Can't Get You Out of My Head

"Can't Get You Out of My Head" is a song recorded by Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her eighth studio album, Fever (2001). Parlophone Records released the song as the album's lead single on 8 September 2001. "Can't Get You Out of My Head", which was written and produced by Cathy Dennis and Rob Davis, is a dance-pop, techno-pop and nu-disco song that is known for its "la la la" hook. Its lyrics are about obsession with a love interest. Music critics praised the song's production and Minogue's vocals and labelled it a highlight of Fever.

The song reached number one on the charts in 40 countries worldwide. It peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart for four weeks and was certified three-times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). It also topped the Australian Singles Chart and received a three-times Platinum certification from the Australian Recording Industry Association. In the United States, the song peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and became Minogue's first US top-ten single in 13 years. Template:As of, the track has sold over five million copies worldwide.

Dawn Shadforth directed the music video for "Can't Get You Out of My Head", which features Minogue dancing against futuristic backdrops; the white jumpsuit she wore in the video became a fashion statement. Since the song's release, Minogue has included it on the set lists of various concert tours. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" appeared on several decade-end lists compiled by media such as Rolling Stone, The Guardian and NME. In 2012, Minogue re-recorded the song for her orchestral compilation album The Abbey Road Sessions.

Writing and release

In 2000, British singer-songwriter Cathy Dennis and English songwriter Rob Davis had been brought together by Universal Publishing to work on new music. The session for "Can't Get You Out of My Head" began with Davis generating a 125 bpm drum loop using the computer program Cubase. Dennis improvised with the line "I just can't get you out of my head", which later became the song's lyric.<ref name=cathyrobinterviewmmag>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> After three and a half hours, Davis and Dennis had recorded the demo for "Can't Get You Out of My Head" and the vocals were recorded the same day; the pair said the recording process was "very natural and fluid", and did not rely on heavy instrumentation.<ref name=cathyrobinterviewmmag />

Prior to pitching the song to Kylie Minogue, Davis and Dennis unsuccessfully offered it to S Club 7 and Sophie Ellis-Bextor.<ref name=cathyrobinterviewmmag /><ref name=prslistbbc>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Davis then met with Minogue's A&R executive Jamie Nelson, who was impressed by the song's upbeat production and thought it would appeal to clubgoers. Nelson booked the song for Minogue to record.<ref name=cathyrobinterviewmmag /><ref name="sos">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Although Davis thought the recording session would later be cancelled,<ref name=cathyrobinterviewmmag /> Minogue wanted to record the song after hearing 20 seconds of the demo.<ref name=kminterviewquiteus>Template:Cite magazine</ref> The song was recorded at Davis's home studio in Surrey, England. The music, except the guitar part, was programmed using a Korg Triton workstation via a MIDI interface.<ref name="sos"/> Tim Orford was the mix engineer for the song.<ref>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref> In a 2011 interview Dennis stated, "even though Kylie wasn't the first artist to be offered the song, I don't believe anyone else would have done the incredible job she did with it".<ref name=cathyrobinterviewmmag />

In 2001, Minogue embarked on the On a Night Like This tour to promote her seventh studio album Light Years (2000).<ref name="australeg">Template:Cite magazine</ref> She premiered "Can't Get You Out of My Head" on stage during the tour.<ref name="legacykylie.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was later chosen as the lead single from Minogue's eighth studio album Fever, and released in September 2001, by Parlophone.<ref name="legacykylie.com" /><ref name="singlekylie.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Composition and lyrical interpretation

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The song, which does not follow the common verse–chorus structure, is composed of numerous fragmented sections.<ref name=cathyrobinterviewmmag /> According to Davis, it "breaks a few rules as it starts with a chorus and in comes the 'la's'".<ref name=cathyrobinterviewmmag /> Minogue chants a "la la la" hook that is often noted as the song's most appealing part by music critics.<ref name=legacyguardian>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> According to BBC Radio 2, the song's composition is "deceptively simple, but its veins run with the whole history of electronic music".<ref name=compositionbbcradio2>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The writer described the song's bassline as "pulsing" and influenced by the music of English rock band New Order and German electronic music band Kraftwerk.<ref name=compositionbbcradio2 />

"Can't Get You Out of My Head" is about an obsession with an unknown person, who according to The GuardianTemplate:'s Dorian Lansky could be "a partner, an evasive one-night stand or someone who doesn't know [the song's narrator] exists".<ref name=legacyguardian /> Writing for the same newspaper, Everett True identified a "darker element" in the simple lyrics and said this sentiment is echoed in Minogue's restrained vocals.<ref name=legacyguardiantrue>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> True also said while Minogue's earlier work presented an optimistic romantic future, "Can't Get You Out of My Head" focuses on an unhealthy and potentially destructive obsession.<ref name=legacyguardiantrue /> He noted in her earlier songs, Minogue played "the wide-eyed ingénue with alacrity" but that in this track, she is aware of the harmful nature of her infatuation, which True called a "desire that is wholly dependent on her own self-control".<ref name=legacyguardiantrue />

In 2012, Minogue re-recorded "Can't Get You Out of My Head" for her orchestral compilation album The Abbey Road Sessions.<ref name=abbeyroadsessionsallmusic>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The 2012 version of the song has an altered musical arrangement and uses a pizzicato playing technique in which the strings of a string instrument are continuously plucked.<ref name=abbeyroadslant>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=abbeyroadindependent>Template:Cite news</ref>

Critical reception

"Can't Get You Out of My Head" received acclaim from music critics for its production and Minogue's vocals.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Chris True of AllMusic picked "Can't Get You Out of My Head" as a highlight of Fever, saying it "pulses and grooves like no other she's recorded".<ref name=reviewallmusic>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Entertainment WeeklyTemplate:'s Jim Farber said the song "fully lives up to its title" and compared it to the music of American singer Andrea True.<ref name=reviewew>Template:Cite magazine</ref> PopMattersTemplate:'s Jason Thompson described Minogue's vocals as a "sexual come on" and called the song "trim and funky".<ref name=reviewpopmatters>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Dominique Leone of Pitchfork wrote that the song "exudes a catchiness that belies its inherent simplicity, so reassuring during an era when chart acts sound increasingly baroque and producers race to see who can ape electronic music trends first".<ref name=reviewpitchfork>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2012, The Guardian music critic Everett True defined "Can't Get You Out of My Head" as "one of those rare moments in pop: sleek and chic and stylish and damnably danceable, but with a darker element hidden in plain sight".<ref name=legacyguardiantrue /> In a 2014 retrospective review, BillboardTemplate:'s Jason Lipshutz praised Minogue's vocals and said they complement the production, and that; "her voice operates alongside it, finding renewed power in its drive".<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Olive Pometsey of GQ deemed it "the sound of the noughties", highlighting the synthesisers that create "a moment of pure pop perfection".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Writing for the Herald Sun, Cameron Adams placed "Can't Get You Out of My Head" at the top of his list of Minogue's best songs and called it "a happy accident". Adams wrote, "if you could program a computer to formulate the perfect pop song, it would sound like this".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Reviewing The Abbey Road SessionsTemplate:'s version of the song, Tim Sendra of AllMusic said the "most interesting reboot" on the album took place on "Can't Get You Out of My Head", saying the "insistent strings push the song along with tightly coiled electricity that is impossible to resist".<ref name=abbeyroadsessionsallmusic /> Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine chose the song as one of the album's highlights, saying its arrangement makes up for the absence of dance beats and vocal production.<ref name=abbeyroadslant /> The IndependentTemplate:'s Simon Price wrote while the original version of "Can't Get You Out of My Head" would be "impossible to improve on", the reworked version "turns it into a pizzicato thriller score".<ref name=abbeyroadindependent /> According to Jude Rogers of The Quietus, the song's orchestral treatment does not work well for its memorable electronic production.<ref name=abbeyroadquiteus>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

In 2003, Q Magazine ranked "Can't Get You Out of My Head" at number 694 on their list of the 1001 Best Songs Ever.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2011, Rolling Stone magazine placed it at number 45 on their 100 Best Songs of the 2000s list, noting Minogue "seduced the US with this mirror-ball classic".<ref name=legacyrollingstonebest2000songslist>Template:Cite magazine</ref> NME ranked the song at number 74 on their 100 Best Track of the Noughties list, saying it "encapsulated everything enviable in a well-crafted song" and that it is Minogue's best single.<ref name=legacynmebesttrackdecade>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2012, Priya Elan of NME placed the song at number four on her The Greatest Pop Songs in History list.<ref name=legacynmegreatestpopsongs /> In 2012, The Guardian included the song on their list of The Best Number One Records in the United Kingdom, labelling it "sleek, Arctic-blue minimalism, like an emotionally thwarted retelling of Donna Summer's 'I Feel Love'Template:Sp".<ref name=legacyguardian /> "Can't Get You Out of My Head" won the award for Best Single at the 2001 Top of the Pops Awards ceremony.<ref name=topofthepopawardsbbc>Template:Cite news</ref> At the 2002 ARIA Music Awards ceremony, it won the awards for Single of the Year and Highest-Selling Single, and Minogue won the Outstanding Achievement Award.<ref name=ariawards>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2002, it won a Dutch Edison Award for Single of the Year.<ref name=dutchedisonawardmsn>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> At the inaugural Premios Oye! in 2002, the song received a nomination in the Song of the Year category.<ref name=premiosoye2002nomineesritomoson>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Commercial performance

"Can't Get You Out of My Head" reached number one in 40 countries worldwide.<ref name=legacynmegreatestpopsongs/> In Australia, the song entered the singles chart at number one and remained there for four consecutive weeks.<ref name="aus"/> The Australian Recording Industry Association certified it three-times Platinum, for shipments of over 210,000 copies.<ref name="auscert"/> In the United Kingdom, it faced competition from Victoria Beckham's single "Not Such an Innocent Girl" (2001).<ref name=victoriabekhambattlebbc>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="uksales">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On the 29 September 2001 UK Singles Chart, "Can't Get You Out of My Head" debuted at number one with first-week sales of 306,000 copies.<ref name=ukchartbattlebillboard>Template:Cite magazine</ref> It spent four weeks at number one and remained for 25 weeks in the UK's top 40.<ref name=ukchartkylieprofile>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was certified three-times Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry.<ref name="ukcert"/> As of 2021, it had sold over 1.53 million copies in the UK,<ref name="uksales2021">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and by 2013 it was the country's 75th best-selling single of all time.<ref name=uktodatemillion>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the United States, "Can't Get You Out of My Head" peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart<ref name=kyliebillboardhot100>Template:Cite magazine</ref> and became Minogue's best-selling US single since "The Loco-Motion" (1987).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Recording Industry Association of America certified "Can't Get You Out of My Head" Gold for shipments of over 500,000 copies.<ref name="uscert"/>

The song was also certified Gold in Belgium, and New Zealand, Platinum in Austria, France, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, and Switzerland; and two-times Platinum in Italy.<ref>All the countries' certifications are sourced in the Certifications and sales section.</ref> As of February 2018, it is Minogue's highest-selling single with worldwide sales of over five million copies.<ref name="wwsales">Template:Cite magazine</ref> In 2023, it was the 92nd best-selling single of all time in the UK.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Music video

Development and synopsis

Minogue wearing a white hooded jumpsuit

A scene from the song's music video where Minogue wears a white hooded jumpsuit.

British director Dawn Shadforth directed the music video for "Can't Get You Out of My Head",<ref name=kyliealien /> which includes dance routines that were choreographed by American choreographer Michael Rooney.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Minogue's looks—her youthfulness, slim figure and proportionally large mouth–had attracted comments on her exotic image; the British tabloid newspaper News of the World suggested she might be an alien.<ref name=kyliealien /> Shadforth and music critic Paul Morley took the comments on Minogue's looks into consideration, commenting on her as a "creative, experimental artist" by placing her face close to the camera lens in the music video, distorting her face but retaining her glamour.<ref name=kyliealien>Template:Cite book</ref>

The video begins with Minogue driving a De Tomaso Mangusta sports car while singing the song.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The next scene depicts a number of couples dressed in black and white costumes performing a dance routine; they are soon joined by Minogue, who has wavy light-brown hair and is wearing a white tracksuit. The setting changes to a room where Minogue, now with straight hair and crimson lipstick, and wearing a white jumpsuit with a neckline plunging down to her navel, is striking poses.<ref name=musicvideowhitedressnyt>Template:Cite news</ref> The outfit was designed by London-based fashion designer Fee Doran under the label Mrs Jones.<ref name=musicvideowhitedressnyt /> According to Minogue, the outfit was inspired by fashion designs worn by Jamaican singer and model, Grace Jones.<ref>Template:Cite video</ref> Minogue then performs a synchronised dance routine with several backup dancers, who are wearing red-and-black suits reminiscent of Kraftwerk's Man Machine uniforms.<ref name=compositionbbcradio2 /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> As the video ends, Minogue—again with curly hair and wearing a lavender halter-neck dress with ribbon tile trim, performs a similar routine on top of a building at night.<ref name=musicvideoexhibitionpowerhouse>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Impact

At the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards ceremony, the music video was nominated for Best Dance Video; Rooney won the award for Best Choreography.<ref name=mtvvmas>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The hooded white jumpsuit Minogue wore in the music video is often considered to be one of her most iconic looks, particularly because of its deep, plunging neckline.<ref name=musicvideowhitedressnyt /><ref name=musicvideolegacystylist>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=musicvideolegacyvogue>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Minogue's stylist William Baker described the choice of the outfit, saying, "it was pure but kind of slutty at the same time".<ref name=musicvideowhitedressnyt /> The outfit was put on display at Kylie: The Exhibition, which featured memorabilia and costumes from Minogue's career, which was held at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and at the similar Kylie: an Exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney.<ref name="musicvideoexhibitionpowerhouse" /><ref name=musicvideolegacyculture24>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The jumpsuit was also included in Minogue's official fashion photography book Kylie / Fashion, which was released to celebrate her 25 years in music.<ref name=musicvideolegacyvogue />

The music video served as an inspiration for Morley while writing his book Words and Music: The History of Pop in the Shape of a City. In it, Morley said he "turned the lonely drive [Minogue] made in the song's video towards a city ... into a fictional history of music".<ref name=morleybookobserver>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> University lecturers Diane Railton and Paul Weston, in their 2005 essay "Naughty Girls and Red Blooded Women (Representations of Female Heterosexuality in Music Video)", contrasted the music video of "Can't Get You Out of My Head" with that of Beyoncé's 2003 single "Baby Boy"; while both videos focus on two singers performing seductive dance routines, Minogue is presented in a calculated manner and "is always provisional, restricted, and contingent", whereas Beyoncé displays a particular "primitive, feral, uncontrolled and uncontrollable" sexuality that is embodied in the black female body. Railton and Weston said the videos are representative of the depictions of white and black women in colonial times and pop culture, respectively.<ref name=videoanalysisbeyonce>Template:Cite journal</ref>

Live performances

Minogue performing "Can't Get You Out of My Head" during the Golden Tour (2018–2019)

On 2 September 2001, Minogue performed "Can't Get You Out of My Head" at the BBC Radio 1 One Big Sunday show in Leicester, UK.<ref name=livebbcradio1>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She sang the song on 8 November 2001 at the MTV Europe Music Awards ceremony in Frankfurt.<ref name="liveema2001bbc">Template:Cite news</ref> At the 2002 Brit Awards held on 20 February 2002, Minogue performed a mash-up version Stuart Crichton remixed of "Can't Get You Out of My Head" and New Order's song "Blue Monday" (1983).<ref name=legacynmegreatestpopsongs>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The performance was ranked at number 40 on The GuardianTemplate:'s 2011 list of 50 Key Events in the History of Dance Music.<ref name=bluemondaymashupguardianlist>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The mashup was titled "Can't Get Blue Monday Out of My Head"; it was released as the B-side of "Love at First Sight" and was included on Minogue's remix album Boombox (2008).<ref name=boomboxallmusic>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=loveatfirstsightfrenchcdallmusic>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On 16 March 2002, Minogue performed "Can't Get You Out of My Head" along with "In Your Eyes", on the US television show Saturday Night Live.<ref name=livesnlimdb>Template:Cite video</ref> On 13 December 2002, Minogue performed the song alongside "Come into My World" on Good Morning America.<ref>Template:Cite video</ref>

In 2001, "Can't Get You Out of My Head" was included on the set list of Minogue's "On a Night Like This" tour<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and the encore segment of the KylieFever2002 tour, which promoted Fever.<ref>Template:Cite video</ref> In 2003, Minogue performed "Can't Get You Out of My Head" at the one-night concert Money Can't Buy at the Hammersmith Apollo in London in support of her ninth studio album Body Language.<ref name=moneycantbuybillboard>Template:Cite magazine</ref> In 2005, she performed the song on her Showgirl: The Greatest Hits tour<ref name=showgirlgreatisthitsmusicomh>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and on her Showgirl: The Homecoming tour in 2006–2007.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2008, she sang "Can't Get You Out of My Head" on the KylieX2008 tour.<ref name=kyliex2008allmusic>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2009, Minogue performed the song on the For You, for Me tour, which was her first concert tour of North America.<ref name=foryouformetourbillboard>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

A rock-oriented version of the song was performed during the Aphrodite: Les Folies Tour in 2011.<ref name=aphroditetourtelegraph>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The following year, Minogue promoted The Abbey Road Sessions by performing at the BBC Proms in the Park at Hyde Park, London.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> During the event, she sang the orchestral version of "Can't Get You Out of My Head".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She performed the same version of the song on series nine of The X Factor in the United Kingdom on 8 December 2012.<ref>Template:Cite video</ref> A "slower, darker version" of the song was included on Minogue's Kiss Me Once Tour (2014–2015) set list.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She also included "Can't Get You Out of My Head" on the 2015 Royal Albert Hall performance as part of her A Kylie Christmas concert.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> An acoustic-guitar-driven version of the song was performed on the Golden Tour (2018–2019).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2019, during her Glastonbury Festival set, Minogue was joined by English singer Chris Martin and they performed "Can't Get You Out of My Head" together.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Minogue performed "Can't Get You Out of My Head" during the season 21 finale of American Idol in a medley with her 2023 single "Padam Padam"; for the former, she was joined by Nutsa, one of the contestants. During the performance, Minogue wore a black high-slit dress and over-the-knee leather boots.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On 7 March 2024, Minogue joined Madonna to sing an a cappella version of the song on the North American leg of the Celebration Tour.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> In 2025, Minogue included "Can't Get You Out of My Head" on the set list of her Tension Tour.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Legacy

According to author Lee Barron, "Can't Get You Out of My Head" "further established Minogue's cultural and commercial relevance in the new millennium".<ref name=legacyleebarronjournal>Template:Cite journal</ref> He said the song "with its hypnotic 'la la la' refrain and the deceptively uncomplicated, catchily repetitive beats and synth-sound, marked yet another clearly defined image transformation from the camp-infused Light Years to an emphasis upon a cool, machine-like sexuality".<ref name=legacyleebarronjournal /> Everett True of The Guardian wrote the song continued Kylie's transition from the girl-next-door to "flirtatious, sophisticated persona" that started with the release of "Spinning Around" in 2000.<ref name=legacyguardiantrue /> True said the success of "Can't Get You Out of My Head" was one of the motivating factors behind "manufactured" pop music gaining "new postmodern respectability" and marked a "clear shift in attitude towards pop music among the 'serious' rock critic fraternity".<ref name=legacyguardiantrue />

Publications like The Guardian and Rolling Stone recognise "Can't Get You Out of My Head" as Minogue's signature song.<ref name=legacyguardiantrue /><ref name=signaturesongrollingstone>Template:Cite magazine</ref> In 2012, the UK agency PRS for Music, which collects royalties on behalf of songwriters and composers, named "Can't Get You Out of My Head" the most popular song of the decade because it received the most airplay and live covers in the 2000s decade.<ref name=mostplayedsongdecadeprs>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=prslistbbc/> In 2025, the song placed 27 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Track listings

• Benelux and French 2-track CD single, European cassette and US 7-inch single<ref>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref><ref>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref><ref>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref>

1. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" – 3:50
2. "Boy" – 3:47

• European, UK and Australian CD maxi-single 1<ref>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref><ref>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref>

1. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" – 3:50
2. "Boy" – 3:47
3. "Rendezvous at Sunset" – 3:23
4. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (video) – 3:47

• European and UK CD maxi-single 2<ref>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref>

1. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" – 3:50
2. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (K & M's Mindprint mix) – 6:34
3. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Plastika mix) – 9:26

• Australian CD maxi-single 2<ref>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref>

1. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" – 3:50
2. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (K & M's Mindprint mix) – 6:34
3. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Plastika mix) – 9:26
4. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Superchumbo Todo Mamado mix) – 8:32

• Spanish CD maxi-single (Remixes)<ref>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref>

1. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (K & M's Mindprint mix) – 6:34
2. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Nick Faber remix) – 5:59
3. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Superchumbo Todo Mamado mix) – 8:32

• European 12-inch single<ref>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref>

1. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" – 3:50
2. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Plastika mix) – 9:26
3. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Deluxe's Dirty dub) – 6:53
4. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Superchumbo Leadhead dub) – 7:00

• UK 12-inch double single<ref>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref>

1. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Deluxe's Dirty dub) – 6:53
2. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Deluxe's Dirty dub instrumental) – 6:52
3. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Plastika mix) – 9:26
4. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Superchumbo Todo Mamado mix) – 8:35
5. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (K & M's Mindprint mix) – 6:35

• UK limited edition 12-inch single<ref>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref>

1. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (extended version) – 5:57
2. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (extended instrumental) – 5:57

• UK and European 7-inch single<ref>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref>

1. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" – 3:50
2. "Can't Get Blue Monday Out of My Head" – 4:01

• US 12-inch single<ref>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref>

1. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" – 3:48
2. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (K & M's Mindprint mix) – 6:33
3. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Nick Faber remix) – 5:58
4. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Superchumbo Todo Mamado mix) – 8:31

• Digital download<ref name="UK digital">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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1. "Can't Get Blue Monday Out of My Head" (live in Manchester) – 4:54
2. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (extended instrumental) – 6:00
3. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (extended mix) – 5:59
4. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Nick Faber remix) – 6:00
5. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Radio Slave remix dub re-edit) – 5:01
6. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Radio Slave vocal re-edit) – 10:25
7. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Superchumbo Leadhead dub) – 7:05
8. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Superchumbo Todo Mamado mix) – 8:34
9. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Superchumbo Voltapella mix) – 1:58

• Digital download (Peggy Gou's Midnight Remix)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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1. "Can't Get You out of My Head" (Peggy Gou's Midnight remix) – 4:31

Charts

Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Can't Get You Out of My Head"

Chart (2001–2002)	Peak position
Australian Club Chart (ARIA)<ref name=ARIA>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2
Canada Radio (Nielsen BDS)<ref name="Lwin">Template:Cite book</ref>	2
Canada AC (Nielsen BDS)<ref name="Lwin"/>	17
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Nielsen BDS)<ref name="Lwin"/>	1
Croatia (HRT)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)<ref name="Fin">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	5
Greece (IFPI Greece)<ref name="gre">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	1
Hungary (Mahasz)<ref name="hun">Template:Cite magazine</ref>	1
Poland (Polish Singles Chart)<ref name="pol">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	1
Portugal (Billboard)<ref name="por">Template:Cite magazine</ref>	1
Romania (Romanian Top 100)<ref name="rom">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	1
Russia Airplay (Music & Media)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	1
South Africa (RISA)<ref name="sa">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2

Weekly chart performance for "Can't Get You out of My Head (Peggy Gou's Midnight Remix)"

Chart (2023)	Peak position
Greece International (IFPI)<ref name="Greece">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	85

Year-end charts

2001 year-end chart performance for "Can't Get You Out of My Head"

Chart (2001)	Position
Australia (ARIA)<ref name=australiayearendchart2001>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	3
Australian Club Chart (ARIA)<ref name=ARIA />	27
Australian Dance Chart (ARIA)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)<ref name=austriayearendchart2001>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)<ref name=belgianflandersyearend2001>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	8
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)<ref name=belgianwalloniayearend2001>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	7
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>	2
France (SNEP)<ref name=frenchyearend2001>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	8
Germany (Media Control)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	4
Ireland (IRMA)<ref name=irishyearend2001>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	7
Italy (FIMI)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>	1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	5
Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref name=dutchyearend2001>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2
New Zealand (RIANZ)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	45
Romania (Romanian Top 100)<ref name="rom"/>	1
Spain (AFYVE)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }} Click on Música grabada.</ref>	3
Sweden (Hitlistan)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref name=swissyearend2001>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	1
UK Singles (OCC)<ref name=ukyearendcharts20012002>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	3

2002 year-end chart performance for "Can't Get You Out of My Head"

Chart (2002)	Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)<ref name=austriayearendchart2002>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	50
Brazil (Crowley)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	7
Canada Radio (Nielsen BDS)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	15
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	11
France (SNEP)<ref name=franceyearend2002>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	36
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref name=swissyearend2002>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	26
US Billboard Hot 100<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	45
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	78
US Dance Club Play (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	40
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	24
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	52

2023 year-end chart performance for "Can't Get You Out of My Head"

Chart (2023)	Position
Australia (ARIA Top 50 Australian Singles)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	47

2024 year-end chart performance for "Can't Get You Out of My Head"

Chart (2024)	Position
Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	191

Decade-end charts

Decade-end chart performance for "Can't Get You Out of My Head"

Chart (2000–2009)	Position
Australia (ARIA)<ref name=australiandecadeendchart>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	58
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)<ref name="austria-decade-end">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	4
Germany (Media Control GfK)<ref name=germandecadeendchart>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	67
Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref name=dutchdecadeendchart>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	15
UK Singles (OCC)<ref name=UKdecadeendchart>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	7

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Can't Get You Out of My Head"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Template:Abbr
Australia	8 September 2001	Maxi CDTemplate:Efn	Festival Mushroom	{{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}
Germany	17 September 2001		EMI	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>{{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}
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France	20 September 2001	12-inch vinyl		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>{{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}
New Zealand	22 October 2001	Maxi CD	Festival Mushroom	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>{{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}
France	25 October 2001	CD	Parlophone	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>{{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}
United States	8 January 2002	12-inch vinyl	Capitol	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}
	21 January 2002	Contemporary hit radio		<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}
Various	19 May 2022	Template:Hlist	Parlophone	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>{{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}

See also

• List of number-one singles of 2001 (Australia)
• List of number-one hits of 2001 (Austria)
• Ultratop 50 number-one hits of 2001
• Ultratop 40 number-one hits of 2001
• List of number-one songs of the 2000s (Denmark)
• List of European number-one hits of 2001
• List of number-one singles of 2001 (France)
• List of number-one hits of 2001 (Germany)
• List of number-one singles of 2001 (Ireland)
• List of number-one hits of 2001 (Italy)
• List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 2001
• List of number-one singles from the 2000s (New Zealand)
• List of number-one songs in Norway
• List of number-one singles of 2001 (Spain)
• List of number-one singles of the 2000s (Sweden)
• List of number-one singles of the 2000s (Switzerland)
• List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 2000s
• List of number-one dance singles of 2002 (U.S.)

Further reading

• Template:Cite book

External links

• "Can't Get You Out of My Head" at Kylie's official website (Archived).