page_title: Timebomb (Kylie Minogue song)
section_title: Chart performance
hierarchical_section_title: Timebomb (Kylie Minogue song) / Chart performance
caption_attribution_description: English: Kylie Minogue - Kiss Me Once Tour - Sheffield - 13.11.14. - 035
context_page_description: "Timebomb" is a song recorded by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue. It was released as a stand-alone single on 25 May 2012 by Parlophone, and distributed in both physical and digital formats. It was released as part of Minogue's anniversary for her 25th year in the music industry. The track was written by Karen Poole, Matt Schwartz and Paul Harris, whilst production was handled by the latter two collaborators; another track with the same title was written for Minogue by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was originally scheduled to appear on her 2012 greatest hits album The Best of Kylie Minogue, but was later included as part of the K25: Time Capsule box set that same year. However the song received its first widespread album debut on the 2019 collection Step Back In Time: The Definitive Collection.
  Musically, "Timebomb" is a dance song that incorporates elements of synthpop, disco and electro. Sonically compared to the work of American singer Britney Spears and British recording artist Jay Sean, the lyrical content focuses on having fun and dancing before hypothetically running out of time.
context_section_description: Commercially, "Timebomb" was a moderate success worldwide except the United States. It debuted at number 31 on the UK Singles Chart after two days of release, selling 10,044 units. It stalled at the same position for another week, but fell to 56 with sales of 6,770 units; it stayed in the top 100 for non-consecutive chart runs, and spent a total of 7 weeks, making it one of Minogue's lowest charting singles in that region. It reached number 38 on the UK Airplay Chart, and number 33 on the Scottish Singles Chart. In Australia, the single entered at number 12 on the Australian Singles Chart, but descended the following week to number 49 for its final week; this resulted as one of Minogue's lowest spanning charting singles in that region. Similarly in New Zealand, it spent a sole week at number 33 on the New Zealand Singles Chart, Minogue's first charting solo single since "2 Hearts" in 2007 and one of Minogue's lowest charting singles there.
  In the Belgium regions of Flanders and Wallonia, it reached number 43 and number 49 on their Ultratop charts. The track fared better on both of their airplay, dance charts, and Bubbling Under Dance charts, peaking inside the top 40 in all categories in both regions respectively. The single performed similarly in Austria, France, the Netherlands and Spain, with peak positions inside of their top 50 charts. It also reached number 56 on the Germany Singles Chart, one of her lowest entries in that region. On the Rádio Top 100 charts in Slovakia and Czech Republic, hosted by the IFPI, "Timebomb" peaked at number 40 and number 89 respectively.
  "Timebomb" peaked at number 71 on Russia's TopHit General Airplay chart, whilst it peaked at number 45 on the Mexican Airplay chart hosted by Billboard magazine. It also reached number 19 on Hungary's Rádiós Top 40 chart, and 32 on Billboards Japan Hot 100 chart. The single was a success in the US Dance charts, debuting at number thirty-one on the Dance Club Songs; it eventually reached the top spot, becoming her ninth number one single on that chart. It also reached number 17 on both of Billboards Dance/Electronic Digital Songs and the Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart, and became Minogue's fastest-selling single in the US since "Can't Get You Out of My Head" in 2001. In Canada, it peaked at number 40 and number 73 on the Canadian Digital Songs chart and Canadian Hot 100, the latter hosted by Billboard.
caption: Minogue performs "Timebomb" during 2014's Kiss Me Once Tour.
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