I'm Just a Kid

"I'm Just a Kid"
Simple Plan ganging up on a man wearing a yellow shirt with the word "Security" on the back.
Single by Simple Plan
from the album No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls
ReleasedFebruary 4, 2002 (2002-02-04)[1]
Genre
Length3:18
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Simple Plan singles chronology
"I'm Just a Kid"
(2002)
"I'd Do Anything"
(2002)
Music video
"I'm Just a Kid" on YouTube
Music video
"I'm Just a Kid (Amazon Original feat. LØLØ" on YouTube

"I'm Just a Kid" is the debut single by Canadian pop punk band Simple Plan, written by Pierre Bouvier. It appeared on their debut album No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls. It was featured in the films Grind, The New Guy, and Cheaper by the Dozen.

The song saw a resurgence in popularity in April 2020 on the social media platform TikTok, where the song was used in a challenge that involves family members re-creating childhood photos.[4] A version of this song featuring LØLØ premiered in November 2022 as an Amazon Original song.[5]

  1. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1438. February 1, 2002. p. 32.
  2. ^ Teo, Mark (June 26, 2013). "22 classic cottage pop-punk songs". Aux. Archived from the original on May 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "How well do you remember "I'm Just A Kid" by Simple Plan?". Alternative Press. March 19, 2020.
  4. ^ Locker, Melissa (April 15, 2020). "Families Travel Back in Time With Childhood Photos for the 'I'm Just a Kid' Challenge". Time. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  5. ^ "Simple Plan release new version of 'I'm Just A Kid' feat. LØLØ". EN: SimplePlan.cz. Retrieved 2023-03-28.