“Tension” is a song by Australian singer Kylie Minogue, taken from her upcoming sixteenth studio album of the same name (2023). It was released as the album’s second single on August 31, 2023, by BMG Rights Management and Minogue’s company, Darenote. The song was written by Minogue, Anya Jones, Camille Purcell, Jon Green, Duck Blackwell and longtime collaborator Richard Stannard.
[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
Everyday and every night
It’s the way I make you feel (Uh)
Baby, there ain’t nothing better
And I could do this forever with you
(With you, with you, with you)
Uh, uh
[Pre-Chorus]
All night, touch me right there (Doo-doo-doo-doo)
Touch me right there (Doo-doo-doo-doo)
Touch me right there
Baby, break the tension
All night, touch me right there (Doo-doo-doo-doo)
Touch me right there (Doo-doo-doo-doo)
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, ta-ta
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, ta-ta
[Post-Chorus]
(Ooh-ooh) Touch me right there
Touch me right there
Touch me right there
Baby break the tension
(Ooh-ooh-ooh) Touch me right there
(Ooh-ooh-ooh) Touch me right there
(Ooh-ooh-ooh) Touch me right there
Baby, break the tension
[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
Everyday and every night
It’s the way I make you feel (Uh)
Baby, there ain’t nothing better
And I could do this forever with you
(With you, with you, with you)
Uh, uh
[Pre-Chorus]
All night, touch me right there (Doo-doo-doo-doo)
Touch me right there (Doo-doo-doo-doo)
Touch me right there
Baby, break the tension
All night, touch me right there (Doo-doo-doo-doo)
Touch me right there (Doo-doo-doo-doo)
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, ta-ta
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, ta-ta
[Post-Chorus]
(Oh) Touch me right there
Touch me right there
Touch me right there
Baby, break the tension
(Ooh-ooh-ooh) Touch me right there
(Ooh-ooh-ooh) Touch me right there
(Ooh-ooh-ooh) Touch me right there
Baby, what you missin’?
[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
Woah
[Chorus]
Oh, my God, touch me right there
Almost there, touch me right there (Touch me right there)
Don’t be shy, boy, I don’t bite (Touch me right there)
You know where, touch me right, ta-ta
Oh, my God, touch me right there (Touch me right there)
Almost there, touch me right there (Touch me right there)
Don’t be shy, boy, I don’t bite
You know where, touch me right, ta-ta
