Changes: Kids (song)

Kids
Single by Kylie Minogue featuring Robbie Williams
	From the album 'Light Years and Sing When You're Winning'
B-side	"John's Gay"; "Often"; "Karaoke Star"; "Kill Me or Cure Me";
Released	9 October 2000
Recorded	2000
Format	CD single; cassette single;
Genre	Pop; pop rock;
Length	4:19 (Light Years version); 4:47 (Sing When You're Winning) version)
Label	Chrysalis; EMI;
Writer(s)	Robbie Williams; Guy Chambers;
Producer(s)	Guy Chambers; Steve Power;
Kylie Minogue singles chronology
Light Years and Sing When You're Winning track listing

Revision as of 13:55, 7 August 2017

"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. It was also included on Kylie's seventh studio album, Light Years (2000). Williams and then songwriting partner Guy Chambers co-wrote the song for Kylie. Williams liked the song enough to turn it into a duet. The track was written when Kylie 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. 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. The lyrics, although penned by Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers, makes numerous references to the careers of both Kylie and Williams. Kylie'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 was used as the theme song of Junior Masterchef Australia.

Live performances

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

On a Night Like This Tour
KylieFever2002
Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour (Performed solo and as a duet with Dannii Minogue and Bono)
KylieX2008
For You, For Me
Kiss Me Once Tour

Williams performed the song on the following tours:

The Sermon on the Mount Tour
Weddings, Barmitzvahs & Stadiums Tour
2003 Tour
Close Encounters Tour (Africa, Asia and Australia only)
Take the Crown Stadium Tour (Duet with Olly Murs)

Formats and track listings

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

UK CD1

"Kids" – 4:47
"John's Gay" – 3:40
"Often" – 2:46
"Kids" – 4:47 (enhanced video)

UK CD2

"Kids" – 4:47
"Karaoke Star" – 4:10
"Kill Me or Cure Me" – 2:14

Charts and certifications

Peak positions

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

Year-end chart

Chart (2000)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	76

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)	Gold	35,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)	Silver	200,000^{^}

sales figures based on certification alone
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

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+"'''Kids'''" is a duet by [[Robbie Williams]] and [[Kylie Minogue]], released as the second single from ''[[Sing When You're Winning (Robbie Williams album)|Sing When You're Winning]]'', Williams' fourth studio album. It was also included on Kylie's seventh studio album, ''[[Light Years (album)|Light Years]]'' (2000). Williams and then songwriting partner Guy Chambers co-wrote the song for Kylie. Williams liked the song enough to turn it into a duet. The track was written when Kylie 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. 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. 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''.
+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. 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. The lyrics, although penned by Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers, makes numerous references to the careers of both Kylie and Williams. Kylie'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 was 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 and Kylie have only performed the song together on a few occasions. Kylie performed the song on the following tours:
 * [[On a Night Like This Tour]]
 * [[KylieFever2002]]
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 == Formats and track listings ==
 These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Kids".
-; UK CD1
+{{Col-begin}}
+{{Col-2}}
+'''UK CD1'''
 # "Kids" – 4:47
 # "John's Gay" – 3:40
 # "Often" – 2:46
 # "Kids" – 4:47 (enhanced video)
+{{Col-2}}
-; UK CD2
+'''UK CD2'''
 # "Kids" – 4:47
 # "Karaoke Star" – 4:10
 # "Kill Me or Cure Me" – 2:14
+{{Col-end}}
 == Charts and certifications ==
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 [[Category:Singles]]

Kids

Single by Kylie Minogue featuring Robbie Williams
From the album 'Light Years and Sing When You're Winning'
B-side	"John's Gay" "Often" "Karaoke Star" "Kill Me or Cure Me"
Released	9 October 2000
Recorded	2000
Format	CD single cassette single
Genre	Pop pop rock
Length	4:19 (Light Years version) 4:47 (Sing When You're Winning) version)
Label	Chrysalis EMI
Writer(s)	Robbie Williams Guy Chambers
Producer(s)	Guy Chambers Steve Power
Kylie Minogue singles chronology
File:On a Night Like This.png (2000)	(2000)	(2000)
Light Years and Sing When You're Winning track listing
"I'm So High" (12)	"Kids" (13)	"Light Years" (14)