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Did It Again" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue, taken from her sixth studio album, Impossible Princess (1997). It was written by Minogue, Steve Anderson and Dave Seaman, while it was produced by Brothers in Rhythm. "Did It Again" was chosen as the album's second single on 24 November 1997 by Deconstruction Records. "Did It Again" is a pop rock song, featuring instrumentation of electric guitars, drums, acoustic guitars and a few keyboards. The song also features elements of Middle Eastern music. The lyrical content deals with the theme of self-consciousness and is about Minogue telling herself off for doing things over and over again.
"Did It Again" received positive reviews from music critics, who approved of her more edgier rock style. Commercially, it attained moderate success, peaking at number 15 in Australia and being certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), while peaking at number 14 in the United Kingdom. An accompanying music video for the song was shot by Pedro Romanhi, where it features four different versions of Kylie with names: Indie Kylie, Cute Kylie, Dance Kylie and Sex Kylie. The video was critically acclaimed, mainly praising the idea of having four Kylies in the concept. The song has been performed on two of Minogue's tours.
Background[edit]
Minogue began writing lyrics for her sixth studio album Impossible Princess in 1996 during trips with boyfriend Stéphane Sednaoui to the US and China. Sednaoui introduced her to the work of such musicians as Björk, Shirley Manson and her band Garbage, Japanese pop artist Towa Tei and the band U2, all of whom would influence the musical styles on the album.[1] When she returned, Minogue was constantly writing down words, exploring the form and meaning of sentences.[2] She had written lyrics before, but called them "safe, just neatly rhymed words".[3] For Impossible Princess, she took inspiration from Sednaoui and her own experiences as a celebrity. Minogue initially had a hard time embracing her past, looking back on it as a time of pain and confused embarrassment.[4] Confronting her past helped her improve her confidence; she said "it was like I'd climbed Mount Everest, or jumped out of a plane. So many things that I had avoided for so long were right there. That was what Nick (Cave) was saying to me. 'It'll be brilliant. It'll confront all of your past, all in one fell swoop'. And he was right."[5] Minogue had greater freedom to make Impossible Princess sound as she wanted it to. Deconstruction Records' A&R representative, Pete Hadfield, fell terribly ill for a year, so all creative production was handled by Minogue and the producers Brothers in Rhythm.[6][7] According to music press, Minogue wanted to establish herself as an indie artist. However, she denied, telling Mixmag: "I have to keep telling people that this isn't an indie-guitar album. I'm not about to pick up a guitar and rock."[8] The song was originally titled "Clever Girl (Did It Again)".[9] For the single's artwork, Minogue sported a dark, indie-rock image.[10]
Composition[edit]
"Did It Again" (1997)
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The song contains an aggressive vocal style, with alternative and Eastern musical influences.
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"Did It Again" is a pop rock song, which features instrumentation of electric guitars, drums, acoustic guitars and keyboards.[11] The song also features elements of middle eastern music, which is evident on Minogue's previous single "Confide in Me" (1994). The song features Minogue with more "aggressive vocals".[11] A keyboard makes a "whooshing" sound to open the song. As a "wily" guitar strums in the background, she starts singing the song.[12] Lyrically, the song deals with Minogue telling her lover not to mess up things, but does it again and again. The chorus is sung twice, the beats spiral and twist during a solo, the pre-chorus is sung once and then the chorus is sung three times to end the single.[12] According to Pam Avoledo from Blogcritics, in "Did It Again", Minogue "doesn't know who she is. Her real self is got lost along with her different phases. She has an idea but doesn't know where to start. Celebrity also plays a role. She's also Kylie, Inc. She's expected to be Kylie, Inc. in public. She cannot separate her job from herself. She is her job."[12]
During An Interview with Kylie Minogue, released as a promotional interview for the albums background, she talks about "Did It Again";[13]
“ ["Did It Again"] is basically, I'm telling myself off in this song whereas, some off the songs are from my heart, from my gut, from my head, but this song was like a little voice on my shoulder, and even when I was recording the song [...] I was like 'You fool, you just had to do it again' I mean, a lot of people say it to them self and say 'I've did it again, why, haven't you learnt to not do the things you do?' There are a few people I spoken to about this song understood it as me talking to myself, which I was glad about because they thought I was telling someone else off. ”
In October 1998, Minogue was interviewed by a reporter from Company magazine.[14] During the interview, the reporter asked about Minogue's weight issues that had led to her being widely dubbed as "Kylie Thinogue". Minogue answered the question by referencing "Did It Again", saying, "Yeah, I've had my problems. The lyrics in my song ["Did it Again"] are the most honest thing you'll probably ever read about me."[14] She explained, "It's a bit of a girl's song, with me telling myself off and never learning my lesson, particularly with men. It's me looking myself in the eye and saying "You fool, stop being too clever and over-neurotic."; she admitted that she had made problems out of nothing at the time.[14]
Reception[edit]
Critical response[edit]
"Did It Again" received positive reviews from music critics. MacKenzie Wilson from AllMusic, while reviewing Minogue's compilation Hits+, was positive, saying that along with "Automatic Love", "Breathe" and "Confide in Me", "Did It Again" is one of the album's standouts.[15] Sputnikmusic said the "gem breaks up the dominance of the sleepy trance vibe to a more upbeat feel" and listed it as a highlight of the album.[16] Sarah Smith from FasterLouder was positive about the composition of the song, saying, "Spurred on by the guiding hand of Nick Cave, Kylie worked with producers (including Manic Street Preachers’ James Dean) to pen a record that over a decade later sounds vastly ahead of its time. She experiments with...rock ('Did It Again') and dips her toe into electro-pop, which would dominate commercial music (and her own records) for years to come."[17] Jack Foley from the publication Indielondon.co.uk was positive in his Ultimate Kylie review, calling "Dit it Again" one of Minogue's "chart-busters" that "continue to fill the dancefloors despite being relentlessly over-played in their heyday."[18]
Pam Avoledo from Blogcritics described the song as "blunt", but then said that "'Did It Again' is a cunning and self-aware look at celebrity without even mentioning fame."[12] Natasha Tripney from musicOMH, during a review for Ultimate Kylie, said: "'Did It Again' reminds you of her valiant but wildly misjudged attempt to morph into Indie Kylie circa 1997, only really serving to highlight the limitations of her voice in the process."[19] In the annual 1997 Triple J Hottest 100 list, "Did It Again" was listed at number eight-seven.[20]
Commercial response[edit]
The song debuted at number 21 on the Australian Singles Chart, and fell to 25 the next week. After four weeks on the chart, it rose to number 15 where it eventually peaked.[21] The song stayed on the chart a total of seventeen weeks, becoming one of Minogue's longest charting singles in her native country.[21] The song was eventually certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) with sales exceeding 35,000.[22] In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at its peak position of number 14 in the week dated 6 December 1997. It stayed on the chart for five weeks.[23]
Music video[edit]
Indie Kylie, Dance Kylie, Sex Kylie and Cute Kylie in the video.
The accompanying music video for "Did It Again" was directed by Pedro Romanhi and later included on the video release Ultimate Kylie (2004).[24] It features four different Kylies—namely Indie Kylie, Cute Kylie, Dance Kylie and Sex Kylie—in a catfight.[24] It starts with Sex Kylie singing to the camera, before Cute Kylie comes in and pushes her away from the camera, with each one doing the same thing until the chorus.[24] When the next verse starts, Sex Kylie pushes Dance Kylie into the camera, then Cute Kylie pulls her hair, after which Dance Kylie comes back. Then all Kylies come and dance to the song in the chorus, until they have a fight. At the end, they start to fight yet again, while it shows Cute Kylie holding a baseball bat, and the other Kylies walking away.[24] Minogue shot the music video in two days and was required to shoot each character one at a time. It took a long time for Minogue to rehearse to make it precise.[25] After the video was released, Minogue revealed on Light Lunch that her favorite 'Kylie' in the video was "Cute Kylie".[25]
Idolator noted that "the tongue-in-cheek video had the pop icon acknowledging all the ways she had reinvented herself over the years".[10] During an interview Minogue gave to Jetstar Airways magazine, interviewer and journalist Simon Price stated that the four different Kylies were "brilliantly" satirised in the video.[26] Costumes from the video, along with accessories spanning Minogue's career, became part of an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in Australia, during May 2005.[27][28] They were also displayed in another exhibition with the same theme in February 2007.[29]
Live performances[edit]
During the Intimate and Live tour in 1998, Minogue performed "Did It Again" during the show's fourth act. Minogue would come from the right side of the stage in a blue tank top and black pants with a pink "K" behind her. The performance was part of the concert in the Capitol Theatre in Sydney, Australia, which was recorded and released on CD and DVD.[30][31] The song was also performed on her 2001 On a Night Like This tour at some shows in Australia, but was not included on the video release Live in Sydney, released later that year.[32]