The song didn't receive much attention on the singles chart, but manage to peak inside the top ten in the UK, peaking at number four, and number five in her native Australia. The song was performed at most of Minogue's concert tours, including Rhythm of Love Tour, Let's Get to It Tour, Intimate and Live Tour and her KylieX2008 worldwide tour.
"Step Back in Time" was released in October 1990 as a second single prior to the release of Minogue's third album Rhythm of Love. Originally, the song "What Do I Have to Do?" was going to be released as the second single from the album but the decision was changed to "Step Back in Time". This song marks the first time Minogue took her music into the genre of disco. In the song, Minogue gives her critique on modern music and wishes that life could be similar to the way it was in the 1970s ("Remembering the old days"/"Remember the O'Jays").
"Step Back in Time" had peaked at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming a success in that country. In Minogue's native Australia, the song debuted at number eight, until rising and peaking at number five on the singles chart, staying there for a total of twelve weeks. The song then debuted at number forty-five in France, until rising and peaking at number forty-two for one week, and stayed on the charts for fifteen weeks in total.
The song debuted at number nineteen in Sweden, and fell to twenty, where it finished off. The song then debuted at number thirty-six on the New Zealand Singles Chart, until rising to number twenty-one, until it fell off. The song had moderate success in the Netherlands, where it debuted at number eighty-seven, and rose to number thirty-six for one week.
The music video for "Step Back in Time", features Minogue in a number of camp 1970s-style costumes with similarly attired dancers. As she herself describes "Step back in time was an important reference and homage to the 70's music". For Kylie and her team the whole "Rhythm of love" was inspired by the style of the 1960s and 1970s, so they took inspiration from the "Studio 54" and the Hollywood actress from that period. Her hair, make up and costumes give her an inspiration and She wanted to paid tribute to these decades.
The video was filmed in Los Angeles - California and shows Minogue with a green feathery vest, black hot pants, and oversized sunglasses. In another scene Kylie is dressed in a Partridge family-esque outfit dancing. The video promotes the image of Minogue travelling around the city with her friends dressed in 1970s influenced attire and partying. There is also an alternate video of Kylie Minogue with a young hairstyle and wearing animal print bikini under a sheer top and leather hot pants over leggings in a white background dancing with only two men who are at times duplicated into two more men.
Kylie Minogue's initial successes in various worldwide markets, particularly in Europe were not sustained by 1990 but she remained consistently popular in her homeland of Australia and even more so in her production base, the UK.
In the United Kingdom, "Step Back in Time" marked the beginning of a popular backlash against her new "raunchy" image amongst her initial demographic of young teenagers. In the 1990 poll by Smash Hits, a popular teen music magazine which avidly supported the star, Minogue won several "worst" awards for such crimes ranging from her fashion sense to her recent musical output. Although her music, still produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman, was not radically removed from her previous output, her recent change of image was to lose her more popular support than she was to gain due to a more dance-pop orientation.
"Step Back in Time" was featured in The World's End, a 2013 British science fiction comedy directed by Edgar Wright, written by Wright and Simon Pegg, and starring Pegg and Nick Frost. The song was featured in the movie as the characters enter the school-disco scene. The song was included on the soundtrack as a deluxe version bonus track.[3] In an interview about the music in in the movie, Wright said, "it ultimately had to be Step Back In Time, because that’s precisely what [the lead character] is trying to do.” He said, "It’s got great lyrics and the breakdown during the school-disco scene is one of my favourite bits of music in the movie."
Step Back in Time
Kylie Minogue Lyrics
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I want to f-f-you f-you-n-k
[Repeat: x 2]
I want to funk, I want to funk
I want to f-f-you f-you-n-k
Non stop dancing the bus stop
Hustle, pumpin the muscle
Blame it on the boogie
Remember the old days
Remember the O'Jays
Walkin' in rhythm, life was for livin'
[Chorus]
When you can't find the music
To get down and boogie
All you can do is step back in time
Ball of confusion
When nothing is new, and
There's nothing doin', step back in time
Keep on truckin' along
Riding on a love train
And then we can float on
You'll never go wrong
[Chorus]
Step back in time
Step back
I want to step back, step back
[Chorus until fade]
The chorus of Kylie Minogue's Step Back in Time suggests that when contemporary music fails to inspire or engage us, we can always revisit the music of the past. It encourages us to take a step back in time to when the sounds of the O'Jays ruled the airwaves and when we could dance free from the constraints of modern times. The song's lyrics take us on a journey down memory lane, where we're brought back to an age when we danced the bus stop and boogied till our feet hurt.
In the pre-chorus, Kylie sings 'I want to funk, I want to f-f-you f-you-n-k.' This line suggests that she wants to let loose, to have fun and party to some funky tunes. Funk music is all about rhythm and groove, about feeling the beat and letting go. Kylie's proclamation speaks to that desire to let loose and feel the rhythm with abandon.
Overall, Step Back in Time contrasts the flashy beats and rhythms of modern-day pop music with the enduring appeal of classic funk and disco grooves. It reminds us that sometimes we need to take a step back and dance to the beats of the past to regain our spirit and energy.
Line by Line Meaning
I want to funk
I want to dance to funky music
I want to f-f-you f-you-n-k
I want to dance to funky music
Non stop dancing the bus stop
Dancing continuously to the beat of funky music
To the funky music
To the music that makes you want to dance
Hustle, pumpin the muscle
Dancing energetically, working out
Blame it on the boogie
Blame your dancing on the rhythm of the music
Remember the old days
Remember how life used to be different in the past
Remember the O'Jays
Remember the O'Jays, a disco and soul music group from the past
Walkin' in rhythm, life was for livin'
Living life in harmony, enjoying it to the fullest
When you can't find the music
When you can't find the music to dance to
To get down and boogie
To dance to a funky rhythm
All you can do is step back in time
Recall the past and dance to the old beats
Ball of confusion
A state of confusion
When nothing is new, and
When there's nothing new to dance to
There's nothing doin', step back in time
Go back to the rhythms of the past and dance
Keep on truckin' along
Keep going and don't give up
Riding on a love train
Following the path of love and happiness
And then we can float on
And then we can relax and enjoy the ride
You'll never go wrong
You'll always be happy and satisfied
Step back in time
Dance to the rhythms of the past
Step back
Go back in time
I want to step back, step back
I want to dance to the rhythms of the past
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MIKE STOCK, MATT AITKEN, PETER WATERMAN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@dannythomas417
God bless Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Paddy Considine, Eddie Marsan and Martin Freeman for introducing me to this song!
@paulashby446
Marmalade sandwich
@jacinhp95
And Rosamund Pike
@ryannada1987
That’s why I drink with this crazy straw. Not so crazy now is it?
@rickeyre9948
Oh crumbs.where are they ? ,over there .they are blending in..
@christopherholden3391
@@paulashby446 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
@charlottekilty3713
Who else started listening to one kylie song and now cant stop? Her music puts me in a good mood!
@angel_on_the_edge8084
Yep, came on here last night to see her childhood acting - still here going down more avenues from way back. Feels good going back in time for a while, away from the modern madness!
@michaelorozco9761
me
@marosa1801
Yep! 80s/early 90s Kylie especially. Great feel good songs.