Kick It In

"Kick It In"
Single by Simple Minds
from the album Street Fighting Years
B-side "Waterfront ['89 Remix]"
"Big Sleep [Live]"
"Kick It In [Unauthorised Mix]"
Released 17 July 1989 (1989-07-17)
Format 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl, CD
Genre Pop/Rock/Electronic
Length 6:11
Label Virgin
Writer(s) Simple Minds
Producer Trevor Horn
Stephen Lipson
Simple Minds singles chronology
"Take a Step Back"
(1989)
"Kick It In"
(1989)
"The Amsterdam EP"
(1989)

"Kick It In" is the third single from the 1989 Simple Minds album Street Fighting Years , which contained the #1 UK smash "Belfast Child". "Kick It In" reached the UK Top 20, peaking at #15. It was followed by the last single from Street Fighting Years, "Let It All Come Down", which also made the UK Top 20, at #18.

Track listings

7" & Cassette Single
  1. "Kick It In" [7" Mix] - 4:44
  2. "Waterfront" ['89 Remix] - 5:24
12" & CD Single
  1. "Kick It In" - 6:11
  2. "Waterfront" ['89 Remix] - 5:24
  3. "Big Sleep" [Live in Rehearsal, Dublin 1989] - 6:39
Limited Edition 12" Gatefold Sleeve + Double Sided Poster
  1. "Kick It In" - 6:11
  2. "Waterfront" ['89 Remix] - 5:24
  3. "Kick It In" [Anauthorised Mix] - 7:02