I Begin to Wonder

"I Begin to Wonder" was originally performed by German dance music producer Jean-Claude Ades. Minogue's record label, London Records, played the song for her and she thought that it "could definitely be a pop hit". She approached Ades and asked him if he would be willing to transform "I Begin to Wonder" from a club song to a pop song. Together they added additional lyrics and rearranged its instrumentation.[4] Minogue considers the track to be her "signature tune" and is one of her favourite songs to perform live.[3]

Minogue in the video with the song's title swirling around her.

In a review for Musicomh.com, Alexis Kirke described it a "simple but energetic" song with a "striding electro-bass line and some heavy vocal effects".[5] Cristín Leach of RTÉ Entertainment called "I Begin to Wonder" one of the best songs on Neon Nights.[6] MSN Entertainment called the track a "decent slice of sparkly radio pop with big synths and 'sexy' vocals".[7]

The music video was directed by Phil Griffin and filmed in late 2002.[1] The video opens with a scene of Minogue walking down a futuristic hallway covered in photographs used to promote Neon Nights. She is then shown sitting and dancing in a blue room with the song's title swirling around her in numerous languages. The video concludes with scenes of Minogue crouching in a ventilation shaft and cutting her hair.

The music video was released commercially on various enhanced CD single formats. It was also included on The Hits & Beyond special edition companion DVD (2006) and Dannii Minogue: The Video Collection (2007).

"I Begin to Wonder" was officially released in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 3 March 2003. The song debuted on the UK Singles Chart on 15 March 2003 at number two.[8] The following week, "I Begin to Wonder" fell to number seven and exited the chart in its eleventh week of release.[8] The track became Minogue's sixth Upfront Club Chart number one in the UK.[1] It has sold over 113,000 copies in the UK as of March 2016.[9] In Ireland, the track reached number 22 on the singles chart[10] and number seven on the Irish Dance Chart[11] The song was also successful in Europe. It reached the top ten in France[12] and the top fifty in Belgium,[13] the Netherlands,[14] Sweden[15] and Switzerland.[16]

In Australia, "I Begin to Wonder" debuted at number fourteen on 6 April 2003.[17] It was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association in 2003.[2] On the ARIA end of year chart for 2003, the track charted at number eight on the Dance Singles chart[18] and at number sixteen on the Top Australian Singles chart.[19] In the United States, the song reached number fourteen on the Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales chart,[20] and peaked at number two on Billboard’s Dance/Mix Show Airplay Chart.

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "I Begin to Wonder".

The following people contributed to "I Begin to Wonder":[29]

• Dannii Minogue – lead vocals
• Jean-Claude Ades – production, mixing
• Ian Masterson – additional vocal production
• Matthew Donaldson – photography

• Official website
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics