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25 years ago today, Kylie Minogue released “Can’t Get You Out Of My Head.” Rob Davis and Cathy Dennis wrote and produced 'Can't Get You Out of My Head' together after Universal Publishing paired them up to work on new material, with Davis generating a 125 bpm drum loop on Cubase before Dennis improvised the now-iconic line "I just can't get you out of my head" straight into the melody. The pair finished the demo in just three and a half hours, recording it at Davis's home studio in Surrey with a natural, unforced approach that leaned on minimal instrumentation, most of it programmed through a Korg Triton workstation. Before it ever reached Kylie Minogue, the song was actually turned down twice, first offered to S Club 7 and then to Sophie Ellis-Bextor, neither of whom took it on. It eventually landed with Minogue's A&R executive Jamie Nelson, who felt its polished, club-ready energy would resonate with dancefloor audiences, and Minogue herself signed off on recording it after hearing...

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