Everything about Step Back In Time totally explained
"Step Back in Time" is a 1990 song recorded by
Kylie Minogue.
Background
Step back in time was released in October of 1990 as a second single prior to the release of
Kylie 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 but the decision was changed to "Step Back in Time". This song marks the first time Kylie 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 old days and the
O'Jays).
Music video
The music video for "Step Back in Time" features Kylie Minogue in a number of campy 1970s-style costumes with similarly attired dancers. In one scene, Minogue is shown 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 a city with her friends dressed in 1970s influenced attire and partying.
Continuing popularity
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 UK "Step Back in Time", it's considered, marked the beginning of a popular backlash against her new "raunch" image amongst her initial demographic of young teenagers. In the annual
Smash Hits Poll 1990, 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 UK producers Stock, Aitken & Waterman, wasn't radically removed from her previous output, her recent change of image, for the time being it seemed, was to lose her more popular support than she was to gain, most notably with hindsight, an increasing gay following due to a more
dance-pop orientation.
The single was strongly publicised and Kylie appeared all over the UK TV schedules, including breakfast TV, adult and kids TV. This video, perhaps, was one of the most screened of all her PWL videos - her Top of the pops performance prompted presenter Simon Mayo to comment "It looked like a street scene from Oliver!"
Formats and track listings
7" Single PWL
- "Step Back in Time" (Edit) (3:03)
- "Step Back in Time" (Instrumental) (3:30)
12" Single PWL
"Step Back in Time" (Walkin' Rhythm Mix) (8:05)
"Step Back in Time" (Extended Instrumental) (4:59)
Cassette Single PWL
"Step Back in Time" (Edit) (3:03)
"Step Back in Time" (Instrumental) (3:30)
CD Single PWL
"Step Back in Time" (Edit) (3:03)
"Step Back in Time" (Walkin' Rhythm Mix) (8:05)
"Step Back in Time" (Instrumental) (3:30)
Australian 7" MUSHROOM
"Step Back in Time" (Edit) (3:03)
"Step Back in Time" (Instrumental) (3:30)
Australian 12" MUSHROOM
"Step Back in Time" (Walkin' Rhythm Mix) (8:05)
"Step Back in Time" (Edit) (3:03)
"Step Back in Time" (Extended Instrumental) (4:59)
Australian Cassette 1 Single MUSHROOM
"Step Back in Time" (Edit) (3:03)
"Step Back in Time" (Instrumental) (3:30)
Australian Cassette 2 Single MUSHROOM
"Step Back in Time" (Walkin' Rhythm Mix) (8:05)
"Step Back in Time" (Edit) (3:03)
"Step Back in Time" (Instrumental) (3:30)
Australian CD Single MUSHROOM
"Step Back in Time" (Edit) (3:03)
"Step Back in Time" (Walkin' Rhythm Mix) (8:05)
"Step Back in Time" (Instrumental) (3:30)
Chart performance
Minogue continued to performed consistently on both the UK and Australian charts hitting #4 in the UK and #5 in Australia. It also hit #21 in New Zealand, becoming her last charting single until Confide in Me in 1994, and #36 in Germany.
| Chart (1990) |
Peak
position |
| Israel Singles Chart |
2 |
| Ireland Singles Chart |
4 |
| UK Top 40 |
4 |
| Australian Singles Chart |
5 |
| South Africa Singles Chart |
6 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 |
12 |
| Sweden Singles Chart |
19 |
| New Zealand Single Chart |
21 |
| France Singles Chart |
23 |
| Swiss Singles Chart |
29 |
| Dutch Singles Chart |
35 |
| Germany Singles Chart |
36 |
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