Kids (MGMT song)
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"Kids" is the third single from MGMT's debut album Oracular Spectacular. It is released October 13, 2008 [1], although the single received considerable airplay in the US, UK, Ireland and Australia before the release date, charting in the UK, Ireland and Australia. The song has already got to the number 1 spot on the Norwegian chart, based on downloads alone. This made some controversy about how reliable the chart was, as the song had not been playlisted on any major radio stations and it disappeared from the chart the next week. [2]
The version that appears on Oracular Spectacular is updated from earlier versions that appear on Time to Pretend EP (2005) and We (don't) Care EP (2004). A track entitled "Kids (Afterschool Dance Megamix)" appears on the album Climbing to New Lows (2005).
An acoustic version of "Kids" was recorded by The Kooks in August 2008, [3] to appear on the next volume of Triple J's cover compilation Like A Version.
There is a Soulwax remix of it being heavily played on UK radio as well ahead its official release.
The track also is on the playlist of the videogame FIFA 09.
Quotes
"Kids is a noisy New Order-style synth jam..." - Kevin O'Donnell (Rolling Stone) [4]
Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Chart [5] | 39 |
| Irish Singles Chart [6] | 40 |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart [7] | 89 |
| U.S. Mediabase Alternative Chart [8] | 113 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart [9] | 1 |
References
- ^ a b ""Kids" single". NME. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
- ^ ""The kids are not alright"". NRK P3. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
- ^ Lewis, Luke. "The Kooks Cover MGMT Kids". NME.com. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
- ^ O'Donnell, Kevin. "Artist to Watch: MGMT". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-11-14.
- ^ The Official UK Charts Company. Accessed on 9 September 2008.
- ^ The Irish Charts. Accessed on 27 August 2008.
- ^ Top 50 Singles Chart - Australian Recording Industry Association. Accessed on 27 August 2008.
- ^ Mediabase US Alternative Radio Airplay Monitor. Accessed on 3 June 2008.
- ^ [1]. Accessed on 16 September 2008.