This could be my favorite single of hers since Slow it’s infectious and the video is iconic

Padam was just the start and that was amazing this is on an another level and each listen gets better and better. Imagine this live the Arena will go crazy. It’s a phenomenal era for Kylie and her fans ❤💚

this song absolutely grows on you after subsequent listens- I'm obsessed now, wasnt at first 😂

this dance track needs a few listens for it to hit. The many layers & references is amazing ❤

This song is fantastic. I prefer it more than Padam Padam. I genuinely think this song has the same power and impact as Padam Padam. In my opinion, the music video has some elements of ShowGirl, X era and Wow. I love it and it's one of my new Kylie favourites. Thanks Johnny!

2023 is the year of Kylie 💯🎤👑 iconic much, QUEEN! What a comeback to the top, this new album is going to be mind blowing! 🔥💙👌💯👑🙏

It didn't fully click on first listen, but it has since been on repeat for the last 24 hours, I can't get enough! She did it again 🔥 My favorite of the two singles so far.

Probably my favorite single of hers in years. Super infectious, I can’t stop listening to it!

I definitely like tension more than padam. I listened to this single in a couple of days more padam for all the time))

Her video has a tonne of moves for TikTok choreography clips. Hopefully it blows up on social media like Padam Padam did. It’s an excellent single from Kylie.

great reaction and it grew on me after 3 listens and now it's fabulous. Love how it's different to Padam and it references so many eras of recent music, of her's too. I read that the video makes comment about the music industry.

At first I thought this track was quite good & now it's literally maybe my fav Kylie track. It's a grower, the sign of a future classic.

She plays with her alter egos like in Did It Again and Never Too Late to see who takes control. My interpretation is that "real Kylie" and "Robotic Kylie" negotiate and agree to minimize "Showgirl Kylie" and maximize "AI/media Kylie". Then, the creative team's references to including symbols of Paris, Texas and Blade Runner 2049, is from a team that makes smart pop. She is one of the last bastions of living pop as we know it, and she has the formula of the diva that is always reborn.

Tension is the most club dancing song since “Get Outta My Way”!! 🔥💃✨👌

I don’t want this comment to get deleted, so I’ll just say that I think this song is about “self love” lol. Button down Kylie goes into this experience, which is run by a more hedonistic Kylie. Which leads her down a rabbit hole of self discovery. I don’t know every Kylie era, but there’s definitely some callbacks, as well as the film references you mentioned. Great track, not as immediate as Padam but still super fun and bonkers ✌️

Everyone saying the same - 2 listens or more and it’s fabulous! The video is the best she’s done for 20 years no question. She’s got a renewed confidence about her and moved beyond the soft/girly/flowing frocks look she’s peddled for the last decade. This is definitely going to reach beyond her fan base like Padam did but for completely different reasons I also think this is a clear thread with a connection between each video. The Padam video featured some sets, such as the motel room from the Disco era, this has the same motel room and now some other worldly place. Don’t be surprised if we see some of these ‘personas’ in future work. Hopefully the showgirl! She looks absolutely stunning throughout. Even when singing about ‘touch me right there’ and grabbing her own ass, she’s somehow the epitome of class! God love her

Kylie is single-handedly rejuvenating pop music worldwide. Millions upon millions of people have sat on the sidelines waiting for a veteran from the heyday of radio-based pop music to rise again and capture the charts. Kylie is that triple-threat artist. #Padam #Tension

Tension - this song is unlike Padam, Timebomb, or Magic vibe. It takes time to accept it. That always happens when it comes to Kylie's tracks, just like some of them in the Golden album. But I still love it!!! Thank you Johnny for making this reaction video. 💚

her best video in an amazing career and the song is stunning. I Am OBSESSED.

Kylie the pop goddess !! I listened to this song over 20 times on repeat. The first time played I thought 🤔. Then the second time I was hooked and I’m in my 50’s !!

Totally addicted ! Still dancing in my kitchen with my coffee since one hour with my cat going crazy ... PARIS 9.43 on morning ...thanks Kylie !

It’s Kylie on magic mushrooms, and I live for it!!! 😂

It’s definitely not as immediate as Padam, more a grower, but I am into it! Pretty bonkers like 3 songs in one and a bonkers video to match. Lots of ways to interpret the video and lots going on so loads of replay value. Thanks for pointing out the blue light at the start pulsing with the beat I never noticed that. The opening shot looks like dark Kylie is inside a brain and is in command. She looks a bit like Astrid that Kylie played in Dr Who and it looks a lot like inside the Tardis. Sweet innocent Kylie enters the “box” (too on the nose? 😁) maybe on a journey of “self discovery” She looks very Maria in Sound of Music. Enters into a derelict room with a smashed disco ball (end of Disco era?) Glitter Kylie starts dancing under the command of dark Kylie (comment on Music Industry?) Pink Kylie starts copying her moves. Pink Kylie in hotel room direct reference from Paris, Texas. Also similar room to Padam and Dancing. When she pushes away from vanity to start dancing, possible reference to Crystalize video. On the nose reference to touch me right there - visual of thumb pushing up and down on wheel 🫣 Glitter Kylie coming out of screen and being giant reference to Giving You Up video. Showgirl Kylie (past era and maybe Vegas residency ref) at the table it looks like they are having a battle and Pink Kylie is fighting back much to the surprise of dark Kylie and seems to take some control. Different Kylie’s reference to Did It Again and Confide In Me. Could be the Kylie’s are different facets of her personality. Lots of Kylie’s at the end could be reference to Your Disco Needs You video. At the end she leaves as a mixture of them all.

I wasn’t feeling this the first couple of listens, but seeing the video and the peroxide robotic Kylie is everything I need and more in my life. I’m obsessed with her.

It's Fucking amazing it certainly grows on you And Astrid her character from Dr Who turns into the character in black love the whole vibes of Tension ❤💚

It’s classic Kylie and current Kylie perfection. I love this song 🥰

Still just as addictive and ear-wormy as Padam Padam but filtered through a 90's Night at the Roxbury vibe? Yes please! Even the teaser track 10 out of 10 is still stuck in my head...

Instantly addictive for me, and musically and esthetically I love it more than Padam. The album is supposed to be exceptional.

The blond machine operator Kylie is giving serious Metropolis vibes. Fritz Lang's 100 years old masterpiece still inspires.

I'm loving this song so much!! She's awesome!!

It was only when I watched the video that it all clicked for me. Loving it now

I LOVE IT I LIKE IT JUST A FUN GREAT DANCE 🕺 FUN SONG WITH THE GOLDEN KYLIE TOUCH !! Perfect ❤🎉🤩🎯

Love your reactions. Always look forward to them.

As a long time Kylie fan at age 52, the first time I heard this song, I thought it was very classy and sophisticated, just like Kylie is the very epitome of style, class and sophistication and this song has made it into the playlist of my hotel workplace public areas and bar PA System - I’ve been pestering my hotel manager for months to get Kylie to do a PA and stay at our hotel to enhance our hotel’s brand

The video calls back many of her other videos, different Kylie looks, did it again, wouldn’t change a thing, can’t get you out of my head all did it. I think the video is a modern wizard of Oz type story, love this more than padam

Her songs, the producers and Kylie are a dream✨

love your reaction Greetings from Chile 🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱

I think it’s meant to be camp. I interpret all the different Kylie’s as references to her career. The feather one is her light years tour, the disco red head is from the song your disco needs you, the screen with the eyes is confide in me, the machine Kylie is from Put yourself in my place esthetically combined with I think X. There is so much in this. The background of the mirror shot with the pink Kylie is from padam :))

Definitely a grower. It gets better with every listen.

put it on repeat and the piano links it perfectly AWESOME!!!!!!

Padam is amazing don’t get me wrong but I would prefer listening to this it’s really catchy I love this can’t wait for the album now ! Xx

Sparkly Kylie is awesome my favorite moments in this video

Absolutely loved your reaction especially during the first prechorus, I could tell you were as pleasantly surprised by the "doo doo doo"s before the "nasty" bit comes on!

Kylie Minogue i Love It 😍 🌹 Is Queen Fantastic 👌 Diva

This hooks you immediately with the house piano riff at the start,this is gonna be a massive club track,I think she is going back in this video through her eras the different Kylie's are like her video for Did It Again and the show girl I think is a nod to her Vegas residency it made me think of Madonna with bitch I'm Madonna with Kylie naming herself in the song there are references to the film Metropolis and Blade runner in this video,I love that the same hotel room in the Padam video is also in this video and shots of Padam red are also in this video this is instantly iconic and with some great remixes this will be a surefire club banger do excited for the new album (Matt)p.s I think that dance move where she grabs her own bottom is a reference to spinning around and those fanous gold hot pants

This tune is a grower, i was randomly singing 'baby break the tension' this morning washing up haha

you are absolutely spot on. you understand music .

Hey J ! So happy you liked it ! To me it’s definitely a grower I truly like it better than Padam ;) About the video it seems that she referred Paris-texas and blade runner 2049 at least in the looks … so happy to see you react to some KM :) have a good one

It's definitely a grower. However, I felt the same with Padam Padam it took me a couple of listens to get into this new era. With this one after the 2nd listen totally hooked! It does build the tension and when it releases it in the final 3rd it's just so epic! Just listening to the lyrics, and the way black and white kylie is rubbing the button on the top of that joystick, it's clearly as others have said about achieving pleasure by ones own hand, cough, that's why she's glowing at the end, :P. It's delivered it typical classy Kylie fashion as despite that the entire package is not overtly sexual.

its a great video and all the incarnations of Kylie..super cool.

My fav part is when the PADAM hotel room rolls away into the dance floor scene! Love your reactions!

The purpose of the different Kylies is the “tension” - the good the bad the party

MaDaM PaDaM hits it out of the park again!

1) The tiny yellow figure on the table seems to be her "Vegas showgirl" look. 2) The deck's controls say "Touch Here." Cute. 3) Is fuschia Kylie's hotel room the same setting as the 'Golden' cover? 4) The sparkly Kylie character appears in a cavernous room with a broken disco ball shattered on the floor. A reference to 'Disco'?

Great reaction as always. I didn’t know what to think of the song on first listen, but it has grown immensely and now I can’t get it out of my head. Very impressed!

Wow - this one has grown on me. Great second lift from the album. Great cover and reaction - thanks so much.

Love her always

Naughty Kylie love it!

Thanks for doing this reaction it’s a grower I’m hooked after a few listens , I hope you had good holiday

yesss

There is no rivalry at all in the video to me personally. All of the Kylie's are in harmony - the redhead Kylie even gives "the glow" to blonde Kylie at one point.i think the video is actually visually - and Kylie is also physically - stunning. Omg I 😘 ve love love this song. More than padam padam BUT it hit me the second listen. It just makes you wanna move and when she hits those high notes at the end ..bliss.

Similarity with KITO "Wild Girl" (Paul Woolford Remix). Anyway i like the Song & Video 🥳🥳🥳

It's definitely a grower and the video just helps you enjoy the song more.

The “touch me right there” line in the chorus is so catchy… had it in my head for 2 days after listening to it the first time… LOOOOOVE IT! 👍🏻👏🏼🤩

This song and video is just so out of this world

Amazing, it is deffo a grower !

I love the build up before the chorus. I definitely feel like there is tension there, as we're anticipating the drop.

I think ur right, the second time u listen it really grows I love the 90 influence

💎TENSION💎 has a gr8 early 2000s vibe 2 it 🎶🎧🎶 I'm living 4️⃣ 🌈KYLIE🌟 right now & I'm patiently waiting 4️⃣ the 🆕 album 🔊😁🔊 Gr8 reaction too👍

A grower,and worth the wait! Cool as sorbet/hot as chili...💙🔥

Definitely takes 3 or 4 listens because it’s a frenetic song and the video is so much to take in. Then, it. Is. 🔥🔥🔥. This is the best 1st, 2nd single punch since Fever or Light years. Sign me up Ba-ba-ba.

I also appreciated the dig at Kylie Jenner re the don’t imitate line with the trademark battle the have ongoing

I too didn't like it when I first heard it, but the song has totally grown on me with each subsequent listen. The video is amazing and full of so much imagery. Not as catchy as Padam, but it is not awful either. This lady still churns out quality shit at age 55.

Fabulous video. Great second single. Can’t wait for her new, straight to number 1 album ❤❤❤

The video was like a revisit to the "Did It Again" MV: four different iterations of Kylie having a faceoffs (DIA was more comedic but one of my fave KM vids)

There’s allot to unpack here, both musically and visually. The Blade Runner whisper is undeniable, so I would discuss further on your patreon site.

Great reaction as usual , but I feel you need to watch / react to the extended shiny remix of this. You will get a different perspective of Kylie the pop star, even tho, you get it already , ha ha !

So true it’s a grower it would sound amazing in the clubs I’m still trying to work out the clip… she does look amazing! Your a bit of alright Johnny! 🤙🏻

I totally agree with others on here, this track needs a few listens to get it, but I can honestly say I think this must be one of the most infectious dance tracks I've heard for a very long time.

I actually thought your initial prediction was spot on. It may not be quite as instantly catchy as Padam but as a whole it is a better song. To me at least. I mean for starters unlike Padam it is a full-blown song and she doesn't cater to the TicTokers as much. I actually love that.

To me, the whole music video concept does seem confusing. Someone shared that the pink Jumper Kylie look was inspired by Paris, Texas, a film released in 1984. You could tell the setting also represents it too. (Red phone, vanity mirror etc)

I bloody love this. It took me a few goes myself to throw off the doubts but just let them go. Wow this is a banger. And as for the video in my head it is a kind of more sexualised, personally transformative journey of Kylie being manipulated (all be it willingly) by the man behind the curtain! With an alien twist.

Just watched the video a couple of times it has to be kylie and all her incarnations and gaining experience from them all and coming out the otherside 🤷🏻‍♂️ 80s, X era, the glittery effect is disco with the strobe light of say something... Learning the dance moves of the giant kylie, 'dancing' in the hotel room, showgirl, video gives nod to 'your disco needs you' she sings lalalala in the song, its cleverer than we think.... i think 😅

Having seen the video, I’m even more convinced that it’s a song about touching herself.

i think there's quite a lot of cinematic references in this video, apart from the blade runner 2049 hologram her pink jumper outfit is a reference to nastassja kinski in paris texas and the whole premise/style (with the green screened silhouettes flying around the screen and the giant screen) reminds me a lot of twin peaks the return

Re the video, i think she is referencing her different recent eras. When she is dancing in the red dress in the hotel room its a throwback to the Dancing video (check it you will see what i mean)... the glittery Kylie is a throwbacknto the Say Something video. I think its just a clever follow up to the Padam video where her devil side is coming out and she is wanting to shag that guy in the club. Clever reference. Great video

There are definitely the references to the films blade runner, as well as paris, texas. I think the room could be kylie walking to the stage. The control room is her head, and cute-kylie, sex-kylie, showgirl-kylie are all competing and growing into future-kylie. After the furore of the show, she is walking away recharged and taking something else away the experience which is now a part of her. Or i could just be talking bollocks 😂

For me this is even better than "Padam Padam"

Great song. It is a grower. Does the video need to hang together? It's a visual feast and the disconnect is part of the attraction. Love it.

This is a battle between Real Kylie (Pink jumper) and Kylie Jenner (Dark Kylie). She's having an identity crisis and Dark Kylie is trying to manipulate and take control, but she's imbued with the confidence of the giant Kylie, which is her public persona, and by the end of the video Dark Kylie is spinning out of control as the multiple Kylie's enforce Real Kylie's standing as a global icon. In the final scene she is walking away triumphant with Public Kylie shimmering within her.

Pretty sure the video is about prim and proper Kylie going to this place and the white-haired lady in black is the mastermind and is controlling the red-haired projected image (and doing the voice for it) to offer something to Kylie to make her cooler. That's my take on it. You can see Kylie dancing at the bottom of the screen when the chorus drops. She came here to change.

Please could you do a Kylie reaction to a song called if you were with me now with Keith Washington. It’s from 1990’s I think I can’t remember but it’s a lovely song and I don’t think many people have heard it it was a hit I believe in UK. But it would be great if you did a reaction to this song to show some people this great song. Love your channel by the way :)

This song's definitely a grower! What a cool point to be at in her career where she's able to do this kind of more experimental stuff and still be on trend and commercially huge. Is the bedroom in this video the same one from the Padam video and maybe even Dancing? 🤔Maybe I'm looking too deep for connections haha

How will she sing this song live. I was caught off guard, I did not expect Tension to sound like this. I really enjoyed DISCO the album though.

I agree it's a grower. If I overanalyse, the whole song is about herself. The line I'm Kylie, don't imitate would read as self-assurance; along the lines of "I've been doing this for 40 years, and I know what I want" and the tension that breaks is her doubts about the musical direction. The video and the against different Kylies bring "Did it again" to mind; you have a showgirl, a sweet, a club, and a sexy Kylie vying for attention, but they aren't fighting this time.

You need to watch the music video for Did It Again these two feel very similar I think that’s what the lyrics hint at in this song

Stylish, high quality gay club banger. Lover her!

I'm actually surprised that nobody mentioned the meaning behind the lyric she sings @ the beginning of the second verse, "Call me Kylie-ie-ie, don't imitate, tate, tate..." is a direct reference/jab @ Kylie Jenner who had the audacity to try and ©️ opyright the name KYLIE the year prior (although it was most likely due to naivete on her behalf). Regardless it was extremely insulting considering Miss Minogue had been making top notch pop/dance music for decades upon decades and shattering records along the way. My only hope is that Jenner got to at least hear this song and took it as an EFF U! She's not the only Kylie in this world!!!!

The Kylie reference could be Kylie Jenner who wanted to trademark it. The minx there’s only one Kylie😅😅😅😅😅

No one mentions the Blade Runner Kylie on this music video when others react