Kids (PUP song)

"Kids" is a song by Canadian rock band PUP, released on January 15, 2019 as the lead single from the group's third studio album, Morbid Stuff (2019).[1] The band performed the song on Late Night with Seth Meyers in March 2019.[2] They also did a Christmas Kids version of the song for CBC kids that premiered on December 10th, 2019.[3]

"Kids"
Single by PUP
from the album Morbid Stuff
ReleasedJanuary 15, 2019
Genre
Length3:30
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Stefan Babcock
  • Nestor Chumak
  • Zack Mykula
  • Steve Sladkowski
Producer(s)Dave Schiffman
PUP singles chronology
"Old Wounds"
(2017)		 "Kids"
(2019)		 "Free at Last"
(2019)

Music video

The song's music video was released on January 30, 2019, and was directed by Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux. The clip takes place in the year 2059, and was described by Althea Legaspi of Rolling Stone as "bleak". "Our goal was to sorta set viewers up for this happy feel-good ending, and then at the last minute, crush them with darkness," Babcock explained.[4]

References
  1. Minsker, Evan (January 15, 2019). "PUP Announce New Album and Tour, Share New Song "Kids": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  2. Bloom, Madison (March 21, 2019). "Watch PUP Perform "Kids" on "Seth Meyers"". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  3. "PUP - (Christmas) Kids". YouTube. December 10, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  4. Legaspi, Althea (March 21, 2019). "Watch Pup Envision Their Future Selves in New 'Kids' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
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