Kylie Minogue releases new song 'Padam Padam' along with the music video

It's the first single from her upcoming album

Kylie Minogue
Author: Anna Sky MagliolaPublished 18th May 2023
Last updated 18th May 2023

'Padam Padam' is the first song from Kylie Minogue's upcoming 16th studio album 'Tension' The new song sees Kylie move away from the 'Disco' era and towards her dance-pop roots.

On the day of the song's release, Kylie also shared the raunchy music video, which sees her dressed completely in red. Sitting in a Big Brother-esque red chair, in a scrapyard, the video sees Kylie's scenes from the scrapyard interspersed with footage from inside an American diner surrounded by dancers, also dressed in red.

Earlier this month, Kylie announced her 16th studio album 'Tension' would be released on 22nd September, and that 'Padam Padam' would be the first single from it.

The singer recently opened up about working on the album, telling her fans that she felt 'so much freedom'. In an Instagram post she wrote: 'This album is a blend of personal reflection, club abandon and melancholic highs! I felt so much freedom when I recorded it and hope you love it!'.

In a statement about her new song, she also revealed: "I started this album with an open mind and a blank page. Unlike my last two albums there wasn’t a ‘theme’, it was about finding the heart or the fun or the fantasy of that moment and always trying to service the song."

She continued: "I wanted to celebrate each song’s individuality and to dive into that freedom. I would say it’s a blend of personal reflection, club abandon and melancholic high."

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