Confide In Me - Music

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Kylie-Minogue - The Abbey Road Sessions

"Confide In Me" Is A Song By Australian Recording Artist And Songwriter Kylie Minogue From Her Fifth Studio Album Kylie Minogue. It Was Released On 29 August 1994 One Month Before The Release Of The Album. The Song Was Written By Steve Anderson Dave Seaman And Owain Barton While Production And Composing Was Handled By Brothers In Rhythm. Musically The Song Is A Multi-Genre Song Which Features Elements Off R&B Dance-Pop Jazz And Trip Hop. Lyrically The Song Talks Towards A Lover To Confide In Her And Trust Her. The Song Was Acclaimed By Many Music Critics Where Some Critics Labelled It As One Of Minogue's Best Singles To Date And Praised It For Its Commercial Release. Commercially The Song Was Successful Peaking In The Top Twenty In Australia Finland France Ireland Japan New Zealand Sweden Switzerland And The United Kingdom. The Song Was Also Released In The United States Where It Managed To Chart On The US Hot Dance Club Songs. An Accompanying Music Video Was Released As Well Where It Featured Minogue In Six Different Costumes And Kylie Persuading Her Audience To Confide In Her. The Music Video Received Positive Reviews And Was Very Successful Commercial Wise. At The ARIA Music Awards "Confide In Me" Won Three Awards At The Ceremony Where It Won Best Selling Australian Single Best Selling Australian Dance Single And Eventually Best Video. The Song Also Placed Seventh For Best Single And Third For Best Video At The 1994 Smash Hits Awards. Several Cover Versions Off The Single Has Also Been Commercially Released Including Artists Hurts Nerina Pallot And Even UK Rapper Example Sampled The Song On His Song "No Sleep For The Wicked". Minogue Has Performed The Song On A Number Of Her World Tours Including On A Night Like This KylieFever2002 And The Aphrodite World Tour. "Confide In Me" Featured A Colourful Music Video That Was Directed By Paul Boyd And Filmed In Los Angeles In July 1994. The Video Features Minogue Talking On The Phone Urging People To Call And Confide In Her. There Are Six Sequences All Of Which Feature Minogue In Front Of Different Backgrounds Exploring And Playing On A Variety Of Social Evil Such As Sex Obesity Drug Use And War As Well As Murder And Inequality Whilst Minogue Playfully Dances For The Camera . The Number "1-555-Confide" Is Featured At The Bottom Of The Screen During Select Sequences. As The Video Concludes All Of The Scenes Are Intercut And Gradually Fade. Minogue Wears Six Costumes During The Course Of The Video With Each One Being Accompanied By Different Hairstyles And Makeup. The Video Is Seen As A Turning Point In Minogues Inlustrious Videography Which Marks A Credile Move Away From Her Bubblegum Roots Demonstatred In Her Earlier PWL Videos. Introduced By Davina McCall The Music Video Received Its World Premiere On MTV On 6 August 1994 Prior To The Single's Commercial Release. The Video Was A Hit Charting At Number One On Dial MTV And At Number Sixteen On MTV Europe's Top Twenty Countdown. The Video Was Released Commercially On The Ultimate Kylie Companion DVD Released In December 2004. This Song Is Covered By The UK Symphonic Metal Band Angtoria In Their Debut Album "God Has A Plan For Us All" And The Finnish Melodic Metal Band For Selena And Sin In Their Second Album "Primrose Path".