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==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
[[David Stubbs]] from ''[[Melody Maker]]'' wrote, "'The Kids' is both nifty and raunchy, with breakneck bass and a growling, lively fuzzbox chasing its own tail."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=David|last=Stubbs|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/53314071721/|title=Albums|work=[[Melody Maker]]|date=29 October 1994|page=36|access-date=13 November 2023|author-link=David Stubbs}}</ref> Roger Morton from ''[[New Musical Express|NME]]'' found that the track "is driven by some cool whiplash wah wah guitars".<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Roger|last=Morton|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/53311600536/|title=Long Play|work=[[New Musical Express|NME]]|date=22 October 1994|page=46|access-date=13 November 2023}}</ref>
[[David Stubbs]] from ''[[Melody Maker]]'' wrote, "'The Kids' is both nifty and raunchy, with breakneck bass and a growling, lively fuzzbox chasing its own tail."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=David|last=Stubbs|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/53314071721/|title=Albums|work=[[Melody Maker]]|date=29 October 1994|page=36|access-date=13 November 2023|author-link=David Stubbs}}</ref> Roger Morton from ''[[New Musical Express|NME]]'' found that the track "is driven by some cool whiplash wah wah guitars".<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Roger|last=Morton|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/53311600536/|title=Long Play|work=[[New Musical Express|NME]]|date=22 October 1994|page=46|access-date=13 November 2023}}</ref> [[Siân Pattenden]] from ''[[Smash Hits]]'' named it the "best stuff" of the album, with '[[Space Cowboy (Jamiroquai song)|Space Cowboy]]'.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Siân|last=Pattenden|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/54032558119/in/album-72177720320712165/|title=New Albums: Funkiest New Album|work=[[Smash Hits]]|date=26 October 1994|page=55|access-date=8 October 2024|author-link=Siân Pattenden}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==

Revision as of 23:04, 8 October 2024

"The Kids"
Single by Jamiroquai
from the album The Return of the Space Cowboy
Released12 December 1993
Recorded1993
Genre
Length5:08
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jason Kay
Jamiroquai singles chronology
"When You Gonna Learn"
(1993)
"The Kids"
(1993)
"Space Cowboy"
(1994)

"The Kids" is the first single taken from British funk/acid jazz band Jamiroquai's second studio album, The Return of the Space Cowboy (1994), though it was recorded shortly after the Emergency on Planet Earth sessions and was not a worldwide single release. The single was only released in Japan, on 12 December 1993 by Epic.[1] "The Kids" is a song that deals with the rights of children and their social status in the world. It is written to be absurdly loud and high in tempo, to possibly represent the immaturity of children, and more generally the whole early childhood of a person, which is usually a carefree time of life.

Background

After "The Kids" was recorded with drummer Nick Van Gelder, all Space Cowboy tracks except "The Kids" were re-recorded with Derrick McKenzie on drums.[1]

Critical reception

David Stubbs from Melody Maker wrote, "'The Kids' is both nifty and raunchy, with breakneck bass and a growling, lively fuzzbox chasing its own tail."[2] Roger Morton from NME found that the track "is driven by some cool whiplash wah wah guitars".[3] Siân Pattenden from Smash Hits named it the "best stuff" of the album, with 'Space Cowboy'.[4]

Track listing

  • Japanese CD single[5]
  1. "The Kids" – 4:13
  2. "When You Gonna Learn" (Live at Leadmill, Sheffield) – 9:51
  3. "When You Gonna Learn" (Digeridoo Instrumental) – 6:31

References

  1. ^ a b "Jamiroquai | Music | Singles | the Kids".
  2. ^ Stubbs, David (29 October 1994). "Albums". Melody Maker. p. 36. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  3. ^ Morton, Roger (22 October 1994). "Long Play". NME. p. 46. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  4. ^ Pattenden, Siân (26 October 1994). "New Albums: Funkiest New Album". Smash Hits. p. 55. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Kids".