Kids of the Century

"Kids of the Century"
Single by Helloween
from the album Pink Bubbles Go Ape
Released	16 February 1991
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	3:51 10:37 (European version)
Label	EMI
Songwriter(s)	Michael Kiske
Helloween singles chronology
"I Want Out" (1988) "Kids of the Century" (1991) "Number One" (1992)

"Kids of the Century" is a song and single by German power metal band Helloween taken from the album Pink Bubbles Go Ape. This is the first Helloween single with Roland Grapow playing guitars, replacing Kai Hansen.

They made a promo video at the Rainbow Theatre in London,[1] directed by Storm Thorgerson, who also made the front cover of the album and the single.

It is also the first Helloween recording with a song written by bassist Markus Grosskopf: "Shit and Lobster".[2] The Japanese version of the single contains an exclusive Helloween interview (6:02) instead of "Shit and Lobster".

Single track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kids Of The Century"	3:54
2.	"Blue Suede Shoes" (Carl Perkins)	2:36
3.	"Shit And Lobster"	4:07
4.	"Exclusive Helloween interview" (Japan only)	6:02

Personnel

• Michael Kiske - vocals
• Roland Grapow - lead and rhythm guitars
• Michael Weikath - lead and rhythm guitars
• Markus Grosskopf - bass guitar
• Ingo Schwichtenberg - drums

Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)[3]	56

References

1. Metal Hammer Magazine February 1991 page 26-27
2. Syrjala, Marko (11 January 2011). "Helloween – bassist Markus Grosskopf". Metal Rules. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
3. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 25, 2024.