Kids (MGMT song)

"Kids."
"Kids."
Single by MGMT
from the album Oracular Spectacular
B-side	"Kids" (Soulwax Remix)
Released	October 13, 2008 (studio album version)
Genre	Synth-pop; electronic rock; indietronica;
Length	5:02 (album version); 3:51 (radio edit); 4:34 (long/fan video edit);
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Andrew VanWyngarden; Ben Goldwasser;
Producer(s)	Dave Fridmann; MGMT;
MGMT singles chronology
Music video
	"Kids" on YouTube

"Kids" is a song by American rock band MGMT. It was released as the third and final single from their debut studio album Oracular Spectacular (2007) on October 13, 2008.^[4] The version of the song that appears on Oracular Spectacular is updated from earlier versions that appear on the band's EPs Time to Pretend (2005) and We (Don't) Care (2004). A track entitled "Kids (Afterschool Dance Megamix)" appears on the album Climbing to New Lows (2005). At the 52nd Grammy Awards, it was nominated for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. The song was first played, by then students, Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser, at an event at Wesleyan University in 2003.^[5]

The song was the center of a legal dispute with the former president of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, over the "insulting" compensation he offered for his illegal use of the song during a party conference.^[6]^[7]

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^ Aubrey, Elizabeth (December 6, 2024). "Footage resurfaces of MGMT playing 'Kids' as college students". NME. NME Networks. Archived from the original on December 7, 2024.
^ "MGMT suing Nicolas Sarkozy over 'Kids'". NME. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
^ MGMT to sue Sarkozy for music use 26th Feb 2009