My friend met Kylie in Australia a couple of weeks ago and reported, "I carefully studied her for signs of plastic surgery, but could find none (apart from the lips, of course)." My friend also added that Kylie was "very petite", a fact which is about as surprising as this record.

As one may expect from a track recorded to beef up Greatest Hits package Ultimate Kylie, Giving You Up is not one of Kylie's most inspired singles.

The dance-floor tread is pleasant enough, but fails to linger in the mind once the gyrating's over (despite the fact it took eight people to write it). The sound of Kylie treading water until her next incarnation.