"Swimming with the Kids" is a song by the

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The Rasmus The Rasmus is a Finnish rock band that formed in 1994 in Helsinki while the band members were in upper comprehensive school.Main source of the band's history: The original band members were Lauri Ylönen (lead singer-songwriter), Eero Heinone ...

, originally released on the band's third album ''

Hell of a Tester ''Hell of a Tester'' (sometimes written Hellofatester) is the third studio album by The Rasmus, then called Rasmus. It was released in 1998 by Warner Music and received Gold status in Finland. The most popular single was '' Liquid'', which was re ...

'' on 2 November 1998. The single was released in 1999 by the record label

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. It was the second and the last single from the album ''Hell of a Tester''. It features a remixed version of the track "Tempo", which was remixed by DJ Midas and can't be found anywhere. Also the single contains a new version of the track " Life 705" for the year 1999, though this version of "Life 705" can be found on the band's compilation album, ''

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'' (2001). "Swimming with the Kids" is a pretty funky song and not very serious. It was written by lead singer

Lauri Ylönen Lauri Johannes Ylönen (born 23 April 1979) is a Finnish singer-songwriter, best known as the co-founder and frontman of the Finnish alternative rock band The Rasmus. Biography The Rasmus When he and Heinonen started at Suutarila high school ...

and produced by the band themselves and

Teja Kotilainen The Rasmus is a Finnish rock band that formed in 1994 in Helsinki while the band members were in upper comprehensive school.Main source of the band's history: The original band members were Lauri Ylönen (lead singer-songwriter), Eero Heinonen ...

. No music video has been made for this song.

Single track listing

# "Swimming with the Kids" – 3:55 # "Tempo" (Remix by DJ Midas) # " Life 705" (Version '99)

Personnel

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Pauli Rantasalmi The Rasmus is a Finnish rock band that formed in 1994 in Helsinki while the band members were in upper comprehensive school.Main source of the band's history: The original band members were Lauri Ylönen (lead singer-songwriter), Eero Heinonen ...

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* Luke Wadey - Kazoo *

Eero Heinonen The Rasmus is a Finnish rock band that formed in 1994 in Helsinki while the band members were in upper comprehensive school.Main source of the band's history: The original band members were Lauri Ylönen (lead singer-songwriter), Eero Heinonen ...

– bass *

Janne Heiskanen The Rasmus is a Finnish rock band that formed in 1994 in Helsinki while the band members were in upper comprehensive school.Main source of the band's history: The original band members were Lauri Ylönen (lead singer-songwriter), Eero Heinone ...

– drums

External links

The Rasmus' official website

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