Kylie Minogue — Sexercize

Sexercize is a song by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue from her twelfth studio album Kiss Me Once (2014). The song was written by co-executive producer Sia Furler, Marcus Lomax, Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Clarence Coffee and Nella Tahrini while production was handled by The Monsters & The Strangerz and Kelly Sheehan. Musically, "Sexercize" is a dubstep song that incorporates influences of urban-R&B and electronic dance music. The song's production was compared to songs by Barbados recording artist Rihanna and Minogue's tenth studio album X (2007). The lyrical content talks about sexual intercourse with a male partner, referencing the acts of sexercising. The song charted, reaching number 30 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs.

Upon release, "Sexercize" was polarized from music commentators. Some critics applauded the rapping verse and the production, while many dismissed this and criticized the lyrical content and production, with some listing the song as the least favorite in Kiss Me Once. Two official music videos were promoted for the song; one was directed by Roman Coppola and Chandelier Creative, and inspired by Kenneth Anger's 1965 short film Kustom Kar Kommandos, while the second video was directed by photographer Will Davidson. The second received favorable reviews from critics, but received scrutiny from public commentators.

As part of Minogue's "Audio-Visual Experience" a short film was released on 18 March 2014. It was directed by Roman Coppola and Chandelier Creative, and inspired by Kenneth Anger's 1965 short film Kustom Kar Kommandos. A second video for the song, an homage to Olivia Newton-John's video for her song "Physical", was directed by photographer Will Davidson and filmed at Carmel College. It was released on YouTube on 19 March.On 20 March, Minogue launched the sexercize.tv website, created to showcase "Sexercize" through the eyes of other collaborators such as Hattie Stewart x Chandelier, VFiles x Cody Critcheloe, Starsky + Cox, Mat Maitland x Jean Paul Gaultier, Gregoire Alexandre x Le Specs, Reilly x Dolce & Gabbana, National Geographic x Chandelier, Roman Coppola x Maserati, Will Davidson and Minogue.

After the song's release, it also caused controversy. Laura Cox from Daily Mail said that "Hundreds took to social networking websites to criticize the 45-year-old after she posted raunchy footage on YouTube to accompany her latest single, 'Sexercize'." Labeling it as her most controversial video to date, Cox explained that many of the public felt that Minogue displayed the "sexual" image to market "mediocre" music. Mediawatch-uk member Vivienne Patterson criticized the video, saying "It's just reinforcing the idea that your worth is defined by your hotness rather than anything else you have to offer, and that can be really damaging for the self-esteem of young girls." Pippa Smith of Safermedia said: "This latest release is very disappointing as she will understand perfectly well that she is a role model for young girls and children." Gay magazine On Top stated that the song could be classified as "lesbian porn", also writing "Kylie Minogue's new video is basically soft porn.

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