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"'''The Kids Are Coming'''" is a song by Australian singer [[Tones and I]], released to Australian and German radio on 27 September 2019<ref name="radio">{{cite web|url=https://themusicnetwork.com/tones-and-i-summits-tmn-hot-100/|title=Tones And I finally summits the TMN Hot 100 with ‘Dance Monkey’ |website=The Music Network |date=26 September 2019 |accessdate=29 September 2019}}</ref><ref name="radio Germany"/> as the fourth single from Tones and I's debut EP ''[[The Kids Are Coming|of the same name]]''.

On 28 September 2019, Tones and I performed the song at the [[2019 AFL Grand Final]] alongside "[[Dance Monkey]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/afl-grand-final-music-review-allaussie-music-lineup-a-winner/news-story/412d1036d3ac01148f52d6a3795ceb8a|title=AFL Grand Final music review: All-Aussie music line-up a winner |website=[[news.com.au]]|date= 28 September 2019|accessdate= 29 September 2019}}</ref>

==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." adding "Watson displays a [[Sia Furler|Sia]]-like confidence in the way she hurls, tweaks and growls her lyrics of damnation at the socio-political status quo".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stack.com.au/music/album-review/tones-and-i-the-kids-are-coming-ep-review/|title=Tones and I, ‘The Kids Are Coming’ EP review |website= stack|date=28 August 2019 |accessdate=29 September 2019}}</ref>

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

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
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! scope="col"| Chart (2019)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
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! scope="row"| Australia ([[ARIA Charts]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.auspop.com.au/2019/09/aria-chart-watch-541/|title=ARIA Chart Watch #541|publisher=auspOp|date=7 September 2019|accessdate=7 September 2019}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles ([[Recorded Music NZ|RMNZ]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=4743|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=9 September 2019|accessdate=7 September 2019}}</ref>
| 29
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==Release history==
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!scope="col"|Date
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!scope="row"|Australia, Germany
|27 September 2019<ref name="radio"/><ref name="radio Germany">{{cite web|url=https://www.kulturnews.de/tones-and-i-neue-single-the-kids-are-coming/|title=„The Kids are coming“: Tones and I wird mit neuer Single politisch |website=kulturnews|date=26 September 2019 |accessdate=29 September 2019}}</ref>
|{{hlist|[[Contemporary Hit Radio|Radio]]|[[Streaming media|streaming]]|[[Music download|digital download]]|}}
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==References==
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Revision as of 00:06, 29 September 2019

"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
Producer(s)Konstantin Kersting
Tones and I singles chronology
"Never Seen the Rain"
(2019) 		"The Kids Are Coming"
(2019)
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[1][2] as the fourth single from Tones and I's debut EP of the same name.

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." adding "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 Charts)[5] 65
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[6] 29

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.
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