Ten$ion

Ten$ion
Studio album by Die Antwoord
Released	29 January 2012
Recorded	2010-2012
Length	38:46
Label	Zef Recordz
Die Antwoord chronology
Ekstra (2010) Ten$ion (2012) Donker Mag (2014)
Die Antwoord studio album chronology
$O$ (2010) Ten$ion (2012) Donker Mag (2014)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Never Le Nkemise 1"	Watkin Tudor Jones DJ Hi-Tek	2:52
2.	"I Fink U Freeky"	Yolandi Visser Lily Roberts DJ Hi-Tek Jones	4:40
3.	"Pielie (Skit, feat. Ninja)"	Leon Du Toit	0:09
4.	"Hey Sexy"	Visser DJ Hi-Tek Jones	5:08
5.	"Fatty Boom Boom"	DJ Hi-Tek Visser Jones	3:45
6.	"Zefside Zol (Interlude)"	DJ Hi-Tek Jones	0:56
7.	"So What?"	Visser DJ Hi-Tek Jones	3:51
8.	"Uncle Jimmy (Skit)"	Uncle Jimmy DJ Hi-Tek Visser	1:21
9.	"Baby's on Fire"	Jones DJ Hi-Tek Visser	3:56
10.	"U Make a Ninja Wanna Fuck"	Jones	3:16
11.	"Fok Julle Naaiers"	Jones DJ Hi-Tek Visser	3:54
12.	"DJ Hi-Tek Rulez"	DJ Hi-Tek	1:37
13.	"Never Le Nkemise 2"	Jones Visser DJ Hi-Tek	3:21
Total length:			38:46

Sample credits

• "Never Le Nkemise 1" contains an interpolation of "Unbelievable" by EMF.
• "Hey Sexy" is based on "Ziwzih Ziwzih OO-OO-OO" (1968) by Delia Derbyshire. It contains an interpolation of "America, Fuck Yeah" by Trey Parker and Matt Stone as well as "Move Bitch" by Ludacris and Justin Bieber's "Baby" also featuring Ludacris.^{[ citation needed ]}
• The lyrics of "DJ Hi-Tek Rulez" are taken from a tirade delivered by Mike Tyson towards a reporter in 2002. ^[19]
• "U Make a Ninja Wanna Fuck" contains a slight interpolation of Tiffany's rendition of "I Think We're Alone Now".

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart [20]	38
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) [21]	40
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) [22]	156
Canadian Albums Chart [23]	73
Dutch Albums Chart [24]	87
Swiss Albums Chart [25]	100
U.S. Billboard 200 [4]	143
U.S. Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums [4]	8
U.S. Billboard Heatseekers Albums [4]	2
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums [4]	20
U.S. Billboard Rap Albums [4]	12

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label
United States	29 January 2012	Digital	Zef Recordz
	7 February 2012 [26]	CD

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