Dannii first broke out of her sister's shadow in 1997 with the album Girl. Whilst Kylie Minogue was experimenting with dark lyrics, indie collaborations and moody images (Impossible Princess), Dannii went out and out for the dancefloor with the huge hit All I Wanna Do. Unfortunately, the album that it was from only reached No. 57. However, Dannii herself has said, "This was a big turning point for me. It has led me on to the album Neon Nights and my collaborations with many club DJs and remixers".
2001 was a success for Dannii, when her vocals were part of Riva's Who Do You Love Now?, which laid the foundations for her fourth album Neon Nights released in March 2003.
Moving to London Records, Dannii made more credible dance tracks including I Begin To Wonder and Put The Needle On It. In 2003, Dannii released her fourth album, Neon Nights. It was a surprise chart success, reaching no.8 in the UK charts and eventually achieving gold status, selling over 100,000 copies. The album also made gold certification in Australia. Dannii also teamed up with chill-out Ibiza stars Afterlife for a collaboration on their Speck of Gold album. Dannii's star was beginning to shine in its own right.
In 2004, after a top 10 album and four top 10 singles, Dannii moved to All Around The World Records. Her first single for AATW was You Won't Forget About Me, which saw Dannii's vocals layered on top of the instrumental hit Flower Power and landed at no.7 in the UK charts, making it Dannii's fifth consecutive top 10 hit. You Won't Forget About Me was followed up in 2005 by Perfection, on which Dannii teamed up with the Soul Seekerz, which narrowly missed out on the top 10 in the UK, peaking at no.11. In 2006, she returned with So Under Pressure and her Greatest Hits album The Hits & Beyond.
Dannii has been a judge on British television channel ITV's The X Factor since 2007 alongside Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole and Louis Walsh.
In November 2007, Girl and Neon Nights were re-released with bonus discs, with a new studio album Club Disco and compilation album Unleashed appearing within the following weeks. A stand alone single Touch Me Like That was released in December 2007. It was later included on the re-release of Club Disco released in Australia in the spring 2008.
Later in 2008, the logical and long-overdue duet with her own sister finally was released as Kylie & Dannii recorded a cover of ABBA's The Winner Takes It All appeared on the soundtrack album to the shortlived BBC show Beautiful People.
SUNRISE
Dannii Minogue Lyrics
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Steppin up getting harder n’ faster
(From the hip, going down down)
Inside beats drop, lettin it go
Outside heads get ready to blo-w
(Kickin off, feel it now)
You got me going like this
Cos we’re takin it in
And we ain’t givin it back
We got nothin to lose
We’re getting outta control
Because it’s somethin like this
Ya never felt before
Ooh, gonna take it right through to sunrise
(Till the morning light)
Ooh, gonna take it right through to sunrise
(Keep it up all night)
Break it hard now get it on
Keepin it up, till tomorrow comes
Ooh, gonna take it right through to sunrise
Uptown words out, spreadin like fire
(On the streets, in the bars & the underground)
Down town, they can’t get any hotter
(Smoke it in, breathe it out, shi-sha)
I’m movin out to the left
Getting off on the right
And if we’re breakin ya in
We’ll take it all through the night
The mood is pickin us up
And we’re all catchin the wave
Don’t wanna leave it behind
We’re goin all the way
Ooh, gonna take it right through to sunrise
(Till the morning light)
Ooh, gonna take it right through to sunrise
(Keep it up all night)
Break it hard now get it on
Keepin it up, till tomorrow comes
Ooh, gonna take it right through to sunrise
The lyrics to Dannii Minogue's song Sunrise speak about the energy and excitement of a night out, where girls and boys are checking each other out and stepping up their game. The beats drop inside the clubs, and heads get ready to blow up as the music kicks in. The singer is clearly swept up in this atmosphere, feeling the rush and getting into the rhythm. As the night progresses, the singer and her crowd are taking things further, going harder and keeping up the pace until sunrise.
The chorus emphasizes the wildness and lack of control involved in this type of night, with the singer claiming "we've got nothing to lose" and that "we're getting outta control". It's clear that this experience is something the singer has never felt before, and it feels like they're all caught up in a wave of excitement that they don't want to leave behind. The verses describe the scene in detail, with people spreading the word about the party uptown, while downtown it's getting hotter and they're smoking shi-sha.
Overall, the lyrics of Sunrise capture the feeling of a wild and unforgettable night out, where everything seems to come together in a perfect storm of music, energy, and freedom.
Line by Line Meaning
Girls and boys are checkin each other
Men and women are eyeing each other with interest
Steppin up getting harder n’ faster
Approaching each other more confidently and quickly
(From the hip, going down down)
With bold, confident movements
Inside beats drop, lettin it go
Music intensifies, allowing people to let loose
Outside heads get ready to blo-w
People begin to get excited and enthusiastic
(Kickin off, feel it now)
The energy and excitement is building up
You got me going like this
You are making me feel this way
You got me goin like that
You are making me feel a certain way
Cos we’re takin it in
Because we are experiencing it
And we ain’t givin it back
And we are not going to stop enjoying it
We got nothin to lose
We have nothing to risk or lose
We’re getting outta control
We are losing our inhibitions
Because it’s somethin like this
Because it is an experience like no other
Ya never felt before
We have never felt this way before
Ooh, gonna take it right through to sunrise (Till the morning light)
We are going to continue this experience until the sun comes up
Ooh, gonna take it right through to sunrise (Keep it up all night)
We are going to keep enjoying ourselves all night long
Break it hard now get it on
Let loose and fully embrace the experience
Keepin it up, till tomorrow comes
Continuing the enjoyment until the next day
Uptown words out, spreadin like fire
Rumours and gossip are spreading quickly
(On the streets, in the bars & the underground)
In various social settings
Down town, they can’t get any hotter
The atmosphere is already incredibly intense
(Smoke it in, breathe it out, shi-sha)
Smoking a hookah pipe as part of the experience
I’m movin out to the left
I am dancing and moving in a particular direction
Getting off on the right
Feeling an intense rush from the experience
And if we’re breakin ya in
If we are introducing you to this experience
We’ll take it all through the night
We will keep enjoying the experience until morning
The mood is pickin us up
The atmosphere is having an effect on us
And we’re all catchin the wave
We are all fully embracing the experience
Don’t wanna leave it behind
We do not want the experience to end
We’re goin all the way
We are fully committed to enjoying this experience to the fullest
Ooh, gonna take it right through to sunrise (Till the morning light)
We are going to continue this experience until the sun comes up
Ooh, gonna take it right through to sunrise (Keep it up all night)
We are going to keep enjoying ourselves all night long
Break it hard now get it on
Let loose and fully embrace the experience
Keepin it up, till tomorrow comes
Continuing the enjoyment until the next day
Ooh, gonna take it right through to sunrise
We are going to continue this experience until the sun comes up
Contributed by Parker D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Joshua Contreras
WOW I FORGOT how much i LOVE THIS SONG ugh, can’t wait to listen to this on repeat again 😍♥️🔥
Gary Shanks
This should have been released