The Kids Are Coming (EP)

***The Kids Are Coming*** is the debut extended play (EP); by Tones and I. The EP was released on 30 August 2019. The EP was announced on 16 July 2019, alongside the release of single "Never Seen the Rain".

## Background & Promotion

Toni began recording for the EP in 2017, when she was still a busker and was making random songs constantly. During 2017-2019, she was constantly sharing all the song she has written on her social media.

The first single released for the EP was Johnny Run Away, which was released on 1st March 2019. The song peaked at #12 on ARIA Charts and also entered the Irish Official Singles Chart. The second single (first in the US) released for the EP was Dance Monkey, which was released on 10th May 2019. The global breakout smash hit single topped the chart at 30+ countries, it also peaked at #4 on Billboard Hot 100 and charted for 38 weeks. The song also broke numerous records on streaming platforms. It is the most streamed female song on Spotify, and is the third most streamed song on Spotify overall. It is also the most shazamed song in history.

Toni finally announced the EP on 16 July 2019, alongside of the release of the third single, "Never Seen The Rain". Never Seen The Rain became another global smash hit of Toni, which charted in several countries including Australia where it peaked at #7 there. The song currently has 290 MILLION streams on Spotify.

The Kids Are Coming Tour was later announced, following the release of the EP. After the release of the EP, it would later get a huge success, thanks to the Dance Monkey hype. The EP would later chart at 19 countries, including Australia where it peaked at #3 and USA where it peaked at #30 and charted for 48 weeks.

On 26 September 2020, Toni released the music video for "The Kids Are Coming" which became the last music video for the era. The song was later then sent to Australian & German radio at the same day. Toni would later do bunch of performances and also tours following the rising success of Dance Monkey. She would later perform at Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Ellen and many more to perform Dance Monkey and sometimes Never Seen The Rain.

## Scrapped Track

* Friend Song
* Leave This Town
* Not Today
* Toupee
* We Don't Need To Get Pissed On A Monday

## Trivia

* The first and oldest song written for the EP was Johnny Run Away
	+ Johnny Run Away was written on 2012, years before she even became a busker.
		- Johnny Run Away was also Toni's first songwriting effort. [1]
* The Kids Are Coming was the last song to be added on the EP
	+ It's because all the other songs from the EP has either been written, performed, & shared on her social medias from ages ago, while The Kids Are Coming was never performed or shared before it's official release.
* The shortest song on the EP is Johnny Run Away, with only the duration of 3 minutes and 12 seconds.
	+ The shortest released song on Toni's discography is Ur So F\*\*kInG cOoL, with only the duration of 2 minutes and 57 seconds.
		- However, if we count the unreleased songs, then the shortest song on Toni's discography would be Not Today, with only the duration of 2 minutes and 13 seconds.
* The longest song on the EP is Jimmy, with the duration of 3 minutes and 43 seconds.
	+ The longest song on Toni's discography is Can't Be Happy All The Time, with the duration of 4 minutes and 18 seconds.
* As of today, the EP currently has generated 2.5 BILLION streams on Spotify.