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"I'm Just a Kid" is the debut single by Canadian pop punk band Simple Plan, written by Pierre Bouvier. It appeared on their debut album No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls. It was featured in the films Grind, The New Guy, and Cheaper by the Dozen.
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| Single by Simple Plan | ||||
| from the album No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls | ||||
| Released | February 4, 2002[1] | |||
| Genre | Pop punk[2] | |||
| Length | 3:18 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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| "I'm Just a Kid" on YouTube | ||||
The song saw a resurgence in popularity in April 2020 on the social media platform TikTok, where the song was used in a challenge that involves family members re-creating childhood photos.[3]
Track listing
- "I'm Just a Kid (Single Version)"
- "One By One"
- "Grow Up"
Music video
The music video is about how an awkward, average guy (DJ Qualls) attempts to impress a popular girl (Eliza Dushku) by attempting to perform dangerous stunts, but other, more popular boys interrupt to take his place. They fail to succeed and are injured, and the main characters look on with pained expressions of pity and a certain amount of schadenfreude. Ending with the average guy simply speaking to the girl and her walking off with him while the heavily injured popular boys watch in disbelief. There is also a surreal sequence, in which the archetypal popular boy, played by rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Sébastien Lefebvre, is hit by a school bus. The video was made with actors from the movie The New Guy, such as Qualls and Tony Hawk. As such, it was released as an extra on the DVD and VHS of The New Guy. As well, in the video, there is a clip of Hawk taken from the final football game in the movie. Most of the scenes in the video were filmed at Long Beach Polytechnic High School in Long Beach, California.
Jesse Heiman appears as a nerd.
Chart performance
The song peaked at number 64 on the Canadian Hot 100.[citation needed]
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[4] | Platinum | 1,000,000 |
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References
- "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1438. February 1, 2002. p. 32.
- Teo, Mark (June 26, 2013). "22 classic cottage pop-punk songs". Aux. Archived from the original on May 8, 2016.
- Locker, Melissa (April 15, 2020). "Families Travel Back in Time With Childhood Photos for the 'I'm Just a Kid' Challenge". Time. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- "American single certifications – Simple Plan – I'm Just A Kid". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
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[de] I’m Just a Kid
I’m Just a Kid ist ein Pop-Punk-Song von der kanadischen Band Simple Plan.[1] Der Song erschien am 19. Februar 2002 und ist Teil des Albums No Pads, No Helmets … Just Balls. Thematisch dreht sich der Song um junge Menschen in der Selbstfindungsphase, die das Leben als unfair empfinden, sich fragen was mit ihnen los ist und daran leiden, aber eigentlich ja auch nur Kind sind.- [en] I'm Just a Kid
[es] I'm Just a Kid
«I'm Just a Kid» —en español: «Tan sólo soy un niño»— es una canción interpretada por el grupo canadiense de rock Simple Plan, lanzada en 2002 como el primer sencillo de la banda y del álbum No Pads, No Helmets... Just Balls, el cual marcó su debut. 18 años después, tuvo un repunte en los conteos musicales debido a la aplicación TikTok.[1][2][ru] I’m Just a Kid
«I’m Just a Kid» (рус. Я просто ребёнок) — сингл канадской рок-группы Simple Plan с их дебютного студийного альбома No Pads, No Helmets... Just Balls.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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