Downtown (Kids of 88 song)

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"Downtown"
DowntownKO88.jpg
Single by Kids of 88
from the album Sugarpills
Released19 July 2010
Length3:06
Label Dryden St
Songwriter(s) Joel Little, Sam McCarthy
Kids of 88 singles chronology
"Just a Little Bit"
(2010)
"Downtown"
(2010)
"Sugarpills"
(2011)

"Downtown" is the third single from electropop band Kids of 88 off their debut album Sugarpills . This song was released digitally through the New Zealand iTunes Store on 19 July 2010. [1]

Contents

History

The single received much airplay on New Zealand radio station The Edge. The song was released digitally on 19 July 2010.

Music video

The music video premiered on C4, Monday 2 August 2010. It features Kids of 88 in front of a green screen with many different background and effects.

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak position
New Zealand Singles Chart 21 [2]

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References

  1. "Downtown - Single". iTunes Store . Retrieved 19 July 2010.
  2. "Kids of 88 - Downtown". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2010.