in their idents. Critical reception Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "Vivacious and charming Minogue takes another stab at transferring her European success to the States with an earnest reading of a disco nugget made famous by Melba Moore. She skips and spins atop a throbbing beat foundation, swerving around a flurry of chirping background vocals, grand piano lines, and fluttering strings." Caroline Sullivan from The Guardian said in her review of the Get into You album, "Two seventies covers, Melba Moore's "This Is It" and an authoritative take on the Jacksons' "Show You the Way to Go", are the big moments, all clattering drum machines and Barry White-ish swooning strings." In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton noted that Dannii's last UK Top 10 hit was her cover of "Jump to the Beat", adding that it "may bode well for this cover". A reviewer from Music & Media commented, "Little sister is wearing big sister's clothes, and they are tight fit for the first time with this cheerful pop/dance song". Alan Jones from Music Week gave the song three out of five, describing it as a "house-inflicted but otherwise faithful remake" and a "typically breezy Minogue single". He felt that "the chart is overloaded with disco-era remakes, so it's hard to see it matching Moore's number nine peak." Music video The accompanying music video for the song was filmed in Los Angeles, California and was directed by Willy Smax. It features Minogue and her then-boyfriend actor Julian McMahon on a beach. The dance routine in the video was choreographed by Minogue. It also features an appearance from American actress Elise Neal, who later starred in the horror movie Scream 2 alongside Neve Campbell and the Lifetime made-for-television movie Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B in the role of Gladys Knight. It was listed in NME's "50 Worst Music Videos". The Late Show made a parody of "This Is It" called "Holy Shit". Track listings and formats Australian CD single (D11390) "This Is It" (7-inch version) "This Is It" (12-inch extended version) "This Is It" (alternative 12-inch mix) "This Is It" (Dannii Got Murked mix) "This Is It" (Miami Heat mix) "This Is It" (One World 12-inch mix) "This Is It" (a capella version) Australian cassingle (C11390) "This Is It" "It's Time to Move On" CD single "This Is It" (7-inch version) "This Is It" (12-inch extended version) "This Is It"