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X is the tenth studio album by Australian dance-pop singer Kylie Minogue. It will be Minogue's first commercial album release since she was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2005.

On September 21, 2007 Minogues's official website announced: "The wait is finally over! On November 26 Minogue releases X, her first studio album in four years." The album, her tenth, features thirteen new tracks and was recorded in London, Stockholm and Ibiza. Producers include previous collaborators such as Bloodshy & Avant, Guy Chambers, Cathy Dennis, and Richard Stannard, as well as newcomers like Calvin Harris. X was preceded by the new single "2 Hearts" on November 12 (available digitally November 5). The promotion for the single started on October 10 with simultaneous play of the video on GMTV as well as the track being played on radio.

Promotion

To promote the release of the album, Kylie performed on an exclusive show on ITV1 called The Kylie Show, featuring six songs from the new album, and four of her older hits. It was aired on 10 November, 2007. Kylie also joined Jo Whiley on Radio 1 for a special show promoting the new album called "Kylie and Whiley" during which they recreated a scene from Neighbours.

Track listing

#	Title	Songwriters & samples	Producer(s)	Length
1	"2 Hearts"	Kish Mauve	Kish Mauve	2:51
2	"Like a Drug"	Mich Hedin Hansen, Jonas Jeberg, Engelina Andrina Larsen, Adam Powers	Cutfather, Jeberg	3:18
		Samples "Fade to Grey" (Billy Currie, Christopher Payne, Midge Ure) by Visage
3	"In My Arms"	Paul Harris, Kylie Minogue, Julian Peake, Richard Stannard, Adam Wiles	Richard Stannard	3:32
4	"Speakerphone"	Klas Åhlund, Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback	Bloodshy & Avant	3:54
5	"Sensitized"	Guy Chambers, Cathy Dennis, Serge Gainsbourg	Chambers, Dennis	3:57
		Samples "Bonnie et Clyde" (Gainsbourg) by Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot
6	"Heart Beat Rock"	Minogue, Karen Poole, Wiles	Calvin Harris	3:24
7	"The One"	Minogue, John Andersson, Johan Emmoth, Emma Holmgren, Minogue, Russell Small, Stannard, James Wiltshire	Freemasons, Stannard	4:05
8	"No More Rain"	Minogue, Karlsson, Poole, Jonas Quant, Winnberg	Greg Kurstin	4:02
9	"All I See"	Jeberg, Hansen, Serano	Cutfather, Jeberg	3:05
10	"Stars"	Minogue, Stannard, Harris, Peake	Stannard	3:41
11	"Wow"	Minogue, Kurstin, Poole	Kurstin	3:10
12	"Nu-di-ty"	Karlsson, Poole, Winnberg	Bloodshy & Avant	3:04
13	"Cosmic"	Minogue, Eg White	White	3:09

Extra tracks

Online bonus tracks

1. "Rippin' Up the Disco" (Jasmine Baird, Mich Hedin Hansen, Jonas Jayberg) - 3:29 - Downloadable via Kylie.com after inserting the X disc into a computer.
2. "Magnetic Electric" (Kurstin, Minogue, Poole) - 3:17 - iTunes bonus.
3. "White Diamond (Ballad Version)" (Jason Sellards, Scott Hoffman, Minogue) - 2:48 - iTunes bonus.

International bonus tracks

1. "King or Queen" (Kurstin, Minogue, Poole) - 2:38 - Japanese bonus track
2. "I Don't Know What It Is" (Minogue, Davis, Stannard, Harris, Peake) - 3:17 - Japanese bonus track
3. "In My Arms" (Featuring Jolin Tsai) (Minogue, Wiles, Stannard, Harris, Peake) – 3:32 - Taiwanese bonus track

Special Edition DVD

• "2 Hearts" Promotional Music Video
• Interview about "X"
• Photo Gallery (backed by an acoustic version of 'White Diamond')

Outtakes

The following songs are those that were written and recorded during the sessions for X but did not make the final cut, did not get past the demo stage, or were recorded for compilations.

B-sides and compilation tracks

• "Love Is The Drug": cover of 1975 Roxy Music hit for Radio 1. Established 1967, the Radio One 40th anniversary album.
• "I Don't Know What It Is": released as a b-side on the "2 Hearts" single.
• "King or Queen": released as a b-side on the "2 Hearts" single.
• "Fall For You [Version #1]": slated as a future B-side, and was posted on Biffco's website in November 2007.

Leaked songs

• "Excuse My French" and "When The Cat's Away": these songs leaked in March 2007. Minogue's management later denied that she had recorded the songs. It is unknown if Kylie is singing on "When The Cat's Away" or if it is a session singer.
• "Lose Control", "Fall For You [Version #2]", and demos of "Stars", "In My Arms" and "Sensitized" leaked in May 2007 when a 3-CDR demo disc leaked from Parlophone.
• "I'm Ready": this song leaked in August 2007.
• "In The Mood For Love" (5:01) and "Spell of Desire" (6:21): leaked via Mylo's MySpace page before being quickly removed.
• "Boombox": this song leaked in November 2007.
• "Magnetic Electric"

 

Release dates

Region		Date	Label	Format	Catalog
	Japan	21 November 2007	EMI Music Japan	Standard CD[1]	TOCP-66719
				CD/DVD[9]	TOCP-66720
	Taiwan	23 November 2007	EMI	CD	–
				CD/DVD	–
	Germany	23 November 2007	EMI	CD	–
	Ireland				–
	The Netherlands				–
	Australia	24 November 2007	Mushroom	CD	5144249122
				CD/DVD	5144250532
	U.K.	26 November 2007	Parlophone	CD	513 9522
	Poland		EMI	CD	–
	Canada	27 November 2007			–
	Spain				–
	Italy				–
	France				–
	Portugal				–
	Brazil	11 February 2008	EMI	CD	–
	United States	12 February 2008	EMI	CD	B000X1LJPQ

Notes

External links

• Kylie's Official Website
• Kylie's Myspace

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