"Kid" | ||||
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Single by The Pretenders | ||||
from the album Pretenders | ||||
B-side | "Tattooed Love Boys" | |||
Released | 29 June 1979[1] | |||
Recorded | 1979 | |||
Genre | Rock and roll[2] | |||
Length | 3:03 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Chrissie Hynde | |||
Producer(s) | Chris Thomas | |||
The Pretenders singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Kid" on YouTube |
"Kid" is a song written by Chrissie Hynde that was released on the Pretenders 1979 debut album Pretenders. Hynde wrote the song about a fictional boy discovering that his mother is a prostitute. The song's melodicism was attributed by guitarist James Honeyman-Scott to Hynde's growing interest in pop music. Honeyman-Scott wrote the song's solo, which he had designed over a couple of days.
"Kid" was released as a single and reached number 33 in the UK. It has been covered by several other artists, including Everything but the Girl.
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