Tenderoni

This is the lead single from The Boxer, the debut solo album by Kele Okereke, the lead singer of indie rock band Bloc Party. For the disc he ditched his Okereke surname and went with a more dance/electro sound.

The song is propelled by a dance beat and metallic percussion and reflects Okerke's love of dance culture. He told Billboard Magazine that it represents the most hard core dance track on the album. Said Okereke: "I go dancing and I've always enjoyed going to clubs. I've always been vocal about that even at the beginning of Bloc Party. The biggest inspiration came from the fact that I've been DJ'ing a lot more in the past few years, and I've really had to immerse myself in DJ culture. (Lead single) 'Tenderoni' is the only song that is really ready for the dance floor. All the other tracks, they use sounds and textures that people from the dance world would recognize, (but) I don't really think it's a dance record. It's a pop record. It's songs your mum could like, if she likes to go out raving."

"Tenderoni" is slang terminology used to describe a younger male or female love interest. Cassell's Dictionary of Slang defines it as meaning "a sweet young girl." The word is sometimes used for someone who is younger than the legal age of consent for sexual activity, but physically mature enough to be taken for an adult.