"Some Kind of Bliss" | ||||
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Single by Kylie Minogue | ||||
from the album Impossible Princess | ||||
B-side | "Limbo", "Love Takes Over Me" |
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Released | 8 September 1997 | |||
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Recorded | 1997 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 4:13 | |||
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"Some Kind of Bliss" is a song recorded by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue, for her sixth studio album Impossible Princess (1997). The song was released as the lead single from the album on 8 September 1997 through BMG, Deconstruction and Mushroom. Minogue co-wrote the track with James Dean Bradfield and Sean More while Bradfield and Dave Eringa produced it. Backed by guitar and drum instruments, "Some Kind of Bliss" is a pop rock track in which Minogue sings about feeling happy while away from family and friends.
Critical response to "Some Kind of Bliss" was mostly mixed; earlier reviews were critical towards her image and sound transition to rock music, while retrospective reviews are positive towards her songwriting and sonic experimentation. "Some Kind of Bliss" performed relatively poorly on international charts peaking at number twenty-seven on the Australian Singles Chart, at 22 on the UK Singles Chart (her first solo release to miss the UK Top 20) and reaching number 46 on the New Zealand Singles Chart.[1][2]
To promote "Some Kind of Bliss", she performed the track on Top of the Pops, MTV Australia live and the Australian TV series Hey Hey It's Saturday. It was later included on her 1998 concert tour Intimate and Live Tour. David Mould directed the music video to the single, featuring Minogue and actor Dexter Fletcher robbing a gas station. The song was later included in the track list of Minogue's compilation albums including Confide in Me (2002), Kylie Minogue: Artist Collection (2004), and Confide in Me: The Irresistible Kylie (2007).