Perfection (Dannii Minogue song)

"Perfection" began as an instrumental track by the Soul Seekerz that samples "Turn The Beat Around (Love to Hear Percussions)", which was originally performed by disco singer Vicki Sue Robinson.[1] Simon Langford decided to sample the song after watching the end credits for the film The Specialist. Langford, excited by his song idea, phoned his writing partner Julian Napolitano. Two days later, Napolitano had completed close to seventy percent of the song, much to the surprise of Langford, who had been preoccupied with paper work.[2] After completing the instrumental track, the group were approached by All Around the World Records, who wanted to use the track for a song by Minogue. Minogue, Rob Davis and Therese Grankvist then wrote lyrics to accompany the music composed by the Soul Seekerz.[2]

In a review for AllMusic, John Lucas called the song a "painfully generic attempt at recapturing former glories" and "beneath someone of Minogue's calibre". He also criticized Minogue's vocals, calling them "uninspired".[3]

"Perfection" was officially released in the United Kingdom on 17 October 2005.[4] The song debuted on the UK Singles Chart on 25 October 2005 at number eleven, selling 7,717 copies in its first week of release.[5][6] The track became Minogue's ninth consecutive Upfront Club Chart number one in the UK.[7] In Ireland, the song reached number thirty-eight, remaining on the singles chart for one week.[8] The song was also successful in Europe. It reached number seven in Finland and number sixteen in the Netherlands.[9][10]

Minogue dancing on a cliff top in the music video.

The track was released in Australia on 30 January 2006.[11] It debuted on 7 February 2006 at number thirteen and became Minogue's seventh top twenty single.[12] The song remained on the singles chart for four weeks, exiting on 7 March 2006. It was the 49th-highest-selling single for 2006 in Australia by an Australian artist and the 26th highest selling dance single.[12]

The music video for "Perfection" was directed by Rob Kaplan.[13] The video features Minogue dancing on a yacht and a rocky cliff top. It begins with Minogue dressed in a black outfit and pink umbrella dancing on the bow of the yacht. She is then shown on the cliff top dressed in a red hooded outfit. The scenes featuring Minogue are intercut with scenes of male dancers and waves crashing up against the yacht. It was released commercially on The Hits & Beyond special edition companion DVD, released in June 2006.

The following people contributed to "Perfection":

• Dannii Minogue – lead vocals
• Therese Grankvist – backing vocals
• Soul Seekerz – production
• Philip Larsen, Rob Davis – vocal production
• Cody Burridge – photography