: piano-based cover version, released as a b-side to the "SophiaSophia (song)"Sophia" is the second single released from the re-release of Nerina Pallot's second album, Fires. It was released on October 2, 2006. It was nominated to an Ivor Novello Award in the category of Best Song ....
" single. - 2006 - AngtoriaAngtoriaAngtoria is a symphonic metal band composed of British singer Sarah Jezebel Deva and Swedish brothers Chris Rehn , and Tommy Rehn ....
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. - 2003 - NakedHeart
- 2002 - Ben LeeBen LeeBenjamin Michael "Ben" Lee is an ARIA Award winning musician and actor. Lee began his career as a musician at the age of 14 with the Sydney band Noise Addict, but focused on his solo career when the band broke up in 1995. He appeared as the protagonist in the Australian film The Rage in Placid Lake...
as the b-side to his single, "Something Borrowed, Something Blue" - 2000 - Analena: Screamo / Postpunk cover, released on their EP Arythmetics.
- 1997 - The Sisters of MercyThe Sisters of MercyThe Sisters of Mercy are an English rock band that formed in 1980. After achieving early underground fame in UK, the band had their commercial breakthrough in mid-1980s and sustained it until the early 1990s, when they stopped releasing new recorded output in protest against their record company...
: Postpunk cover, performed live, unreleased. - 1996 - Systral: Death Metal / Hardcore cover, released on their EP Fever.
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's "No Sleep For The Wicked" from the 2007 album What We Made samples the track heavily.
The song features in the stage musical, Priscilla Queen of the Desert – the Musical