Kids (song)

Infobox Single |
Name = Kids
Artist = Robbie Williams & Kylie Minogue
from Album = Sing When You're Winning" and "Light Years


Background = yellow
Released = October 9, 2000
Format = CD Single, Cassette
Recorded = 2000
Genre = Pop
Length = 4:47 (Sing When You're Winning Version) 4:28 (Light Years Version)
Label = Chrysalis/EMI
Producer = Robbie Williams, Guy Chambers
Certification = Gold (ARIA)
Silver (BPI)
Reviews =
Misc = Extra chronology
Artist = Robbie Williams
Last single = "Rock DJ"
(2000)
This single = "Kids"
(2000)
Next single = "Supreme"
(2000)Extra chronology
Artist = Kylie Minogue
Last single = "On a Night Like This"
(2000)
This single = "Kids"
(2000)
Next single = "Please Stay"
(2000)

"Kids" is a song by Robbie Williams, featuring Kylie Minogue, released as the second single from "Sing When You're Winning", Robbie's fourth album. It was released in October 2000. Williams and then songwriting partner Guy Chambers co-wrote the song for Kylie Minogue. Williams liked the song enough to turn it into a duet. It is also a track on Kylie Minogue's "Light Years" album and the third single released from that album. A different version of this song with a spoken fadeout rap by Williams appeared on his album "Sing When You're Winning".multi-listen item
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Chart success

The song became a smash hit in the United Kingdom, reaching number-two and selling over 200,000 copies being certified Silver by the BPI. [ [http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=29111 BPI Certification for "Kids"] ] The track also broke into the top ten in several other countries including New Zealand, Mexico and Argentina as well as hitting the top twenty in Australia, being certified Gold in the latter for sales over the 35,000 copies. [ [http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2001.htm ARIA Certification for "Kids"] ]

The lyrics, although penned by Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers, refer back to the a previous hit of Kylies, Give Me Just a Little More Time - Kylie sings 'you're dancing with the chairman of the board', Chairmen of the Board being the group that originally released the song before Kylie. "Chairman of the Board" is also a nickname for Robbie's lifelong idol, Frank Sinatra.

Live performances

Robbie and Kylie have only performed the song together on a few occasions. The most well known being at the 2000 MTV Europe Music Awards, they have also performed it on Top of the Pops twice and at one of Robbie's concerts in Manchester in 2001.

Both artists perform the song regularly when touring, one of their backing singers usually tends to sing it along with them. On Kylie's Showgirl - The Homecoming Tour, U2 frontman Bono took Robbie's place and performed it with her. Kylie's sister Dannii Minogue has joined her to perform the song on a couple of shows in Kylie's Showgirl tour.

Formats and tracklisting

UK CD1
(Released October 9, 2000)
# "Kids" - 4:44
# "John's Gay" - 3:40
# "Often" - 2:46
# "Kids" Enhanced Video

UK CD2
(Released October 9, 2000)
# "Kids" - 4:44
# "Karaoke Star" - 4:10
# "Kill Me Or Cure Me" - 2:14
# "Kids" Enhanced Video

International CD1
(Released October 16, 2000)
# "Kids" [Radio Edit] - 4:20
# "John's Gay" - 3:40
# "Often" - 2:46
# "Kids" Enhanced Video

International CD2
(Released October 16, 2000)
# "Kids" - 4:44
# "Karaoke Star" - 4:10
# "Kill Me Or Cure Me" - 2:14
# "Kids" Enhanced Video

Promo Single
(Released September 4, 2000)
# "Kids" (Radio Edit)
# "Kids" (Robbie Rap Edit)
# "Kids" (Karaoke Version)
# "Kids" (Album Version)

Unofficial remixes
# "Kids" (Saint Ken Remix)

Certifications and sales

Charts

References