Cant get you outta of my head release date?

True to the title, this is a song you can't get out of your head. It's sometimes known as "The La La Song" because the chorus is Kylie singing "La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la" over and over, which combined with the irresistible groove makes it an effective earworm. The song even starts with that chorus.

The verses are an afterthought on this one, there to support the music. The lyric finds Minogue crazy in love, hoping she can spend a lifetime with this lucky guy.

  • This was written by Cathy Dennis and former Mud guitarist Rob Davis. Dennis had a few hits as a solo artist in the early '90s, including "Just Another Dream" and "Too Many Walls." Regarding "Can't Get You Out Of My Head," she told Songwriting magazine: "It was organic, we didn't try and do anything contrived, so when something did spark we were both able to embrace it and jump on it and go with it. I thought the song is very 'left of center' for pop."

  • Cathy Dennis and Rob Davis originally wrote this for S Club 7 after their manager, Simon Fuller, asked the duo to come up with a song for the British pop group. After Fuller heard the demo, he felt it wasn't right for S Club 7 and rejected it. It was then offered to Sophie Ellis-Bextor, but she turned it down. Davis then met with Minogue's A&R executive Jamie Nelson who, after hearing the demo cassette of the song, booked it for Minogue to record.

  • For most Americans, this was the first they heard from Minogue since 1988, when her cover of "The Loco-Motion" hit #3. She became an international sensation that year, but in the '90s her support was concentrated in the UK and in her home country of Australia. "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" put her back on the charts in many more territories.

  • This song fits into the disco revival timeline, bringing the boogie back in the '00s after Madonna, Daft Punk and Jamiroquai flew the flag in the late '90s. Minogue stuck to the sound and had a number of Dance hits in America as disco crested again in the '10s. Her 2020 was even titled Disco.

  • The year before this was released, Minogue played the Green Fairy in the movie Moulin Rouge. In Australia, she's a huge celebrity thanks to her role on the soap opera Neighbours and her high-profile romance with INXS lead singer Michael Hutchence.

  • In the UK, this song was huge, staying in the Top 40 for five months. This song's first week on the UK chart was Kylie's personal 262nd week on chart, making her the most successful chart act not from the US or UK. "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" is her biggest seller in the UK, selling 1,037,235 copies. It was the biggest single and the most played song of 2001 there (it was aired 45,577 times on UK radio).

  • At the 2002 Brit Awards, Kylie performed a version of this to the beat of "Blue Monday" by New Order. This remix was released as the B-side of her 2002 hit "Love At First Sight."

  • The song was accompanied by a state-of-the-art video directed by Dawn Shadforth, who had Kylie dressed in various futuristic fashions on a virtual set. The look evoked the '60s sci-fi renditions of Utopia.

  • This was the most-played tune of the 2000s in the UK, according to PRS for Music, which collects royalties on behalf of songwriters and composers. The track received the most airplay and live covers in the first decade of the 21st century whilst Britney Spears' single "Toxic" was the second most played song. The same songwriter, Cathy Dennis, penned both tunes.

  • Charlotte Grey and Spooks actor Rupert Penry-Jones was dating Kylie when she recorded this song. He gave the Daily Mail a clue why their relationship didn't last. "I wasn't really into her music," he recalled. "And, once, I stupidly said to her when she played me 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head,' 'Yeah, it's good. But I'd rather hear you do some sort of rock, acoustic thing.' I was in the studio when she was recording it. And she got very annoyed with me. And then - obviously - it turned into this huge hit."

    Whether we know her for her for her iconic Neighbours character, her endless catalogue of musical hits or her anti-name-trademark tirade against Kylie Jenner, it's no secret that Kylie Minogue has long been a household name.

    And on September 8, 2001, Can’t Get You Out of My Head was released, pushing the already successful Kylie into superstardom.

    From Charlene to superstar

    Kylie Minogue is a Melbourne girl who, after a few small gigs, achieved recognition in 1986 when she landed a role in Neighbours. Her character Charlene Robinson was a fan favourite.

    Kylie even told Graham Norton in 2019 that ‘Kylie Charlene’ became a popular baby name around that same era.

    Cant get you outta of my head release date?

    Kylie Minogue first gained global fame as a star on Neighbours where her love affair with Jason Donovan's character was a much-loved storyline for fans. Source: Getty Images

    Kylie’s stint on Neighbours came to an end in 1988, as she aimed to focus on her musical career, after I Should Be So Lucky found success in the previous year.

    Her parting from Neighbours did not leave her empty handed, though.

    Setting two records, Kylie’s Neighbours career allowed her to become the first person to win four Logie Awards in one year; and the youngest recipient of the Gold Logie for Australia’s Most Popular Television Performer.

    Kylie balanced her music career during Neighbours but decided to focus just on the music in 1988. Source: AAP

    By the early 1990s, Kylie already had a few top ten singles under her belt. Having already released The Loco-Motion and Hand on Your Heart.

    By 2000, Spinning Around and On a Night Like This had taken off, solidifying Kylie as a top Pop Star in the industry.

    Making history

    After it was unsuccessfully pitched to S Club 7 and Sophie Ellis Baxter, Kylie was approached to record a new song called Can’t Get You Out of My Head, which she reportedly agreed to do after hearing only 20 seconds of the demo.

    In 2001, Kylie released her eighth studio album Fever, featuring Can’t Get You Out of My Head as the headline song, and people quickly fell in love.

    The hypnotic ‘la-la-la’ lyrics were an instant hit with listeners, and the song skyrocketed to success.

    Comments on Kylie's YouTube videos are overwhelmingly positive. Source: Reuters.

    In fact, Can’t Get You Out of My Head was one of the most successful singles of the 2000s, selling over five million units, with the song charting at number one in 40 countries.

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    Flashing forward, Fever is still Kylie’s best selling album, having with more than six million copies sold worldwide.

    Kylie has often and its influence on her career, telling Paper magazine in 2019: “If another Cant Get You Out of My Head came my way I would take it thank you very much.”

    Hit song's legacy

    In 2012, New Musical Express ranked Can’t Get You Out of My Head at number four on the Greatest Pop Songs in History.

    And in 2020, Rolling Stone ranked her at number three on its 50 Greatest Australian Artists of All Time list.

    Kylie’s work has had a wide-ranging effect on the music industry, with up and coming musicians like Dua Lipa saying she was an influence on their career.

    Still making music in 2020 with the release of her album Disco, and holding bragging rights as Australia's highest selling female artist of all time, Kylie remains a household name three decades after stepping on to the scene.

    With 200 million Spotify listeners to Can’t Get You Out of My Head and matching statistics on the YouTube music video, the world surely won’t forget this iconic pop hit any time soon.

    You might say, we can't get it out of our heads.

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    Who originally did can't get you out of my head?

    Released in September 2001, Kylie Minogue's Can't Get You Out of My Head went on to become the Australian Popstress' biggest hit and one of this century's most popular and influential hits. Amazingly, the song was written by Cathy Dennis and Rob Davis during their first-ever songwriting session together.

    When did Kylie Sing Can't get you out of my head?

    "Can't Get You Out of My Head" is a song that was recorded by Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her eighth studio album, Fever (2001). Parlophone Records released the song as the album's lead single on 8 September 2001.

    How many songs has Kylie Minogue released?

    The singles discography of Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue consists of 96 singles (79 as lead artist, nine as a featured artist and seven released to raise money for charity), and 19 promotional recordings.

    Does Kylie Minogue have kids?

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