| "The Kids Are Sick Again" | ||||
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| Single by Maxïmo Park | ||||
| from the album Quicken the Heart | ||||
| Released | 4 May 2009 | |||
| Genre | Post-punk revival | |||
| Length | 3:05 | |||
| Label | Warp Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Duncan Lloyd, Lukas Wooller (Music) Paul Smith (Lyrics) | |||
| Producer(s) | Nick Launay | |||
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"The Kids Are Sick Again" is a song by Newcastle-upon-Tyne band Maxïmo Park. It is the first single released from their third studio album, Quicken the Heart. The single was released on 4 May 2009. The song entered the UK singles chart at #50.
Frontman Paul Smith explained to the NME that this song is about the effect of advertisements on the youth today. He said: "I guess I thought society as a whole is bombarded by advertisements and to me that's why the kids are sick again. It's a funny sounding phrase but it's a serious song - so it's a nice blend of being amused, but [also] I hope people sit up and take notice of it." Drummer Tom English added: "They [the youth of today] can't express themselves anymore and this is for them." [1]
Smith told Drowned in Sound: "The first line ('The comforting ache of the summer holiday') indicates that queasy feeling of adolescent isolation that I remember experiencing. The song's ultimate feeling is of escape and I think the music builds to that release after a pulsing, atmospheric beginning."[2] [3]
- ^ "Maximo Park: 'New album will push us into weird space'". nme.com. NME. 19 August 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ The Kids Are Sick Again Songfacts
- ^ "DiSsection: Maximo Park Quicken The Heart track-by-track / In Depth // Drowned In Sound". drownedinsound.com. Drowned in Sound. 8 April 2009. Archived from the original on 11 April 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2009.