"Love at First Sight" is a dance–pop single by Australian singer Kylie Minogue from her album Fever. The song was written by Minogue, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Ash Howes and Martin Harrington and produced by Stannard and Gallagher and received a mixed reception from music critics. The song was released as the third single in the summer of 2002 and reached the top ten in the United Kingdom, where it became Minogue's twenty-fourth top ten single. It reached the top twenty in Canada and Ireland, and the top thirty in the United States. In the U.S., "Love at First Sight" was released to success on the Billboard dance charts, where it reached the top position on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart and number twelve on the Hot Dance Singles Sales chart. The song was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Awards in the "Best Dance Recording" category, providing Minogue with her first Grammy nomination. It also won the MTV Europe Music Award for "Best Dance".
The song and music video were used in the 2003 dance video game Dance Dance Revolution in North America.
Outside of the UK, the song was also successful. It reached the top ten in Israel, Hong Kong, Poland, Canada, Hungary, Ireland and New Zealand. In Australia, the song was released on June 3 2002, and it debuted at number three on the singles chart. The single sold considerably well, being certified gold for sales of over 35,000.
Due to favourable reception, "Love at First Sight" was released in the United States. Minogue had previously found success on the Billboard Hot 100 with "The Loco-Motion" (1988) and "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" (2001), and "Love at First Sight" became her second consecutive release to reach the top thirty on the Billboard charts reaching number twenty-three. It also performed well on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, where it reached number one, becoming Minogue's second song to do so on the chart.
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Argentina Singles Chart | 10 |
| Australia ARIA Singles Chart | 3 |
| Canada Singles Chart | 5 |
| Denmark Singles Chart | 6 |
| France Singles Chart | 33 |
| Finland Singles Chart | 18 |
| Germany Singles Chart | 16 |
| Greece Singles Chart | 1 |
| Hungary Singles Chart | 6 |
| Ireland Singles Chart | 7 |
| Italy Chart | 8 |
| Mexican Singles Chart | 10 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 9 |
| Netherland Singles Chart | 15 |
| Spain Singles Chart | 7 |
| Sweden Singles Chart | 36 |
| Taiwan Singles Chart | 9 |
| UK Singles Chart | 2 |
| UK Airplay Chart | 1 |
| United World Chart | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 23 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Dance Singles Sales | 12 |
| U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Airplay | 31 |
| U.S. Billboard Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay | 13 |
| U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 | 36 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 10 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks | 16 |
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Kylie Minogue songs | 2002 singles | Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one singles | Disco revival songs
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