Tension (Kylie Minogue album)
2023 studio album by Kylie Minogue / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tension is the sixteenth studio album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. It was released in a variety of formats on September 22, 2023, by BMG Rights Management and Minogue's company Darenote. It was announced in May 2023, and is Minogue's first set of material since Disco (2020). Minogue worked with a number of producers, including long-time collaborators Richard "Biff" Stannard, Duck Blackwell, Jackson Foote, PhD, and Cutfather, to create a record that emphasises each song's individuality rather than a central theme. Tension, influenced by electropop, incorporates a variety of electronic dance genres, including 1980s synth-pop, disco, and funk, as well as contemporary dance-pop and EDM elements. The lyrics address themes of love, heartbreak, and empowerment.
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Tension garnered universal acclaim from music critics, who praised its eclectic sound, catchiness, and production quality. Some publications considered it to be one of Minogue's best works, and it appeared on several year-end lists. The album was a commercial success, having peaked at number one in Australia, Wallonia, the United Kingdom, and Ireland, as well as on component charts in the United States. It also reached the top ten in several countries, including France, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, and Switzerland. Two weeks after its release, the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) certified it silver for selling more than 60,000 units in the United Kingdom.
The album generated three singles: "Padam Padam," "Tension," and "Hold on to Now." "Padam Padam" peaked in the top ten of the UK Singles Chart, making her the only female artist to do so between the 1980s and 2020s. The song won both an ARIA Award for Best Pop Release and a Grammy Award for Best Pop Dance Recording. Minogue made several live appearances and performances to promote the album, including on American Idol, at the Capital Summertime Ball, and as the headliner of Radio 2 Live in the Park. Furthermore, Minogue commenced her first Las Vegas residency show, More Than Just a Residency, in November 2023. In December of that year, a remix album, Extension (The Extended Mixes), was released, and a repackage of Tension was confirmed for 2024.