So Under Pressure

In 2005, Minogue began writing and recording material with longtime collaborator Terry Ronald and British dance group LMC. During one of their sessions, they penned "So Under Pressure", which was inspired by the cancer diagnoses of her sister Kylie as well as that of an unnamed friend. Minogue has described the recording of "So Under Pressure" as a "real achievement" as she was "brave enough to put all [her feelings] into words". Allmusic reviewer John Lucas called the track one of "Minogue's more inventive moments".Lucas, John. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r841083/review|pure_url=yes}} "The Hits & Beyond Review"]. Allmusic. Retrieved 17 April 2008.

"So Under Pressure" was officially released in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 12 June 2006. The song debuted on the UK Singles Chart on 19 June 2006 at number 20.[https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20060618/7501/ "2006 Top 40 Official Singles Chart UK Archive"]. UK Singles Chart. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 September 2013. The following week, "So Under Pressure" fell to number sixty and exited the chart in its third week of release. The track became Minogue's tenth consecutive Upfront Club Chart number one in the UK.[http://www.danniimusic.com/shownews.php?article=55 "Club Queen"]. DanniiMusic.com. 29 June 2006. Retrieved 23 November 2007. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231182252/http://www.danniimusic.com/shownews.php?article=55 |date=31 December 2010 }} from the original on 10 July 2006. In Ireland, the song reached number 31, remaining on the singles chart for one week. "So Under Pressure" proved popular in Irish dance clubs where it reached number six on the Dance Singles Chart.

The track was released in Australia on 29 July 2006. It debuted on 8 August 2006 at number 16 and became Minogue's eighth top-20 single. The song remained on the ARIA Singles Chart for five weeks, exiting on 5 September 2006. It was the 30th-highest-selling dance single in Australia for 2006.

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The music video was directed by Phil Griffin in mid-2006.[http://www.danniimusic.com/showsingle.php?which=45 "Dannographii: So Under Pressure"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928011451/http://www.danniimusic.com/showsingle.php?which=45 |date=2007-09-28 }}. DanniiMusic.com. Retrieved 21 November 2007. Minogue described the video:

"I tried to put different things in the video that made me feel under pressure and it really did! It was the hardest video I`ve ever done so I kept thinking, why on earth did I come up with this concept? People don’t realise but I definitely have that Australian tomboy side to me. I love snakes and sharks and jumping out of planes and stuff. Growing up it never occurred to me that it wasn’t a girly thing to ride a bike, covered in mud holding frogs and collecting lizards!".

The music video's crew did not believe that Minogue could work with the python, but she said that it did not bother her at all.{{cite web|url=http://www.aatw.com/artist.php?id=128025|title=Artist Profile: Dannii Minogue|publisher=All Around the World|date= 16 January 2007|access-date=29 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070810224138/http://www.aatw.com/artist.php?id=128025|archive-date=10 August 2007}} The music video was released commercially on The Hits & Beyond special edition companion DVD, released in June 2006.

The video opens with a scene of Minogue in a white room dressed in a black swimsuit. She is then shown lying on top of a white platform with a python wrapped around her body. Scenes of Minogue and her three dancers walking a catwalk, posing for photographs and dancing are intercut throughout the music video. The video concludes with Minogue trapped inside a spinning perspex box.

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UK CD single 1

1. "So Under Pressure" (radio edit) – 3:20
2. "So Under Pressure" (Soulseekerz remix) – 7:48
3. "So Under Pressure" (extended mix) – 6:43
4. "So Under Pressure" (Steve Pitron remix) – 7:13
5. "So Under Pressure" (Riffs & Rays remix) – 8:05
6. "So Under Pressure" (Thriller Jill remix) – 8:19
7. "So Under Pressure" music video

UK CD single 2

1. "So Under Pressure" (radio edit) – 3:20
2. "Feel Like I Do" (Danni Minogue, Jean-Claude Ades, Hannah Robinson) – 3:48

UK 12-inch vinyl single

1. "So Under Pressure" (extended mix) – 6:43
2. "So Under Pressure" (Soulseekerz remix) – 7:48

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Australian CD single 1

1. "So Under Pressure" (radio edit) – 3:22
2. "So Under Pressure" (Soul Seekerz remix / Soul Seekerz extended) – 7:47
3. "So Under Pressure" (extended mix / LMC extended mix) – 6:42
4. "So Under Pressure" (Steve Pitron remix) – 7:12
5. "So Under Pressure" (Riffs & Rays remix) – 6:47
6. "So Under Pressure" (Thriller Jill remix) – 8:02

Australian CD single 2

1. "So Under Pressure" (Soul Seekerz extended / Soul Seekerz remix) – 7:48
2. "So Under Pressure" (LMC extended mix / extended mix) – 6:42
3. "So Under Pressure" (Express Theory mix) – 5:52
4. "So Under Pressure" (Soul Seekerz dub) – 7:48
5. "So Under Pressure" (radio edit) – 3:22
6. "Feel Like I Do" – 3:49
7. "So Under Pressure" music video

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The following people contributed to "So Under Pressure":The Hits & Beyond (CD Liner Notes). All Around the World. June 2006.

• Dannii Minogue – lead vocals
• Justine Riddock – backing vocals
• Lee Monteverde – keyboards
• Chris Martin – guitar
• Terry Ronald – backing vocals, additional vocal production
• Recorded and mixed at AATW Studios

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