Red Blooded Woman
Encyclopedia
"Red Blooded Woman" is a pop
-R&B
song written by British songwriters Johnny Douglas and Karen Poole
for Kylie Minogue
's ninth studio album, Body Language
(2003). It also was produced by Douglas and received a mixed reception from music critics. Released in the first quarter of 2004, the song reached number one in Romania, the top five in Australia and the United Kingdom, and the top ten Denmark, Ireland and Spain. In the United States, "Red Blooded Woman" was released to success on the Billboard
dance charts, where it reached the top position on the Hot Dance Airplay
chart.
, beaten to number one by American pop singer Britney Spears
, who debuted at the top spot with "Toxic
", and George Michael
's comeback single "Amazing
", which debuted at number four. "Red Blooded Woman" spent a total of nine weeks in the top seventy-five in the UK. Outside of the United Kingdom, the song was also successful.
Due to favourable reception of Minogue's previous releases, "Red Blooded Woman" was released in the United States. Minogue had previously found success in the dance clubs
with 2001's "Can't Get You Out of My Head
" and 2003's "Slow
". "Red Blooded Woman" became her sixth consecutive release to reach the top forty on the Billboard
Hot Dance Club Play chart, where it peaked at number twenty-four. It also performed well on the Hot Dance Airplay
chart, where it reached the top spot. The song however was not a success of the Billboard Hot 100
, failing to make an impact outside of the dance market. However, several key Top 40
stations, including KIIS-FM
in Los Angeles
, embraced the track and gave it heavy airplay thanks to the song's more "urban
" sound. In New Zealand
, the single debuted on 21 March 2004 at number 34 and peaked at number 19.
for "Red Blooded Woman" was directed by Jake Nava
, who has directed videos for Beyoncé
, Britney Spears
, Mariah Carey
, Kelis
, Shakira
and the Spice Girls
. It was filmed in Los Angeles in 2003. The video features Minogue on a freeway in a traffic jam. She leaves her car and walks around the freeway. Minogue enters to another car and changes her clothes inside it. Wearing now a red top and skirt, Minogue leaves the car and continues walking around the freeway when the night comes. She later dances in front of a truck. Throughout the video, there are scenes of Minogue in a car and performing on a stage with her dancers.
Minogue also performed the song on the 2003 TV concert Money Can't Buy
.
episodes. The first time in the episode "Foxy on the Run" when Kel has a midlife crisis and can be seen playing "Red Blooded Woman at high volume in his new yellow "sports" car. The second was for the "98% Fat Free" episode in which Minogue guest-starred as Epponnee, the grown daughter of Kim. In this episode, Kim sings "Red Blooded Woman" karaoke style while Minogue's character calls out, "Give someone else a go".
UK CD 2
UK 12" single
Australian CD single
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...
-R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
song written by British songwriters Johnny Douglas and Karen Poole
Karen Poole
Karen Poole is an English songwriter and singer, who gained initial fame with her younger sister, Shelly Poole, as the duo / band, Alisha's Attic.-List of compositions:...
for 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...
's ninth studio album, Body Language
Body Language (Kylie Minogue album)
Body Language is the ninth studio album by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue, released on 20 November 2003 by Parlophone. While Body Language failed to reach the chart and sales success of its predecessor, 2001's Fever, it still managed to chart inside the top five in several countries...
(2003). It also was produced by Douglas and received a mixed reception from music critics. Released in the first quarter of 2004, the song reached number one in Romania, the top five in Australia and the United Kingdom, and the top ten Denmark, Ireland and Spain. In the United States, "Red Blooded Woman" was released to success on the 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...
dance charts, where it reached the top position on the Hot Dance Airplay
Hot Dance Airplay
Dance/Mix Show Airplay is a monitored electronic dance music radio chart that is featured weekly in Billboard magazine. The chart came about as a result of the small but influential impact of electronic dance music on the radio in the United States and the stations that program it...
chart.
Chart performance
On 1 March 2004, "Red Blooded Woman" was released in the United Kingdom. The song became Minogue's twenty-third top five single when it debuted at number five on the singles chartUK 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 ...
, beaten to number one by American pop singer Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
, who debuted at the top spot with "Toxic
Toxic (song)
"Toxic" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears, co-written and produced by Bloodshy & Avant, from her fourth album, In the Zone. It was released on January 12, 2004, by Jive Records as the second single from the album. After trying to choose between " Boom Boom" and "Outrageous" to...
", and George Michael
George Michael
George Michael is a British musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who rose to fame in the 1980s when he formed the pop duo Wham! with his school friend, Andrew Ridgeley...
's comeback single "Amazing
Amazing (George Michael song)
"Amazing" is a dance-pop song co-written, arranged, produced and performed by George Michael, which was released by Sony BMG on 1 March 2004. It was included on Michael's fifth studio album, Patience. The song is about and dedicated to George Michael's partner, Kenny Goss.-Music video:The music...
", which debuted at number four. "Red Blooded Woman" spent a total of nine weeks in the top seventy-five in the UK. Outside of the United Kingdom, the song was also successful.
Due to favourable reception of Minogue's previous releases, "Red Blooded Woman" was released in the United States. Minogue had previously found success in the dance clubs
Nightclub
A nightclub is an entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night...
with 2001's "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...
" and 2003's "Slow
Slow (song)
-Charts:-Year-End charts:-Chart procession and succession:-Release history:...
". "Red Blooded Woman" became her sixth consecutive release to reach the top forty on the 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...
Hot Dance Club Play chart, where it peaked at number twenty-four. It also performed well on the Hot Dance Airplay
Hot Dance Airplay
Dance/Mix Show Airplay is a monitored electronic dance music radio chart that is featured weekly in Billboard magazine. The chart came about as a result of the small but influential impact of electronic dance music on the radio in the United States and the stations that program it...
chart, where it reached the top spot. The song however was not a success of the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, failing to make an impact outside of the dance market. However, several key Top 40
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
stations, including KIIS-FM
KIIS-FM
KIIS-FM is a Los Angeles, California, USA-based radio station with a partial Top 40 musical format. It is owned by Clear Channel Communications. KIIS is also simulcasted on KVVS in Rosamond, at 105.5 MHz...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, embraced the track and gave it heavy airplay thanks to the song's more "urban
Urban contemporary
Urban contemporary is a music radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. Urban contemporary radio stations feature a playlist made up entirely of hip hop/rap, contemporary R&B, pop, electronica such as dubstep and drum and bass and Caribbean music...
" sound. In New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, the single debuted on 21 March 2004 at number 34 and peaked at number 19.
Music video
The music videoMusic 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...
for "Red Blooded Woman" was directed by Jake Nava
Jake Nava
Jake Nava was born on 17 August and grew up in northern London. He currently lives in eastern London.He graduated from the University of WestministerJake Nava is an English-born music video and film director.-Filmography:MUSIC VIDEOS...
, who has directed videos for Beyoncé
Beyoncé Knowles
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles , often known simply as Beyoncé, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child...
, Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
, Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
, Kelis
Kelis
Kelis Rogers Kelis Rogers Kelis Rogers (born August 21, 1971 is an American musical artist. She is a BRIT Award, Q Award and NME Award winner and has been nominated for two Grammy Awards. She has had nine top 10 singles on the UK Singles Chart...
, Shakira
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll , known professionally as Shakira , is a Colombian singer who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s...
and the Spice Girls
Spice Girls
The Spice Girls were a British pop girl group formed in 1994. The group consisted of Victoria Beckham , Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm and Geri Halliwell. They were signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single, "Wannabe" in 1996, which hit number-one in more than 30...
. It was filmed in Los Angeles in 2003. The video features Minogue on a freeway in a traffic jam. She leaves her car and walks around the freeway. Minogue enters to another car and changes her clothes inside it. Wearing now a red top and skirt, Minogue leaves the car and continues walking around the freeway when the night comes. She later dances in front of a truck. Throughout the video, there are scenes of Minogue in a car and performing on a stage with her dancers.
Live performances
Minogue performed the song on the following concert tours:- Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour (performed as a medley with "Where the Wild Roses GrowWhere the Wild Roses Grow"Where the Wild Roses Grow" is an alternative-rock song written by Australian singer-songwriter Nick Cave for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' ninth album Murder Ballads , with guest vocals by Australian pop-singer Kylie Minogue. The song was produced by Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Tony Cohen and...
") - Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour (performed as a medley with "Where the Wild Roses Grow")
- 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...
(performed as a medley with "Where the Wild Roses Grow")
Minogue also performed the song on the 2003 TV concert Money Can't Buy
Money Can't Buy
Money Can't Buy was a one-off, invitation only concert in support of Kylie Minogue's 2003 album, Body Language held at the Hammersmith Apollo in London, England. This event cost £1 million to stage and tickets were not available for sale...
.
Kath & Kim
"Red Blooded Woman" was used twice in Kath & KimKath & Kim
Kath & Kim is a Logie Award-winning character-driven Australian television situation comedy series. The series was created by, and is written by Jane Turner and Gina Riley who play the title characters: a suburban mother and daughter with a dysfunctional relationship...
episodes. The first time in the episode "Foxy on the Run" when Kel has a midlife crisis and can be seen playing "Red Blooded Woman at high volume in his new yellow "sports" car. The second was for the "98% Fat Free" episode in which Minogue guest-starred as Epponnee, the grown daughter of Kim. In this episode, Kim sings "Red Blooded Woman" karaoke style while Minogue's character calls out, "Give someone else a go".
Track listings
UK CD 1 and European CD 1 & CD 3- "Red Blooded Woman" – 4:21
- "Almost a Lover" – 3:40
UK CD 2
- "Red Blooded Woman" – 4:21
- "Cruise Control" – 4:55
- "SlowSlow (song)-Charts:-Year-End charts:-Chart procession and succession:-Release history:...
" (Chemical BrothersThe Chemical BrothersThe Chemical Brothers are a British electronic music duo comprising Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. Originating in Manchester in 1991, along with The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Crystal Method, and fellow acts, they were pioneers at bringing the big beat genre to the forefront of pop culture.- Background...
Remix) – 7:03 - "Red Blooded Woman" (Video)
UK 12" single
- "Red Blooded Woman" (WhiteyWhitey (musician)-Career:In 2004, he released an album named The Light at the End of the Tunnel is a Train. The album predated the electro rock movement by several years, and was greeted at the time as a critical triumph, going on to make numerous Best Of Year lists worldwide....
Mix) – 5:20 - "Slow" (Chemical Brothers Remix) – 7:03
- "Red Blooded Woman" (Narcotic ThrustNarcotic ThrustNarcotic Thrust is an electronic and house music duo from the UK consisting of producers Stuart Crichton and Andy Morris. The name Narcotic Thrust is an anagram of "Stuart Crichton"....
Mix) – 7:10
Australian CD single
- "Red Blooded Woman" – 4:21
- "Cruise Control" – 4:55
- "Almost a Lover" – 3:40
- "Slow" (Chemical Brothers Mix) – 7:13
- "Red Blooded Woman" (Whitey Mix) – 5:20
- "Red Blooded Woman" (Video)
Charts
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|
Year-End Charts
| Year | Country | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | UK Singles Chart | 54 |