2 Hearts

Infobox Single
Name = 2 Hearts


Artist = Kylie Minogue
from Album = X
B-side = "I Don't Know What It Is"
"King or Queen"
Released = start date|2007|11|9
(See release history)
Format = CD single, Digital download, 12" picture disc
Recorded = London, England
Genre = Pop rock, piano rock
Length = 2:54
Label = Parlophone
Writer = Kish Mauve
Producer = Kish Mauve
Certification =
Last single = "Sometime Samurai"
(2005)
This single = "2 Hearts"
(2007)
Next single = "Wow"
(2008)Extra album cover
Upper caption = Alternate covers

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Lower caption = Alternate UK CD Single Cover"2 Hearts" is a pop rock song performed by Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her tenth studio album, "X" (2007). The song is a cover version of a track originally recorded by Kish Mauve, who also produced Minogue's version. "2 Hearts" was Minogue's first commercial single release since she was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2005. [ [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/17/kylie.cancer/index.html "Minogue's cancer shock ends tour"] . CNN. 17 May 2005. Retrieved 19 September 2007.]

The song was released as the album's lead single in November 2007 to mixed reviews from music critics. It was a commercial success, reaching the top forty on all but two of the charts it entered, and topped the Australian and Spanish singles charts.

Background and release

In 2006, Minogue began recording material in London, England for her first album since she was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2005. [Dingwall, John. [http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_headline=kylie--back-to-sexy-pop-&method=full&objectid=18344092&siteid=66633-name_page.html "Kylie: Back to Sexy Pop"] . "Daily Record". 29 December 2006. Retrieved 24 December 2007.] "2 Hearts" was written and originally recorded by London-based electro group Kish Mauve, who gave the song to Minogue. Commenting on the song, Minogue said that she "loved it from the moment I heard it". She also described the recording sessions with Kish Mauve as "a joy". [ [http://www.warnermusic.com.au/product,w_prod,5144245992AU "Kylie Minogue 2 Hearts"] . Warner Music Australia. Retrieved 24 December 2007.]

The song and its remixes were leaked onto file sharing websites on 9 October 2007. [Rakowski, Ian. [http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22563196-2,00.html "Kylie Minogue's new single leaked online"] . News.com.au. 10 October 2007. Retrieved 24 December 2007.] "2 Hearts" was released in various formats throughout the world. While most territories received a CD single and digital download release, the song was released as a limited edition vinyl single in the United Kingdom. [ [http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hearts-12-VINYL-Kylie-Minogue/dp/B000X9XOAG "'2 Hearts' (12" vinyl) (Single) (Enhanced) (Limited Edition)"] . Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2007.]

Critical reception

"2 Hearts" received mixed reviews from pop music critics. Victoria Newton, in a review for "The Sun", described the song as "a surefire number one", remarking that "it's on a par with "Can't Get You out of My Head". [Newton, Victoria. [http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,4-2007400591,00.html "Kylie's Hearts set to top charts"] . "The Sun". 31 August 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2007.] Pitchfork Media reviewer Tom Ewing compared the song to the music of Goldfrapp, and wrote that "it's an unexpected stylistic move" and "it plays to her strengths". [Ewing, Tom. [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/47346-x "Kylie Minogue "X" Pitchfork Record Review"] . Pitchfork Media. 30 November 2007. Retrieved 24 December 2007.] However, Sarah Walters of the "Manchester Evening News" was less impressed, commenting that "it takes more than a bunch of singable wooh's to maketh the memorable single". [Walters, Sarah. [http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/entertainment/music/single_reviews/s/1023572_kylie__2_hearts_parlophone "Kylie - 2 Hearts (Parlophone)"] . "Manchester Evening News". 9 November 2007. Retrieved 18 November 2007.] Drowned in Sound reviewer Alex Denney called "2 Hearts" a "disappointment", stating that "it's a genetic three-way splice of the burlesque chic Christina Aguilera's been peddling for the last 12 months to a worldwide chorus of mehs, Alison Goldfrapp's vampish electro shtick and, quite literally, Feist's "1234". [Denney, Alex. [http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/2508964 "Reviews - Singles - Kylie Minogue: 2 Hearts"] . Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 24 December 2007.]

"Rolling Stone" ranked "2 Hearts" at number ninety-four on its list of the Top 100 Songs of 2007, even though the song had not been released in the United States. [ [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17601363/the_100_best_songs_of_2007/24 "The 100 Best Songs of 2007"] . "Rolling Stone". 11 December 2007. Retrieved 24 December 2007.] The song also ranked at number forty on "Stylus Magazine"'s Top 50 Songs of 2007. [ [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/pop_playground/top-50-songs-of-2007.htm "Top 50 Songs of 2007"] . "Stylus Magazine". 31 November 2007. Retrieved 24 December 2007.]

Music video

The music video for "2 Hearts" was directed by Dawn Shadforth and filmed at Shepperton Studios in London, England. [http://www.stuff.co.nz/4225831a1860.html "Kylie films steamy new video"] . Stuff.co.nz. 5 October 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2007.] The video features Minogue dressed in a black latex catsuit, red lipstick and big curly blonde hair performing with her band, similar to Marilyn Monroe in "Some Like It Hot". [Trombetta, Natalie. [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=486756&in_page_id=1773 "Kylie returns as 'Marilyn Minogue' in raunchy new video"] . "Daily Mail". 10 October 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2007.] It begins with Minogue singing into a microphone on top of a piano. The video concludes with Minogue and her band performing on a stage with multi-colored confetti falling around them.

Minogue drew inspiration from London nightclub BoomBox, where she DJed during London Fashion Week. The costumes worn by Minogue and her band were designed by Gareth Pugh and Christopher Kane. The video premiered on GMTV on 10 October 2007. [ [http://www.gm.tv/index.cfm?articleid=37&jdselect=1012 "What's On GMTV?"] . GMTV. Retrieved 6 October 2007.]

Chart performance

In the United Kingdom, "2 Hearts" was officially solicited to radio on 10 October 2007. [ [http://uk.news.launch.yahoo.com/dyna/article.html?a=/071009/340/hkhvk.html&e=l_news_dm "Kylie single hits radio"] . Yahoo!. 9 October 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2007.] The song debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number twelve on 11 November 2007, based solely on digital download sales. [ [http://acharts.us/uk_singles_top_75/2007/46 "UK Singles Top 75 (Monday 12 November 2007)"] . aCharts.us. Retrieved 24 December 2007.] It reached a peak position of number four on 19 November 2007, and remained in the top seventy-five for a total of thirteen weeks. "2 Hearts" debuted at number twenty-nine on the Irish Singles Chart, a week before its physical single release. [ [http://acharts.us/ireland_singles_top_50 "Ireland Singles Top 50 (Thursday 8 November 2007)"] . aCharts.us. Retrieved 10 November 2007.] The track reached a peak position of number twelve the following week, and remained in the top fifty for seven weeks.

Elsewhere, "2 Hearts" was largely successful, reaching number one in Spain and Taiwan and the top five in Bulgaria, Italy and Sweden. In Australia, it debuted at number one on 19 November 2007, [ [http://acharts.us/australia_singles_top_50/2007/47 "Australia Singles Top 50 (Monday 19 November 2007)"] . aCharts.us. Retrieved 24 December 2007.] selling 6,149 copies. [Paul Cashmere. [http://www.undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=3472 "Photo Finish For Spice Girls"] . Undercover.com.au. 19 November 2007. Retrieved 19 November 2007.] The song became Minogue's tenth number one single in Australia. "2 Hearts" exited the top ten after three weeks and remained in the top twenty of the Australian Singles Chart for six weeks. On the United World Chart, the single debuted at number thirty-nine on 17 November 2007. [ [http://www.mediatraffic.de/tracks-week46-2007.htm "United World Chart (Week 46/2007 - 17 November)"] . MediaTraffic.de. Retrieved 24 December 2007.] It reached the peak position of number seven six weeks later. [ [http://www.mediatraffic.de/tracks-week51-2007.htm "United World Chart (Week 51/2007 - 22 December)"] . MediaTraffic.de. Retrieved 24 December 2007.]

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "2 Hearts". Digital download
(Released 4 November 2007)
# "2 Hearts"

UK CD single 1
(CDR6751; Released 12 November 2007)
# "2 Hearts"
# "I Don't Know What It Is" (Rob Davis, Paul Harris, Minogue, Julian Peake, Richard Stannard)

UK CD single 2
(CDRS6751; Released 12 November 2007)
# "2 Hearts"
# "2 Hearts" (Alan Braxe remix)
# "King or Queen" (Kurstin, Minogue, Poole)
# "2 Hearts" music video

UK 12" Picture disc
(12R6751; Released 12 November 2007)
# "2 Hearts"
# "2 Hearts" (Alan Braxe remix)
# "2 Hearts" (Studio remix)

Australian CD single
(5144245992; Released 10 November 2007)
# "2 Hearts"
# "2 Hearts" (Alan Braxe remix)
# "King or Queen"
# "I Don't Know What It Is"
# "2 Hearts" music video

MSN UK digital download #1
(Released 4 November 2007)
# "2 Hearts"
# "I Don't Know What It Is"
# "2 Hearts" (Harris and Masterson Extended mix)

MSN UK digital download #2
(Released 4 November 2007)
# "2 Hearts" (Alan Braxe remix)
# "King or Queen"
# "2 Hearts" (Version by Studio)

UK Promotional CD #1
(HEARTS001; Released 2007)
# "2 Hearts"

UK Promotional CD #2
(Released 2007)
# "2 Hearts" (Alan Braxe remix)
# "2 Hearts" (Alan Braxe dub)
# "2 Hearts" (Studio version)
# "2 Hearts" (Mark Brown Pacha Ibiza Upper Terrace remix)
# "2 Hearts" (A cappella)

UK Promotional 12" vinyl
(HEARTS2; Released 2007)
# "2 Hearts" (Alan Braxe remix)
# "2 Hearts" (Mark Brown Pacha Ibiza Upper Terrace remix)
# "2 Hearts" (Kish Mauve remix)
# "2 Hearts" (Studio version)
# "2 Hearts" (Paul Harris Extended mix)

Charts

Personnel

The following people contributed to "2 Hearts": ["X" (CD liner notes). Parlophone. November 2007.]
*Kylie Minogue – lead vocals
*Kish Mauve - production
*Dave Bascombe - mixing
*Geoff Pesche - mastering

References

External links

* [http://www.kylie.com Official website]