The Kids Are Coming

The Kids Are Coming
The Kids Are Coming
EP by Tones and I
Released	30 August 2019
Recorded	2018–19
Length	20:40
Label	Bad Batch; Sony Australia;
Producer	Konstantin Kersting
Tones and I chronology
Singles from The Kids Are Coming
	"Johnny Run Away"; Released: 1 March 2019; "Dance Monkey"; Released: 10 May 2019; "Never Seen the Rain"; Released: 16 July 2019; "The Kids Are Coming"; Released: 27 September 2019;

The Kids Are Coming is the debut extended play by Australian singer Tones and I. The EP was released on 30 August 2019.^[1]^[2] The EP was announced on 16 July 2019, alongside the release of single "Never Seen the Rain".^[3] At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, the EP won ARIA Award for Best Independent Release. At the AIR Awards of 2020, the EP was nominated for Best Independent Pop Album or EP.^[4] All six songs from the EP were later included on the deluxe edition of Tones and I's debut album, Welcome to the Madhouse (2021).

Track listing

All songs are written by Toni Watson and produced by Konstantin Kersting.

Japanese bonus track^[5]
No.	Title	Length
7.	"Dance Monkey (Stripped Back)"	2:51
Total length:		23:31

Credits adapted from AllMusic.^[6]

Chart (2019)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[26]	21
French Albums (SNEP)^[27]	150
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[28]	96
Chart (2020)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[29]	39
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[30]	16
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)^[31]	4
French Albums (SNEP)^[32]	88
US Billboard 200^[33]	92


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[34]	Platinum	70,000^‡
Canada (Music Canada)^[35]	Gold	40,000^‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)^[36]	Gold	10,000^‡
France (SNEP)^[37]	Platinum	100,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[38]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Region	Date	Format	Label	Catalogue
Australia	30 August 2019	Digital download^[39] streaming CD^[40] LP^[41]	Bad Batch Sony Australia	19075979252 / 19075979257
Japan	5 February 2020	CD^[42]	Warner Music Japan