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Her debut single became a major hit in Europe. For the first time on TV in Germany Kim did an appearance in the march issue of ”Musikladen”. Kids in America entered the german charts on April, 13th 1981 and peaked at No. 5 (32 weeks in Top 75, 15 weeks in Top 10). Due to the huge success the single was later on released worldwide.
Kids In America is not only a new wave song - it became a hymn about the life of american teenagers. About 9 months later the single was also released in Canada and USA. Kids In America reached number 25 in the U.S. charts - in the world´s biggest music market.
Kids In America was released on 7” format only with the exception of Germany, where a 12”Maxi-Single was also avaiblabe. This format contains the single version only. A bit curious is the release of this single in Japan - whre it was released 2 times with different picture sleeves. |