Tension (Kylie Minogue album)

Tension is the upcoming sixteenth studio album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. It will be released on 22 September 2023 by BMG Rights Management and Minogue's company, Darenote. It was announced in May 2023, marking Minogue's first new body of work since her 2020 disco dance-pop album, Disco. "Padam Padam" serves as the lead single of the album, with Dutch DJ and electronic music producer Oliver Heldens' single with Minogue, "10 Out of 10" also appearing in the album.

Tension
Studio album by
Kylie Minogue
Released22 September 2023 (2023-09-22)
Label
Producer
Kylie Minogue chronology
Infinite Disco
(2022)		 Tension
(2023)
Singles from Tension
  1. "Padam Padam"
    Released: 18 May 2023[2]

Background and production

Minogue's fifteenth studio album, Disco, released in November 2020, saw the singer return to a disco oriented sound after experimenting with country-pop in 2018's Golden.[3][4] In a 2021 BBC Radio 2 interview, Minogue teased the project, stating, "Perhaps it's going a bit more electropop. Don't quote me that [...] but that's what's on the boil at the minute."[5] In a June 2022 interview with Vogue, Minogue appeared to confirm this direction, citing her 2003 single "Slow" as a reference point for the new material.[6] The magazine also noted that recording sessions for the new album were scheduled to begin in July 2022.[6] In November 2022, Minogue told the Evening Standard that the sessions for the album had taken place in Melbourne, Brighton, London, Surrey, Croatia and Paris.[7] She enlisted the help of previous collaborators, Richard "Biff" Stannard and Duck Blackwell, to work on the album.[8]

Composition
Dutch DJ and electronic music producer Oliver Heldens (pictured) appeared on Kylie Minogue's album track "10 Out of 10".

The album will begin with "Padam Padam". It has been described as a "hypnotic electro" track.[9]

"10 Out of 10", the tenth track on Tension with Dutch DJ and electronic music producer Oliver Heldens is "inspired by 80s synth-pop and disco, 90s house and 00s Eurodance, with a modern dance music twist" per Helden's own description of the track he co-wrote with Minogue and co-produced with Jackson Foote.[10]

Release and promotion

Tension is scheduled for release on 22 September 2023 by BMG Rights Management and through Minogue's company, Darenote, making it her sixteenth studio album. The album will contain eleven tracks.[11]

Singles and songs

Prior to the album announcement, a collaboration song with Dutch DJ and electronic music producer Oliver Heldens, "10 Out of 10", was released as a single on 5 April 2023 by RCA Records.[12] It peaked at number 19 on the UK Singles Downloads chart.[13] The song will be featured on Tension as the tenth track.[14]

Through Minogue's social media accounts, she announced on 16 May 2023 the release date for the lead single, "Padam Padam",[9] to happen two days later.[2]

Track listing
Tension standard edtion[1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Padam Padam"
Lostboy2:46
2."Hold on to Now"
  
3."Things We Do for Love"
  
4."Tension"
  • Minogue
  • Jones
  • Purcell
  • Green
  • Stannard
  • Blackwell
  
5."One More Time"
  • Minogue
  • Green
  • Stannard
  • Blackwell
  
6."You Still Get Me High"
  • Minogue
  • Green
  • Stannard
  
7."Hands"
  
8."Green Light"
  • Ruby Spiro
  • Davidsen
  • Peter Wallevik
  
9."Vegas High"
  
10."10 Out of 10" (with Oliver Heldens)
  • Heldens
  • Foote
2:50
11."Story"
  • Minogue
  • O'Connell
  • Stannard
  • Blackwell
  
Tension deluxe edition bonus tracks[18]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Love Train"
 
13."Just Imagine"
 
14."Somebody to Love"
  • Minogue
  • Green
  • Stannard
  • Blackwell
 

Release history
Release dates for Tension
Region Date Format Editions Label Ref.
Various 22 September 2023
  • Standard
  • Deluxe
[19]

References
  1. Paine, Andre (12 May 2023). "Kylie Minogue to release 'euphoric' album Tension via BMG in September". Music Week. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  2. "Kylie Minogue divulga prévia de "Padam Padam", novo single" [Kylie Minogue announces a preview for "Padam Padam," a new single]. PapelPop (in Brazilian Portuguese). 15 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  3. O'Connor, Rory (22 July 2020). "Kylie Minogue announces exciting new album 'DISCO' for 2020 release". Smooth Radio. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  4. Wright, Lisa (6 November 2020). "Kylie - Disco Review". DIY. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  5. "Kylie Minogue teases KM16: 'Perhaps it's going a bit more electropop'". Retropop Magazine. 15 November 2021. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  6. Bell, Keaton (9 June 2022). "Inside Kylie Minogue's One-Night-Only Show at the Carlyle". Vogue. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  7. McCarthy, Fiona (2 November 2022). "'My next album's feel-good factor will be HIGH!' - Kylie Minogue on writing hits and her new alcohol-free wine". Evening Standard. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  8. Garcia, Thania (12 May 2023). "Kylie Minogue Will Explore 'Club Abandon' and a 'Melancholic High' in New Album Tension". Variety. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  9. Kupemba, Danai Nesta (12 May 2023). "Kylie Minogue announces new album Tension and 'hypnotic electro' single Padam Padam". PinkNews. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  10. "In Case You Missed It – Oliver Heldens Teams Up with Pop Icon Kylie Minogue for New Single "10 Out of 10"". Sony Music Canada. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  11. Aniftos, Rania (12 May 2023). "Kylie Minogue Reveals Release Date for New Album 'Tension'". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  12. "Oliver Heldens Teams Up With Pop Icon Kylie Minogue For New Single". RCA Records. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  13. "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100 07 April 2023 - 13 April 2023". Official Charts. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  14. "Kylie Minogue to release new album Tension in September!". Music News. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  15. https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/writer/ina%20wroldsen/title/padam%20padam?at=false&searchFilter=SVW&page=1
  16. https://www.instagram.com/stories/ryanashleymusic/3104095945482355406/
  17. https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/writer/ryan%20campbell/title/hands?at=false&searchFilter=SVW&page=1
  18. "Tension (Deluxe) by Kylie Minogue on Apple Music". Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  19. "Tension - Deluxe Edition". Retrieved 18 May 2023.
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