Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
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Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
“Tension” is the title track from Kylie Minogue’s sixteenth studio album of the same name. The song was announced as the album’s second single on 30 August 2023, for release the next day. The song was premiered on Zane Lowe’s Apple Music show.
[Verse 1]
I'm a star babe-babe-babe
Do this all day-day-day
Cool like sorbet-bet-bet
(Cool like sorbet-bet-bet)
Bet you can't wait-wait-wait
Hands up on me-me-me
Hot like chilli-li-li
(Hot like chilli-li-li)
[Refrain]
Ooh, thoughts of me fill up your mind
Every day and every night
It's the way I make you feel (Uh)
Baby, there ain't nothin' better
And I could do this forever with you
With you, with you, with you
[Pre-Chorus]
A-a-all night, touch me right there (Do-do, do-do)
Touch me right there (Do-do, do-do)
Touch me right there
Baby, break the tension
All night, touch me right there (Do-do, do-do)
Touch me right there (Do-do, do-do)
Touch me right there
Baby, what you missin'?
[Chorus]
Oh, my God, touch me right there
Almost there, touch me right there
Don't be shy, boy, I don't bite
You know where, touch me right, tou-tou—
Oh, my God, touch me right there
Almost there, touch me right there
Don't be shy, boy, I don't bite
You know where, touch me right, tou-tou—
[Post-Chorus]
Touch me right there
Touch me right there
Touch me right there
Baby, break the tension (Ooh, ah)
Touch me right there (Oh)
Touch me right there (Oh)
Touch me right there
Baby, break the tension (Ooh)
[Verse 2]
Call me Kylie-lie-lie
Don't imita-ta-tate
Cool like sorbet-bet-bet
(Cool like sorbet-bet-bet)
I'm your esca-a-ape
I'm your vacay-ay-ay
Hot like chilli-li-li
(Hot like chilli-li-li)
[Refrain]
Ooh, thoughts of me fill up your mind
Every day and every night
It's the way I make you feel (Uh)
Baby, there ain't nothin' better
And I could do this forever with you
With you, with you, with you
[Pre-Chorus]
A-a-all night, touch me right there (Do-do, do-do)
Touch me right there (Do-do, do-do)
Touch me right there
Baby, break the tension
All night, touch me right there (Do-do, do-do)
Touch me right there (Do-do, do-do)
Touch me right there
Baby, what you missin'?
[Chorus]
Oh, my God, touch me right there
Almost there, touch me right there
Don't be shy, boy, I don't bite
You know where, touch me right, tou-tou—
Oh, my God, touch me right there (Ah)
Almost there, touch me right there (Ah)
Don't be shy, boy, I don't bite (Ah)
You know where, touch me right, tou-tou—
[Post-Chorus]
Touch me right there
Touch me right there
Touch me right there
Baby, break the tension (Ooh, ah)
Touch me right there (Oh)
Touch me right there (Oh)
Touch me right there
Baby, what you missin'? (Ooh)
[Bridge]
La-la-la, la-la-la
La-la-la, la-la-la
La-la-la, la-la-la
La-la-la, la-la-la
Woo
[Chorus]
Oh, my God, touch me right there
Almost there, touch me right there
Don't be shy, boy, I don't bite
You know where, touch me right, tou-tou—
Oh, my God, touch me right there
Almost there, touch me right there
Don't be shy, boy, I don't bite
You know where, touch me right, tou-tou—
Tension was written by Kylie Minogue & Anya Jones & KAMILLE & Jon Green & Richard “Biff” Stannard & Duck Blackwell.
Tension was produced by Duck Blackwell & Richard “Biff” Stannard.
Kylie Minogue released Tension on Thu Aug 31 2023.
The initial version was really out of place, and I wasn’t sure it would make the album. The lyrics were pretty edgy, the robo-voice was much more exaggerated—it just sounded very deep club. As it evolved, it was softened and finessed. Again, it was the shaping of the song that really stood out to me...