"The Kids Are Coming"
Single by Tones and I
from the EP The Kids Are Coming
Released27 September 2019 (2019-09-27)
Length3:24
LabelBad Batch
Songwriter(s)Toni Watson
Producer(s)Konstantin Kersting
Tones and I singles chronology
"Never Seen the Rain"
(2019) 		"The Kids Are Coming"
(2019) 		"Bad Child" / "Can't Be Happy All the Time"
(2020)
Music video
"The Kids Are Coming" on YouTube

"The Kids Are Coming" is a song by Australian singer Tones and I, released to Australian and German radio on 27 September 2019 as the fourth single from her debut EP of the same name. The song's title was believed to be based on the hashtag and working title "The kids are coming" used by Neil Goss with his 2015 book Juvenile Delinquents and the 2020 movie of the same name.[1][2]

On 28 September 2019, Tones and I performed the song at the 2019 AFL Grand Final alongside "Dance Monkey".[3]

Critical reception

In a review of the EP, Zoë Radas from Stack said "This electrifying song is less a call-to-arms than an assurance of imminent arrival; Toni Watson (Tones and I) doesn't need to marshal anyone, because this tribe is already organically united in their shared beliefs. [...] Watson displays a Sia-like confidence in the way she hurls, tweaks and growls her lyrics of damnation at the socio-political status quo".[4]

Music video

The music video was produced by Reprobates, directed by Alan Del Rio Ortiz and released on 25 September 2019.

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 65
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[6] 29

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[7] Gold 35,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label
Australia, Germany 27 September 2019[1][2]
Bad Batch

References

  1. ^ a b "Tones And I finally summits the TMN Hot 100 with 'Dance Monkey'". The Music Network. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b ""The Kids are coming": Tones and I wird mit neuer Single politisch". kulturnews. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  3. ^ "AFL Grand Final music review: All-Aussie music line-up a winner". news.com.au. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Tones and I, 'The Kids Are Coming' EP review". Stack. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  5. ^ "ARIA Chart Watch #541". auspOp. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  6. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  7. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2020 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
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