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Chocolate (Kylie Minogue song)
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"Chocolate" is a slow pop
–dance
song written by British
songwriters Karen Poole
and Johnny Douglas for Kylie Minogue
's ninth studio album
Body Language
(2003). It also was produced by Douglas and received a mixed reception from music critic
s. The song was released as the album's third single
in the summer of 2004 (see 2004 in music
) and reached number-one in the Ukraine
and Chile
, and the top ten in Hungary
, Romania
, Russia
, and the United Kingdom
, where it became Minogue's twenty-seventh top ten single. An early version of "Chocolate" included a rap by Ludacris
but wasn't used on the final mix. A one-minute clip was leaked in July 2006 onto the Internet.
"Chocolate" featured a music video
that was directed
by Dawn Shadforth
and was filmed on 6 and 7 June 2004 in London
, England
, with rehearsals six days before filming began. The video features the song's single edit and Minogue performing several jazz
dance numbers in a studio-theater with back-up dancers.
The video is a tribute to the MGM
musicals of the 1940s, and saw Minogue reunite with choreographer
Michael Rooney whom she had previously worked with on the video for her hit single "Can't Get You Out of My Head
" (2001).
The video was a moderate hit on music channels. Although it could not match the success of its predecessors the video was a top twenty hit in the UK, reaching number eleven on the TV airplay chart and number thirteen on MTV
's Europe Top 20 countdown. It was also played frequently on music channels in Australia.
The version of the song used in the music video and also heard on radio, was remixed to be shorter than the original album track. This version featured an altered instrumental, newer vocals and a slightly alternate structure for its commercial release.
The song was also performed on:
UK CD single #1
(CDR6639; Released 28 June 2004)
EU CD Single #1 and CD Single #3
UK CD single #2
(CDCRS6639; Released 28 June 2004)
Australian CD single
(021822; Limited edition; Released 12 July 2004)
UK 12" picture disc
(12R6639; Released 28 June 2004)
UK 12" white label promo
(12RDJ 6639; Released 28 June 2004)
Other official versions
. The song became Minogue's twenty-seventh top ten single when it debuted at number six on the singles chart
, and spent a total of seven weeks in the top seventy-five. Outside of the UK, the song was a modest success. It reached number fourteen in Italy
, and charted well outside the top twenty in France
, Germany
and Ireland
. Airplay
was limited and the song was unable to break into the top twenty in many territories.
On 12 July 2004, "Chocolate" was released in Australia
to minimal success only reaching number fourteen on the singles chart. It spent a total of 4 weeks in the top 50, becoming Minogue's first single to chart outside the top ten since "Your Disco Needs You
" in 2001.
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...
–dance
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...
song written by British
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...
songwriters 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:...
and Johnny Douglas 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
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
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 critic
Critic
A critic is anyone who expresses a value judgement. Informally, criticism is a common aspect of all human expression and need not necessarily imply skilled or accurate expressions of judgement. Critical judgements, good or bad, may be positive , negative , or balanced...
s. The song was released as the album's third 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...
in the summer of 2004 (see 2004 in music
2004 in music
See also:* 2004 in music Record labels established in 2004-January:*January 1**The Vienna New Year's Concert is conducted by Riccardo Muti.**Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol....
) and reached number-one in the Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
and Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, and the top ten in Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, and 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...
, where it became Minogue's twenty-seventh top ten single. An early version of "Chocolate" included a rap by Ludacris
Ludacris
Christopher Brian Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings...
but wasn't used on the final mix. A one-minute clip was leaked in July 2006 onto the Internet.
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 Dawn Shadforth
Dawn Shadforth
Dawn Shadforth is a British music video and documentary director, as well as an editor and artist. Shadforth began her career as an award winning sculptor before turning her interest to music and directing...
and was filmed on 6 and 7 June 2004 in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, with rehearsals six days before filming began. The video features the song's single edit and Minogue performing several jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
dance numbers in a studio-theater with back-up dancers.
The video is a tribute to the MGM
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. is an American media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of films and television programs. MGM was founded in 1924 when the entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B. Mayer...
musicals of the 1940s, and saw Minogue reunite with choreographer
Choreography
Choreography is the art of designing sequences of movements in which motion, form, or both are specified. Choreography may also refer to the design itself, which is sometimes expressed by means of dance notation. The word choreography literally means "dance-writing" from the Greek words "χορεία" ...
Michael Rooney whom she had previously worked with on the video for her hit single "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...
" (2001).
The video was a moderate hit on music channels. Although it could not match the success of its predecessors the video was a top twenty hit in the UK, reaching number eleven on the TV airplay chart and number thirteen on 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....
's Europe Top 20 countdown. It was also played frequently on music channels in Australia.
The version of the song used in the music video and also heard on radio, was remixed to be shorter than the original album track. This version featured an altered instrumental, newer vocals and a slightly alternate structure for its commercial release.
Live performances
Kylie performed the song on the following concert tours:- Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour
- Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour
The song was also performed on:
- Money Can't BuyMoney Can't BuyMoney 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...
2003 TV Concert
Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Chocolate".UK CD single #1
(CDR6639; Released 28 June 2004)
- "Chocolate" (Radio edit) - 4:02
- "Love at First Sight" (Live at Money Can't BuyMoney Can't BuyMoney 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...
) - 4:57
EU CD Single #1 and CD Single #3
- "Chocolate" (Radio edit) - 4:02
- "Love at First Sight" (Live at Money Can't BuyMoney Can't BuyMoney 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...
) - 4:57
UK CD single #2
(CDCRS6639; Released 28 June 2004)
- "Chocolate" (Radio edit) - 4:02
- "City Games" - 3:42
- "Chocolate" (Tom MiddletonTom MiddletonTom Middleton is a prolific British recording artist, music producer, remixer and DJ.A classically trained pianist and cellist, Middleton worked in the early 1990s with Richard D. James , co-producing "En-Trance To Exit" on the Analogue Bubblebath EP for Exeter's influential Mighty Force Records...
Cosmos mix) - 7:29 - "Chocolate" (EMO mix edit) - 4:31
- "Chocolate" music video
Australian CD single
(021822; Limited edition; Released 12 July 2004)
- "Chocolate" (Radio edit) - 4:02
- "City Games" - 3:42
- "Chocolate" (Tom Middleton Cosmos mix) - 7:29
- "Chocolate" (EMO mix edit) - 4:31
- "Love at First Sight" (Live at Money Can't Buy) - 4:57
- "Chocolate" music video
UK 12" picture disc
(12R6639; Released 28 June 2004)
- "Chocolate" (Tom Middleton Cosmos mix) - 7:29
- "Chocolate" (Radio edit) - 4:02
- "Chocolate" (EMO mix) - 6:54
UK 12" white label promo
(12RDJ 6639; Released 28 June 2004)
- "Chocolate" (Tom Middleton Mix)
- "Chocolate" (EMO Mix)
- "Chocolate" (EMO Dub)
Other official versions
- "Chocolate" (3:13 Edit) (appears on some pressings of Now 58)
- "Chocolate" (Original LudacrisLudacrisChristopher Brian Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings...
rap version) - "Chocolate" (EMO dub)
Chart performance
On 28 June 2004, "Chocolate" was released in the United KingdomUnited 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...
. The song became Minogue's twenty-seventh top ten single when it debuted at number six on the 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 spent a total of seven weeks in the top seventy-five. Outside of the UK, the song was a modest success. It reached number fourteen in 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...
, and charted well outside the top twenty in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. Airplay
Airplay (song)
Airplay is a term used in the radio broadcasting industry to state how frequently a song is being played on over-the-air radio stations. For example, a song which is being played several times every day would be classed as receiving a large amount of airplay...
was limited and the song was unable to break into the top twenty in many territories.
On 12 July 2004, "Chocolate" was released 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...
to minimal success only reaching number fourteen on the singles chart. It spent a total of 4 weeks in the top 50, becoming Minogue's first single to chart outside the top ten since "Your Disco Needs You
Your Disco Needs You
"Your Disco Needs You" is a disco song written by Australian singer Kylie Minogue, Guy Chambers and Robbie Williams for Minogue's seventh album Light Years...
" in 2001.
Charts
| Charts (2004) | Peak position |
|---|
Year-End Charts
| Year | Country | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | UK Singles Chart | 139 |
Release history
| Region | Date |
|---|---|
| Europe | |
| Australia |
Personnel
The following people contributed to "Chocolate":- Kylie Minogue – lead vocals
- Johnny Douglas - 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...
, 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...
, all instruments, backing vocals - Karen PooleKaren PooleKaren 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:...
- backing vocals - Dave Clews - programming, protools, vocal engineeringAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
- A Guevara - MCMaster of CeremoniesA Master of Ceremonies , or compere, is the host of a staged event or similar performance.An MC usually presents performers, speaks to the audience, and generally keeps the event moving....
- Geoff Pesh - masteringAudio masteringMastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced...