Come into My World
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"Come Into My World" is a song by Australian recording artist and songwriter Kylie Minogue
, which was released on her eighth studio album
Fever
(2001). It was released as the fourth and final single off the album. "Come Into My World" was written by Rob Davis and Cathy Dennis
, who also written Minogue's successful single "Can't Get You Out Of My Head
". It was later produced by the writers as well. "Come Into My World" is a dance-pop
song, which interludes pop
and house
styles, with a small disco
style. Lyrically, the song talks about a man Minogue likes that she would like him to come into her world. "Come Into My World" received generally positive reviews from music critics, with many liking and enjoying the lyrical content.
The song had some success throughout the world. The song had peaked at number four in her native Australia
and number eight in the United Kingdom
. The song also managed to chart on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100
, where it peaked at number ninety-one. The accompanying video was shot for the single, featuring duplicated Kylie's walking in Paris
, France
with a lot of local townspeople. It also received generally favorable remarks for the video, praising the idea. The song was later honoured with a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording
in 2004, becoming Minogue's debut first Grammy Award to date.
" in the U.S., Minogue announced she would released a fourth and final single, which "Come Into My World" was chosen as it. The song was written by Rob Davis and Cathy Dennis, as well as produced by them. But at the time of the release, Minogue released the Australian promotional track "Fever" from the album with the same name
. So the single was later released after it on 2 November 2002.
But there were two versions recorded for the single. There was an album version of the single and there was a single version, which was not released digitally
. However, the single version was released on Minogue's 2004 compilation album Ultimate Kylie
(2004).
"Come Into My World" is a dance-pop
song, which interludes some house music
and nu-disco
styles which lasts for four minutes and thirty-two seconds.
had said "In fact, it's so good that it crops up twice on 'Fever', the second time masquerading as another number called 'Come Into My World'." Pitchfork Media
gave it a good review saying "'Come Into My World' is a more traditionally disco-oriented track, reminiscent of Eumir Deodato's fantasy soundscapes, and with the alluring refrain, 'Come, come, come into my world.'" PopMatters
had game it a positive review. They initially said "'Come Into My World' is also a plea for love, even if Minogue begs the listener to 'Come . . . come . . . come into my world' and instructs to '[take] these hands that were made to touch and feel you'."
, becoming a consecutive top-ten for Minogue, but didn't last long in the charts. The song debuted and peaked at number four on the Australian Singles Chart, staying in the charts for nine weeks. The song was certificated gold
by the Australian Recording Industry Association
(ARIA). In New Zealand, the song debuted at number thirty-four on the charts, then rose to number twenty, peaking there and stayed on the charts for eleven weeks.
In the US, the song peaked at number ninety-one Hot 100, becoming a low-score on the charts, but managed to peaked at number twenty on the Hot Dance Club Songs.
The song also got lower charts in Europe, peaking at number seventy-eight in France
, number sixty-six in Chile
, fifteen in Denmark and thirteen in Italy
.
and updated a concept that he had used in Neneh Cherry
's "Feel It" music video. The video also bears similarities to a past video, "Did It Again", where there were four Minogues.
The video was shot on 8 September 2002 at the intersection of Rue du Point du Jour and Rue de Solférino, in Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris. Fifty extras were on hand, including Russian actor Sacha Bourdo
. It took over fifteen takes to create the desired effect. Fifteen days were required for the video's special effects. The video was released in Paris on 21 October 2002.
The accompanying video
features Kylie strolling around a city block within the Boulogne-Billancourt
suburb of Paris, France. Each time she completes a circuit of the area, a new Kylie emerges from one of the stores (which is in fact the 'old' Minogue, that did the circuit the first time around), and each of the people in the background are also duplicated in slightly different positions. By the time the video concludes there are four unperturbed Minogues amidst an extremely chaotic scene with each background extra also depicted four times. The video ends as a fifth Minogue emerges.
placed the video for "Come Into My World" at #1 on their "Best of the Aughts: Music Videos" list. The reviewer compared the video to Zbigniew Rybczyński
's short animated film, Tango.
Pitchfork Media
placed it at #14 on their list "The Top 50 Music Videos of the 2000s".
Scott Plagenhoef said of the video: "Arguably the most re-watchable video of the decade, Michel Gondry pulls out the 'Star Guitar' multiplication trick and applies it to Kylie and the streets of Paris." Complex placed it at #79 on their list "Top 100 Music Videos of the 2000s".
Canadian CD Single
UK CD 1 (CDRS6590)
UK CD 2 (CDR6590)
UK DVD Single (DVDR6590)
Live Versions
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...
, which was released on her eighth 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...
Fever
Fever (Kylie Minogue album)
Fever is the eighth album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. It was released 1 October 2001 by Parlophone Mushroom Records, and Capitol Records. Minogue began work on the album in 2001, working with famous songwriters and producers like Cathy Dennis, Rob Davis, and Tom Nichols, moving into a...
(2001). It was released as the fourth and final single off the album. "Come Into My World" was written by Rob Davis and Cathy Dennis
Cathy Dennis
Cathy Dennis is a British dance-oriented pop singer-songwriter, record producer and actress...
, who also written Minogue's successful 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...
". It was later produced by the writers as well. "Come Into My World" is a dance-pop
Dance-pop
Dance-pop is dance-oriented pop music that originated in the early 1980s. Developing from post-disco, it is generally up-tempo music intended for clubs with the intention of being danceable or merely dancey...
song, which interludes 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...
and house
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
styles, with a small disco
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
style. Lyrically, the song talks about a man Minogue likes that she would like him to come into her world. "Come Into My World" received generally positive reviews from music critics, with many liking and enjoying the lyrical content.
The song had some success throughout the world. The song had peaked at number four in her native 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...
and number eight 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...
. The song also managed to chart on the U.S. 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...
, where it peaked at number ninety-one. The accompanying video was shot for the single, featuring duplicated Kylie's walking in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, 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...
with a lot of local townspeople. It also received generally favorable remarks for the video, praising the idea. The song was later honoured with a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording
Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording
The Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for works containing quality vocal performances in the dance music genre...
in 2004, becoming Minogue's debut first Grammy Award to date.
Background and composition
With the success of the previous single "Love At First SightLove at First Sight
"Love At First Sight" is a dance-pop song by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue, for her eighth studio album Fever . It was released as the third single from the Fever album in June 2002. It was also released in the United States as the second single with the Ruff & Jam US Radio Mix as its...
" in the U.S., Minogue announced she would released a fourth and final single, which "Come Into My World" was chosen as it. The song was written by Rob Davis and Cathy Dennis, as well as produced by them. But at the time of the release, Minogue released the Australian promotional track "Fever" from the album with the same name
Fever (Kylie Minogue album)
Fever is the eighth album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. It was released 1 October 2001 by Parlophone Mushroom Records, and Capitol Records. Minogue began work on the album in 2001, working with famous songwriters and producers like Cathy Dennis, Rob Davis, and Tom Nichols, moving into a...
. So the single was later released after it on 2 November 2002.
But there were two versions recorded for the single. There was an album version of the single and there was a single version, which was not released digitally
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...
. However, the single version was released on Minogue's 2004 compilation album Ultimate Kylie
Ultimate Kylie
Ultimate Kylie is the third compilation album by Australian singer and songwriter Kylie Minogue, which was released in November 2004 by Parlophone Records. This collection superseded Kylie's 1992 Greatest Hits compilation and the 2000 compilation Hits+. It was released with the Copy Control...
(2004).
"Come Into My World" is a dance-pop
Dance-pop
Dance-pop is dance-oriented pop music that originated in the early 1980s. Developing from post-disco, it is generally up-tempo music intended for clubs with the intention of being danceable or merely dancey...
song, which interludes some house music
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
and nu-disco
Nu-disco
Nu-disco is a 21st century dance music genre associated with a renewed interest in 1970s and early 1980s disco, mid-1980s Italo disco, and the synthesizer-heavy Eurodisco aesthetics. The moniker appeared in print as early as 2002, and by mid-2008 was used by record shops such as the online...
styles which lasts for four minutes and thirty-two seconds.
Critical reception
"Come Into My World" received generally positive reviews from music critics. Chris True had highlighted the song as a album highlight for Fever. NMENME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
had said "In fact, it's so good that it crops up twice on 'Fever', the second time masquerading as another number called 'Come Into My World'." Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
gave it a good review saying "'Come Into My World' is a more traditionally disco-oriented track, reminiscent of Eumir Deodato's fantasy soundscapes, and with the alluring refrain, 'Come, come, come into my world.'" PopMatters
PopMatters
PopMatters is an international webzine of cultural criticism that covers many aspects of popular culture. PopMatters publishes reviews, interviews, and detailed essays on most cultural products and expressions in areas such as music, television, films, books, video games, comics, sports, theater,...
had game it a positive review. They initially said "'Come Into My World' is also a plea for love, even if Minogue begs the listener to 'Come . . . come . . . come into my world' and instructs to '[take] these hands that were made to touch and feel you'."
Chart performance
The song had debuted and peaked at number eight on the UK 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 ...
, becoming a consecutive top-ten for Minogue, but didn't last long in the charts. The song debuted and peaked at number four on the Australian Singles Chart, staying in the charts for nine weeks. The song was certificated gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
by the Australian Recording Industry Association
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...
(ARIA). In New Zealand, the song debuted at number thirty-four on the charts, then rose to number twenty, peaking there and stayed on the charts for eleven weeks.
In the US, the song peaked at number ninety-one Hot 100, becoming a low-score on the charts, but managed to peaked at number twenty on the Hot Dance Club Songs.
The song also got lower charts in Europe, peaking at number seventy-eight 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...
, number sixty-six in 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...
, fifteen in Denmark and thirteen 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...
.
Background
The video was directed by French director Michel GondryMichel Gondry
Michel Gondry is an Academy Award winning filmmaker, whose works include being a commercial director, music video director, and a screenwriter. He is noted for his inventive visual style and manipulation of mise en scène. - Life and career :...
and updated a concept that he had used in Neneh Cherry
Neneh Cherry
Neneh Mariann Cherry is a Swedish singer-songwriter, rapper, and occasional DJ and broadcaster...
's "Feel It" music video. The video also bears similarities to a past video, "Did It Again", where there were four Minogues.
The video was shot on 8 September 2002 at the intersection of Rue du Point du Jour and Rue de Solférino, in Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris. Fifty extras were on hand, including Russian actor Sacha Bourdo
Sacha Bourdo
Sacha Bourdo was born on 8 January 1963 in Oryol, Russia. He is an actor who has appeared in Science of Sleep in 2006 and Western by Manuel Poirier .- References :...
. It took over fifteen takes to create the desired effect. Fifteen days were required for the video's special effects. The video was released in Paris on 21 October 2002.
Sypnopsis
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...
features Kylie strolling around a city block within the Boulogne-Billancourt
Boulogne-Billancourt
Boulogne-Billancourt is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Boulogne-Billancourt is a sub-prefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine department and the seat of the Arrondissement of Boulogne-Billancourt....
suburb of Paris, France. Each time she completes a circuit of the area, a new Kylie emerges from one of the stores (which is in fact the 'old' Minogue, that did the circuit the first time around), and each of the people in the background are also duplicated in slightly different positions. By the time the video concludes there are four unperturbed Minogues amidst an extremely chaotic scene with each background extra also depicted four times. The video ends as a fifth Minogue emerges.
Reception
Slant MagazineSlant Magazine
Slant Magazine is an online publication that features reviews of movies, music, TV, DVDs, theater, and video games, as well as interviews with actors, directors, and musicians. The site covers various film festivals like the New York Film Festival.- History :...
placed the video for "Come Into My World" at #1 on their "Best of the Aughts: Music Videos" list. The reviewer compared the video to Zbigniew Rybczyński
Zbigniew Rybczynski
Zbigniew Rybczyński is a Polish filmmaker who has won numerous prestigious industry awards both in the United States and internationally. He was also a teacher of cinematography, and digital cinematography. Currently he is a researcher of blue and greenscreen compositing technology at Ultimatte...
's short animated film, Tango.
Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
placed it at #14 on their list "The Top 50 Music Videos of the 2000s".
Scott Plagenhoef said of the video: "Arguably the most re-watchable video of the decade, Michel Gondry pulls out the 'Star Guitar' multiplication trick and applies it to Kylie and the streets of Paris." Complex placed it at #79 on their list "Top 100 Music Videos of the 2000s".
Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Come Into My World".Canadian CD Single
- "Come Into My World" [Single Version] — 4:06
- "Come Into My World" [Fischerspooner Mix] — 4:28
UK CD 1 (CDRS6590)
- "Come Into My World" [Single Version] — 4:06
- "Come Into My World" [Ashtrax Mix] — 5:02
- "Come Into My World" [Robbie Rivera's Hard and Sexy Mix] — 7:01
- "Come Into My World" [Video]
UK CD 2 (CDR6590)
- "Come Into My World" [Single Version] — 4:06
- "Love at First Sight" [Live Version 2002 Edit] — 4:19
- "Fever" [Live Version 2002] — 3:43
UK DVD Single (DVDR6590)
- "Come Into My World" [Kylie Fever Live Video] — 6:12
- "The Making of Come Into My World"
- "Come Into My World" [Fischerspooner Mix Slow]
Live performances
Kylie performed the song on the following concert tours:- KylieFever2002
- Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour (Ballad Version)
- Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour (Ballad Version)
- KylieX2008KylieX2008KylieX2008 was the tenth concert tour by Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue, in support of her tenth studio album, X . Originally announced as just a European tour, rumors of Minogue taking the tour to Australia, Asia, and America had surfaced in the international media...
(FischerspoonerFischerspoonerFischerspooner is an electroclash duo and performance troupe formed in 1998 in New York. The name is a portmanteau of the founders' last names, Warren Fischer and Casey Spooner...
Remix) - 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...
(Steve Anderson Remix)
Charts
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|
Official versions
Remixes- Single Version — 4:05
- Fischerspooner Mix — 4:20
- Fischerspooner Mix (Slow Version) — 4:34
- Robbie Rivera's Hard and Sexy Mix — 7:01
- Robbie Rivera's NYC Dub — 9:18
- Robbie Rivera's Manhattan Mix — 12:49 (commissioned, but never released)
- Baby Ash Mix (AKA Ashtrax Mix) — 5:02
- Joachim Garraud Radio Edit — 3:50
- Joachim Garraud Extended Mix — 6:43
- Parkside Mix — 5:10
- Steve Anderson Studio Version (used during the For You, For Me Tour in 2009) — 3:54
Live Versions
- Live Version 2002 (Kylie Fever Tour)
- Live Ballad Version 2005 (Showgirl Tour)
- Live Ballad Version 2007 (Showgirl Homecoming Tour)
- Live Fischerspooner Mix 2008 (KYLIEX2008 Tour)
- Live Version 2009 (For You, For Me Tour)
Release history
| Country | Release date | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 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... |
CD single | |
| 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... |
External links
- Kylie Minogue — Official Web Site
- "Come Into My World" official music video on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
posted by EMIEMIThe EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major... - Making of Come Into My World
- Rue du Point du Jour on Google Maps