Kid Courageous

Kid Courageous
Kid Courageous
Origin	Pop punk
Years active	2004–2007
Labels	RockSugar Music
Members	Mick Anderson; Huw Griffiths; Patrick Ricapito; Richie Newman ; Dave Simon
Past members	Laurent Saligne

Kid Courageous was a pop punk

band from Australia. The band consists of Mick Anderson (lead vocals, piano), Huw Griffiths (guitar, vocals), Patrick Ricapito (lead guitar), Richie Newman (drums) and Dave Simon (bass guitar). All five members of the band grew up in the Sutherland Shire in New South Wales

.

History

Throughout the mid-2000s Kid Courageous were one of Australia's premiere commercial pop punk acts, with a number of successful charting singles. Prior to being signed to a label, the band released their debut single 'Miss Singleton' (later released on Dear Diary) in 2003.[1]

The band were signed to the Australian

independent label RockSugar Music after working with longtime friend and Australian producer Greg Stace. During January 2005, Kid Courageous recorded three singles at Studios 301 in Sydney

with American producer Rick Will and Australian producer Greg Stace. The band was managed by industry veteran Vicki Gordon and later Mark Burn.

"Is She Really Going Out with Him?" was their debut single and was a cover of the Joe Jackson hit. It received an "overwhelming response" and was the fourth most added track across the board on radio in Australia. It held a #1 night radio position for 11 weeks, and it charted at #25 on the ARIA Singles Chart and #3 on the Australian Independent charts..

"Life's a Movie", their second single, also achieved success, topping the Australian nightly radio charts for 10 weeks. It peaked at #17 on the ARIA Singles Chart and #1 on the Australian independent charts.

"Use Me", their third single, debuted at #24 on the ARIA Singles Chart and #1 on the Australian Independent music charts.

"I Want You", their crossover single, was mixed by Greg Stace and was released as an iTunes-only digital single in 2006.

Dear Diary, their debut album, produced by Rick Will (Incubus, Gwen Stefani, Ben Harper), was released on 6 May 2006.

Vocalist Mick Anderson was voted 2005 Australian "Spunk of the Year" in

Dolly Magazine

.

Kid Courageous broke up in 2007 not long after recording their self-titled second album, which was issued on iTunes in 2011.^[2]

Members

Mick Anderson – lead vocals, piano
Davie Patience – bass guitar
Huw Griffiths – guitar, vocals
Patrick Ricapito – lead guitar
Laurent Saligne / Richie Newman – drums

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected details
Title	Details
Dear Diary	Released: 2006 Label: RockSugar Music (SUGARA1) Format: CD
Kid Courageous	Released: 2009 Label: Radtone Music (RADC-042) Format: CD

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
Title	Year	AUS ^[3]	AUS Ind. ^{[citation needed]}	Album
"Is She Really Going Out with Him?"	2005	25	1	Dear Diary
"Life's a Movie"		39	1
"Use Me"		24	1
"I Want You"	2006	—	—

References

^ "Bio". Kid Courageous Home. Anglefire. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
^ "Kid Courageous by Kid Courageous". iTunes Store. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
^ "Discography Kid Courageous". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 16 August 2022.

External links

Kid Courageous website, with previews of songs from Untitled Second Album: Nothing Else, Bobby Dazzler
Kid Courageous MySpace

[1] "Bio". Kid Courageous Home. Anglefire. Retrieved 3 October 2019.

[2] "Kid Courageous by Kid Courageous". iTunes Store. Retrieved 27 May 2019.

[3] "Discography Kid Courageous". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 16 August 2022.

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v t e Kid Courageous
Mick Anderson Huw Griffiths Patrick Ricapito Richie Newman Dave Simon
Singles	"Is She Really Going Out with Him?" "Use Me"