The song was acclaimed by many music critics where some critics labelled it as one of Minogue's best singles to date, and praised it for its commercial release. Commercially, the song was successful, peaking in the top twenty in Australia, Finland, France, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The song was also released in the United States, where it managed to chart on the US Hot Dance Club Songs. An accompanying music video was released as well, where it featured Minogue in six different costumes, and Kylie persuading her audience to confide in her.
The music video received positive reviews, and was very successful commercial wise. At the ARIA Music Awards, "Confide in Me" won three awards at the ceremony, where it won Best Selling Australian Single, Best Selling Australian Dance Single and eventually Best Video. The song also placed seventh for Best Single and third for Best Video at the 1994 Smash Hits Awards. Several cover versions off the single has also been commercially released, including artists Hurts, Nerina Pallot and even UK rapper Example sampled the song on his song "No Sleep for the Wicked".
Minogue has performed the song on a number of her world tours including On a Night Like This, KylieFever2002, and The Aphrodite World Tour.
"Confide in Me" featured a colourful music video that was directed by Paul Boyd and filmed in Los Angeles in July 1994. The video features Minogue talking on the phone, urging people to call and confide in her. There are six sequences; all of which feature Minogue in front of different backgrounds exploring and playing on a variety of social evil such as sex, obesity, drug use and war as well as murder and inequality whilst Minogue playfully dances for the camera,. The number "1-555-Confide" is featured at the bottom of the screen during select sequences. As the video concludes, all of the scenes are intercut and gradually fade. Minogue wears six costumes during the course of the video, with each one being accompanied by different hairstyles and makeup. The video is seen as a turning point in Minogues inlustrious videography which marks a credile move away from her bubblegum roots demonstatred in her earlier PWL videos.
Introduced by Davina McCall, the music video received its world premiere on MTV on 6 August 1994, prior to the single's commercial release. The video was a hit, charting at number one on Dial MTV and at number sixteen on MTV Europe's top twenty countdown. The video was released commercially on the Ultimate Kylie companion DVD, released in December 2004.
This song is covered by the UK symphonic metal band Angtoria in their debut album "God Has a Plan for Us All" and the Finnish melodic metal band For Selena and Sin in their second album "Primrose Path".
Confide in Me
Kylie Minogue Lyrics
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I view from afar
Should I offer some assistance
Should it matter who you are
We all get hurt by love
And we all have our cross to bear
But in the name of understanding now
Confide in me
Confide in me
I can keep a secret
And throw away the key
But sometimes to release it
Is to set our children free
We all get hurt by love
And we all have our cross to bear
But in the name of understanding now
Our problems should be shared
Confide in me
Confide in me
Confide in me
Confide in me
Stick or twist, the choice is yours
Hit or miss, what's mine is yours
Stick or twist, the choice is yours
Hit or miss, what's mine is yours
We all get hurt by love
And we all have our cross to bear
But in the name of understanding now
Our problems should be shared
Confide in me
Confide in me
Confide in me
Confide in me
Confide in me
Confide in me
Confide in me
Confide in me
The lyrics of Kylie Minogue's song "Confide in Me" seem to call out on someone who is struggling with their own problems and difficulties. The singer stands at a distance, observing the situation from afar, and wonders if she should offer some assistance to the person in need, regardless of who they are. The lyrics suggest that everyone is subject to pain and difficulties in life, and it is only in the willingness to share these problems that we can truly understand and empathize with each other.
The concept of confiding in someone remains at the core of the song. The singer assures that she can keep a secret and throw away the key, but sometimes releasing a burden is necessary to move forward in life. The choice to stick or twist is ultimately the individual's, but sharing problems with someone else makes it easier to bear.
Overall, "Confide in Me" is a poignant song that seeks to promote a culture of empathy, understanding, and connectivity, reminding listeners that no one is without their share of difficulties and pain, and sharing these problems is necessary to create a supportive community that can help each other rise above adversity.
Line by Line Meaning
I stand in the distance
I am observing from a distance
I view from afar
I am watching from a distance
Should I offer some assistance
Should I be helpful
Should it matter who you are
Should your identity make a difference
We all get hurt by love
Everyone experiences pain from love
And we all have our cross to bear
We all have our own problems
But in the name of understanding now
For the sake of comprehension
Our problems should be shared
We must share our problems with each other
Confide in me
Share your secrets with me
I can keep a secret
I can be trusted with confidential information
And throw away the key
I can keep the information private forever
But sometimes to release it
But sometimes, letting it out
Is to set our children free
Frees us from our burdens
Stick or twist, the choice is yours
Stay or change, you have the power
Hit or miss, what's mine is yours
Win or lose, we are in this together
Confide in me
Share your secrets with me
Confide in me
Share your secrets with me
Confide in me
Share your secrets with me
Confide in me
Share your secrets with me
Confide in me
Share your secrets with me
Confide in me
Share your secrets with me
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Jeffrey David Stevens, Tim Nichols, Blue Miller
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@GABRIEL22GAYDENAK
Это одна из лучших песен во всей мировой Музыке! Как, собственно, и сам клип - шедевр.
Браво, Кайли!
@user-je1bl3tz8x
спорное утверждение.Хотя , надо отдать должное,клип вышел забавным. Не несет никакого содержания,но смотрится без напряга,и притом до сих пор сохраняет актуальность,даже спустя 10ток лет с выпуска
@Paul777-
Кайли это богиня!
@RostikFox
Песня да , клип нет.
@alidar9027
@@user-je1bl3tz8x Если бы 10ток! Клип 1994 года.
@Mia-de8xf
This dark Kylie is interesting. Her vocals here are hypnotic.
@eduardochavacano
looking at it now, the video could have been darker. Although it was perfect then.
@zaferkucuk7494
She is the Goddess.
@papasnejk87
@@eduardochavacano Well to bo honest the whole subject of the clip seem to be very strong and sadly but still very up to date as the very first reason of deaths of males in their productive age (roughly 18-67) is a suicide here in the United Kingdom where i live
@rickacton7540
2:11 dark Kylie indeed....