My House (Kids of 88 song)

"My House"
Single by Kids of 88
Released20 April 2009
Genre
Length3:58
LabelDryden St
Songwriter(s)Joel Little, Sam McCarthy
Kids of 88 singles chronology
"My House"
(2009) 		"Just a Little Bit"
(2010)

"My House" is the first single from electropop band Kids of 88. It was released on 20 April 2009.[1] The song was on the New Zealand Singles Chart for 17 weeks in 2009, peaking at #3.

History

When the New Zealand music television channel C4 used "My House" on one of its advertising campaigns,[when?][citation needed] the song quickly became very popular in New Zealand, and peaked at #3 on the New Zealand Top 40 singles chart in June 2009.[2] Kids of 88 describe it as "a cross between a late 80s police drama intro theme and a sophisticated super hussy".[3] The song was certified Gold[4] after eight weeks on the chart,[citation needed] selling over 7,500 copies.[5]

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak position Sales
New Zealand Singles Chart[2] 3 15,000+ (platinum)[6]

Year-end charts

Chart (2009) Ranking
New Zealand Singles Chart 32[7]

References

  1. ^ "My House - Single". iTunes Store. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Kids of 88 - My House". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Kids of 88". Amplifier Music. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
  4. ^ "Kids of 88 and The Naked and Famous Album Release Tour". Under The Radar. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  5. ^ "Chart Facts". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
  6. ^ "Latest Gold / Platinum Singles". RadioScope. 29 August 2010.
  7. ^ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2010-11-19.


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