Finer Feelings

"Finer Feelings" is a song by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. It was the final release from Let's Get to It and was planned as the follow-up to "Word Is Out", but it was held back after the release of "If You Were with Me Now". "Finer Feelings" finally appeared in April 1992, remixed by Brothers in Rhythm (whom Minogue would continue collaborating with throughout the 1990s, and continued with Steve Anderson into the present), and narrowly missed out on the top 10, peaking at number 11 on the UK charts.

"Finer Feelings"
Single by Kylie Minogue
from the album Let's Get to It
B-side	"Closer"
Released	13 April 1992 (1992-04-13)[1]
Length	3:55
Label	PWL
Songwriter(s)	Mike Stock Pete Waterman
Producer(s)	Mike Stock Pete Waterman Brothers in Rhythm (remix)
Kylie Minogue singles chronology
"Give Me Just a Little More Time" (1992) "Finer Feelings" (1992) "What Kind of Fool (Heard All That Before)" (1992)
Music video
"Finer Feelings" on YouTube

In Australia, "Finer Feelings" reached number 60 on the ARIA Singles Chart for the week ending 5 July 1992. The song's B-side, "Closer", is different from the song of the same title that would appear on her 2010 album Aphrodite. "Finer Feelings" was re-recorded in 2011 and posted onto Kylie Minogue's official YouTube channel on 25 January 2012. It is featured on The Abbey Road Sessions.

Critical reception

Brittany Porter from AXS listed the track as one of her five most underrated songs.^[2] Writing for Digital Spy, Nick Levine called it a "hidden gem" and stated: "At least five tunes are in contention, 'Finer Feelings' sneaks it for showing that Kylie could be sexier and more sophisticated than ever before without skimping on the chorus."^[3] Music Week stated that it is Minogue "at her most mature and reflective", and added that "percussive and rhythmic accentuation are subtle rather than florid, and Kylie's vocal is amongst her best. Sweetly melancholic, and if she does now move on from PWL, it's a fine note to leave on".^[4] In 2023, Robert Moran of Australian daily tabloid newspaper The Sydney Morning Herald ranked the song as Minogue's 10th best song (out of 183), describing it "a dark, slinky, provocative song about her sexual desire with a bizarre earworm of a chorus. So underrated".^[5] In 2024, British magazine Classic Pop ranked the song at number 26 in its list of "Top 40 Kylie Minogue songs", describing it as a "smooth, soulful, underrated single".^[6]

Formats and track listings

CD single

1. "Finer Feelings" (Brothers in Rhythm 7-inch mix) – 3:47
2. "Finer Feelings" (Brothers in Rhythm 12-inch mix) – 6:47
3. "Finer Feelings" (original mix/album version) – 3:55
4. "Closer" (The Pleasure Mix)

7-inch and cassette single

1. "Finer Feelings" (Brothers in Rhythm 7-inch mix) – 3:47
2. "Closer" (edit)

12-inch single

1. "Finer Feelings" (Brothers in Rhythm 12" mix) – 6:47
2. "Closer" (The Pleasure Mix)

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Finer Feelings"

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[7]	60
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[8]	38
Ireland (IRMA)[9]	16
UK Singles (OCC)[10]	11
UK Dance Music (Music Week)[11]	54

References

1. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 11 April 1992. p. 19.
2. Porter, Brittany (4 August 2015). "Kylie Minogue: 5 most underrated songs". AXS. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
3. Levine, Nick (22 May 2010). "Kylie: Revisited #4: 'Let's Get To It'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
4. "Mainstream: Singles - Pick of the Week" (PDF). Music Week. 4 April 1992. p. 6. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
5. Moran, Robert; Ross, Annabel (25 September 2023). "Every Kylie Minogue song ranked". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney. ISSN 0312-6315. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
6. "Top 40 Kylie Minogue songs". Classic Pop. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
7. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 190.
8. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 19. 2 May 1992. p. 33. OCLC 29800226.
9. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Finer Feelings". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
10. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
11. "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 25 April 1992. p. 22. Retrieved 29 September 2020.