Swimming with the Kids
{{Unreferenced|date=November 2010}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Swimming with the Kids
| cover = Rasmus-swimmingwiththekids.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = The Rasmus
| album = Hell of a Tester
| B-side = {{ubl|"Tempo" (Remix by DJ Midas)|"Life 705" (Version '99)}}
| released = 1999
| recorded = 1998 in Helsinki, Finland
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Alternative rock
| length = 3:55
| label = Warner Music Finland
| writer = Eero Heinonen, Janne Heiskanen, Pauli Rantasalmi, Lauri Ylönen
| producer = Craig Townsend, The Rasmus
| prev_title = Liquid
| prev_year = 1998
| next_title = F-F-F-Falling
| next_year = 2001
}}
"Swimming with the Kids" is a song by the Finnish rock band The Rasmus, originally released on the band's third album Hell of a Tester on 2 November 1998.
The single was released in 1999 by the record label Warner Music Finland. It was the second and the last single from the album Hell of a Tester. It features a remixed version of the track "Tempo", which was remixed by DJ Midas and can't be found anywhere. Also the single contains a new version of the track "Life 705" for the year 1999, though this version of "Life 705" can be found on the band's compilation album, Hell of a Collection (2001).
"Swimming with the Kids" is a pretty funky song and not very serious.{{Says who|date=January 2012}} It was written by lead singer Lauri Ylönen and produced by the band themselves and Teja Kotilainen. No music video has been made for this song.
Single track listing
- "Swimming with the Kids" – 3:55
- "Tempo" (Remix by DJ Midas)
- "Life 705" (Version '99)
Personnel
- Lauri Ylönen – vocals
- Pauli Rantasalmi – guitar
- Luke Wadey - Kazoo
- Eero Heinonen – bass
- Janne Heiskanen – drums
External links
- [http://www.therasmus.com The Rasmus' official website]
- [http://www.therasmus.org.uk/SwimmingWithTheKidsLyrics.htm Lyrics]
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