Kids in America
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- For the film, see Kids in America (film).
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| Single by Kim Wilde | ||
| from the album Kim Wilde | ||
| B-side(s) | "Tuning In, Tuning On" | |
| Released | January 26th, 1981 (U.K.), 1982 (U.S.) |
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| Format | 7" | |
| Recorded | 1980 | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Label | RAK | |
| Writer(s) | Marty Wilde, Ricky Wilde | |
| Producer(s) | Ricky Wilde | |
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| Kim Wilde singles chronology | ||
| "Kids in America" (1981) |
"Chequered Love" (1981) |
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"Kids in America" is a 1981 song performed by Kim Wilde. It was written by Ricky and Marty Wilde. It appears on her 1981 debut album, Kim Wilde, and was also released as her debut single. It reached number two in the UK singles charts, and was a top 25 hit in the US the following year.
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The B-side of the single was her song "Tuning In, Tuning On."
A remix of "Kids in America" appeared in 1994 as the third single taken from the compilation album The Singles Collection 1981-1993. There was also a remix included on the 2001 compilation The Very Best of Kim Wilde.
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[edit] Covers
The song has since been covered by 25 Idiots in a box (in Dutch as "Kids in het lage land"), American Juniors, Atomic Kitten, Audia, The Bam Bams, Bloodhound Gang, Bouncing Souls, Mona Carita (in Finnish as "Kaupungin lapset"), Cascada, Effcee, Eläkeläiset (in Finnish as "Heil Humppa"), Euphrasia, Fourth Grade Nothing, Guter, Harvard Din & Tonics, Charlotte Hatherley, Hiddys, Kim-Lian, Lagwagon, Lawnmower Deth, Len, Lyane Leigh, Marsha, Mini-Pops, Morella's Forest, The Muffs, Naked Aggression, No Secrets, Orange Sector, Sex Appeal, Shebang, Strawberry Slaughterhouse, Sugar Beats, Terremoto Party, Tiktak (in Finnish as "Kaupungin lapset"),Toy Dolls, Sarah Walker, Pennywise, The Young Knives and Wynona Riders. No Secrets covered it for the film Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. Angel Faith sang lead on their version, the music video for which was commonly featured on commercial breaks on Nickelodeon. On Nickelodeon's weekly music video choice, the cover was often voted number one.
[edit] Song information
The song includes the lyric "From New York to east California," which, while not completely nonsensical, alludes to an area of California dominated primarily by the Mojave Desert. The lyric is frequently changed in remakes of the song.
The song was featured in the 2002 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City as part one of the songs of the radio station Wave 103.
The song was featured in an American Idol Season 5 Ford commercial. The top seven contestants were regarded as the "Kids in America" and brought music advertisements to life. Taylor Hicks and Elliott Yamin were on 8" x 11" paper fliers; and Kellie Pickler, Chris Daughtry, Katharine McPhee, Paris Bennett and Ace Young were on the billboards.
The Canadian group Len covers the song and appears in the soundtrack for the movie Digimon: Digital Monsters in 2000.
[edit] Kim-Lian cover
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| Single by Kim-Lian | ||
| from the album Balance | ||
| Released | August 18, 2004 | |
| Format | CD single | |
| Genre | Pop rock | |
| Length | 3:32 | |
| Label | CMM Records | |
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| Kim-Lian singles chronology | ||
| "Garden of Love" (2004) |
"Kids in America" (2004) |
"Road to Heaven" (2006) |
"Kids in America" is the fourth single of Dutch singer Kim-Lian from her album Balance. It was the third top 20 hit for Kim-Lian.
[edit] Formats and track listing
CD single
- "Kids in America" [Album Version]
- "Kids in America" [Instrumental]
- "Teenage Superstar" [Hard In Tango Remix]
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| Dutch Mega Top 50 | 5 |
| Belgium Singles Top 50 | 50 |
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