Where Is the Feeling?

"Where Is the Feeling?" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue, taken from her fifth studio album, Kylie Minogue (1994). The song was written by Wilf Smarties and Jayn Hanna, while production was handled by Brothers in Rhythm. It was released on 10 July 1995 as the third and final single from Kylie Minogue.

"Where Is the Feeling?"
Single by Kylie Minogue
from the album Kylie Minogue
B-side"Confide in Me"
Released10 July 1995 (1995-07-10)[1]
Recorded1994
StudioSarm West (London, England)
Length
  • 4:14 (video version)
  • 6:59 (album version)
  • 4:48 (radio version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Wilf Smarties
  • Jayn Hanna
Producer(s)Brothers in Rhythm
Kylie Minogue singles chronology
"Put Yourself in My Place"
(1994)		 "Where Is the Feeling?"
(1995)		 "Where the Wild Roses Grow"
(1995)
Music video
"Where Is the Feeling?" on YouTube

Commercially, the song peaked at number 31 in Australia and became a top-20 hit in the United Kingdom.

Background and release

The song, originally a club hit for Within a Dream in 1993 was initially planned as the second single from Minogue's eponymous 1994 album, although it nearly did not make the album's final cut at all. It was postponed for the release of "Put Yourself in My Place". The single was then scheduled for release in April 1995 but delayed until July while Minogue completed filming on the movie Bio-Dome.[2] The single version was radically remixed into an atmospheric club track with spoken word verses, making it almost entirely unrecognisable from its original album version. In the United Kingdom, Deconstruction originally planned to accompany the song with two single releases, but it was reduced to only one CD, thus explaining the cover photo with two superimposed images of Kylie.

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard described it as a "swirling, disco-minded jam".[3] James Masterton viewed it as "another surprisingly sophisticated dance record" in his weekly UK chart commentary in Dotmusic.[4] Alan Jones from Music Week wrote, "With heavy use of orchestra, an ambient swirl and spoken lyrics, this is very much a first cousin of Madonna's Justify My Love, but less commercial."[5]

Commercial performance

"Where Is the Feeling?" charted in only two countries: Australia and the United Kingdom. The song debuted at number 31 on the Australian Singles Chart and stayed on the chart for a total of three weeks. It remained Minogue's lowest and weakest-spanning solo single until "In My Arms" replaced the status, when it peaked at number 35 and stayed in the charts for two weeks.[6] In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart and stayed on the chart for three weeks. Despite reaching the top 20, the single spent only three weeks in the top 75.[7]

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Keir McFarlane, who previously collaborated with Minogue in "Put Yourself in My Place." The video featuring Minogue writhing in a pool disguised as the ocean and kissing an unnamed lover while using a re-recorded version of the song remixed by Brothers in Rhythm.

There are two edits of the music video. The short edit[8] is the more common version while the full length version[8] includes an introduction with a countdown and was made available for the first time in 2007 on the Artist Collection DVD.

Track listings

Charts
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 31
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[15] 41
Scotland (OCC)[16] 15
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 16

References
  1. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 8 July 1995. p. 27. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  2. "Official Homepage". Kylie.com. Retrieved 9 August 2007.
  3. Flick, Larry (20 May 1995). "Dance Trax: Victor Simonelli Rolls 'Em Down The Aisles" (PDF). Billboard. p. 24. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  4. Masterton, James (16 July 1995). "Week Ending July 22nd 1995". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  5. Jones, Alan (10 June 1995). "Talking Music" (PDF). Music Week. p. 10. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  6. "Kylie Minogue – Where Is the Feeling?". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  7. "Kylie Minogue: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  8. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Kylie Minogue - Where Is the Feeling?". YouTube.
  9. Where Is the Feeling? (Australian CD single liner notes). Kylie Minogue. Mushroom Records. 1995. D15.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. Where Is the Feeling? (UK CD single liner notes). Kylie Minogue. Deconstruction Records. 1995. 74321 29361 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. Where Is the Feeling? (European CD single liner notes). Kylie Minogue. Deconstruction Records. 1995. 74321 29865 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. Where Is the Feeling? (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Kylie Minogue. Deconstruction Records. 1995. 74321 29361 1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. Where Is the Feeling? (UK cassette single sleeve). Kylie Minogue. Deconstruction Records. 1995. 74321 293614.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. Where Is the Feeling? (Japanese mini-CD single liner notes). Kylie Minogue. Deconstruction Records. 1995. BVDP-110.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  15. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 30. 29 July 1995. p. 12. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  16. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
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