| "Kid" | ||||
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| Single by The Pretenders | ||||
| from the album Pretenders | ||||
| B-side | "Tattooed Love Boys" | |||
| Released | 29 June 1979[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
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| Length | 3:03 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Chrissie Hynde | |||
| Producer(s) | Chris Thomas | |||
| The Pretenders singles chronology | ||||
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| "Kid" on YouTube | ||||
"Kid" is a song written by the American-British musician Chrissie Hynde that was released on the Pretenders' 1979 self-titled debut album. Hynde wrote the song about a fictional boy discovering that his mother is a prostitute. The song's melodicism was attributed by guitarist James Honeyman-Scott to Hynde's growing interest in pop music. Honeyman-Scott wrote the song's solo, which he had designed over a couple of days.
"Kid" was released as a single and reached number 33 in the UK. It has been covered by several other artists, including Everything but the Girl.
- ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 38.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
allmusicwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Bradley, Larry (November 4, 2014). "The 1970s: The Pretenders - "Kid". The Alternative Jukebox. Cassell. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-84403-789-6.