Kids (Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue song)

"Kids"
Single by Robbie Williams and 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 (2000-10-09)
Studio	Master Rock (North London, England) Sarm Hook End (Reading, England)
Genre	Rock [1] dance-rock [2] pop [3]
Length	4:47 (album version) 4:19 (radio edit)
Label	Chrysalis
Songwriters	Robert Williams Guy Chambers
Producers	Guy Chambers Steve Power
Robbie Williams singles chronology
"Rock DJ" (2000) "Kids" (2000) "Supreme" (2000)
Kylie Minogue singles chronology
"On a Night Like This" (2000) "Kids" (2000) "Please Stay" (2000)

Australian CD1 [12] "Kids" – 4:47 "John's Gay" – 3:40 "Often" – 2:46 "Rock DJ" (video) Australian CD2 [13] "Kids" – 4:47 "Karaoke Star" – 4:10 "Kill Me or Cure Me" – 2:14 "Kids" (video) European CD single [14] "Kids" – 4:47 "John's Gay" – 3:40 "Kids" (video)

UK CD1 [15] "Kids" – 4:47 "John's Gay" – 3:40 "Often" – 2:46 "Kids" (video) UK CD2 [16] "Kids" – 4:47 "Karaoke Star" – 4:10 "Kill Me or Cure Me" – 2:14 UK cassette single [17] "Kids" – 4:47 "John's Gay" – 3:40 "Often" – 2:46

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Sing When You're Winning album booklet. ^[18]

Studios

• Recorded at Master Rock Studios (North London, England) and Sarm Hook End (Reading, England)
• Mixed at Battery Studios (London, England)
• Mastered at Metropolis Mastering (London, England)

Personnel

• Robbie Williams – writing, lead vocals
• Guy Chambers – writing, all keyboards, production, arrangement
• Kylie Minogue – lead vocals
• Gary Nuttall – backing vocals
• Katie Kissoon – backing vocals
• Sylvia Mason-James – backing vocals
• Tessa Niles – backing vocals
• Paul "Tubbs" Williams – backing vocals
• Claire Worrall – backing vocals
• Neil Taylor – guitars
• Winston Blissett – bass guitar
• Phil Spalding – fuzz bass
• Andy Duncan – drum programming
• Chris Sharrock – percussion
• Steve Power – production, mixing
• Richard Flack – Pro Tools
• Jim Brumby – Pro Tools
• Tony Cousins – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2000) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [19] 14 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [20] 38 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [21] 10 Croatia (HRT) [22] 3 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [23] 11 Europe (European Hit Radio) [24] 11 Germany (GfK) [25] 47 Hungary (Mahasz) [26] 8 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) [27] 3 Ireland (IRMA) [28] 9 Italy (FIMI) [29] 29 Latvia (Latvijas Top 30) [30] 10 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [31] 11 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [32] 24 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [33] 5 Portugal (AFP) [34] 10 Quebec (ADISQ) [35] 42 Scotland Singles (OCC) [36] 2 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [37] 31 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [38] 35 UK Singles (OCC) [39] 2 UK Airplay ( Music Week ) [40] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2000) Position Europe (European Hit Radio) [41] 96 Ireland (IRMA) [42] 90 Lithuania (M-1) [43] 90 UK Singles (OCC) [44] 76

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [10]	Gold	35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [9]	Gold	400,000‡
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	9 October 2000	CD cassette	Chrysalis	[45]
Australia	30 October 2000	CD		[46]

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