Neon Nights

{{Other uses|Neon Night (disambiguation){{!}}Neon Night}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox album | name = Neon Nights | type = studio | artist = [[Dannii Minogue]] | cover = Dannii Minogue - Neon Nights.png | border = yes | alt = | caption = Standard edition artwork | released = 17 March 2003 | recorded = 2001–2003 | studio = | genre = {{hlist|[[Dance-pop]]|[[electropop]]|[[nu-disco]]|[[House music|house]]}} | length = 56:42 | label = [[London Records|London]] (UK) [[Ultra Records]] (US) | producer = {{hlist|[[Ian Masterson]]|[[Korpi & Blackcell]]|Neïmo|Terry Ronald|Jean-Claude Ades|Jewels & Stone|Gil Cang|Jock-E}} | prev_title = [[The Singles (Dannii Minogue album)|The Remixes]] | prev_year = 1998 | next_title = [[The Hits & Beyond]] | next_year = 2006 | misc = {{Extra album cover | type = album | cover = File:Dannii_Minogue_-_Neon_Nights_-_Deluxe.jpg | alt = | border = yes | caption = Deluxe edition }} {{Singles | name = Neon Nights | type = studio | single1 = [[Who Do You Love Now?]] | single1date = 19 November 2001 | single2 = [[Put the Needle on It]] | single2date = 4 November 2002 | single3 = [[I Begin to Wonder]] | single3date = 3 March 2003 | single4 = [[Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling]] | single4date = 9 June 2003 }} }}

'''''Neon Nights''''' is the fourth studio album by Australian singer [[Dannii Minogue]]. It was released through [[London Records]] on 17 March 2003. Spurred by her success with the 2001 single "[[Who Do You Love Now?]]", Minogue signed a new record contract and began working on her first album in six years with the likes of [[Ian Masterson]], [[Korpi & Blackcell]], [[Neïmo]] and [[Terry Ronald]].

The effort culminated in a [[dance-pop]] record largely influenced by [[1980s in music|1980s music]] and the European club scene. ''Neon Nights'' became the most successful album campaign of Minogue's career, peaking at number eight in the United Kingdom and spawning four top-ten singles in the territory, including "[[Put the Needle on It]]" and "[[I Begin to Wonder]]".

''Neon Nights'' received generally positive reviews from [[Music journalism|music critics]], who praised its cohesion and mixture of styles; it has come to be regarded as a [[Cult following|cult classic]] among pop music fans. Minogue went on a limited tour in support of the album, which included a one-off show in [[New York City]]. ''Neon Nights'' has been reissued twice since its release, marking its 15th and 20th anniversaries.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/album/0tpjiX5QrSH3jbFCd1okrI?si=6DZf2-7aSDKMB40Nx60mRw | title=Neon Nights 20 | website=[[Spotify]] }}</ref>

==Background and recording== Despite producing a top-five hit with 1997's "[[All I Wanna Do (Dannii Minogue song)|All I Wanna Do]]", Minogue was dropped by record label [[Warner Records|Warner Brothers]] after her third studio album ''[[Girl (Dannii Minogue album)|Girl]]'' became a commercial disappointment, and she saw herself as effectively retired from the music industry.<ref name="newscomau">{{Cite news |last=Bond |first=Nick |date=15 June 2023 |title=Dannii Minogue on Neon Nights and her surprise World Pride performance |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/dannii-minogue-on-neon-nights-and-her-surprise-world-pride-performance/news-story/b3cd888e00a7017cadf30a025c213bf1 |access-date=20 July 2023 |work=[[News.com.au]] |ref=newscomau}}</ref><ref name="billboard">{{Cite magazine |author=Paoletta |first=Michael |date=3 October 2003 |title=Dannii Minogue Ponders The 'X-Factor' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/dannii-minogue-ponders-the-x-factor-68834/ |access-date=20 July 2023 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |page=44 |language=en-US |volume=115 |ref=billboard}}</ref> She appeared in productions of ''[[Macbeth]]'' and ''[[Notre Dame de Paris (musical)|Notre-Dame de Paris]]'' during this time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grant |first=Matt |date=24 August 1999 |title=Is this a Dannii I see before me? |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/special_report/1999/08/99/edinburgh_festival_99/428705.stm |access-date=20 July 2023 |website=[[BBC News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Gibbons |first1=Fiachra |date=16 January 2001 |title=Alarm as Cats heads for last miaow |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/jan/16/fiachragibbons |access-date=30 July 2023 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><blockquote>"Sometimes you need that bushfire to clear the slate and regenerate. We all get to know—when we've got enough years behind us—when you need to firmly shut a door for a very different one to open. It was like that. I was at peace with everything being finished."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Gotto |first=Connor |date=4 May 2023 |title=For the Record |magazine=Retropop |ref=retropop}}</ref></blockquote>In 2001, DJ [[Pete Tong]] approached her to record vocals for the [[Trance music|trance]] instrumental "Stringer" by DJ duo [[Chocolate Puma|Riva]], which was becoming a hit in European clubs. The track became "[[Who Do You Love Now?]]", which peaked at number three on the [[UK Singles Chart]] in late November and remains her longest-charting entry, spending 16 weeks on the chart; in Australia, the song peaked at number fifteen.<ref name="Chronology">[http://www.danniimusic.com/chronologycontent.php ''DanniiMusic.com''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060614072722/http://www.danniimusic.com/chronologycontent.php|date=14 June 2006}} Chronology. Retrieved 30 June 2006</ref>

The single's success led to a six-album record deal with [[London Records]], a subsidiary of Warner Music, and work on a new album soon began with London giving Minogue free rein of its production.<ref name="londonrecords">[http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/dannii%20minogue%20ditched%20by%20record%20label "Dannii Minogue Ditched By Record Label"]. ContactMusic.com. Retrieved 22 January 2007.</ref><ref name="officialcharts">{{Cite web |last=Copsey |first=Rob |date=25 June 2018 |title=Dannii Minogue reflects on Neon Nights: "There was definitely some magic in the air" |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/dannii-minogue-reflects-on-neon-nights-there-was-definitely-some-magic-in-the-air__23244/ |access-date=20 July 2023 |website=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]] |ref=officialcharts}}</ref> Minogue turned 30 while recording the album, a milestone that she wanted to celebrate with ''Neon Nights'' and reflect her positive mindset as a [[time capsule]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Ferber |first=Lawrence |date=24 October 2003 |title=Wonderland. |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=qth&AN=11387437&site=eds-live&scope=site |access-date=8 November 2023 |magazine=HX Magazine |pages=24–27 |issn=1524-0339 |ref=hxmag}}</ref>

Minogue worked on the album in London, Paris, and Stockholm, and was majorly involved with the songwriting process, having writing credits on 12 of the 15 tracks on the standard edition. Longtime collaborator [[Terry Ronald]] accompanied her on many of the songwriting trips. The recording process commenced in 2002 at [[Murlyn Music Group|Murlyn Studios]], a cabin located in the outskirts of Stockholm.<ref name="idolator" /><ref name="mystory">{{Cite book |last=Minogue |first=Dannii |title=Dannii: My Story |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |year=2010 |isbn=9780857200549 |location=Great Britain |ref=mystory}}</ref> She first met with [[Henrik Korpi]] and [[Mathias Johansson (producer)|Mathias Johansson]], better known as [[Korpi & Blackcell]], and [[Karen Poole]]; the four wrote three of the tracks on ''Neon Nights'', including opener "Put the Needle on It".

The French [[indie rock]] band [[Neïmo]] became involved with the album after sending several backing ideas to Masterson.<ref name="mystory" /><ref name="brunodisco" /> In Paris, their studio was a living room outfitted with vintage music equipment, with Minogue's vocals recorded in a spare bedroom. She and Ronald finished three tracks with the band. Their third time in Paris, in May 2002, became the pair's last writing trip together as Ronald later started [[chemotherapy]].<ref name="mystory" /> Ronald is a co-writer on six ''Neon Nights'' tracks, and survived his cancer diagnosis.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 September 2014 |title=Terry Ronald: "What's on your mantelpiece?" |url=https://www.thesteepletimes.com/movers-shakers/terry-ronald-whats-on-your-mantelpiece/ |access-date=4 January 2024 |website=The Steeple Times |language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Composition == ''Neon Nights'' is a [[dance-pop]] album with a prominent early [[1980s in music|1980s music]] and [[French house]] direction, capturing the European dance zeitgeist of the early 2000s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pedder |first=Alan |date=2 June 2023 |title=Dannii Minogue's favourite songs |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/nine-songs-dannii-minogue |access-date=6 January 2024 |website=[[The Line of Best Fit]] |language=en-GB |ref=linebest}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dannii Minogue - Neon Nights - (CD, Vinyl LP) |url=https://www.roughtrade.com/ |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=Rough Trade |language=en}}</ref> Minogue recounted that ''Neon Nights'' was the first time she had a major involvement in writing any album, from the lyrics to its production.<ref name="mystory" /> Her blueprint was to translate the underground club scene into an accessible format; essentially a record that sounded like remixes of pop songs.<ref name="newscomau" /><ref name="officialcharts" /> As a result, ''Neon Night'' pulls from an eclectic assortment of genres including [[Electro (music)|electro]], [[House music|house]], [[funk]] and [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]].<ref name="recordstoreday">{{Cite web |title=Dannii Minogue - Neon Nights [Import] |url=https://recordstoreday.com/UPC/825646000326 |access-date=6 January 2024 |website=Record Store Day |ref=recordstoreday}}</ref><ref name="sohu">{{Cite web |date=7 February 2004 |title= |script-title=zh:Dannii Minogue《Neon Nights》简介 |trans-title=Synopsis of Dannii Minogue's Neon Nights |url=https://yule.sohu.com/2004/02/07/37/article218973743.shtml |access-date=6 January 2024 |website=[[Sohu]] |ref=sohu}}</ref><ref name="albumism">{{Cite web |last=Harrison |first=Quentin |date=13 March 2023 |title=Rediscover Dannii Minogue's 'Neon Nights' (2003) |url=https://albumism.com/features/dannii-minogue-neon-nights-album-anniversary |access-date=6 January 2024 |website=Albumism |language=en-US |ref=albumism}}</ref> The album was described by David Trueman of Amazon as "[dripping] with sleazy synth-funk and production risks unheard of in polished pop music".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2008-02-20 |title=Amazon.co.uk: Neon Nights: Music: Dannii Minogue |website=Amazon UK |url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Neon-Nights-Dannii-Minogue/dp/product-description/B00008NV53 |access-date=2024-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080220173039/http://www.amazon.co.uk/Neon-Nights-Dannii-Minogue/dp/product-description/B00008NV53 |archive-date=20 February 2008 }}</ref><blockquote>"Dance music is such a huge passion of mine, so [the production process] was a dream. I wanted to hear the songs and feel, as I closed my eyes, that I'm on a dance floor, in the club, under a mirror ball. That's what that album is for me. In fact, that's why we called it ''Neon Nights''—it just had to be something that felt like when you're at a glitzy party with your dancing shoes on."<ref name="officialcharts" /></blockquote>

The initial output from ''Neon Nights'' mimicked the [[Trance music|trance]] sound of "Who Do You Love Now?", a brief discarded early on, whose vestiges appear in the closer "It Won't Work Out"—later retooled into a [[flamenco]]-tinged [[trip hop]] ballad.<ref name="idolator" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=McMenemy |first=Lauren |date=17 April 2003 |title=Buzzing disco beats |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bwh&AN=200304171064105016&site=eds-live&scope=site |access-date=5 January 2024 |work=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]] |pages=64}}</ref><ref name="sohu" /> "Mystified" was one of the first tracks to be finished for ''Neon Nights'' which helped to mold the album's [[electropop]] template, while the band Neïmo influenced its sonic palette with a pared-down "tough [[Electronic rock|electro-punk]] sound".<ref name="idolator" /><ref name="brunodisco">{{Cite podcast |url=https://thisisdisco.simplecast.com/episodes/e028-bruno-alexandre-from-neimo-nunzio-miano-oPPSqTaS |title=Neon Nights 20 Interview with Bruno from Neïmo & Nunzio Miano |website=This Is Disco: A Dannii & Kylie Minogue Podcast |host=Adem Eve and Eliza Day |date=17 April 2023 |time=37:40 |access-date=5 January 2024}}</ref><ref name="mystory" /> "[[Put the Needle on It]]", the opener, and "A Piece of Time" are both [[electroclash]] songs that convey this underground element; the former has been compared to [[Donna Summer]], while the latter to [[Daft Punk]] and [[Miss Kittin]].<ref name="idolator" /><ref name="bbcmusic">{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Jack |year=2003 |title=Review of Dannii Minogue - Neon Nights |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/hd25/ |access-date=6 January 2024 |website=[[BBC Music]] |language=en-GB |ref=bbcmusic}}</ref> "On the Loop" continues this experimentation with the use of [[Distortion (music)|distortion]].<ref name=":0" />[[File:Madonna in concert wearing fishnets 1987 (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Madonna]] (pictured in 1987) served as an inspiration for album, who later approved her song "Into the Groove" for a mash-up treatment.]]

Critics have identified [[Disco|post-disco]] as a prominent influence throughout ''Neon Nights'',<ref name=":1" /> from the aforementioned "Put the Needle on It",<ref name=":0" /> to "Creep" and "Mighty Fine". Music writer Quentin Harrison described the former two as pulling from American aesthetics in channeling electro-funk, R&B and [[Hip hop music|hip hop]].<ref name="albumism" /> Jack Smith from [[BBC Music]] likened "Mighty Fine" to the [[Parliament-Funkadelic|P-Funk]] style.<ref name="bbcmusic" /> The record evolves into [[eurodisco]] on the "dark and gritty" "[[I Begin to Wonder]]" and its "dreamier" counterpart, "Come and Get It".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Harrison |first=Quentin |date=26 February 2013 |title=Mighty Fine: Dannii Minogue's "Neon Nights" Turns 10 |url=https://theqhblend.wordpress.com/2013/02/26/mighty-fine-dannii-minogues-neon-nights-turns-10/ |access-date=6 January 2024 |website=The QH Blend |language=en |ref=qhblend}}</ref> Elsewhere, "For the Record" and "[[Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling]]" are pure pop songs.<ref name="idolator" />

Minogue also drew inspiration from artists she listened to in her youth including [[Madonna]], [[Scritti Politti]], and [[Kraftwerk]].<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Dannii Minogue |publisher=Sonic PR |url=https://sonicpr.co.uk/artists/dannii-minogue/ |access-date=6 January 2024}}</ref> The album utilizes several samples: "Mighty Fine" features the 1980 song "[[Thighs High (Grip Your Hips and Move)]]" by Tom Browne, and [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]-influenced "Push" borrows from the 1983 song "[[White Horse (Laid Back song)|White Horse]]" by [[Laid Back]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2003-05-09 |title=RTÉ Interactive - Dannii Minogue - Neon Nights |website=[[RTÉ.ie]] |url=https://www.rte.ie/arts/2003/0423/minogued.html |access-date=2024-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030509051049/https://www.rte.ie/arts/2003/0423/minogued.html |archive-date=9 May 2003 }}</ref> As [[Mashup (music)|mashups]] gained traction in the early 2000s, "I Begin to Wonder" and "Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling" were augmented for promotional use, blended with "[[You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)]]" (1984) by [[Dead or Alive (band)|Dead or Alive]] and "[[Into the Groove]]" (1985) by [[Madonna]], respectively.

The album's lyrical themes revolve around romance and sex. "Put the Needle on It" is innuendo-laden, and "Vibe On" is about vibrators, reportedly an inside joke from the 1997 film ''[[Private Parts (1997 film)|Private Parts]]'' where a woman straddles a speaker between her legs.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=31 July 2013 |title=Dannii Minogue's 10 best singles |url=https://www.attitude.co.uk/culture/dannii-minogue-10-best-singles-285471/ |access-date=5 January 2024 |website=[[Attitude (magazine)|Attitude]] |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Ferber |first=Lawrence |date=24 October 2003 |title=Wonderland |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=qth&AN=11387437&site=eds-live&scope=site |access-date=5 January 2024 |magazine=HX Magazine |pages=24–27 |issue=663 |issn=1524-0339}}</ref> Critics have noted that Minogue infuses the record with a "sultry" and "sleazy" persona, with John Lucas of [[AllMusic]] writing that she is "sexually charged but smart and slightly aloof".<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dannii Minogue - Neon Nights {{!}} RECORD STORE DAY |url=https://recordstoreday.com/UPC/617465117329 |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=recordstoreday.com}}</ref><ref name="allmusic" /> Alexis Kirke of [[MusicOMH]] made the case for Minogue as the inverse of her older sister [[Kylie Minogue|Kylie]]: "There's a [[Willow Rosenberg|Dark Willow]] in ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy]]'', a [[The Dark Phoenix Saga|Dark Phoenix]] in the ''[[X-Men]]'' – and there is also a "Dark Kylie". Dark Kylie exudes more of a night-time sexuality than Kylie herself."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-11-01 |title=Dannii Minogue – Neon Nights {{!}} Album Reviews {{!}} musicOMH |url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/dannii-minogue-neon-nights |access-date=2024-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101194218/https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/dannii-minogue-neon-nights |archive-date=1 November 2013 }}</ref> Kirke and Smith described her vocals as "powerful", which Minogue credits her stint on the musical ''Notre-Dame de Paris'' with developing.<ref name="billboard" />

== Release and artwork == The album was released in the United Kingdom and Europe on 17 March 2003. It was handled by London Records in all territories except for the United States, where its 7 October 2003 release was through Ultra Records. ''Neon Nights'' was Minogue's first album to be green-lit stateside since ''Love and Kisses'' in 1991. An official "bootleg" edition was made available in Australia in 2003, notably substituting "I Begin to Wonder" and "Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling" with its mash-up counterparts; this edition was later re-issued alongside ''Neon Nights 20''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Neon Nights (Bootleg Edition) |type=liner notes |others=[[Dannii Minogue]] |publisher=[[London Records]] |year=2003 |id=2564601105 |location=Australia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Neon Nights (20 Year Anniversary Edition) LP-Picture Disc |url=https://store.warnermusic.com.au/artists/dannii-minogue/neon-nights-20-year-anniversary-edition-lp-picture-disc |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=Warner Music Australia Store |language=en}}</ref>

The cover photograph for ''Neon Nights'' was taken by Matthew Donaldson.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Neon Nights |type=liner notes |others=[[Dannii Minogue]] |publisher=[[London Records]] |year=2018 |id=LMS5521215}}</ref> Its minimalist composition sees Minogue against a white backdrop, propping herself up from the floor with one leg extended and reaching for her shoe: "[I]t was like, there's a white board, just lie on it and roll about and we'll see what we come up with. There was a freedom to it and we wanted it to feel like an outtake from [[Studio 54]] or something."<ref name="officialcharts" /> It was particularly inspired by a photograph of actress [[Liza Minnelli]] crawling on the floor at the aforementioned nightclub.<ref>{{Cite video |url=http://www.7digitalmedia.com:80/downloads/dannii/ |title=Neon Nights - A Retrospective |date=December 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031224181115/http://www.7digitalmedia.com:80/downloads/dannii/ |archive-date=24 December 2003 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Minogue said that its laidback approach was due to her [[camera shyness]]. Rob Copesy of [[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]] called the artwork "strangely brilliant", while Ron Slomowicz of [[Dotdash Meredith|About.com]] compared it to [[Calvin Klein (fashion house)|Calvin Klein]]—"slice of life, like a bedroom photographer".

''Neon Night'' has seen three separate re-issues. A 2007 deluxe edition had made the album into a 33-track double disc.

In March 2018, as part of the celebration of ''Neon Nights''' 15th anniversary, Minogue announced a special reissue of the album on streaming, CD and, for the first time, on a limited edition 180g pink and blue double vinyl.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BgapoWClS0w/ "@danniiminogue on instagram"]. instagram.com. Retrieved 23 March 2018.</ref> While the digital and CD versions followed the same tracklisting of the Deluxe Edition released on 2007, the double colored vinyl featured a slightly revised selection of bonus tracks, most notably omitting the B-side "Nervous".<ref>[https://store.hmv.com/music/vinyl/neon-nights "Dannii Minogue Neon Nights : Vinyl 12" Album | HMV Store"]. store.hmv.com. Retrieved 23 March 2018.</ref>

Another reissue of the album, ''Neon Nights 20'' boasted over 100 tracks across seven CDs.

==Promotion==

===Tour dates=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of tour dates ! style="width:200px;" | Date ! style="width:200px;" | City ! style="width:150px;" | Country ! style="width:300px;" | Venue |- style="background:#ddd;" | colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | '''Europe''' |- |28 April 2003 | rowspan="2" |[[London]] | rowspan="3" |United Kingdom |[[Hackney Empire]] |- |6 July 2003 |[[Party in the Park]] |- |27 July 2003 |[[Glasgow]] |[[Hampden Park]] |- |3 August 2003 |[[Cork (city)|Cork]] |Ireland |Guinness Michelstown Festival |- style="background:#ddd;" | colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | '''North America''' |- |24 September 2003 |[[New York City]] |United States |[[Webster Hall]] |- style="background:#ddd;" | colspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | '''Europe''' |- |25 August 2004 |[[Athens]] |Greece |MTV Beach Beats |- |28 August 2004 |[[Istanbul]] |Turkey |Club Laila |- |23 October 2004 |London |United Kingdom |[[G-A-Y]] [[London Astoria|Astoria]] |}

== Commercial performance == ''Neon Nights'' became Minogue's most successful album release, reaching number eight in the United Kingdom, selling 23,500 copies first week, And was certified [[Music recording sales certification|Gold]].<ref name="Chronology" /> In Australia the album was initially a moderate success, reaching #25 on the albums chart. However, when re-issued for its 20th year anniversary, the album reached a new peak of #17 - the highest position for any of Minogue's albums, besting the chart position of her debut album in 1990.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Teskey Brothers find a way - ARIA |url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/news/the-teskey-brothers-find-a-way}}</ref> The album was also nominated for [[ARIA Award for Best Pop Release|Best Pop Release]] at the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2003|2003 ARIA Music Awards]], making it Minogue's only ARIA nomination to date.

==Critical reception== {{Music ratings | rev1 = [[About.com]] | rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="about">{{cite web |last=Slomowicz |first=Ron |url=http://dancemusic.about.com/cs/reviews/gr/Dannii.htm |title=Dannii Minogue – Neon Nights |website=[[About.com]] |date=2003 |access-date=2013-01-25 |archive-date=31 October 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051031064928/http://dancemusic.about.com/cs/reviews/gr/Dannii.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> | rev2 = [[AllMusic]] | rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |last=Lucas |first=John |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/neon-nights-mw0000319688 |title=Neon Nights – Dannii Minogue |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |date=2003 |access-date=2013-01-25}}</ref> | rev3 = ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'' | rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="Blender">{{cite magazine|last=Harrison|first=Andrew|date=December 2003|title=The Guide: New Releases|url=https://archive.org/details/blender-2003-12-christina-aguilera-22-c/page/142/mode/2up|magazine=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]|page=142|access-date=March 16, 2026}}</ref> }}

''Neon Nights'' was met with generally favourable reviews from [[Music journalism|music critics]]. John Lucas of [[AllMusic]] felt that it was the "most confident and forward-thinking release yet for Dannii" and commended the album's cohesion; its variety of influences notwithstanding.<ref name="allmusic"/> Similarly, Jack Smith from [[BBC Music]] called it "a pleasant cocktail of pop sophistication, club culture and accessibility".<ref name="bbc">{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Jack |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/hd25/ |title= Dannii Minogue Neon Nights Review |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=2003 |access-date=2013-01-25}}</ref> The album was highlighted by ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' with Keith Caulfield writing, "''Neon Nights'' is full of unabashedly fun, well-crafted, pure dance songs. Clubgoers and pop fans will eat this album up, and nearly every track would work at top 40 radio." Similarly, ''[[Music Week]]'' called it a "winning mix of pop and club".<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=8 March 2003 |title=Album Reviews |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2003/Music-Week-2003-03-08.pdf |access-date=10 January 2024 |magazine=[[Music Week]] |page=17}}</ref> In a positive review, Alexis Kirke contrasted Minogue with her older sister: "[<nowiki/>[[Kylie Minogue|Kylie]]] is in danger of being engulfed and surpassed by her darker side."<ref name="musicomh">{{cite web |last=Kirke |first=Alexis |url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/dannii-minogue-neon-nights |title= Dannii Minogue – Neon Nights |website=[[MusicOMH]] |date=2003-03-17 |access-date=2013-01-25}}</ref>

Ron Slomowicz of [[About.com]], who was a fan of Minogue's prior output, felt that the album "starts out amazingly" with "massive club hits", but criticized its middle section as "[wandering] into a murky area of 80's throwback-inspired retreads". However, he felt that Minogue had the complete package as a pop star.<ref name="about" /> Writing for [[RTÉ]], Cristín Leach gave high praises to "I Begin to Wonder" and "Push", which the album's more "bland" material helped to elevate, and felt that Minogue was still "on her way" in carving an identity distinct from her sister's.<ref name=":2" /> In other mixed reviews, critics opined that the material on ''Neon Nights'' was generic. Karen Bliss from ''[[Tribute (magazine)|Tribute]]'' wrote that the album is "full of average booty-shaking dance tracks, good for the moment, but nothing memorable," though "It Won't Work Out" was highlighted as a "beautiful, earnest ballad".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Bliss |first=Karen |date=October 2003 |title=Neon Nights |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=13861842&site=eds-live&scope=site |access-date=10 January 2024 |magazine=[[Tribute (magazine)|Tribute]] |page=51 |volume=20 |issue=7}}</ref> Kristina Feliciano of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' echoed this sentiment and felt that Minogue "[needed] some of her big sister's cheekiness" on a set of "dance-floor trifles that's passable (especially "Put the Needle on It") but not very memorable."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Feliciano |first=Kristina |date=10 October 2003 |title=Neon Nights |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=11006517&site=eds-live&scope=site |access-date=10 January 2024 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |page=125 |issue=732}}</ref>

Retrospective reviews of ''Neon Nights'' were predominately positive. Writing for ''[[The Arts Desk]]'', Thomas H. Green found it to be "a sassy and bouncy surprise" full of "chewy, invigorated club-pop, imaginatively constructed".<ref>{{Cite web |title=theartsdesk on Vinyl 77: Scuba, Dannii Minogue, Tito Puente, ABBA, The Undertones, Oracle Sisters and more {{!}} reviews, news & interviews {{!}} The Arts Desk |url=https://theartsdesk.com/node/89727/view |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=theartsdesk.com}}</ref> Peter Piatkowski of [[PopMatters]] called it a "minor classic" that "displayed an artistry that Minogue hadn't shown before".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-22 |title=The 30 Best Album Re-Issues of 2023, Page 2 |url=https://www.popmatters.com/best-re-issue-albums-of-2023 |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=PopMatters |language=en-US}}</ref> Quentin Harrison of Albumism outlined Minogue's "club siren transformation" and commented that "''Neon Nights'' remains a distinct dance-pop marker".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-13 |title=Rediscover Dannii Minogue's 'Neon Nights' (2003) {{!}} Tribute |url=https://albumism.com/features/dannii-minogue-neon-nights-album-anniversary |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=Albumism |language=en-US}}</ref> Mike Wass of ''[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]'' wrote that "it's one thing to create an excellent three-and-a-half-minute dance-pop song, but another to sustain the appeal over an entire album. [[Kylie Minogue|Kylie]] managed it with ''[[Fever (Kylie Minogue album)|Fever]]'', [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] followed suit on ''[[Confessions on a Dance Floor]]''. Dannii's contribution to the genre is every bit as good as those classics."<ref name="idolator">{{cite web |last=Wass |first=Mike |date=2013-05-18 |title=Dannii Minogue's 'Neon Nights' Turns 10: Backtracking |url=http://www.idolator.com/7447248/dannii-minogue-neon-nights-anniversary-10-backtracking |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140126114044/http://www.idolator.com/7447248/dannii-minogue-neon-nights-anniversary-10-backtracking |archive-date=2014-01-26 |access-date=2013-01-25 |website=[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]] |ref=idolator}}</ref>

==20th anniversary reissue== On 1 April 2023, Minogue confirmed the deluxe, expanded anniversary issue of ''Neon Nights'' would be released later in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://themusic.com.au/news/dannii-minogue-announces-release-of-neon-nights-20th-anniversary-edition/m58hj46xsLM/01-04-23|title=Dannii Minogue Announces Release Of 'Neon Nights' 20th Anniversary Edition|website=The Music|last=Varvaris|first=Mary|date=1 April 2023|access-date=16 June 2023}}</ref> On 16 June 2023, Minogue released ''Neon Nights 20''; the 33-track album was made available on all digital outlets and CD and vinyl.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/DanniiMinogue/status/1669618805918629890?s=20|title=Dancing shoes at the ready 👠 💃🕺🪩 Happy #NeonNights20 day! Download, stream or join the celebrations with some exclusive NN20 merch|website=Twitter|date=16 June 2023|access-date=16 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://superdeluxeedition.com/news/dannii-minogue-neon-nights-20th-anniversary-edition/|title=Dannii Minogue / Neon Nights 20th anniversary edition|website=Super Deluxe Edition|last=Sinclair|first=Paul|date=11 April 2023|access-date=16 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://7news.com.au/video/entertainment/dannii-minogue-celebrates-20th-anniversary-of-hit-album-neon-nights-bc-6329441826112|title=Dannii Minogue celebrates 20th anniversary of hit album Neon Nights|website=7News|date=16 June 2023|access-date=16 June 2023}}</ref> The reissue release saw the album re-chart at number 17 in Australia, higher than the original issue's peak of 25, and number 55 in the UK.

==Track listing== ===Original release=== {{Track listing | headline = Standard edition | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = [[Put the Needle on It]] | writer1 = [[Henrik Korpi]], [[Mathias Johansson (producer)|Mathias Johansson]], [[Karen Poole]], Dannii Minogue | extra1 = [[Korpi & Blackcell]] | length1 = 3:24 | title2 = Creep | writer2 = Korpi, Johansson, Poole, Minogue | extra2 = Korpi & Blackcell | length2 = 3:28 | title3 = [[I Begin to Wonder]] | writer3 = Dacia Bridges, Olaf Kramolowsky, [[Jean-Claude Ades]], Minogue, [[Ian Masterson]] | extra3 = [[Jean-Claude Ades]] | length3 = 3:40 | title4 = Hey! (So What) | writer4 = [[Hannah Robinson]], Julian Gingell, [[Barry Stone]] | extra4 = Jewels & Stone | length4 = 3:32 | title5 = For the Record | writer5 = Korpi, Johansson, Poole, Minogue | extra5 = Korpi & Blackcell | length5 = 3:21 | title6 = Mighty Fine | writer6 = Gil Cang, Liz Winstanley, Sekou Bunch, Thomas Brown, Thomassina Smith | extra6 = Gil Cang | length6 = 3:55 | title7 = On the Loop | writer7 = Bruno Alexandre, Camille Troillard, Minogue, Matthieu Joly, [[Terry Ronald]] | extra7 = [[Neïmo]] | length7 = 3:28 | title8 = Push | writer8 = Minogue, Masterson, Ronald, John Guldberg, Tim Stahl | extra8 = Ian Masterson and Ronald | length8 = 3:21 | title9 = Mystified | writer9 = Masterson, Ronald, Minogue | extra9 = Masterson and Ronald | length9 = 3:43 | title10 = [[Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling]] | writer10 = Alexandre, Troillard, Minogue, James Khari, Joly, Ronald | extra10 = Neïmo | length10 = 3:50 | title11 = Vibe On | writer11 = [[Savan Kotecha]], J. Bjorklund, Minogue | extra11 = Jock-E | length11 = 3:40 | title12 = A Piece of Time | writer12 = Alexandre, Troillard, Minogue, Joly, Ronald | extra12 = Neïmo | length12 = 3:22 | title13 = [[Who Do You Love Now?]] | writer13 = H. Pulmann, G. van Vlaanderen, Victoria Horn | extra13 = [[Zki & Dobre|Riva]] | length13 = 3:26 | title14 = It Won't Work Out | writer14 = Masterson, Ronald, Minogue | extra14 = Masterson, Ronald, Pete "Boxsta" Martin | length14 = 4:06 | title15 = Come and Get It | note15 = Sebastian Krieg Remix Edit – hidden track | writer15 = [[Jean-Claude Ades|Ades]], Minogue, [[Hannah Robinson|Robinson]] | extra15 = [[Jean-Claude Ades]] | length15 = 6:30 | total_length = 56:42 }} {{Track listing | headline = Japanese bonus tracks | title15 = [[I Begin to Wonder#"Begin to Spin Me Round"|Begin to Spin Me Round]] | note15 = radio edit | length15 = 3:16 | title16 = [[Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling#Mashup|Don't Wanna Lose This Groove]] | note16 = radio edit | length16 = 3:17 }} {{Track listing | headline = Enhanced CD footage | title1 = Who Do You Love Now? | note1 = music video | title2 = Put the Needle on It | note2 = music video | title3 = I Begin To Wonder | note3 = music video | title4 = Hey! (So What) | note4 = photo gallery }}

===2007 deluxe edition=== {{Track listing | headline = Deluxe edition CD1 | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = [[Put the Needle on It]] | writer1 = {{hlist|[[Henrik Korpi]]|[[Mathias Johansson (producer)|Mathias Johansson]]|[[Karen Poole]]|Dannii Minogue}} | extra1 = [[Korpi & Blackcell]] | length1 = 3:24 | title2 = Creep | writer2 = {{hlist|Korpi|Johansson|Poole|Minogue}} | extra2 = Korpi & Blackcell | length2 = 3:28 | title3 = [[I Begin to Wonder]] | writer3 = {{hlist|Dacia Bridges|Olaf Kramolowsky|[[Jean-Claude Ades]]|Minogue|[[Ian Masterson]]}} | extra3 = Ades | length3 = 3:40 | title4 = Hey! (So What) | writer4 = {{hlist|[[Hannah Robinson]]|Julian Gingell|Barry Stone}} | extra4 = Jewels & Stone | length4 = 3:32 | title5 = For the Record | writer5 = {{hlist|Korpi|Johansson|Poole|Minogue}} | extra5 = Korpi & Blackcell | length5 = 3:21 | title6 = Mighty Fine | writer6 = {{hlist|Gil Cang|Liz Winstanley|Sekou Bunch|Thomas Brown|Thomassina Smith}} | extra6 = Gil Cang | length6 = 3:55 | title7 = On the Loop | writer7 = {{hlist|Bruno Alexandre|Camille Troillard|Minogue|Matthieu Joly|[[Terry Ronald]]}} | extra7 = [[Neïmo]] | length7 = 3:28 | title8 = Push | writer8 = {{hlist|Minogue|Masterson|Ronald|John Guldberg|Tim Stahl}} | extra8 = Thriller Jill | length8 = 3:21 | title9 = Mystified | writer9 = {{hlist|Masterson|Ronald|Minogue}} | extra9 = Thriller Jill | length9 = 3:43 | title10 = [[Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling]] | note10 = radio version | writer10 = {{hlist|Alexandre|Troillard|Minogue|James Khari|Joly|Ronald}} | extra10 = Neïmo | length10 = 3:33 | title11 = Vibe On | writer11 = {{hlist|[[Savan Kotecha]]|Jock-E|Minogue}} | extra11 = Jock-E | length11 = 3:40 | title12 = A Piece of Time | writer12 = {{hlist|Alexandre|Troillard|Minogue|Joly|Ronald}} | extra12 = Neïmo | length12 = 3:21 | title13 = [[Who Do You Love Now?]] | writer13 = {{hlist|[[Chocolate Puma|Riva]]|Victoria Horn}} | extra13 = Riva | length13 = 3:26 | title14 = Come and Get It | note14 = radio version | writer14 = {{hlist|Ades|Minogue|Robinson}} | extra14 = Ades | length14 = 3:26 | title15 = Nervous | writer15 = {{hlist|Masterson|Ronald|Minogue}} | extra15 = Thriller Jill | length15 = 4:21 | title16 = Just Can't Give You Up | writer16 = {{hlist|Masterson|Ronald|Minogue}} | extra16 = Thriller Jill | length16 = 3:42 | title17 = Hide and Seek | writer17 = {{hlist|Masterson|Ronald|Minogue}} | extra17 = Thriller Jill | length17 = 3:03 | title18 = Don't Wanna Lose This Groove | writer18 = {{hlist|Alexandre|Troillard|Minogue|Khari|Joly|Ronald|[[Madonna]]|[[Stephen Bray]]}} | extra18 = Neïmo | length18 = 3:17 | title19 = (Est-ce que) tu m'aimes encore? | writer19 = {{hlist|Riva|Horn|Isabelle Nesmon ({{abbr|transl.|translation}})}} | extra19 = Riva | length19 = 3:26 | title20 = Goodbye Song | writer20 = {{hlist|Masterson|Ronald}} | extra20 = Thriller Jill | length20 = 3:51 | title21 = It Won't Work Out | note21 = acoustic version | writer21 = {{hlist|Masterson|Ronald|Minogue}} | extra21 = [[Fraser T Smith]] | length21 = 4:27 }} {{Track listing | headline = Deluxe edition CD2 | title1 = Don't Wanna Lose This Groove | note1 = extended version | length1 = 5:05 | title2 = Begin to Spin Me Round | note2 = extended version | length2 = 5:11 | title3 = Who Do You Love Now? | note3 = Riva's Bora Bora Club Mix | length3 = 8:10 | title4 = Put the Needle on It | note4 = [[Jason Nevins]] Freak Club Creation Mix | length4 = 8:15 | title5 = Hide and Seek | note5 = Thriller Jill original extended Mix | length5 = 6:36 | title6 = Come and Get It | note6 = Jerome Isma-Ae Remix | length6 = 6:38 | title7 = Put the Needle on It | note7 = [[Tiga (musician)|Tiga]]'s Cookies Dub | length7 = 4:51 | title8 = Creep | note8 = Jon Dixon club mix | length8 = 6:38 | title9 = I Begin to Wonder | note9 = [[Almighty Records|Almighty]] Transensual Club Mix | length9 = 7:57 | title10 = Put the Needle on It | note10 = Cicada Vocal Mix | length10 = 7:52 | title11 = Come and Get It | note11 = Sharam Jey Remix | length11 = 6:12 | title12 = Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling | note12 = Jupiter Ace Speared Thru the Heart Mix | length12 = 4:15 }}

===''Neon Nights 20''=== {{Track listing | headline = Digital download/streaming {{nobold|– Disc 1}} | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = [[Put the Needle on It]] | writer1 = {{hlist|[[Henrik Korpi]]|[[Mathias Johansson (producer)|Mathias Johansson]]|[[Karen Poole]]|Dannii Minogue}} | extra1 = [[Korpi & Blackcell]] | length1 = 3:24 | title2 = Creep | writer2 = {{hlist|Korpi|Johansson|Poole|Minogue}} | extra2 = Korpi & Blackcell | length2 = 3:28 | title3 = [[I Begin to Wonder]] | writer3 = {{hlist|Dacia Bridges|Olaf Kramolowsky|[[Jean-Claude Ades]]|Minogue|[[Ian Masterson]]}} | extra3 = Ades | length3 = 3:40 | title4 = Hey! (So What) | writer4 = {{hlist|[[Hannah Robinson]]|Julian Gingell|Barry Stone}} | extra4 = Jewels & Stone | length4 = 3:32 | title5 = For the Record | writer5 = {{hlist|Korpi|Johansson|Poole|Minogue}} | extra5 = Korpi & Blackcell | length5 = 3:21 | title6 = Mighty Fine | writer6 = {{hlist|Gil Cang|Liz Winstanley|Sekou Bunch|Thomas Brown|Thomassina Smith}} | extra6 = Gil Cang | length6 = 3:55 | title7 = On the Loop | writer7 = {{hlist|Bruno Alexandre|Camille Troillard|Minogue|Matthieu Joly|[[Terry Ronald]]}} | extra7 = [[Neïmo]] | length7 = 3:28 | title8 = Push | writer8 = {{hlist|Minogue|Masterson|Ronald|John Guldberg|Tim Stahl}} | extra8 = Thriller Jill | length8 = 3:21 | title9 = Mystified | writer9 = {{hlist|Masterson|Ronald|Minogue}} | extra9 = Thriller Jill | length9 = 3:43 | title10 = [[Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling]] | note10 = radio version | writer10 = {{hlist|Alexandre|Troillard|Minogue|James Khari|Joly|Ronald}} | extra10 = Neïmo | length10 = 3:33 | title11 = Vibe On | writer11 = {{hlist|[[Savan Kotecha]]|Jock-E|Minogue}} | extra11 = Jock-E | length11 = 3:40 | title12 = A Piece of Time | writer12 = {{hlist|Alexandre|Troillard|Minogue|Joly|Ronald}} | extra12 = Neïmo | length12 = 3:21 | title13 = [[Who Do You Love Now?]] | writer13 = {{hlist|Guss van Vlaanderen|Horst Pulmann|Victoria Horn}} | extra13 = Riva | length13 = 3:26 | title14 = It Won't Work Out | writer14 = {{hlist|Minogue|Masterson|Ronald}} | extra14 = {{hlist|Pete "Boxsta" Martin|Masterson|Ronald}} | length14 = 4:07 }} {{Track listing | headline = Deluxe edition CD/cassette | extra_column = Producer(s) | title15 = Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling | note15 = Initial Talk remix | writer15 = {{hlist|Alexandre|Troillard|Minogue|Khari|Joly|Ronald}} | extra15 = {{hlist|Neïmo|Initial Talk (remix)}} | length15 = 5:54 | title16 = Blame It on the Music | note16 = AMYL remix | writer16 = {{hlist|Minogue|Ronald|[[Roger Sanchez]]}} | extra16 = {{hlist|Sanchez|AMYL (remix)}} | length16 = 6:24 | title17 = For the Record | note17 = Luke Mornay Thirst Trap Remix | writer17 = {{hlist|Korpi|Johansson|Poole|Minogue}} | extra17 = {{hlist|Korpi & Blackcell|Luke Mornay (remix)}} | length17 = 6:21 | title18 = I Begin to Wonder | note18 = Project K's All Night at [[Studio 54|54]] Mix | writer18 = {{hlist|Bridges|Kramolowsky|Ades|Minogue|Masterson}} | extra18 = {{hlist|Ades|Project K (remix)}} | length18 = 8:38 }} {{Track listing | headline = CD+DVD {{nobold|– CD}} / 7-CD box set {{nobold|– CD1}} | extra_column = Producer(s) | title15 = Come and Get It | note15 = radio version | writer15 = {{hlist|Minogue|Robinson|Ades}} | extra15 = Ades | length15 = 3:26 | title16 = Blame It on the Music | writer16 = {{hlist|Minogue|Ronald|[[Roger Sanchez]]}} | extra16 = Sanchez | length16 = 3:52 | title17 = Hide and Seek | writer17 = {{hlist|Masterson|Ronald|Minogue}} | extra17 = {{hlist|Masterson|Ronald}} | length17 = 3:02 | title18 = Nervous | writer18 = {{hlist|Masterson|Ronald|Minogue}} | extra18 = {{hlist|Masterson|Ronald}} | length18 = 4:20 | title19 = Goodbye Song | writer19 = {{hlist|Masterson|Ronald}} | extra19 = {{hlist|Masterson|Ronald}} | length19 = 3:51 | title20 = Just Can't Give You Up | writer20 = {{hlist|Masterson|Ronald|Minogue}} | extra20 = {{hlist|Masterson|Ronald}} | length20 = 3:41 | title21 = Viva L'amour | writer21 = {{hlist|Chippe Carlsson|David Kreuger|[[Jörgen Elofsson]]|Nicklas Olausson}} | extra21 = {{hlist|Masterson|Ronald}} | length21 = 3:07 }} {{Track listing | headline = Digital download/streaming {{nobold|– Disc 2}} | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling | note1 = Initial Talk radio edit | writer1 = {{hlist|Alexandre|Troillard|Minogue|Khari|Joly|Ronald}} | extra1 = {{hlist|Neïmo|Initial Talk (remix)}} | length1 = 4:12 | title2 = Blame It on the Music | note2 = AMYL radio edit | writer2 = {{hlist|Minogue|Ronald|Sanchez}} | extra2 = {{hlist|Sanchez|AMYL (remix)}} | length2 = 3:24 | title3 = For the Record | note3 = Luke Mornay Thirst Trap Radio Edit | writer3 = {{hlist|Korpi|Johansson|Poole|Minogue}} | extra3 = {{hlist|Korpi & Blackcell|Mornay (remix)}} | length3 = 3:42 | title4 = I Begin to Wonder | note4 = Project K's Night at 54 Mix | writer4 = {{hlist|Bridges|Kramolowsky|Ades|Minogue|Masterson}} | extra4 = {{hlist|Ades|Project K (remix)}} | length4 = 3:41 | title5 = (Est-ce que) tu m'aimes encore? | writer5 = {{hlist|van Vlaanderen|Pulmann|Horn|Isabelle Nesmon ({{abbr|transl.|translation}})}} | extra5 = Riva | length5 = 3:24 | title6 = Hide and Seek | writer6 = {{hlist|Masterson|Ronald|Minogue}} | extra6 = {{hlist|Masterson|Ronald}} | length6 = 3:02 | title7 = Nervous | writer7 = {{hlist|Masterson|Ronald|Minogue}} | extra7 = {{hlist|Masterson|Ronald}} | length7 = 4:20 | title8 = Goodbye Song | writer8 = {{hlist|Masterson|Ronald}} | extra8 = {{hlist|Masterson|Ronald}} | length8 = 3:51 | title9 = Just Can't Give You Up | writer9 = {{hlist|Masterson|Ronald|Minogue}} | extra9 = {{hlist|Masterson|Ronald}} | length9 = 3:41 | title10 = Viva L'amour | writer10 = {{hlist|Carlsson|Kreuger|Elofsson|Olausson}} | extra10 = {{hlist|Masterson|Ronald}} | length10 = 3:06 | title11 = Blame It on the Music | writer11 = {{hlist|Minogue|Ronald|Sanchez}} | extra11 = Sanchez | length11 = 3:51 | title12 = Begin to Spin Me Round | note12 = radio edit | writer12 = {{hlist|Bridges|Ades|Kramolowsky|Minogue|Masterson|Mike Percy|[[Pete Burns]]|Steve Coy|Tim Lever}} | extra12 = {{hlist|Ades|[[Stock Aitken Waterman]]|Masterson (remix)}} | length12 = 3:14 | title13 = Don't Wanna Lose This Groove | note13 = radio version | writer13 = {{hlist|Alexandre|Troillard|Minogue|Khari|Joly|Ronald|[[Madonna]]|[[Stephen Bray]]}} | extra13 = {{hlist|Neïmo|Madonna|Bray}} | length13 = 3:14 | title14 = Come and Get It | note14 = radio version | writer14 = {{hlist|Minogue|Robinson|Ades}} | extra14 = Ades | length14 = 3:24 | title15 = Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling | note15 = radio version | writer15 = {{hlist|Alexandre|Troillard|Minogue|Khari|Joly|Ronald}} | extra15 = {{hlist|Neïmo|Al Stone (remix)}} | length15 = 3:32 | title16 = Put the Needle on It | writer16 = {{hlist|Korpi|Johansson|Poole|Minogue}} | extra16 = {{hlist|Korpi & Blackcell|[[Tiga (musician)|Tiga]] (remix)}} | length16 = 5:16 | title17 = Come and Get It | note17 = Sebastian Krieg remix | writer17 = {{hlist|Minogue|Robinson|Ades}} | extra17 = {{hlist|Ades|Sebastian Krieg (remix)}} | length17 = 6:56 | title18 = Blame It on the Music | note18 = Roger Sanchez 12″ mix | writer18 = {{hlist|Minogue|Ronald|Sanchez}} | extra18 = Sanchez | length18 = 6:10 | title21 = It Won't Work Out | note21 = acoustic version | writer21 = {{hlist|Masterson|Ronald|Minogue}} | extra21 = [[Fraser T Smith]] | length21 = 4:28 }}

===Notes=== * "Mighty Fine" contains a sample from "[[Thighs High (Grip Your Hips and Move)]]" performed by [[Tom Browne (trumpeter)|Tom Browne]]. * "Push" contains a sample from "[[White Horse (Laid Back song)|White Horse]]" performed by [[Laid Back]]. * "Begin to Spin Me Around" is a [[mashup (music)|mashup]] of "I Begin to Wonder" and Dead or Alive's 1984 song "[[You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)]]". * "Don't Wanna Lose This Groove" is a mashup of "Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling" and Madonna's 1985 song "[[Into the Groove]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/82522162/credits|title = Try the TIDAL Web Player}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/ace#ace/search/title/Don%27t%20Wanna%20Lose%20This%20Feeling|title=Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling (Title Code: 340839338)|access-date=22 November 2008|publisher=ASCAP}}</ref>

==Credits and personnel== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} *Lead and backing vocals – Dannii Minogue *Backing vocals – Bruno Alexandre, Debbie French, James Khari, [[Ian Masterson]], Anna Nordell, [[Karen Poole]], Terry Ronald, Mitch Stevens *Guitar – Mattias Johansson, James Nisbett, Camille Troillard *Bass – Camille Troillard *Keyboards – Matthieu Joly, Camille Troillard {{col-2}} *Drums – Matthieu Joly *[[Audio mixing (recorded music)|Mixing]] – Etienne Colin, Niklas Flyckt, Pete 'Boxsta' Martin, Heff Moraes, Tim Speight *[[Programming (music)|Programming]] – Ian Masterson *[[Audio engineer|Engineering]] – Gil Cang, Ian Masterson *Photography – Matthew Donaldson {{col-end}}

==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+Chart performance for ''Neon Nights'' !scope="col"|Chart (2003) !scope="col"|Peak position |- {{album chart|Australia|25|artist=Dannii Minogue|album=Neon Nights|rowheader=true|access-date=7 April 2018}} |- {{album chart|Netherlands|65|artist=Dannii Minogue|album=Neon Nights|rowheader=true|access-date=7 April 2018}} |- {{album chart|France|49|artist=Dannii Minogue|album=Neon Nights|rowheader=true|access-date=7 April 2018}} |- {{album chart|Germany|68|id=23127|artist=Dannii Minogue|album=Neon Nights|rowheader=true|access-date=7 April 2018}} |- {{album chart|Oricon|134|date=2003-03-29|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|Scotland|8|refname=Scotland-8|date=20030329|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|UK2|8|refname=UK2-8|date=20030329|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|BillboardDanceElectronic|17|artist=Dannii Minogue|rowheader=true|access-date=24 October 2021}} |- ! scope="row" | [[European Top 100 Albums|European Albums]] (''[[Music & Media]]'')<ref name="europeak">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2003/MM-2003-04-05.pdf|title=European Top 100 Albums|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=21|issue=15|date=5 April 2003|page=14|oclc=29800226|access-date=9 July 2024|via=American Radio History}}</ref> | 39

|} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+2007 chart performance for ''Neon Nights'' !scope="col"|Chart (2007) !scope="col"|Peak position |- {{album chart|UKDance|25|date=20071117|rowheader=true}} |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+2018 chart performance for ''Neon Nights'' !scope="col"|Chart (2018) !scope="col"|Peak position |- {{album chart|Scotland|33|date=20180706|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|UK2|89|date=20180706|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|UKIndependent|9|date=20180706|rowheader=true}} |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+2023 chart performance for ''Neon Nights (20th Anniversary Edition)'' !scope="col"|Chart (2023) !scope="col"|Peak position |- ! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/albums-chart/2023-06-26|title=ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|date=26 June 2023|access-date=23 June 2023}}</ref> | 17 |- {{album chart|Scotland|16|date=20230629|rowheader=true|refname=SCO2023}} |- {{album chart|UK2|55|date=20230629|rowheader=true|refname=UK2023}} |- {{album chart|UKDance|1|date=20230629|rowheader=true|refname=UKDance2023}} |- {{album chart|UKIndependent|7|date=20230629|rowheader=true|refname=UKIndependent2023}} |}

==Certifications==  {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+Certifications for ''Neon Nights'' ! scope="col"| Country ! scope="col"| Certification ! scope="col"| Sales |- !scope="row"|United Kingdom ([[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]])<ref name="Chronology" /> | style="text-align:center;"|Gold | style="text-align:center;"|100,000 |}

==Release details== :All editions released by London/Warner Music Group/Ultra Records.

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ Release history and formats for ''Neon Nights'' ! scope="col"| Release format ! scope="col"| Country ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Cat. no.|Catalogue number}} ! scope="col"| Release date |- ! scope="row"| United Kingdom | rowspan="6"| Standard | 2564600032 | 17 March 2003 |- ! scope="row"| Europe | 25646 01105 | 17 March 2003 |- ! scope="row"| Australia | 2564600032 | April 2003 |- ! scope="row"| Colombia | 2564600032 | 2003 |- ! scope="row"| Hong Kong and Taiwan | 2564600032 | 2003 |- ! scope="row"| Canada | 2.60003 | 21 June 2003 |- ! scope="row"| Japan | Japanese edition | WPCR-11579 | 9 July 2003 |- ! scope="row"| United States | US edition | UL 1173-2 | 7 October 2003 |- ! scope="row"| United Kingdom | Deluxe edition | 5144 25021 2 | 5 November 2007 |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| Various | Expanded re-issue | LMS5521215 | 29 June 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/music/browse/pop/neon-nights-expanded-reissue-edition/634219/|title= Neon Nights (Expanded Reissue Edition)|publisher=JB Hi-Fi|access-date=17 June 2018}}</ref> |- | 20th anniversary deluxe edition | LMS5521940 | 16 June 2023 |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060526032812/http://www.danniimusic.com/ DanniiMusic.com] – official website (including lyrics to the songs on ''Neon Nights'').

[[Category:2003 albums]] [[Category:Dannii Minogue albums]] [[Category:Warner Music Group albums]] [[Category:Ultra Records albums]]