"Shine" is a song by Australian pop/ new wave group

Kids in the Kitchen Kids in the Kitchen are an Australian pop, funk and new wave band which formed in 1983. They enjoyed chart success with four top-20 hits on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart, " Change in Mood" (1983), " Bitter Desire" (1984), " So ...

. The song was released in June 1985 as the fourth single from their debut album, '' Shine'' (1985). The song peaked at number 40 on the Australian

Kent Music Report The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to January 1999. The chart was re-branded the Australian Music Report (AMR) in July ...

. Chris Löfvén directed the video clip, which he calls as "a nightmare assignment". In a 2013 interview he said, "It was an extravaganza that was meant to look like the Russian Revolution, a mini-feature produced on a three-night shoot. It had fireworks and explosions and things being shot from helicopters". Lofven said he "probably spent the $25,000 budget on the first night of shooting."

Track listing

7" (K9694) *Side A "Shine" *Side B "Hard" 12"' (X14190) *Side A1 "Shine" (12" Version) *Side A2 "Shine 2" (New 7" Version) *Side B1 "Shine" (Sullivan's String Mix) *Side B2 "Shine" (DJ's Bonus Beat Instrumental)

Charts

References

1985 songs 1985 singles Kids in the Kitchen songs Mushroom Records singles {{1980s-pop-song-stub