Kiss Me Once

Kiss Me Once
Kiss Me Once
Studio album by Kylie Minogue
Released	14 March 2014
Recorded	2012–2013
Studio	Burbank (Glenwood); Copenhagen (Cutfather); London (The Chocolate Factory, Metrophonic, Metropolis, Rinse, Subcoustic); Los Angeles (Conway, Echo, Heavy Duty, Pulse, Serenity West); Miami (South Point); Santa Monica (Westlake);
Genre	Pop; dance-pop; R&B;
Length	38:46
Label	Parlophone
Producer	Cutfather; Daniel Davidsen; Mike Del Rio; GoodWill & MGI; Greg Kurstin; Chris Loco; Mark Taylor; MNEK; The Monsters & the Strangerz; Thomas Olsen; Ariel Rechtshaid; Jesse Shatkin; JD Walker; Peter Wallevik; Pharrell Williams;
Kylie Minogue chronology
Singles from Kiss Me Once
	"Into the Blue"; Released: 27 January 2014; "I Was Gonna Cancel"; Released: 12 May 2014;

Kiss Me Once is the twelfth studio album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. It was released on 14 March 2014 by Parlophone, her first musical effort since her 2010 release Aphrodite. After celebrating her 25th career anniversary, Minogue signed with the American agency Roc Nation, which is managed by American rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z. Intending to create a different musical experience, Minogue and her agency enlisted a variety of producers and collaborators, including musicians Sia, MNEK, Pharrell Williams, and Tom Aspaul.

Musically, Kiss Me Once is a pop album that incorporates elements of dance music, electropop, R&B, dubstep, and disco. The album's lyrics cover a wide range of topics, including love, sex, empowerment, and having fun. Kiss Me Once received mixed-to-positive reviews from music critics, with many praising Minogue's personality and charm throughout the record. However, critics were divided on the album's content, production quality, and lyrics.

Commercially, Kiss Me Once debuted at number one in Australia and number two in the United Kingdom. Despite peaking in the top ten in several markets, sales were below expectations and moderately successful. Kiss Me Once yielded five singles: "Into the Blue", "I Was Gonna Cancel", "Sexercize", "Million Miles", and "Beautiful". The first two served as the album's official releases, performing moderately in commercial markets, while the latter three served as promotional singles.

To promote the album, Minogue went on her Kiss Me Once Tour between September 2014 and March 2015. The tour did well commercially, but concert reviewers gave it mixed reviews. On 23 March 2015, a live recording and video were shot and released. Retrospectively, Kiss Me Once was seen as a misstep in Minogue's career by publications and critics, due to its lack of commercial success and appeal to audiences. After leaving Roc Nation the following year, Minogue expressed reservations about the project.