Did It Again
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{{Infobox Single
| Name = Did It Again
| Cover = Did It Again.jpg
| Artist = [[Kylie Minogue]]
| from Album = [[Impossible Princess]]
| B-side = Tears
| Released = November 24, 1997
| Format = 12" Vinyl Single<br>7" Vinyl Single<br>[[3" Cd Single]]<br>[[Cassette Single]]
| Recorded = [[London]], [[England]]
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| Length = 3:25
| Label = [[Deconstruction Records]]
| Writer = [[Kylie Minogue]]<br>[[Steve Anderson]]<br>[[Dave Seaman]]
| Producer = Dave Ball<br>Ingo Vauk
| [ Certification = ]
| Chart position = <ul><li>#14 <small>([[Australia]])</small> </li></ul><small>([[United Kingdom]])</small>
| Last single = "[[Some Kind of Bliss]]"<br>([[1997]])
| This single = "Did It Again"<br>([[1997]])
| Next single = "[[Breathe (Kylie Minogue song)|Breathe]]"<br>([[1998]])
}}
"'''Did It Again'''" is the second [[single (music)|single]] released from singer [[Kylie Minogue]]'s [[1997]] album ''[[Impossible Princess]]''. The single went [[Music recording sales certification|gold]] in [[Australia]] reaching a peak of #14 in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] and Australia.
==Song information==
The song was written by Minogue with Steve Anderson and David Seaman at a time when she was trying to develop as an artist. In [[1995]], her duet with [[Nick Cave]] "[[Where the Wild Roses Grow]]" had become a hit and the duo had enjoyed considerable pop and critical success including four [[Australian Record Industry Association|ARIA Awards]]. She performed the song live with him at several rock festivals.
The video for "Did It Again" was released in late [[1997]]. It was directed by Pedro Romanhi, and features 4 different Kylies ("Indie Kylie", "Cute Kylie", "Dance Kylie" and "Sex Kylie") fighting other each other in a [[catfight]]. The media speculated that Minogue was trying to become "Indie Kylie".
"Did It Again" was released just ahead of the release of the album in Australia. It had been intended to release the album under the name ''[[Impossible Princess]]'' throughout the world but the death of [[Diana, Princess of Wales]] led to a decision to rename the album in the [[United Kingdom]]. The renamed album called ''Kylie Minogue''. Minogue was also upset at the death of her former lover [[Michael Hutchence]] in late [[1997]].
"Did It Again" reached #14 in [[Australia]] and #14 in the UK although it was not as successful as earlier Minogue singles. In [[Australia]], the song also reached the [[Triple J Hottest 100, 1997]] and appears on the Hottest 100 compilation along with songs by alternative musicians such as [[Radiohead]], [[Nine Inch Nails]] and [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]].
The ''Impossible Princess'' album sold poorly in the UK leading to [[Deconstruction Records|DeConstruction]] and Minogue going separate ways. In [[April 1998]], she told ''[[Cosmopolitan Magazine|Cosmopolitan]]'' in the UK: "I've tried to imagine what it will be like when no-one cares who I am any more and it's quite scary."
However, it was her most successful album in Australia during the 1990s achieving double platinum status and her Australian tour was a huge success selling out shows with extra dates being added. "Did It Again" contributed to her Australian success, winning airplay on rock and alternative stations such as [[Triple J]], a rarity for Kylie, as her songs are usually pop. The Top 40 stations that had always played her material also played the song. "Did It Again" was eventually certified as a gold record by ARIA and spent 14 weeks in the ARIA Top 50.
==Formats and track listings==
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Did it Again".
===CD single one===
#"Did it Again" (Radio edit) — 4:15
#"Tears" 4:27
#"Did it Again" (Did it four times mix) — 5:49
#"Some Kind of Bliss" (video)
===CD single two===
#"Did it Again" (Radio edit) — 4:15
#"Did it Again" (Trouser Enthusiasts' goddess of contortion mix) — 10:24
#"Did it Again" (Razor-n-go mix) — 11:24
===Cassette single===
#"Did it Again" (Radio edit) — 4:15
#"Tears" 4:27
=== Australian Video Single ===
#"Did it Again" - Video Clip
#"Some Kind of Bliss" - Video Clip
=== UK Promo 12" Single ===
#"Did it Again" (Trouser Enthusiasts' goddess of contortion mix) — 10:24
#"Did it Again" (Razor-n-go mix) — 11:24
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!align="left"|Chart (1997)
!align="left"|Peak<br>position<ref name="charts">[http://www.slokylie.com/disc/albums/06-ip.html "World Chart Positions"]. SloKylie.com: The Slovenian Kylie Page. Retrieved [[July 11]] [[2006]].</ref>
|-
|align="left"|[[UK Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|14
|-
|align="left"|[[ARIA Charts|Australian Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|14
|-
|align="left"|[[Israel]] Singles Chart
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|[[Hungary]] Singles Chart
|align="center"|50
|-
|align="left"|[[Greece]] Singles Chart
|align="center"|19
|-
|align="left"|[[Euro Hot 100]]
|align="center"|57
|-
|}
==Notes and references==
*Australian Associated Press Report [[17 April]], [[1998]]
*[http://www.kylie.com/gh_site/cronology.htm Kylie Minogue chronology]
*[http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-1998.htm ARIA Singles Accreditation 1998]
*[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:vyfm965ogepo~T1 Allmusic.com ''Impossible Princess'' review]
*AAP Wire report on Minogue parting company with DeConstruction [[26 November]], [[1998]]
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==References==
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[[Category:1997 singles]]
[[Category:Kylie Minogue songs]]