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"Spinning Around" is a song recorded by Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her seventh studio album, ''Light Years'' (2000). Written by Ira Shickman, Osborne Bingham, Kara DioGuardi, and Paula Abdul, "Spinning Around" was initially meant to be recorded by Abdul for her own album, but was given to Minogue after the plan never came to fruition. Produced by Mike Spencer, the disco-influenced dance-pop song was then released as the lead single from ''Light Years'' on 13 June 2000. Lyrically, the song addresses the theme of reinvention, with Minogue claiming that she has changed as a person and learned from the past. Upon its release, "Spinning Around" received favourable reviews from music critics, who singled it out as one of the highlights from the album and praised Minogue for returning to her signature musical style. Commercially, the song was a success and became Minogue's "comeback" single following the critical and commercial disappointment of her sixth studio album ''Impossible Princess'' (1997).〔 It entered the Australian Singles Chart at number one, becoming the singer's first chart-topper since "Confide in Me" (1994). The song also debuted at number one in the United Kingdom, where it became her first single to peak atop the chart in a decade. Elsewhere, it reached the top five in Ireland and New Zealand. "Spinning Around" was certified platinum and silver in Australia and the United Kingdom, respectively. The accompanying music video for "Spinning Around" was directed by Dawn Shadforth, and features Minogue dancing and enjoying herself in a disco. It became popular for the gold hotpants she sported in most of the scenes and led to her bottom gaining extensive coverage from the media. The hotpants are considered to be "iconic" and have been displayed in exhibitions of Minogue's fashion. "Spinning Around" has been performed by Minogue during all of her concert tours, with the exception of the Anti Tour. == Background and recording == In 1997, Minogue released her sixth studio album, ''Impossible Princess''. The album represented a drastic change in the singer's musical direction, shifting from her signature dance-pop styles to incorporate elements of electronica and pop rock. It was her second album to be released on British record label Deconstruction and became a success in her native Australia, peaking at number four on the ARIA Albums Chart.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kylie+Minogue&titel=Impossible+Princess&cat=a )〕 In the United Kingdom ''Impossible Princess'' was less successful than Minogue's previous albums and peaked at number ten on the UK Albums Chart. The album also suffered from poor reviews in the UK as commentators criticised its different musical approach; many also considered that Minogue's career was over. Despite embarking on a successful promotional tour, Minogue was dropped by Deconstruction in 1999. Minogue then signed to Parlophone, another British record label. After various discussions, Minogue decided to do what she did "best" and record a simple pop album inspired by disco and Europop, entitled ''Light Years''. "Spinning Around" was included as the opening track of the album and was written by Ira Shickman, Osborne Bingham, Kara DioGuardi and Paula Abdul, and produced by Mike Spencer.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kylie+Minogue&titel=Spinning+Around&cat=s )〕 Abdul had based the song on her divorce from clothing designer Brad Beckerman and had originally intended to record it for her own studio album, but it was given to Minogue after the album failed to materialise.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.paula-abdul.net/html/kylie_minogue.html )〕 The song was the first major songwriting project for DioGuardi, who had not been offered any notable projects previously. In an interview discussing the development of ''Light Years'', Minogue revealed that the song had initially been found as a demo in New York by her A&R executive Jamie Nelson, who believed it would be "perfect" for the singer.〔 After listening to the demo, Minogue agreed to record it and felt the song had the potential to be a hit.〔 "Spinning Around" was then released as the lead single from the album on 13 June 2000 in Australia,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/release/spinning-around-mr0001781887 )〕 and 19 June in the United Kingdom. Minogue was photographed by Liz Collins for the artwork of the record. In her 2012 fashion retrospective book ''Kylie / Fashion'', she wrote of the collaboration: "With 'Spinning Around' it was time to be pop-tastic again. Liz Collins's aesthetic was very much about a natural beauty."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-2225728/Kylie-Minogue-style-Cant-heads.html )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Spinning Around」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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