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"Love at First Sight" is also the name of a track on Kylie Minogue's debut album Kylie'' (1988).

"Love at First Sight" is a dancepop 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.

Chart performance


On June 10 2002, "Love at First Sight" was released in the United Kingdom. The song became Minogue's twenty-fourth top ten single when it debuted at #2 on the singles chart, and spent a total of 12 weeks in the top seventy-five. It also became Minogue's third consecutive release to top the UK radio airplay charts. The song received 3116 plays in one week, breaking the record that she held previously with "Can't Get You Out Of My Head".

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

Chart trajectories

Australian ARIA Singles Chart
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08
Position
3
5
8
18
23
27
42
50

UK Singles chart trajectory
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
Chart position
2
8
11
21
33
40
46
44
51
45
52
74

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart trajectory
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Chart position
95
88
83
78
73
59
49
31
30
25
23
30
52
64
78
92

Formats and track listings


CD single one
  1. "Love at First Sight" — 3:59
  2. "Can't Get Blue Monday Out of My Head" — 4:03
  3. "Baby" — 3:48
  4. "Love at First Sight" music video — 4:59

CD single two
  1. "Love at First Sight" — 3:59
  2. "Love at First Sight" (Ruff and Jam Club mix) — 9:31
  3. "Love at First Sight" (The Scumfrog's Beauty and the Beast Vocal edit) — 4:26

Australian CD single
  1. "Love at First Sight" — 3:59
  2. "Can't Get Blue Monday Out of My Head" — 4:03
  3. "Baby" — 3:48
  4. "Love at First Sight" (Ruff and Jam Club mix) — 9:31
  5. "Love at First Sight" (Twin Masterplan mix) — 5:55
  6. "Love at First Sight" (The Scumfrog's Beauty and the Beast Vocal edit) — 4:26

UK vinyl single
  1. "Love at First Sight" — 3:59
  2. "Love at First Sight" Kid Creme Vocal Dub — 6:27
  3. "Can't Get Blue Monday Out of My Head" — 4:03
  4. "Love at First Sight" (The Scumfrog's Beauty and the Beast Vocal mix) — 8:54
  5. "Love at First Sight" (The Scumfrog's Beauty and the Beast Acappella) — 1:34

References


  • SloKylie.com - Slovenian Kylie Page. link. Last accessed on March 1, 2006. - Worldwide chart positions, sales and certifications.
  • MixKylie.co.uk. link. Last accessed on March 1, 2006. - Worldwide chart positions, formats and track listings.
  • Kylie.com - Official Site. link. Last accessed on March 1, 2006. - Release and chart information.

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