Kylie Minogue - Tension

Here's the Official video for "Tension" by Kylie Minogue with shots across the world including South Korea (Seoul), France (Seine river in Paris), Slovenia (Ljubljana), Latvia (Riga), Japan (Hiroshima) and Antarctica. (Footage from Getty Images)

"Tension" is a song by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. BMG Rights Management and Minogue's company, Darenote, released it as the second single from her sixteenth studio album of the same name, on Aug. 31 2023, both digitally and physically. Minogue co-wrote the song with Anya Jones, Camille Purrell, Jon Green, and producers Duck Blackwell and Richard "Biff" Stannard, long-time collaborators of Minogue's works. Minogue wrote it after finishing several songs in Surrey, and A&R Jamie Nelson introduced it to Purcell and Jones to further complete it.

"Tension" features a variety of electronic dance sounds, including dance-pop, house music, and electro-pop. Lyrically, the song is about sexual attraction to a partner, and it is considered one of Minogue's most experimental and edgier compositions. Music critics gave "Tension" mostly positive reviews, with many praising the sound and production quality. At the same time, some publications praised Minogue's experimental composition as a high point of her musical career. Since its release, it has appeared on year-end lists by Genius and Rolling Stone India.

Commercially, the song peaked in the top twenty on the UK Singles Chart and the top fifty on the Australian Singles Chart. Elsewhere, it charted in Croatia, Ireland, and Latvia, and had component charts in New Zealand, Canada, Germany, Latin America, and the United States. British filmmaker Sophie Muller directed a music video for the song, which featured various caricatures of Minogue on a neo-futuristic set. Since its release, Minogue has performed the song at a number of events and it has become a notable track within the LGBT community.

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