"Music's Too Sad Without You" is a song recorded by Australian singer

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and English singer

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. It was released for contemporary hit radio on 13 October 2018 through

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as the fifth single from Minogue's fourteenth studio album, '' Golden'' (2018). The song was written by Minogue, Savoretti and its producer

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. "Music's Too Sad Without You" has been described as a

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-tinged ballad. Savoretti included a live performance of the song on the deluxe edition of his sixth studio album, '' Singing to Strangers'' (2019), and included the original version on the special edition of that album.

Background and composition

"Music's Too Sad Without You" was written by Minogue, Savoretti and Samuel Dixon, whilst produced by Dixon. In October 2018, Minogue and Savoretti both teased at the song's music video, posting stills on social media. A day later, Minogue announced the song as the fifth and final single from '' Golden'', with the radio edit of the song premiering on 13 October 2018 on

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. The song has been described as a country-tinged ballad.

Music video

The music video for the song, directed by Joe Connor, was filmed in the

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opera house in

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, Italy. It premiered on

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on 15 October 2018 and has been viewed over 2.3 million times.

Live performances

"Music's Too Sad Without You" was included on the set list for the Kylie Presents: Golden shows, with both Minogue and Savoretti performing the song. The song was also performed as part of the Venice Jazz Festival in July 2018. On 10 November 2018, Minogue and Savoretti performed the song on ''

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''. On 24 November 2018, they performed the song on ''

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''.

Charts

Release history

References

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