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Put the Needle on It
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Wikipedia article
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| artist = Dannii Minogue
| album = Neon Nights
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| recorded = 2002
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| producer = Korpi & Blackcell
| prev_title = Who Do You Love Now?
| prev_year = 2001
| next_title = I Begin to Wonder
| next_year = 2003
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"'Put the Needle on It'" is a song performed by Australian singer Dannii Minogue, which was written by Minogue, Mathias Johansson, Henrik Korpi and Karen Poole for Minogue's fourth album 'Neon Nights' (2003). It is the opening track, and was released as its lead single on 4 November 2002. It reached the top twenty on the Australian, Irish and United Kingdom Singles Charts. In the UK it also topped the club charts. In 2003, it was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association indicating shipment of 35,000 units.
"Put the Needle on It" is a dance-pop song which received positive reviews from music critics. Its music video, directed by Miikka Lommi, features Minogue in a studio surrounded with colourful neon lights and spinning on a human-sized record player.
Background and writing
In 2002, Minogue began writing and recording material for her fourth album, 'Neon Nights' (2003), with Mathias Johansson (aka Mathias Wollo), Henrik Korpi, and previous collaborator Karen Poole in Stockholm, Sweden. During one of their sessions, they wrote "Put the Needle on It",[https://www.ascap.com/Home/ace-title-search/index.aspx ACE Title Search] . American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). Retrieved 16 October 2012. Note: User may have to enter song title e.g. 'Put the Needle on It', or click on 'Work Id' and enter '460676297'. a song about sex.[http://popdirt.com/dannii-minogue-says-put-the-needle-on-it-is-about-sex/10206/ Dannii Minogue Says 'Put the Needle on It' Is About Sex]. PopDirt. 17 November 2002. Retrieved 16 October 2012.Thompson, Jonathan. (3 November 2002). [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20021103/ai_n12669174 "Q: The Interview Dannii Minogue"]. 'The Independent'. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 27 May 2007. Minogue was determined to compose a dance music song to thank United Kingdom DJs. They had accepted her into that genre following the success of her previous year's single, "Who Do You Love Now?".Slomowicz, Ron. [http://dancemusic.about.com/cs/interviews/a/DanniiMinInt.htm "Dannii Minogue Interview"]. About.com. The New York Times Company. pp. 14. Retrieved 27 May 2007. In the UK, it is difficult for artists to be accepted into the dance music scene because DJs are usually not "interested in pop artists calling themselves dance artists because they've done one remix of their song".
"Put the Needle on It" is a mid-tempo 1980s inspired disco song "about sex disguised as a pop ditty about a record player". The song was composed as a collaborative effort between Korpi, Johansson, Poole and Minogue, although Minogue contributed most of the lyrics.Minogue, Dannii. (8 May 2007). [http://dannii.aatwc.com/index.php?topic=15678.0 "Song Writing"] . Dannii.aatwc.com. All Around the World. Retrieved 31 May 2007. The song is written in the common verse-chorus form and features instrumentation from keyboards and synthesisers."Put the Needle on It" (CD single liner notes). London Records: 5050466191625. November 2002.
In 2010 Turkish singer Mercan released a cover version in her native language called 'Sana deil kardeine' (English:"Not you brother").[http://www.djcan-online.com/wepe/dannii-minogueun-turkce-coveri/ "Dannii Minogueun Trke cover / Mercan 'Sana deil kardeine'"] (in Turkish). DjCaN. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
Reception
Critical reception
"Put the Needle on It" received positive reviews from contemporary pop music critics. Cristn Leach of RT Entertainment compared the song's musical style to American pop singer Madonna,Leach, Cristn. (23 April 2003) [http://www.rte.ie/arts/2003/0423/minogued.html "Music Review Dannii Mingue 'Neon Nights'"]. RT Entertainment (Tom Savage). Retrieved 20 May 2007. while Amazon.com's David Trueman wrote that the song "utilises the funkier end of 1980s disco, with a contemporary edge that removes the cheese and dispels any notion that [Minogue] may be hanging on the coattails of her big sister (Kylie Minogue)".Trueman, David. [https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00008NV53?v=product-description& "'Neon Nights' Album Review"]. Amazon.com. Retrieved 20 May 2007. MusicOMH's Alexis Kirke called the track a "slow but inevitable grower" which "shows that Dannii's dark song-writing powers can compete right at the top of the charts".Kirke, Alexis. [http://www.musicomh.com/albums/dannii-minogue.htm "Album Reviews: Dannii Minogue 'Neon Nights'"]. MusicOMH. Retrieved 20 May 2007.Chart performance
"Put the Needle on It" was released in the United Kingdom on 4 November 2002. It reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the Upfront Club Chart, becoming Minogue's fifth song to top the club chart.[https://web.archive.org/web/20081223161914/http://www.danniimusic.com/chronology.php "Chronology"]. Archived from [http://www.danniimusic.com/chronology.php the original] on 23 December 2008. DanniiMusic.com. Retrieved 15 October 2012.Jones, Alan (22 February 2003). [https://web.archive.org/web/20160307222933/https://business.highbeam.com/411456/article-1G1-98642710/club-charts-22022003 "Club Charts 22/02/2003"]. 'Music Week'. HighBeam Business. Retrieved 17 October 2012. Across Europe, the track performed moderately well, reaching the top twenty in Ireland[http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Dannii+Minogue "Discography Dannii Minogue"]. Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2008. and top thirty in the Netherlands[http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Dannii+Minogue "Discografie Dannii Minogue"] (in Dutch). GfK Dutch Charts. Hung Medien, Single Top 100. Retrieved 26 October 2008. It also reached number four on the Irish Dance Charts.[https://web.archive.org/web/20120229152015/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240004&arch=t&lyr=2002&year=2002&week=45 Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 7 November 2002] . GfK Chart-Track Irish Recorded Music Association. 7 November 2002. Retrieved 15 October 2012. "Put the Needle on It" peaked at number eleven on the Australian Singles Chart.[http://www.australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Dannii+Minogue "Discography Dannii Minogue"]. Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 April 2007. In 2003, the song was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association indicating shipment of 35,000 units.[http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2003.htm "ARIA Charts Accreditations 2003 Singles"]. Australian Recording Industry Association. 31 December 2003. Retrieved 20 May 2007. On the ARIA End of Year Charts for 2003, the track appeared at number eleven on the Dance Singles Chart[http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-dance-singles-2003.htm "ARIA Charts End of Year Charts Dance Singles 2003"]. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 20 May 2007. and at number eighteen on the Top Australian Singles Chart.[http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-australian-singles-2003.htm "ARIA Charts End of Year Charts: Top 20 Australian Singles 2003"]. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 20 May 2007.Music video
"Put the Needle on It" features a futuristic music video that was directed by Miikka Lommi in 2002.[https://web.archive.org/web/20070928011409/http://www.danniimusic.com/showsingle.php?which=19 "Dannographii: 'Put the Needle on It'"]. Archived from [http://www.danniimusic.com/showsingle.php?which=19 the original] on 28 September 2007. DanniiMusic.com. Retrieved 18 April 2008. Note: For additional information user may click on tabs at left, e.g. 'Remixes'. The video features Minogue in a studio surrounded with colourful neon lights and spinning on a human-sized record player. The video begins with a close-up on a television screen showing only Minogue's lips, singing the opening lines. A large, human-sized record player is then shown, surrounded by large video screens repeating the opening scene of the video. Minogue, wearing a short black dress and a cropped hair cut, is then shown in a digital room, surrounded by many lights and occasionally four digital dancers. The final sequence of the video features Minogue in a purple dress, spinning on the large record player introduced at the beginning. As the video concludes, all of the scenes are inter-cut and gradually fade.Minogue, Dannii, (5 November 2007). "Put the Needle on It (Behind the Scenes)", 'Dannii Minogue: The Video Collection'. Warner Music Group:50-51442-4567-2-1."[https://www.nme.com/musicvideos/dannii-minogue-put-the-needle-on-it/217234 Dannii Minogue - 'Put the Needle on It' Video]". 'NME'. IPC Media (Time Inc.). Retrieved 17 October 2012.
A music video for a remix version was also created using the Jason Nevins' "Club Creation Edit" of the song.Slomowicz, Ron. [http://dancemusic.about.com/cs/interviews/a/IntJasonNevins_3.htm "Interview with Jason Nevins"]. About.com. The New York Times Company. p. 3. Retrieved 17 October 2012. The remix video used only the scenes of Minogue in the digital room and spinning around on the record player, but they are arranged in a different order than how they appear in the original video. The music video was released commercially on 'The Hits & Beyond' special edition companion DVD (2006) and 'Dannii Minogue: The Video Collection' (2007). The latter included a short film, "Put the Needle on It (Behind the Scenes)", detailing the production of the track and its video.[https://web.archive.org/web/20081223005746/http://www.danniimusic.com/vhsdvd.php 'The Video Collection']. DanniiMusic.com. Archived from [http://www.danniimusic.com/vhsdvd.php the original] on 23 December 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
Formats and track listings
'European CD single' (5050466191625)
# "Put the Needle on It" (Radio Version) 3:24
# "Put the Needle on It" (Nevins Club Creation edit) 3:58
# "Put the Needle on It" (Cicada Vocal mix edit) 4:07
# "Put the Needle on It" (Extended original) 7:22
# "Put the Needle on It" (Tiga's Cookies dub edit) 4:49
# "Put the Needle on It" (Laid's Zoo Brazil edit) 5:41
'European 12-inch single' (5050466196309)"Put the Needle on It" (12-inch single liner notes). London Records: 5050466196309. November 2002.
# "Put the Needle on It" (Extended original) 7:22
# "Put the Needle on It" (Tiga's Cookies dub edit) 4:49
# "Put the Needle on It" (Nevins Club Creation) 8:21
# "Put the Needle on It" (Cicada Vocal mix edit) 4:07
'Cassette single'"Put the Needle on It" (Cassette single liner notes). London Records. November 2002.
# "Put the Needle on It" (Radio Version) 3:24
# "Put the Needle on It" (Mute8 Vocal edit) 4:04
'Official remixes'
# "Put the Needle on It" (Original Extended) 8:05
# "Put the Needle on It" (Cicada Vocal mix) 7:56
Personnel
The following people contributed to "Put the Needle on It":
* Dannii Minogue lead vocals
* Karen Poole backing vocals
* Korpi & Blackcell production, arrangement
* Jonas stman engineering
* Niklas Flyckt mixing
Charts
References
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