Sugarpills

Sugarpills
Studio album by Kids of 88
Released	16 August 2010
Genre	Indie pop, electropop
Label	Dryden Street / Sony Music Australia
Kids of 88 chronology
Sugarpills (2010) Sugarpills EP (2011)
Singles from Sugarpills
"My House" Released: 20 April 2009 "Just a Little Bit" Released: 15 February 2010 "Downtown" Released: 19 July 2010

Sugarpills is the debut album from New Zealand electropop band Kids of 88 released 16 August 2010. ^[1] Singles released off the album include "My House", ^[2] "Just a Little Bit" ^[3] and most recently "Downtown". ^[4] It was nominated for Best Pop Album at the 2011 New Zealand Music Awards. ^[5]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The New Zealand Herald	[6]
Stuff.co.nz	mixed [7]

Scott Kara of The New Zealand Herald gave Sugarpills 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "good-time party music" and saying that "You'd have to be a prude, or a killjoy not to want Sugarpills banging away at your house." ^[6]

Singles

• "My House", the first single from Kids of 88 was first heard on a C4 television advertisement.^{[ citation needed ]} The song peaked at number 3 on the RIANZ New Zealand Singles Chart and remained in the chart for 17 weeks. ^[8]
• "Just a Little Bit", the second single from Kids of 88 was first heard on a Glassons NZ television advertisement.^{[ citation needed ]} The song peaked at number 11 on the RIANZ New Zealand Singles Chart and remained in the chart for 19 weeks. ^[9]
• "Downtown", the third single from Kids of 88 was first heard on radio station The Edge.^{[ citation needed ]} The song has currently peaked at number 21 on the RIANZ New Zealand Singles Chart and is still currently in the chart. ^[10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sam McCarthy & Joel Little except "Cotton Mouth" written by Sam McCarthy & Jaden Parkes and "San Fran" written by Sam McCarthy, Joel Little & Jordan Arts.

Sugarpills ^[11]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ribbons of Light"		3:46
2.	"Just a Little Bit"		3:00
3.	"Cotton Mouth"	Sam McCarthy, Jaden Parkes	3:06
4.	"Everybody Knows"		4:13
5.	"My House"		3:59
6.	"Apart of You"		3:12
7.	"San Fran"	Sam McCarthy, Joel Little, Jordan Arts	3:13
8.	"Downtown"		3:05
9.	"Feed the Birds"		4:57
10.	"SQRL"		4:44
Total length:			40:24

iTunes Store digital bonus ^[11]

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Mr Doorman"	2:46

Australia Edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ribbons of Light"		3:46
2.	"Just a Little Bit"		3:00
3.	"Cotton Mouth"	Sam McCarthy, Jaden Parkes	3:06
4.	"Everybody Knows"		4:13
5.	"My House"		3:59
6.	"Sugarpills" (Australian Album Edition)		3:25
7.	"Apart of You"		3:12
8.	"San Fran"	Sam McCarthy, Joel Little, Jordan Arts	3:13
9.	"Downtown"		3:05
10.	"Feed the Birds"		4:57
11.	"SQRL"		4:44
12.	"Nerves"		3:20
13.	"Home"		4:36

Release history

Country	Release date
New Zealand	16 August 2010
Australia	11 July 2011

References

1. "Sugarpills CD (2010) by Kids Of 88". Mighty Ape New Zealand.
2. "My House - Single". iTunes Store. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
3. "Just a Little Bit - Single". iTunes Store. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
4. "Downtown - Single". iTunes Store. 19 July 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
5. "NZ Music Awards are here | Stuff.co.nz". 3 November 2011.
6. Kara, Scott (19 August 2010). "Album Review: Kids of 88 Sugarpills". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 19 August 2010.
7. "CD Review: Kids of 88, Sugarpills | Stuff.co.nz". September 2010.
8. My House - charts.org.nz
9. Just a Little Bit - charts.org.nz
10. Downtown - charts.org.nz
11. Sugarpills - iTunes Store

External links

• Sugarpills at Discogs (list of releases)