Out of Control (Kids in the Kitchen song)

"Out of Control" is a song by Australian pop/new wave group Kids in the Kitchen. The song was released in June 1986 as the lead single from their second studio album, Terrain (1987). The song peaked at number 33 on the Australian Kent Music Report.

"Out of Control"
Single by Kids in the Kitchen
from the album Terrain
Released	June 1986
Studio	AAV Studios, Melbourne
Genre	New wave, rock
Length	3:34
Label	Mushroom Records
Songwriter(s)	Bruce Curnow, Craig Harnath, Alistair Coia, Claude Carranza, Scott Carne
Producer(s)	David Kershenbaum
Kids in the Kitchen singles chronology
"My Life" (1985) "Out of Control" (1986) "Say It" (1987)

Reception

The Canberra Times said; "Out of control indeed! It's brash, harsh and too too heavy; overkill, senseless. Promos from the record company described this as 'essential dance music in a ballad-ridden chart era' and touted their boys as being 'both now and the future... no wanna-bes in sight'... I beg to differ, they were. Somewhere down there lurks a melody line and some lyrics, but I'm not too sure how many people will be willing to cut through the crap to find it. I was very disappointed as both their previous performances and the record cover itself had me expecting more. I only hope this is a momentary aberration."^[1]

Video

The clip to accompany the single was the last to feature drummer Bruce Curnow and keyboardist Alistair Coia as part of the official line-up, although both would later be credited as musicians and co-writers on Terrain .

Track listing

7" (K9938)

• Side A "Out of Control" - 3:34
• Side B "Stop" - 3:00

12" (X14290)

• Side A "Out of Control" (The No Mercy Mix) - 5:00
• Side B1 "Out of Control" (No Vocals) - 3:34
• Side B2 "Stop" - 3:00

Charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Australian Kent Music Report[2]	33

References

1. Wallace, Lisa (13 July 1986). "Gutteral, [sic] Elegant, Yet Almost Sleazy Sound". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). National Library of Australia. p. 15. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.