Padam Padam (song)

2023 single by Kylie Minogue

For the Édith Piaf song, see Padam, padam...

"Padam Padam"

Original single cover

Single by Kylie Minogue
from the album  Tension
Released| 18 May 2023 (2023-05-18)
Recorded| 2022
Studio|

* Neverland, London
* Infinite Disco Studio, London

Genre|

* Dance-pop
* synth-pop
* electronic

Length| 2:46
Label|

* BMG
* Darenote

Songwriter(s)|

* Peter Rycroft
* Ina Wroldsen

Producer(s)| Lostboy
Kylie Minogue singles chronology
| "Kiss of Life"
(2021)  | "Padam Padam"
(2023)  | "Tension"
(2023)

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Music video
"Padam Padam" on YouTube

"Padam Padam" is a song by Australian singer Kylie Minogue from her sixteenth studio album Tension (2023). It was released on 18 May 2023 through BMG and Darenote, as the lead single from the album. Written by Norwegian singer-songwriter Ina Wroldsen with British producer Lostboy, "Padam Padam" is a dance-pop and synthpop song with elements of electronic music and Eastern European sound. Lyrically, it touches on the topic of sexual encounters, with its title being an onomatopoeia for a heartbeat.

"Padam Padam" received critical acclaim from music critics, with many praising its catchiness and hook. Critics also singled it as a standout from the parent album. It won the inaugural Best Pop Dance Recording award at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, as well as Record of the Year at the Las Culturistas Culture Awards and Best Pop Release at the 2023 ARIA Music Awards. Various music publications, including Billboard, The Guardian, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and Variety, placed "Padam Padam" on their Best Songs of 2023 lists.

Commercially, the song reached number one on the Israeli Singles Chart, number eight on the UK Singles Chart, and number 19 on the Australian Singles Chart. It also reached the top ten in various European countries and appeared on several component charts in the United States and Canada. It was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and Pro-Música Brasil (PMB).

The music video was directed by British filmmaker Sophie Muller. Shot in Los Angeles, it was visually inspired by the works of The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) and elements of Americana culture. Minogue has made several live appearances to promote "Padam Padam" in the United Kingdom and North America. The song has become a viral phenomenon and has been recognised by notable publications for its cultural significance in pop culture. It has been dubbed an anthem within the LGBT community and has been played at pride parades. Furthermore, the track's success has been credited as a pioneer in bridging a generational gap between younger audiences and mature performers through social media and airplay.

## Background and release

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After wrapping up promotional activities for her fifteenth studio album, Disco (2020), Minogue appeared on BBC Radio 2 to talk about new music, saying, "Perhaps it's going a bit more electropop. Don't quote me that [...] but that's what's on the boil at the minute."[1] Minogue confirmed this in a June 2022 interview with Vogue, citing her 2003 single "Slow" as inspiration for the album's sound.[2] That same year, Norwegian singer Ina Wroldsen and English producer Peter "Lostboy" Rycroft met in London in February 2022 to work on new music, and in two days, they wrote "Padam Padam".[3] Regarding the song's title, Wroldsen stated, "I'm married to an Englishman, and my mother-in-law from north London would always go, 'Oh my heart's going ped-ou, ped-ou". Furthermore, Wroldsen said, "It was in my mind when I went to the studio, but 'ped-ou' doesn't sound very nice. So we created 'padam'."[3] After finishing the song, they weren't sure who would record it, so they considered pitching it to British singer Rita Ora or a Eurovision contestant.[4] Minogue's A&R Jamie Nelson sent Minogue the demo of "Padam Padam" while she was in Miami, and she fell in love with it.[5] She recorded it in a London hotel and is listed as the track's vocal engineer.[6][7] When asked about her reaction to the song, Minogue stated, "I loved the song, and the bonus is it felt like it was perfect for me."[8]

Minogue first teased "Padam Padam" on 12 May 2023 via social media.[9] Three days later, Minogue announced the song's release date and shared a preview.[10] It was released on 18 May 2024 by BMG and Minogue's company Darenote and serves as the opening track and lead single for Tension.[11] The cover artwork for the single was created by Studio Moross, who handled the promotional shooting and designs for Tension, and was taken from the "Padam Padam" video shoot; it features Minogue's thigh-high Mugler boots against a red-orange desert backdrop.[12][13] An alternate digital cover used on Minogue's website depicts Minogue in full from the music video.[14] Remixes by HAAi, Absolute, and Jax Jones were all released on digital and streaming platforms separately.[a] Three formats were available: a CD single, a cassette tape with the single and extended mix, and another cassette with all previously released remixes.[19] A vinyl edition was later released to coincide with the album's third single, "Hold On to Now".[20] The extended mix was later included on Minogue's remix album, Extension: The Extended Mixes (2023).[21][22]

## Composition

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> "I heard the demo and loved it. 'This is amazing'. And then once I'd self-recorded my vocals and put them in, I though 'What's more, this is amazing for me.' I really felt like I was fused to this song, and we became greater than the sum of our parts."[11]

—Minogue talking about hearing "Padam Padam" for the first time.

"Padam Padam" is a dance-pop and synth-pop song that includes electronic music and lasts two minutes and 46 seconds.[b] Shore Fire Media stated: "From the euphoric vocals, to the ridiculously infectious chorus and the heart-thumping electronic drum beat - this is an instant Kylie classic."[26] The song is written in 4/4 time and is based on a phrygian dominant scale of C (a Mixolydian scale with lowered 9th (2nd) and lowered 13th (6th), which contributes to its tense quality.[27][28] Lyrically, it explores sexual desire and attraction, with certain lyrics and the title serving as onomatopoeia for the heartbeat.[3][29] Sam Franzini, a writer from The Line of Best Fit, honoured this example by comparing its themes to the "Padam Padam" and Tension tracks, which share similar themes throughout.[29] Other music critics cited various inspirations and elements for the track. According to Neil Z. Yeung of AllMusic, the song "pops through woozy production as a hypnotic groove throbs beneath the surface", while Pitchfork writer Harry Tafoya found the track's vibe to be "silly", with Minogue "vamping through pounding piano house to deliver some truly ridiculous lyrics."[30][31] George Griffiths of the Official Charts Company describes "Padam Padam" as "elastic, Eastern Europe-inspired electro-pop with a bite", and Quentin Harrison of Albumism also notices Eastern-European sounds.[25][32] When it appeared on Tension, Vera Maksymiuk of Riff wrote that it "sets the tone; mimicking a heartbeat".[33] Guy Oddy of The Arts Desk observed that it was slightly influenced by 1990s music, particularly house and electro music and that the song features a "sensual groove, fruity lyrics, and slightly autotuned vocals".[34]

## Critical reception

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“Padam Padam” garnered critical acclaim from music critics. Padam Padam" was described by Stereogum as "a sleek, thumping, catchy-as-hell dance-pop jam" upon its release, adding that "Kylie knows exactly how to deliver a song like that".[24] Retropop called the song "infectious" and "a punchy electronic extravaganza that promises to be 'in your head all weekend'".[35] NME editor Hollie Geraghty praised the song's "thumping earworm refrain", while Jon Stickler of Stereoboard described it as "the catchy pop banger" with a "infectious chorus."[36][37] Mary Varvaris of The Music wrote that the song "sounds completely 2023 while remaining unmistakably Kylie".[38] The song was described as a "shiny bubble of dance-pop joy" by Owen Myers of The Guardian, "unburdened by its performer's personal narrative, freeing Minogue up to play sunny showgirl once more."[39] According to David Smyth of The Evening Standard, "Padam Padam" is a "slinky, Eurovision-style firecracker catchy enough to cause sleepless nights".[40]

Its inclusion in Tension drew widespread praise. Noting it as Minogue's "catchiest chorus in decades", Yeung of AllMusic it as one of the album's top picks and career highlights, saying "listeners won't soon be able to get "Padam Padam" out of their heads."[41] Similarly, Harrison of Albumism chose it as one of the standout tracks from Tension.[32] Peter Piatkowski wrote for PopMatters that selecting "Padam Padam" as the lead single "was a smart decision by whoever made that call".[42] He also compared it to Minogue's single "Can't Get You Out of My Head," stating that "Padam Padam" is "just the kind of ear-worm pop hit that "Can't Get You Out of My Head" was", noting its catchiness.[42] Michael Cragg of Crack dubbed it her best lead single since "Slow", describing it as "hot, heavy, and primarily controlled by Kylie's deepest desires."[43] NME writer Nick Levine called the track "brilliant" and thought it was an "outlier" to Tension.[44] Guy Oddy of The Arts Desk described it as an "absolute banger and has been touted as one of her best tunes in years - with good reason."[34]

Jeremy Allen, writing for The Quietus, identified key elements to the success of "Padam Padam", including "red herring, borrowed judiciously and tethered to some icy electro in a minor key, adorned with subtle musical arabesques", and how those qualities worked for her with her singles "Confide in Me" in 1994 and "Can't Get You Out of My Head" while "keeping things fresh by always being adventurous."[45] Helen Brown of The Independent called the track an "Advance slam-dunker", while Devon Chodzin of Paste saw it as the album's "glimmering thesis statement—a bouncy cut under three minutes that recounts a sultry dance floor encounter and the possibilities it presents."[46] Despite its lack of personal depth, Harry Tafoya of Pitchfork praised its "charm" and called it one of the album's "camp highs", while Loud and Quiet writer Orla Foster thought the song was about "jumpstarting the pulse of your nightclub conquest."[47][48] According to Alexa Camp of Slant Magazine, "Padam Padam" is "an invasive earworm that feels like it could be a cover of a Reagan-era pop hit".[49]

### Accolades and end-of-year lists

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Since its release, "Padam Padam" has received numerous awards and nominations. It was named Record of the Year at the Las Culturistas Culture Awards..[50] At the 2023 ARIA Music Awards, Minogue and "Padam Padam" won Best Pop Release and were nominated for three other awards: Best Solo Artist, Best Independent Release, and Song of the Year, with the latter decided by public vote.[51] Minogue has received the most nominations since the 16th Annual Awards in 2002 in 2002, where she was nominated seven times.[52] At the IHeartRadio Music Awards, she and "Padam Padam" were nominated for Dance Artist and Dance Song of the Year.[53] At the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, the song received the inaugural Grammy Award for Best Pop Dance Recording.[54] It was her first Grammy nomination since "I Believe in You" for Best Dance Recording in 2006, her first since 2009, and her first win since "Come Into My World" in 2004.[55][56][57] It also received Anthem of the Year at the 2024 Queerties Awards.[58] "Padam Padam" has also been nominated for Dance Song of the Year at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards and Best Song at the 2024 Global Awards.[59][60]

Critics' rankings of "Padam Padam"  Publication  | List  | Rank  | Ref.

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American Songwriter | Top 12 Songs of 2023  |

| [61]
BBC News | The Best Songs of 2023  |

[62]

Billboard | The 100 Best Songs of 2023  |

[63]

Billboard | The 30 Best Dance Tracks of 2023  |

[64]

Consequence | The 200 Best Songs of 2023  |

[65]

Entertainment Weekly | The 10 Best Songs of 2023  |

[66]

Exclaim! | Exclaim's 25 Best Songs of 2023  |

[67]

The Guardian | The 20 Best Songs of 2023  |

[68]

Los Angeles Times | The 100 Best Songs of 2023  |

[69]

The New York Times | Jon Pareles's Best Songs of 2023  |

[70]

The New York Times | Jon Caramanica's Best Songs of 2023  |

[70]

NME | The 50 best songs of 2023  |

[71]

Pitchfork | The 100 Best Songs of 2023  |

[72]

Pitchfork | The Best Pop Music of 2023  |

[73]

Rolling Stone | The 100 Best Songs of 2023  |

[74]

Time | The 10 Best Songs of 2023  |

[75]

Time Out | 45 Best Pop Songs of the 21st Century  |

[76]

The Washington Post | Best Pop Singles 2023  |

[77]

Variety | The Best Songs of 2023  |

[78]

## Commercial performance

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Minogue became the fourth female solo artist to have a top-ten single in the UK in five decades, after musicians Lulu, Diana Ross, and Cher (pictured).[79]

“Padam Padam” was a sleeper hit for Minogue.[80] In Australia, "Padam Padam" debuted at number 39 on the regional singles chart and reached number 19.[81] It was her highest charting performance since "All The Lovers" and lasted a total of nine weeks.[82] The song also reached number 12 on the Australian Club chart and number one on the Australian Independent Singles chart.[83][84] The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) certified the track platinum after it sold more than 70,000 units.[85] In New Zealand, the song spent two weeks on the Hot Singles chart, peaking at number 11.[86] In Ireland, it peaked at number seven on the regional singles chart, marking her highest-charting performance since "Higher" with Taio Cruz.[87] A day after its release, "Padam Padam" debuted at number eight on the Singles Download and Single Sales chart in the United Kingdom before rising to number one.[88] It debuted at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart, marking Minogue's 52nd top 40 hit in the country.[88][89] It later peaked at number eight, becoming her first top-ten hit since "Higher" and her 35th overall.[88][90][91] "Padam Padam" also peaked at number one on the Independent Singles and Physical Singles charts, second on the Vinyl Singles chart, and fifth on the Dance Singles chart.[88] The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) certified "Padam Padan" gold, indicating 400,000 units sold in the country by January 2024, and it was her first certified single since "Dancing" in 2018.[92]

In Belgium, "Padam Padam" debuted at number 48 on the Ultratop Singles Chart in Flanders before peaking at number 26 in the tenth week.[93] In the Netherlands, the song peaked at number 40 on the Dutch Single Top 100, marking Minogue's first Top 40 appearance since "Wow" in 2008.[94] It also peaked at number two on the region's Single Tip chart and 16 on the Airplay chart.[94] It also reached number 18 on the country's Dutch Top 40 chart.[95] In the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the song reached number 34.[96] In Germany, the song did not make the Top 100 Singles Chart, but it did reach number 14 on the Download Singles chart.[97] In Hungary, "Padam Padam" peaked inside the Single Top 40 and Dance Top 40 charts, as well as at number four on the Radio Top 40 chart.[98][99][100] "Padam Padam" also reached the top ten in Bulgaria, Croatia, Latvia and South Africa.[c] In Asia, the song topped the International Media Forest chart provided by Israel.[105]

In the United States, it peaked at number seven on the Dance/Electronic Songs chart, marking Minogue's first top-10 single.[106] By early August 2023, "Padam Padam" had topped the Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart, becoming her second number-one single after "Red Blooded Woman" in 2004.[107] It also marked Minogue's debut on the Digital Songs chart, peaking at number 18.[108] After being sent to contemporary hit radio in the United States in August 2023, the song peaked on two Billboard Airplay charts: number 33 on Adult Pop Airplay and number 32 on Mainstream Pop Airplay, her first appearance since "Can't Get You Out of My Head" and "Slow".[109][110] Furthermore, "Padam Padam" peaked at number 190 on the Global 200.[111] In Canada, "Padam Padam" debuted at number 98 on the Hot 100 chart, becoming Minogue's first single to chart since "Timebomb" in 2012.[112] In South America, "Padam Padam" charted in several territories that received airplay from Monitor Latino, including the top ten in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Venezuela on their English-language charts.[d]

## Music video

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A shot of Minogue in a junkyard wearing a custom Mugler outfit.

The music video for "Padam Padam" was directed by British filmmaker and long-time collaborator Sophie Muller. It was shot in April 2023 at the Pink Motel, a former working motel in Sun Valley, Los Angeles that is now used for film and TV productions.[119] The visual was inspired by the films of American director David Lynch and Nicolas Roeg's The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976).[120] Muller described the music video as conveying "a sense of otherworldliness, a strangeness" that mirrored the track, adding, "There's something unusual about [the song], darkness and unease."[121][122] Minogue stated that she would rather film the video on location in the United States than in the studio.[120]

It begins with Minogue wearing a red dress and lying on a bed, with a static television in the background.[123] It then shows Minogue in a junkyard wearing a custom Mugler catsuit with a cape, alongside a group of backup dancers dressed in red.[123][124] Another shot shows Minogue in a roadside diner while the dancers perform the song in another red outfit. Minogue then dances with the backup dancers outside the Pink Motel.[123] Extra scenes from the original shoot were released on the music video's extended edit, along with a visualizer featuring Absolute's remix.[119][125][126] The music video premiered on Minogue's YouTube channel on 18 May 2023.[127] It received positive feedback from publications; Phoebe Luckhurst of The Australian described Minogue's "vampiric femme fatale" look and the set as a "candy-coloured Americana dreamland".[121] Mollie Davis of Good Housekeeping praised Minogue's performance, calling it "incredible". She elaborated, "In classic Kylie style, the music video for "Padam Padam" is "racy, electric, and features plenty of dancing."[128]

## Live performances

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Minogue performed "Padam Padam" for the first time at American Idol in May 2023, alongside "Can't Get You Out of My Head" with Nutsa, one of the show's contestants.[129] The next month, she surprised everyone by performing the same songs at Capital's Summertime Ball.[130] She performed "Padam Padam" as part of her nine-track set at the iHeartMedia KTUphoria 2023 live show.[131] She also performed parts of the song during an interview on Andy Cohen's Sirius XM radio show as part of the single's American promotion, singing and impersonating Siri.[132][133] She performed "Padam Padam" twice at the Horse Meat Disco in June 2023 due to technical issues with the first performance.[134] A week before the album's release, Minogue and Tears for Fears co-headlined Radio 2 in the Park in Leicester's Victoria Park. She headlined the festival's second and final night with performances of "Padam Padam", "Tension" and "Hold On to Now."[135] Kylie attended the 2023 London Fashion Week launch at Lio London, where she performed several album tracks, including "Padam Padam" and "Tension".[136] On 27 September 2024, Minogue gave a free, limited-time concert at the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, performing "Padam Padam" and other songs from her set.[137][138]

Minogue performed "Padam Padam" at the opening ceremony of the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix on 15 November 2023.[139] The next night, she performed several songs with Mark Ronson on the T-Mobile Arena stage in front of the Sphere.[140] The song was featured on her set list for the British live television series An Audience with....[141] Minogue performed the song at the BST Hyde Park show on 13 July 2024, and received critical acclaim for it.[142][143] On August 13, "Padam Padam" was included in her performance at the Sziget Festival in Budapest, Hungary.[144] "Padam Padam" was featured as a lip-sync song on the sixteenth season of the American reality competition series RuPaul's Drag Race.[145] The track was used in the final episode as a lip-sync battle between contestants Nymphia Wind and Sapphira Cristál, with the former winning both the lip-sync and overall competition.[145]

## Impact and cultural signifiance

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> It's taken on a life of its own, and I am having the time of my life seeing what people are doing, people are hilarious. It's become a noun, a verb, an adjective. You know, friends leaving going: ‘Padam!' Like they've turned into minions or something."[146]

—Minogue's reaction to "Padam Padam"'s success.

Since its release, "Padam Padam" has been regarded as a cultural revelation in Minogue's career and current popular culture. Griffiths of the Official Charts Company coined the term "Padam-ic," which was later used by Laura Snapes of The Guardian to encapsulate the cultural impact of "Padam Padam", describing it as the "cultural moment in which frivolity and lightness seem to be breezing back after the COVID-19 pandemic and after an era in which culture has been taken very seriously".[147][148] According to Yeung of AllMusic, the song was a "surprise smash" and part of "this mainstream resurgence that once again connected her to a new generation of fans[...]".[149] When the song became an internet meme, Minogue was interviewed by Attitude, and she responded positively to the phenomenon.[150]

"Padam Padam" has been described as Minogue's biggest hit since music streaming became popular, in the same way that singers Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin, and Dusty Springfield had commercial breakthroughs after unsuccessful career periods.[151] Other critics have pointed out that it is unusual for a middle-aged artist to achieve media success in recent decades.[e] According to Variety, chart analyst and historian James Masterton believes the single's success is significant because Minogue has "bridged a generation gap with a hit record that is reaching out both to her loyal (and ageing) acolytes but also a new generation of music fans," the latter attracted thanks to the TikTok platform, which "contributed to the explosion of Kylie's single; [...] bypassing all traditional media avenues."[156]

"Padam Padam" has also become a gay anthem.[157][158] David Levesley of GQ wrote an article on how the track became an "unlikely gay anthem" and how the track's title "Padam" influenced the gay community's "catch-all gay communiqué".[80] Similarly, the phrase "Padam" has been recognised as a "gay codeword"; Paul Flynn of the Evening Standard observed it as a "gay codeword for everything and nothing. It is a question, a greeting, an exclamation, an insult, and, in some shady corner of the internet, very probably dubious sex practice by now. One Padam fits all."[159] Furthermore, Karen Tongson, popular culture and gender studies specialist at the University of Southern California, noted its positive significance in comparison to the violence against LGBTQ people in the United States through 2023, saying, "There's something about the release of "Padam Padam" that coincided with this sort of moment of despair and conflict, and that reminded us of the kind of intensity, lightness, and kind of queer joy, the celebratory nature of queerness."[160] "Padam Padam" has also been featured at several pride parades, including the New York Pride March, Pride in London, EuroPride 2023 in Malta, and the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.[156][155][161] The song was also used by William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales, to announce their participation in London Pride.[162] Kamala Harris, the Vice President of the United States, posted a video on Instagram of herself dancing to the song at a Pride event at the Stonewall Inn.[163]

Despite its popularity, critics questioned radio stations' agendas due to the perceived lack of airplay. Following fan backlash, BBC Radio 1 and Capital, which cater to a younger audience in the United Kingdom, decided to add "Padam Padam" to their playlists, marking Minogue's first appearance on BBC Radio 1 since 2010's "Get Outta My Way".[164] Following its inclusion on BBC Radio 1's C-List playlist, they responded to criticism by saying, "Each track is considered for the playlist based on its musical merit and whether it is right for our target audience, with decisions made on a case-by-case basis."[165] Lostboy, the track's producer, spoke out about the situation, saying that while its inclusion was a "small victory," it was ultimately "a bit of an insult...".[4] Lucy Anna Gray of The Independent wrote a lengthy article about the song, expressing similar concerns about its lack of airplay.[4] In contrast, Oddy from The Arts Desk wrote that "Padam Padam" "managed to persuade some national radio stations to rethink their policies on which tracks should be played on heavy rotation".[34]

## Track listing

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Digital download / streaming[15]

1. "Padam Padam" – 2:46

Digital download – extended mix[15]

1. "Padam Padam" (extended mix) – 4:04
2. "Padam Padam" – 2:46

CD and cassette single[19]

1. "Padam Padam" – 2:46
2. "Padam Padam" (extended mix) – 4:04

Digital download – Jax Jones remix[16]

1. "Padam Padam" (Jax Jones remix) – 3:24
2. "Padam Padam" – 2:46

Digital download – Absolute. Padam All Weekend remix edit

1. "Padam Padam" (Absolute. Padam All Weekend remix edit) – 3:05

Cassette – The Mixtape[19]

1. "Padam Padam" – 2:46
2. "Padam Padam" (Jax Jones remix) – 3:24
3. "Padam Padam" (Absolute. Padam All Weekend remix) – 5:10
4. "Padam Padam" (HAAi remix) – 6:32

## Credits and personnel

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Credits adapted from the liner notes of Tension.[166]

Locations

* Recorded at Neverland, and Infinite Disco Studio in London.

Personnel

* Kylie Minogue – lead vocals, engineering
* Peter Rycroft – writing, production
* Ina Wroldsen – writing
* Guy Massey – mixing
* Dick Beetham – mastering

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Padam Padam"  | Chart (2023–2024)  | Peak
position

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Argentina Anglo (Monitor Latino)[113] | 6
Australia (ARIA)[81] | 19
Australia Club Tracks (ARIA)[83] | 12
Australia Independent (AIR)[84] | 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[93] | 26
Belarus Airplay (TopHit)[167] | 67
Bulgaria (PROPHON)[101] | 10
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[112] | 98
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[168] | 35
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[169] | 33
Central America Anglo (Monitor Latino)[170] | 12
Chile Anglo (Monitor Latino)[114] | 3
CIS Airplay (TopHit)[96] | 33
Colombia Anglo (Monitor Latino)[115] | 7
Costa Rica Anglo (Monitor Latino)[171] | 11
Croatia (HRT)[102] | 4
Denmark Airplay (Hitlisten)[172] | 15
Dominican Republic Anglo (Monitor Latino)[173] | 17
El Salvador Anglo (Monitor Latino)[116] | 10
Estonia Airplay (TopHit)[174] | 28
Finnish Airplay (Radiosoittolista)[175] | 78
Germany Download (Official German Charts)[97] | 14
Global 200 (Billboard)[111] | 190
Guatemala Anglo (Monitor Latino)[117] | 8
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[98] | 21
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[99] | 4
Hungary (Single Top 40)[100] | 32
Ireland (IRMA)[87] | 7
Israel (Media Forest)[105] | 1
Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit)[176] | 72
Latvia Airplay (LAIPA)[103] | 10
Lithuania Airplay (TopHit)[177] | 13
Mexico Anglo (Monitor Latino)[178] | 12
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[95] | 18
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[94] | 40
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[86] | 11
Peru Anglo (Monitor Latino)[179] | 15
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[180] | 11
Poland Airplay (TopHit)[181] | 42
Romania Airplay (TopHit)[96] | 116
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[182] | 42
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[183] | 39
South Africa Radio (RISA)[104] | 7
Spanish Airplay (Promusicae)[184] | 39
Sweden (DigiListan)[185] | 17
UK Singles (OCC)[186] | 8
UK Dance (OCC)[187] | 5
UK Indie (OCC)[188] | 1
US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[108] | 18
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[109] | 33
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[189] | 7
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[110] | 32
Venezuela Anglo (Monitor Latino)[118] | 9
Venezuela (Record Report)[190] | 46

### Monthly charts

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Monthly chart performance for "Padam Padam"  | Chart (2023)  | Peak
position

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Belarus Airplay (TopHit)[191] | 69
CIS Airplay (TopHit)[192] | 33
Estonia Airplay (TopHit)[193] | 36
Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit)[194] | 76
Lithuania Airplay (TopHit)[195] | 9
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[196] | 42

### Year-end charts

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2023 year-end chart performance for "Padam Padam"  Chart (2023)  | Position

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Australian Artist Singles (ARIA)[197] | 22
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[198] | 98
CIS Airplay (TopHit)[199] | 144
Estonia Airplay (TopHit)[200] | 80
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[201] | 78
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[202] | 59
Lithuania Airplay (TopHit)[203] | 53
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[204] | 78
UK Vinyl Singles (OCC)[205] | 19
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[206] | 17

## Certifications

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Certifications and sales for "Padam Padam"  Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Australia (ARIA)[85] | Platinum  | 70,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[207] | Gold  | 20,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[208] | Gold  | 30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[209] | Gold  | 400,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## Release history

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Release history and formats for "Padam Padam"  Region  | Date  | Format  | Version  | Label  | Ref(s).

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Various  | 18 May 2023  |

* Digital download
* streaming

| Original  |

* Darenote
* BMG Rights Management
* BMG

| [14]
25 May 2023  | Digital download  | Extended mix  | [15]
2 June 2023  | CD single |

* Original
* extended mix

| [19]
9 June 2023  | Streaming  | Extended mix  | [15]
15 June 2023  | Cassette |

* Original
* extended mix

| [19]
28 June 2023  | Digital download  | Jax Jones remix  | [16]
30 June 2023  | Streaming  | [16]
Digital download  | Jax Jones extended mix  | [210]
6 July 2023  | Absolute. remix  | [17]
7 July 2023  |

* Absolute. Padam All Weekend remix
* Absolute. Padam All Weekend dub

| [17]
21 July 2023  |

* Digital download
* streaming

| HAAi remix  | [18]
1 August 2023  | Cassette  | The Mixtape  | [19]
8 December 2023  | 7" vinyl |

* Original
* extended mix

| [20]

## See also

[edit]

* List of UK Singles Downloads Chart number ones of the 2020s
* List of UK Singles Sales Chart number ones

## Notes

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1. ^ [14][15][16][17][18]
2. ^ [11][23][24][25]
3. ^ [101][102][103][104]
4. ^ [113][114][115][116][117][118]
5. ^ [152][153][154][155]

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## External links

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* Padam Padam at Discogs (list of releases)

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Kylie Minogue songs

* Singles discography
* Songs recorded

1980s singles|

* "The Loco-Motion"
* "I Should Be So Lucky"
* "Got to Be Certain"
* "Je ne sais pas pourquoi"
* "Especially for You"
* "It's No Secret"
* "Turn It into Love"
* "Hand on Your Heart"
* "Wouldn't Change a Thing"
* "Never Too Late"

1990s singles|

* "Tears on My Pillow"
* "Better the Devil You Know"
* "Step Back in Time"
* "What Do I Have to Do"
* "Shocked"
* "Word Is Out"
* "If You Were with Me Now"
* "Give Me Just a Little More Time"
* "Finer Feelings"
* "What Kind of Fool (Heard All That Before)"
* "Celebration"
* "Confide in Me"
* "Put Yourself in My Place"
* "Where Is the Feeling?"
* "Where the Wild Roses Grow"
* "Some Kind of Bliss"
* "Did It Again"
* "Breathe"
* "Cowboy Style"

2000s singles|

* "Spinning Around"
* "On a Night Like This"
* "Kids"
* "Please Stay"
* "Your Disco Needs You"
* "Can't Get You Out of My Head"
* "In Your Eyes"
* "Love at First Sight"
* "Come into My World"
* "Slow"
* "Red Blooded Woman"
* "Chocolate"
* "I Believe in You"
* "Giving You Up"
* "2 Hearts"
* "Wow"
* "In My Arms"
* "All I See"
* "The One"

2010s singles|

* "All the Lovers"
* "Get Outta My Way"
* "Better than Today"
* "Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel Love)"
* "Timebomb"
* "Flower"
* "Limpido"
* "Into the Blue"
* "I Was Gonna Cancel"
* "Crystallize"
* "Only You"
* "100 Degrees"
* "Every Day's Like Christmas"
* "At Christmas"
* "Wonderful Christmastime"
* "Dancing"
* "Stop Me from Falling"
* "Golden"
* "A Lifetime to Repair"
* "Music's Too Sad Without You"
* "Sincerely Yours"
* "New York City"

2020s singles|

* "Say Something"
* "Magic"
* "Real Groove"
* "A Second to Midnight"
* "Kiss of Life"
* "Padam Padam"
* "Tension"
* "Hold on to Now"
* "Dance Alone"
* "Midnight Ride"
* "My Oh My"
* "Edge of Saturday Night"
* "Lights Camera Action"

Featured singles|

* "GBI (German Bold Italic)"
* "Higher"
* "Right Here, Right Now"
* "The Other Boys"
* "Really Don't Like U"
* "On oublie le reste"
* "Starstruck"

Promotional singles|

* "I Guess I Like It Like That"
* "Too Far"
* "Butterfly"
* "Sometime Samurai"
* "Whistle"
* "Skirt"
* "Sexercize"
* "Beautiful"
* "This Wheel's on Fire"
* "I Love It"
* "10 Out of 10"

Other songs|

* "Santa Baby"
* "Speakerphone"
* "Any Which Way"
* "Aphrodite"
* "Boys & Girls"
* "Love Made Me Do It"
* "Miss a Thing"
* "Supernova"
* "Marry the Night"
* "Visiting Hours"
* "Things We Do for Love"
* "Someone for Me"

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