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	10:37 (European version)
Label	EMI
Writer(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 the German power metal band Helloween taken from the album Pink Bubbles Go Ape.^[1] This is the first Helloween single with Roland Grapow playing guitars, replacing Kai Hansen. 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 Chart[3]	56

References

1. "Helloween – Kids of the Century (tracklist and versions)". Discogs. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
2. Syrjala, Marko (11 January 2011). "Helloween – bassist Markus Grosskopf". Metal Rules. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
3. "Helloween - Kids of The Century (UK Charts)". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 23 October 2013.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics