

"U Make A Ninja Wanna Fuk" contains a slight interpolation of Tiffany's rendition of " I Think We're Alone Now".The lyrics of "DJ Hi-Tek Rulez" are taken from a tirade delivered by Mike Tyson towards a reporter in 2002.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. "Hey Sexy" is based on "Ziwzih Ziwzih OO-OO-OO" (1968) by Delia Derbyshire.


Pitchfork's Andrew Ryce called it "id rap at its worst" and that "even their excess lacks scope or imagination" concluding with "For a band so obsessed with its own self-consciously humorous image, Ten$ion in part fails because it feels so strangely humor less" and that they "picked the most unfortunate parts of their oversized, manufactured personalities to highlight". The album has a score of 57 out of 100 on Metacritic, indicating mixed or average reviews. Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores It lampoons Lady Gaga in response to her offer to have Die Antwoord be the opening act on her tour. Although a single wasn't released for "Fatty Boom Boom", on 16 October 2012 a video for the song was released. On 5 June 2012 a video for "Baby's on Fire" was released. "I Fink U Freeky" was also released as a music video on 31 January 2012 featuring the appearance of Watkins Tudor Jones' (Ninja) cousin, Marthinus Thomas Jacobus Van Tonder. "Fok Julle Naaiers" (English: "Fuck You Motherfuckers" ) was released as a music video on Vimeo on 7 November 2011. They performed the same song on another US late night TV show Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Music videos The group also had a performance spot on the American television show Late Show with David Letterman, in which they performed "I Fink U Freeky." Letterman, apparently amused by the song, would randomly drop the phrase "I think you're freaky and I like you a lot" into his monologues for weeks afterward. The ad features the song " Fatty Boom Boom". The group also appears in both a video and print ads for Alexander Wang fashion line "T" for Spring 2012. A trailer for the album was released 22 January 2012 featuring "I Fink U Freeky".
