Chocolate (Kylie Minogue song)

"Chocolate"
Single by Kylie Minogue
from the album Body Language
B-side	"City Games"
Released	28 June 2004 (2004-06-28) (see Release history)
Format	CD single (worldwide) Vinyl single (UK)
Recorded	El Cortijo Studios, Spain
Genre	Pop, R&B
Length	5:00 (Album Version) 4:02 (Radio Edit/Single Version)
Label	Parlophone Mushroom
Writer(s)	Karen Poole Johnny Douglas
Producer	Johnny Douglas
Kylie Minogue singles chronology
"Red Blooded Woman" (2004) "Chocolate" (2004) "I Believe in You" (2004)
Audio sample file info · help Music video "Chocolate" on YouTube

"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 critics. 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.

Music video

The music video for "Chocolate" was noted for paying tribute to musicals of the 1950s.

"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.

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 Buy 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 Buy) - 4:57 EU CD Single #1 and CD Single #3 "Chocolate" (Radio edit) - 4:02 "Love at First Sight" (Live at Money Can't Buy) - 4:57 UK CD single #2 (CDCRS6639; Released 28 June 2004) "Chocolate" (Radio edit) - 4:02 "City Games" - 3:42 "Chocolate" (Tom Middleton 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 Ludacris rap version)[1] "Chocolate" (EMO dub)[2]

Chart performance

On 28 June 2004, "Chocolate" was released in the United Kingdom. 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.

Charts

Charts (2004) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[3] 14 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[4] 58 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 19 European Hot 100 Singles[6] 19 France (SNEP)[7] 69 Germany (Media Control AG)[8] 43 Hungary (Single Top 10)[9] 7 Ireland (IRMA)[10] 26 Italy (FIMI)[11] 14 Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[12] 45 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 53 UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[14] 6

Year-End Charts Year Country Position 2004 UK Singles Chart[15] 139

Release history

Region	Date
Europe	28 June 2004 (2004-06-28)
Australia	July 2004 (2004-07)

Personnel

The following people contributed to "Chocolate":^[16]

• Kylie Minogue – lead vocals
• Johnny Douglas - production, mixing, all instruments, backing vocals
• Karen Poole - backing vocals
• Dave Clews - programming, protools, vocal engineering
• A Guevara - MC
• Geoff Pesh - mastering

References

1. ^ "Which of Kylie's unreleased tracks and mixes have leaked onto the Internet?". MixKylie.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2008.
2. ^ "Chocolate - Black Vinyl - EMO Dub - UK - 12" VINYL - Promo". Eil.com. Retrieved 4 January 2008.
3. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Kylie Minogue – Chocolate". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
4. ^ "Kylie Minogue – Chocolate – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
5. ^ "Kylie Minogue Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for Kylie Minogue. Prometheus Global Media.
6. ^ "Kylie Minogue Album & Song Chart History" European Hot 100 for Kylie Minogue. Prometheus Global Media.
7. ^ "Lescharts.com – Kylie Minogue – Chocolate" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien.
8. ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
9. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 10 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
10. ^ "Chart Track". Irish Singles Chart. Irish Recorded Music Association.
11. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Kylie Minogue – Chocolate". Top Digital Download. Hung Medien.
12. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Kylie Minogue – Chocolate" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
13. ^ "Kylie Minogue – Chocolate – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
14. ^ "Chart Stats – Kylie Minogue – Chocolate" UK Singles Chart. Chart Stats.
15. ^ http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2004.pdf
16. ^ Body Language (CD liner notes). Parlophone. November 2003.