My House (Kids of 88 song)

"My House"
Single by Kids of 88
Released	20 April 2009
Genre	Alternative dance indie pop electropop
Length	3:58
Label	Dryden 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. "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.