Minogue has a new management deal with Jay-Z's Roc Nation! Right now, Kylie is recording her upcoming 12th studio album with its lead single coming soon. And with that comes with a new Kylie pony album cover to celebrate the occasion.
Spinning Around was written by Ira Shickman, Osborne Bingham, Kara DioGuardi, and Paula Abdul, while production was handled by Mike Spencer. Originally intended for the former American Idol judge's comeback album, it never saw the light of day and was eventually given to Minogue for her comeback album, Light Years (2000), her first release with Parlophone since leaving Deconstruction Records in 1998 and signing with the former in April 1999. Lyrically, Kylie declares, in her trademark soft soprano sing-song-y voice, that she isn't the same person as before and has reinvented herself.
(Spinning around, spinning around...)
Kylie Minogue Whoa-oh!
Chorus I'm spinning around! Move out of my way! I know you're feelin' me 'cause you like it like this! I'm breakin' it down! I'm not the same! I know you're feelin' me 'cause you like it like this!
Clearin' this house out of joy that I borrowed from back in the day... Threw away my old clothes, got myself a better wardrobe; I got something to say!
I'm through with the past, ain't no point in looking back; the future will be... And did I forget to mention that I found a new direction and it leads back to me?
Chorus I'm spinning around! Move out of my way! I know you're feelin' me 'cause you like it like this! I'm breakin' it down! I'm not the same! I know you're feelin' me 'cause you like it like...
Mistakes that I made givin' me the strength to really believe. And no matter how I take it, there's no way I'm gonna fake it 'cause it's gotta be real!
I've got nothin' left to hide, no reason left to fight, 'cause the truth's given me a new freedom inside, gettin' rid of my desire; do you like what you see?
Chorus I'm spinning around! Move out of my way! I know you're feelin' me 'cause you like it like this! I'm breakin' it down! I'm not the same! I know you're feelin' me 'cause you like it like this!
(Ooh...) Baby, baby, baby! You know you like it like this! Oh, baby, baby, baby! You know you like it like this! Oh, baby, baby, baby!
Chorus I'm spinning around! Move out of my way! I know you're feelin' me 'cause you like it like this! I'm breakin' it down! I'm not the same! I know you're feelin' me 'cause you like it like this!
Feelin' me 'cause you like it like this, ohh-oh! I'm not the same! I know you like it like this! Ohh-oh!
Yeah! Like it like this! Like it like this! (I'm not the same!)
Like it like this! I'm not the same! (I'm not the same!) Whoa-oh!...
Written by Ira Shickman, Osborne Bingham, Kara DioGuardi, and Paula Abdul. Produced by Mike Spencer. Released by Parlophone in June 2000. Music video: [link]