Background and Reception
In 2005, Minogue began writing and recording material with longtime collaborator Terry Ronald and British dance group LMC. During one of their sessions, they penned "So Under Pressure", which was inspired by the cancer diagnoses of her sister Kylie as well as that of an unnamed friend. Minogue has described the recording of "So Under Pressure" as a "real achievement" as she was "brave enough to put all into words".
Sharon O'Connell in a review for Time Out described the song as a "banal, housed-up aggregate of Madonna, Duran Duran and Chic", writing that the track was "a tart reminder that the pop pool is really only big enough for one Minogue". Allmusic reviewer John Lucas called the track one of "Minogue's more inventive moments".
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