My House (Kids of 88 song)

"My House"
Single by Kids of 88
Released	20 April 2009
Genre	Alternative dance indie pop electropop
Length	3:58
Label	Dryden St
Songwriter(s)	Joel Little, Sam McCarthy
Kids of 88 singles chronology
"My House" (2009) "Just a Little Bit" (2010)

"My House" is the first single from electropop band Kids of 88. It was released on 20 April 2009. ^[1] The song was on the New Zealand Singles Chart for 17 weeks in 2009, peaking at #3.

History

When the New Zealand music television channel C4 used "My House" on one of its advertising campaigns,^{[ when? ][ citation needed ]} the song quickly became very popular in New Zealand, and peaked at #3 on the New Zealand Top 40 singles chart in June 2009. ^[2] Kids of 88 describe it as "a cross between a late 80s police drama intro theme and a sophisticated super hussy". ^[3] The song was certified Gold ^[4] after eight weeks on the chart,^{[ citation needed ]} selling over 7,500 copies. ^[5]

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position	Sales
New Zealand Singles Chart [2]	3	15,000+ (platinum) [6]

Year-end charts

Chart (2009)	Ranking
New Zealand Singles Chart	32 [7]

References

1. "My House - Single". iTunes Store . Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
2. "Kids of 88 - My House". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
3. "Kids of 88". Amplifier Music. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
4. "Kids of 88 and The Naked and Famous Album Release Tour". Under The Radar. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
5. "Chart Facts". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand . Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
6. "Latest Gold / Platinum Singles". RadioScope. 29 August 2010.
7. "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2010-11-19.