"The Kids Are Coming" is a song by Australian singer
Tones and I
Toni Watson, known professionally as Tones and I, is an Australian singer, songwriter, and record producer. Her breakout single, " Dance Monkey" (May 2019), reached number one in over 30 countries, including Australia. In November 2019, i ...
, released to Australian and German radio on 27 September 2019 as the fourth single from her debut EP
of the same name. The song's title was believed to be based on the hashtag and working title "The kids are coming" used by Neil Goss with his 2015 book ''Juvenile Delinquents'' and the 2020 movie of the same name.
On 28 September 2019, Tones and I performed the song at the
2019 AFL Grand Final
The 2019 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Richmond Football Club and Greater Western Sydney Giants at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 28 September 2019. It was the 124th annual grand final of the Austra ...
alongside "
Dance Monkey
"Dance Monkey" is a song by Australian singer Tones and I, released on 10 May 2019 as the second single (first in the US) from Tones and I's debut EP '' The Kids Are Coming''. The song was produced and mixed by Konstantin Kersting.
"Dance Monk ...
".
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.
..Watson displays a
Sia
Sia Kate Isobelle Furler ( ; born 18 December 1975) is an Australian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Adelaide, she started her career as a singer in the acid jazz band Crisp in the mid-1990s. In 1997, when Crisp disbanded, she rel ...
-like confidence in the way she hurls, tweaks and growls her lyrics of damnation at the socio-political status quo".
Music video
The music video was produced by Reprobates, directed by Alan Del Rio Ortiz and released on 25 September 2019.
Charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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2019 singles
2019 songs
Tones and I songs
Protest songs
Song recordings produced by Konstantin Kersting
Songs written by Tones and I