Into the Blue by Kylie Minogue Song Info
"Into the Blue" is a song by Australian singer and songwriter, Kylie Minogue. Written by Kelly Sheehan, Mike Del Rio and Jacob Kasher, it is the first single from Minogue's upcoming twelfth studio album, Kiss Me Once (2014). The song was recorded in London, England on Minogue's 45th birthday. The song premiered on BBC Radio 2's Ken Bruce show on 27 January 2014. The song was released in Australia and New Zealand on 27 January, released in the United States, Canada and Europe on 28 January and is yet to be released in the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Germany on 8 March. Musically, "Into the Blue" is an electronic dance song that features instrumentation of synthesizers, keyboards and strings. The lyrical content talks about being independent, free and happy. "Into the Blue" received critical acclaim from music critics, where many likened the lyrical content's "uplifting" theme and praised the composition, vocals and production, while critics noted Minogue retaining her "classic" image. In the charts it charted in, "Into the Blue" has been successful commercially. The song has peaked inside the top ten in varied countries including Belgium, Ireland, Croatia and component charts in the United States, Australia and United Kingdom. A music video, directed by Dawn Shadforth, was released on 2 February on Minogue's YouTube account, featuring Minogue partying and walking down the streets of London while spending time with her on-screen boyfriend, which eventually received universal acclaim from music commentators. In January 2014, Minogue uploaded a picture on her Instagram account saying "Happy New Year #Lovers....I wish you all the best and can't wait to share new music with you in #KM2014 ❤️💋❤️#IntoTheBlue". The hashtag #IntoTheBlue was then rumored to be the title of the upcoming Minogue single or album. It was revealed that it was the title of the new single in a French newspaper. "Into the Blue" was slated to be premiered on Minogue's website on 27 January, however, a Spanish Tumblr page had leaked a 30-second recording on 19 January 2014. The song was leaked fully one day later. The song's artwork was unveiled the same day, featuring Minogue wearing a see-through like dress with the title overlapping her. A powerpop and electro dance song, "Into the Blue" is set in common time with a moderate tempo of 116 beats per minute, and is written in the key of A major. Minogue's vocals span from the low note of A3 to the high note of A. Minogue premiered "Into the Blue" on BBC Radio 2's Ken Bruce Show on 27 January 2014. At the same day, a lyric video for the song was published on Minogue's official YouTube account. The video shows Minogue writing the lyrics onto a mirror in lipstick. An Australian remix bundle CD and digital download was released on 14 February 2014. "Into the Blue" debuted on both Ultratip charts in Flanders and Wallonia at number fifty-seven and twenty-three, respectively. In Wallonia, the song rose to number ten, Minogue's first Ultratip top ten entry since her 2010 single "Get Outta My Way". The song then followed in Finland, where it debuted at number twenty-two and eventually debuted at number sixteen in Spain. The song debuted at number seventy on the French Singles Chart, number nineteen in Hungary and number 243 on Russia's TopHit airplay chart. The song peaked inside the top ten in both Belgium charts, along with peaking inside the top five in Croatia, where it is currently at number four. In her native Australia, "Into the Blue" debuted at number forty-six with 2,648 sales, making it Minogue's first lead single not to debut within the top forty. The song fell out the chart to number ninety-six with 1,184 sales bringing total sales to 3,832 after two full weeks on sale, making it her most unsuccessful lead single. However, the song debuted at number 7 on the Australian Domestic Charts, until falling to number twenty in its following week. The song debuted at number sixty-six on the Japan Hot 100, until rising to number sixteen the following week. The song dropped back and is currently spending three-consecutive weeks at number thirty-five. The song debuted at number 182 on the South Korea International Digital Chart, with sales of 1,537. The song was released in the United States and Canada on 28 January. Following its first week sales of 4,000 digital downloads, the song debuted at number thirty-nine and forty-one on the US Dance/Electronic Digital Songs and Dance/Electronic Songs charts respectively. On the US Dance/Electronic Songs, the song has risen to number 26. The song made its official debut at number fifty-two on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs. In its fifth week on the chart, the song has risen to number one. In the United Kingdom, the song entered the chart at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart. The following week, it slipped to number thirty-one. Directed by Dawn Shadforth, the music video was filmed in London in January 2014. It was released on 3 February 2014. The video features French actor Clément Sibony as Minogue's love interest.
