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}} "Wow" is a song performed by Australian recording artist and songwriter Kylie Minogue from her tenth studio album ''X'' (2007). Released on 15 February 2008 by Parlophone, it later appeared on Minogue's 2012 greatest hits compilation ''The Best of Kylie Minogue''. Written by Minogue, Greg Kurstin and Karen Poole, while produced by Kurstin, Minogue requested to set up a studio in Ibiza with Poole and Kurstin with her while they recorded the track along with other tracks recorded. "Wow" features instrumentation from guitars, electronic synthesizers, keyboards and drum machines, along with pianos through some verses. The song is set in a dance-oriented beat with many other electronic elements. Upon the song's release, the song received mixed reviews from contemporary music critics, who praised the production and release as a single; however, critics felt that the single was badly timed, as some people referred to this as the first single. Nevertheless, the single was a commercial success. The song managed to peak inside the top 20 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Songs, as well as charting inside the top twenty in countries including her native Australia, United Kingdom, Ireland, France, New Zealand and Hungary. The song has been performed on three of Minogue's concert tours. It was featured on her first world tour, KylieX2008, in her act Cheer Squad, where the songs "Heart Beat Rock" and "Shocked" were also performed. It was then featured on her KylieUSA2009 tour, along with a more rock-oriented version being performed at the Aphrodite World Tour. In 2014, Minogue performed the song on the Kiss Me Once Tour and in 2015 on the Kylie Summer 2015 Tour. Along with the promotion in her tours, the song has been featured in many media productions. It has been used as background music in ''Desperate Housewives'', ''The Kylie Show'' and was included in the soundtrack of the film ''Beverly Hills Chihuahua''. Additionally, the song has been released twice in the United Kingdom with alternative versions instead of the single version. The accompanying music video was directed by Melina Matsoukas, which featured Minogue in a futuristic outfit, in a club, dancing with alien-inspired outfits worn by the public. The video has received positive reviews, mostly about the futuristic style of format the video had featured. ==Background and recording== "Wow" was composed and written by Greg Kurstin, Kylie Minogue and Karen Ann Poole. Minogue requested setting up a studio in Ibiza with previous writing partner Karen Poole, and newcomer to the fold Greg Kurstin, an American multi-instrumentalist musician and producer, during the summer of 2007. Minogue had written other tracks while in Ibiza. Originally, it was said that they wanted "Wow" or "Like a Drug" as the first single, but it was "2 Hearts". Then "Wow" was then intended to be released as the second single worldwide, however this did not manage to be after her single "In My Arms" was released one day before this single was on 15 February. Then after the lead single of "2 Hearts", Minogue intended to be the lead U.S. single from the album, but was withdrawn and "All I See" was released instead in an attempt to appeal to a more urban market. And after that release of "All I See", the song had failed to enter mainstream charts in North America or Canada. So instead, it was released as Minogue's first club single in North America. In Australia, "Wow" was officially solicited to radio on 14 January 2008.〔McCabe, Kathy. ("Wow! Kylie's online fanbase" ). ''The Daily Telegraph''. 12 January 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2008.〕 Three new additional tracks were featured on the CD Single, these being "Cherry Bomb", "Do It Again" and "Carried Away", which were recorded during the album sessions. Musically, "Wow" is a strong dance-pop song, which continues to feature a nu-disco, Euro disco, house music and also contains a bit of new wave interpretation. According to the sheet at MusicNotes.com, which was published by EMI Music Publishing, the song is written the key of D Major.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Musicnotes.com: Unsupported Browser or Operating System )〕 Minogue's vocal range span from the key note of F#5 to the key note of E5.〔 Additionally, the song is set in common time and has a tempo of 124 beats per minute.〔 According to the website, the song takes in influences of club music, along with dance-pop, eurodance, europop and pop rock music.〔 Lyrically, the song talks about someone who stands out, with the title referring them as "Wow". In the United Kingdom, the song's composition differs a lot, where it is edited.〔(Kylie Minogue - Wow ) itunes.com.〕 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「Wow (Kylie Minogue song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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