"This Is It" | ||||
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Single by Melba Moore | ||||
from the album This Is It | ||||
Released | 1976 | |||
Format | 7" single, 12" single | |||
Recorded | 1976, New York | |||
Genre | Disco | |||
Length | 3:33 | |||
Label | Buddah | |||
Writer(s) | Van McCoy | |||
Producer(s) | Van McCoy | |||
Melba Moore singles chronology | ||||
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"This Is It" | ||||
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Single by Dannii Minogue | ||||
from the album Get into You | ||||
Released | July 5, 1993 | |||
Format |
CD single: Worldwide Vinyl single: Europe Cassette single: UK |
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Recorded | 1992 | |||
Genre | Pop–dance | |||
Label |
MCA Universal Records Mushroom Records Radikal Q Records |
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Producer(s) | Tim Lever & Mike Percy for One World Productions | |||
Dannii Minogue singles chronology | ||||
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"This Is It" is a 1976 disco song written by Van McCoy and performed by Melba Moore for her fifth album of the same name.
The song was later covered by Australian singer Dannii Minogue on her second album Get into You (1993). The song was produced by Tim Lever and Mike Percy and received a mixed reception from music critics. It was released as the album's third single in the third quarter of 1993 and reached the top ten in the United Kingdom, becoming Minogue's third top ten single and is regarded as one of her most popular singles. In Australia it reached the top twenty and became an airplay hit earning a gold certification. Despite missing the top ten, the single spent twenty weeks in the ARIA top fifty and was the forty-third highest selling single of the year, the third highest for an Australian artist. Along with the single "Get into You", the song was chosen to be released in Canada and the USA. The single was also featured in the second volume of the Dance Mix USA series, which used the "Dannii Got Murked" remix.
The music video for the song was filmed in Los Angeles, California and featured Minogue and her then-boyfriend actor Julian McMahon on a beach. The dance routine in the video was choreographed by Minogue. The video also featured an appearance from American actress Elise Neal, who later starred in the horror movie Scream 2 alongside Neve Campbell and the Lifetime made-for-television movie Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B in the role of Gladys Knight. The Late Show made a parody of "This Is It" called "Holy Shit".