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| - %22In My Arms%22 is a song by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue from her tenth studio album, X (2007). The track was written by Minogue, Calvin Harris, Richard %22Biff%22 Stannard, Paul Harris and Julian Peake. It was produced by Calvin Harris and Stannard. The song was released as the worldwide second single from the album on 16 February 2008, while it served as the third single in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. It also made an appearance on her 2012 greatest hits album, The Best of Kylie Minogue. The song was introduced by Harris while she was recording in a studio in Brighton.%22In My Arms%22 is a synthpop inspired song, which features elements of retro and dance music as well. Lyrically, the song is about a lover by saying how it would feel in their arms. %22In My Arms%22 received generally favourable reviews from some music critics, with some praising the lyrics and deeming it as one of the best tracks on the album. However, some reviewers were critical towards the production of the song. Commercially, %22In My Arms%22 was generally successful, peaking inside the top ten in countries including Romania, Belgium, France, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. However, the song experienced lower success in her native Australia, where it peaked at thirty-five, becoming her lowest charting single of the decade since %22Cowboy Style%22.The music video for %22In My Arms%22 was directed by Melina Matsoukas and filmed in Los Angeles, California, along with the video for %22Wow%22. Minogue has performed the song on three of her concert tours. The first being the KylieX2008 Tour, where it featured her as a coachman in the 19th century, where the backdrop was only black and white. She additionally performed the song on her North American tour For You, For Me, Aphrodite World Tour, Kiss Me Once Tour. More recently, it was performed on her Kylie Summer 2015 Tour.
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