Kids (Jamiroquai song)

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"The Kids"
Single by Jamiroquai
from the album The Return of the Space Cowboy
Released	30 June 1994
Recorded	1993
Genre	Funk acid jazz
Length	5:08
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Jason Kay Toby Smith
Producer(s)	Jason Kay
Jamiroquai singles chronology
"When You Gonna Learn" (1993) "The Kids" (1994) "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, though it was recorded shortly after the Emergency on Planet Earth sessions. The single was only released in Japan, on 30 June 1994. "The Kids" is a song that deals with the rights of children and their social status in the world. The song 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]

Track listing[]

• Japanese CD single^[2]

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[]

External links[]

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics