Kids (Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue song)

"Kids"
Single by Robbie Williams & Kylie Minogue
from the album Sing When You're Winning and Light Years
B-side
  • "John's Gay"
  • "Often"
  • "Karaoke Star"
  • "Kill Me or Cure Me"
Released 9 October 2000
Format
Recorded 2000
Genre
Length 4:47 (Sing When You're Winning version)
4:19 (Light Years version)
Label
Producer(s)
Certification Gold (ARIA)
Silver (BPI)
Robbie Williams chronology
"Rock DJ"
(2000)		 "Kids"
(2000)		 "Supreme"
(2000)
Kylie Minogue chronology
"On a Night Like This"
(2000)		 "Kids"
(2000)		 "Please Stay"
(2000)
Music video
"Kids" on YouTube

"Kids" is a duet by Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue, released as the second single from Sing When You're Winning, Williams' fourth studio album. And it was released as the third single from Minogue's seventh album Light Years. It was also included on Minogue's seventh studio album, Light Years.[1] Williams and then songwriting partner Guy Chambers co-wrote the song for Minogue. Williams liked the song enough to turn it into a duet. The track was written when Minogue approached Williams to write her some songs for what would be her first album under Parlophone, Light Years, it was then, when Williams felt the chemistry and decided to include the track on his album and release it as a single, it was an instant hit when it was released in October of that year.

Chart performance

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.[2] 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.[3] The lyrics, although penned by Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers, makes numerous references to the careers of both Minogue and Williams. Minogue's lyric "I've been dropping beats since Back in Black" is a self-deprecating reference to her 1980s pop image when she was known as the singing budgie from Australia—Back in Black being a 1980s album by Australian band AC/DC and of a stark contrast to her own style at the time. Later, in 2010, this song is used as the theme song of Junior Masterchef Australia.

Live performances

Williams and Minogue have only performed the song together on a few occasions. Minogue performed the song on the following tours:

Williams performed the song on the following tours:

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Kids".

UK CD1
  1. "Kids" – 4:47
  2. "John's Gay" – 3:40
  3. "Often" – 2:46
  4. "Kids" – 4:47 (enhanced video)
UK CD2
  1. "Kids" – 4:47
  2. "Karaoke Star" – 4:10
  3. "Kill Me or Cure Me" – 2:14

Charts and certifications

Peak positions

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 14
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 38
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[6] 10
Germany (Media Control Charts)[7] 47
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 9
Italy (FIMI)[9] 29
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 24
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 31
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 35
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[14] 2

Year-end chart

Chart (2000) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 76

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[15] Gold 35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Silver 200,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References