24-538: Kidz may refer to: "Kidz" (song) , a song by Take That KIDZ-LD , a low-power television station in Abilene, Texas, U.S. Kidz Magazine , a 1995-2007 magazine "Kidz", a song by Plan B from Who Needs Actions When You Got Words A defunct TV station in Wichita Falls, Texas See also [ edit ] Kid (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
48-440: Is crafted perfectly, right down to each individual beat." Nick Levine of Digital Spy also praised the song, awarding it 5 stars and calling it a "rabble-rousing glam- disco-pop stomper with ambiguously apocalyptic lyrics and – not inappropriately – one hell of a chorus", comparing Mark Owen 's vocal to Liam Gallagher and referring to the song as one of Take That's most thrilling releases. The official music video for "Kidz"
72-429: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kidz (song) " Kidz " is a song by English pop group Take That from their sixth studio album, Progress . It was released as the second single from the album on 20 February 2011. The song features Mark Owen and Gary Barlow performing lead vocals. The song was first announced as the album's second single when
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168-497: The events on Earth from inside a spaceship which is named 'Progress'. Mark Owen begins to sing which is beamed live across the world whilst armed forces mass waiting for their arrival as Gary Barlow begins the descent into Earth's atmosphere as the captain of the ship. The spaceship is revealed to be shaped as the TT logo as it lands, sending a container down to the ground which opens to reveal Take That inside it. The members then walk towards
192-454: The group announced they were to perform the song live on The X Factor final on 12 December 2010; however they instead performed " The Flood " after Simon Cowell felt the song would reflect the recent riots and protests over the rising student tuition fees , due to the song lyrics and their backing dancers being dressed as riot police. "Kidz" was officially announced as the second single from Progress on 12 January 2011. The single artwork
216-510: The highlight of Progress where the "reintroduction of Robbie Williams into the Take That ranks [has given] them a shot in the arm", concluding that "Kidz" is one of the "brilliantly mad future-disco titans". Entertainment.ie agreed with this view and described the single as a "stand out track" on the album with "a massive production kicking off with pounding drums, resonating piano and grimy synths." Reality Shout music reviews also praised
240-449: The military forces in front of them as a child breaks through the line and takes a photograph of them to which they pose. They then return to the spaceship and leave Earth as the world dances behind them. There are two edits of the video, one of them begins with like seems to be some breaking news of Russian television before it switches to the beginning of the video, showing the band while a tag saying "1 hour 37 minutes earlier" appears. Then
264-472: The new 'digiNEWS network'. More websites joined the network, including Chris Norris's cablenews:uk (covering NTL and TeleWest cable services), Mark Hughes' DVDNews (DVD news and reviews) and Neil Wilkes' TV:uk (TV news and gossip). While the network grew, it was still served from personal webspace from ISPs such as Freeserve, so work started on integrating the multitude of sites into a single portal. The Digital Spy forums first went live on 1 March 2000, built on
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#1732773381323288-453: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Kidz . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kidz&oldid=1150858543 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Broadcast call sign disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
312-557: The same time, Chris Butcher launched the ONfaq website, offering similar news and information on the UK's new digital terrestrial platform ONdigital . Both sites proved to be popular, attracting many visitors eager for more news about these rapidly developing TV platforms. Chapman and Butcher discussed the idea of a merger of the two sites, to create the digiNEWS Network. On 28 February 1999, digiNEWS and ONfaq merged and were rebranded as sites of
336-775: The single on the Echo Awards the single also charted in the South Korean chart as well as peaking at #58 in Austria and #27 in Belgium. The song also peaked at #8 in Hungary where it remained in the top 40 for 12 weeks. On 15 February 2011 Take That performed the song live at the opening of the 2011 BRIT Awards . The song was placed on the Radio 1 A List on 16 February 2011 where it remained for six weeks. The band performed
360-630: The song live on the Dutch talk show Life4You on 20 March 2011, and in Germany at the ECHO Awards on 24 March. Take That also performed the song along with " The Flood " on the Danish edition of The X Factor on 25 March 2012. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. Digital Spy Digital Spy ( DS ) is a British-based entertainment, television and film website and brand and
384-433: The song, stating that "armed with the song-writing capabilities of Gary Barlow, the producing prowess of Stuart Price, Mark Owen's wheezy vocals, and Robbie Williams' gutsy, candid lyricism and confident delivery, 'Kidz' is a riotous cacophony of attitude, synth, relentless hooks and a monolithic chorus. It starts with the sound of stomping boots closing in, and ends with the sound of police sirens and screams; every tiny detail
408-469: The video is the same, except from the end in which some voices can be heard. The other version starts with a kid watching television and then the band appears, without the tag and in the end there are no voices. The song debuted at number thirty-one on the UK Singles Chart a week before its official release, climbing a total of 168 places from #199 the previous week. The song then climbed to #28
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456-526: The week after. It fell two spots on its fifth week to #30 The song spent 8 weeks in the UK Singles Chart. The song entered the Danish singles chart at number 15 before peaking at #12 where it stayed for 4 weeks. The song entered the German charts one release of the album and peaked at #20 becoming their 17th single to enter the German top 40 where it stayed for 6 weeks. Following the performance of
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504-590: Was directed by Mat Whitecross and Eran Creevy , and filmed in Bulgaria in February 2011. In the video, it begins with a kid watching the 1956 propaganda cartoon Destination Earth , later fading out with Take That appear as conquering heroes from different ages of war. The music video premiered through the official Take That iTunes App at 8 am on 27 February 2011. The video begins with images of television and warfare before switching to Jason Orange viewing
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#1732773381323528-405: Was given for the changes but the closure then occurred suddenly 24 hours later . No mention had been made prior to that, an announcement that upset many of its subscribed membership. In 2008, the website held its first Digital Spy Soap Awards. The nominations shortlist was chosen by Digital Spy's soaps editor Kris Green. From 2014, the awards became the annual Digital Spy Reader Awards, which polls
552-506: Was posted onto Take That's official website on 7 February 2011. The single was initially going to be released on 28 February 2011, but the date was moved forward to 21 February 2011. The single's B-side is "Rocket Ship", also sung by Gary Barlow and Mark Owen, who uses falsetto . The digital download single was packaged with a remix entitled "Revenge of the Kidz", which was mixed by Howard Donald. "Kidz" has been referred to by Q Magazine as
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