{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Still Kids | type = studio | artist = New Kids on the Block | cover = Still Kids.jpg | alt = | released = {{start date|2024|5|17}} | recorded = | studio = | genre = Pop | length = 44:04 | label = BMG | producer = {{hlist|Luke Batt|Deekay|Esben Dithmer|Ashley Gordon|Frans Nielsen|Obi|Pink Laces|Jordan Patrick Ruddy|Adam Seuba|David Stewart|Sean Thomas|Donnie Wahlberg}} | prev_title = Thankful | prev_year = 2017 | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Singles | name = Still Kids | type = studio | single1 = Kids | single1date = March 5, 2024 | single2 = A Love Like This | single2date = April 26, 2024 }} }}
'''''Still Kids''''' is the eighth studio album by American boy band New Kids on the Block. It was released on May 17, 2024, by BMG. This is their first studio album since 2013's ''10''. The album features collaborations with DJ Jazzy Jeff and Taylor Dayne.
==Background== The band announced the album in March 2024.<ref name="Billboard1">{{cite magazine|last1=Kaufman|first1=Gil|title=New Kids on the Block Announce First New Album in 11 Years, 'Still Kids'|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/new-kids-on-the-block-new-album-11-years-still-kids-1235622106/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 11, 2024|date=March 5, 2024}}</ref> Donnie Wahlberg describes the album as the most mature, fun and comfortable album they had ever made.<ref name="ABC News1">{{cite web|last1=Dresdale|first1=Andrea|title=New Kids on the Block announce first new album in 11 years|url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/new-kids-block-announce-new-album-still-kids/story?id=107805786|website=ABC News|access-date=March 11, 2024|date=March 5, 2024}}</ref>
==Composition== Wahlberg co-wrote on seven of the album's tracks, and McIntyre wrote on six.<ref name="ABC News1" /> The fourth track and lead single "Kids", written by David Stewart and Luke Batt, is a mid-tempo song.<ref name="Billboard1" />
==Release and promotion== ''Still Kids'' was released on May 17, 2024, by BMG Rights Management. On March 8, 2024, they appeared on ''The Kelly Clarkson Show'' and performed "Kids".<ref>{{Cite web |title=NKOTB on the Kelly Clarkson Show |url=http://www.nkotbnews.com/2024/03/clips-of-nkotb-on-kelly-clarkson-show.html |access-date=2025-02-01 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-09 |title=New Kids on the Block Perform 'Kids' On The Kelly Clarkson Show - YouTube |website=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UL3v50LmbU |access-date=2025-01-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240309010940/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UL3v50LmbU |archive-date=9 March 2024 }}</ref> On May 17, 2024, they appeared on ''Good Morning America''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-17 |title=New Kids on the Block perform new song, 'Kids' on 'GMA' - Good Morning America |work=Good Morning America |url=https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/video/new-kids-block-perform-new-song-kids-gma-110331678 |access-date=2025-01-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240517224135/https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/video/new-kids-block-perform-new-song-kids-gma-110331678 |archive-date=17 May 2024 |last1=America |first1=Good Morning }}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HgWKU3ycvA |title=New Kids On The Block Sing Kids May 17, 2024 From Still Kids Live Concert Performance NKOTB. HD |date=2024-05-21 |last=Live Music Videos |access-date=2025-02-01 |via=YouTube}}</ref> The band performed with ''American Idol'' season 22 contestant KAYKO during the season 22 finale on May 19, 2024.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2024/shopping/news/how-to-watch-american-idol-season-22-finale-online-free-1236009756/|title=How to Watch the 'American Idol' Season 22 Finale (and Katy Perry's Farewell) Online Free|last=Chan|first=Tim|website=Variety|date=May 19, 2024|access-date=May 28, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEmzPYXYFVE |title=NKOTB + KAYKO have "The Right Stuff" On Stage At The Grand Finale - American Idol 2024 |date=2024-05-19 |last=American Idol |access-date=2025-02-01 |via=YouTube}}</ref> They also performed songs from the album at an IHeartRadio live performance in May 2024 <ref>{{Cite web |title=New Kids On The Block Reveal If They've Reached Maturity: 'What's The Deal' |url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2024-09-06-new-kids-on-the-block-reveal-if-theyve-reached-maturity-whats-the-deal/ |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=iHeart |language=en}}</ref> in California, which was broadcast on PBS stations in September,<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.pbs.org/video/iheartradio-live-with-new-kids-on-the-block-89vlhs/ |title=iHeartRadio Live with New Kids on the Block |language=en |access-date=2025-02-01 |via=www.pbs.org}}</ref> and performed "Kids" as one of their songs at the IHeartRadio music festival in Las Vegas <ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyETzxG5Ga0 |title=New Kids On The Block {{!}} iHeartRadio Music Festival 2024 {{!}} Full Show |date=2024-09-21 |last=RemasterKingdom4K |access-date=2025-03-21 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=WATCH: New Kids On The Block Bring Out Surprise Guest For Unexpected Cover |url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2024-09-21-watch-new-kids-on-the-block-bring-out-surprise-guest-for-unexpected-cover/ |access-date=2025-02-01 |website=iHeart |language=en}}</ref> as well as at Audacy's "We Can Survive" concert in September 2024.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlI78B0wh-k |title=New Kids On The Block performs at Audacy’s We Can Survive Show in Newark, NJ on 9.28.24 |date=2024-09-29 |last=TheMrKingAlex |access-date=2025-03-21 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-30 |title=New Kids On The Block talk Vegas residency and navigating fame at Audacy's 'We Can Survive' |url=https://www.audacy.com/national/music/we-can-survive-new-kids-on-the-block |access-date=2025-02-01 |website=www.audacy.com |language=en}}</ref>
From June 14, to August 25, 2024, they promoted the album on The Magic Summer Tour (2024).<ref name="Billboard1" />
===Singles=== The album's lead single "Kids" was released on March 5, 2024. The second single "A Love Like This" was released on April 26, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://retropopmagazine.com/new-kids-on-the-block-drop-new-ballad-a-love-like-this/|title= New Kids On The Block drop new ballad A Love Like This|website=Retropop|date=April 25, 2024|access-date=April 27, 2024}}</ref>
==Critical reception== {{Music ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="AllMusic1">{{cite web|last1=Erlewine|first1=Stephen Thomas|title=Still Kids Review|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/still-kids-mw0004218103|website=AllMusic|access-date=May 24, 2024}}</ref> | rev2 = RetroPop | rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gotto|first1=Connor|title=New Kids on the Block – Still Kids |url=https://retropopmagazine.com/album-review-new-kids-on-the-block-still-kids/|website=RetroPop|access-date=May 24, 2024|date=May 17, 2024}}</ref> | rev3 = ''The Independent'' | rev3score = 7/10<ref name="The Independent">{{cite news|last1=Feric|first1=Carla|title=Cage The Elephant and New Kids On The Block offer up new albums|url= https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/cage-the-elephant-kentucky-new-york-rainbow-tame-impala-b2545359.html|access-date=May 24, 2024|work=The Independent|date=May 15, 2024}}</ref> }}
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of ''AllMusic'' gave the album four out of five stars and said, "Still Kids finds New Kids on the Block playing to their strengths, winding up with an album that sounds fresher than expected and is arguably tighter than their big hits of yore."<ref name="AllMusic1" /> Carla Feric of ''The Independent'' wrote, "The album's upbeat summer songs will stick with you all day; they're catchy, the lyrics are memorable, and they capture the classic boy-band 'pop' sound that fans and casual listeners alike can appreciate."<ref name="The Independent" />
==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = ''Still Kids'' track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = 44:04 | title1 = Magic | writer1 = {{hlist|Joey McIntyre|Donnie Wahlberg|Sean Thomas}} | extra1 = Thomas{{ref|p|[p]}} | length1 = 2:35 | title2 = Summer Love | writer2 = {{hlist|D. Wahlberg|Nikolaj Tøth Andersen|Oliver Bernburg|Esben Dithmer|Lars Halvor Jensen|Frans Nielsen|Kristoffer Lambek|Adam Seuba|Kirat Singh|Kasper Vestergaard}} | extra2 = {{hlist|D. Wahlberg|Seuba|Deekay|Dithmer|Nielsen|Jensen{{ref|v|[v]}}}} | length2 = 3:01 | title3 = Long Time Coming | writer3 = {{hlist|McIntyre|Thomas|Ashley Gordon}} | extra3 = {{hlist|Gordon|Thomas{{ref|p|[p]}}}} | length3 = 2:59 | title4 = Kids | writer4 = {{hlist|David Stewart|Luke Batt}} | extra4 = {{hlist|Stewart|Batt}} | length4 = 2:58 | title5 = A Love Like This | writer5 = {{hlist|D. Wahlberg|Dithmer|Jensen}} | extra5 = {{hlist|D. Wahlberg|Deekay|Dithmer|Jensen{{ref|v|[v]}}}} | length5 = 3:52 | title6 = Dance with You | writer6 = {{hlist|D. Wahlberg|Dithmer|Jensen}} | extra6 = {{hlist|D. Wahlberg|Deekay|Dithmer|Jensen{{ref|v|[v]}}}} | length6 = 3:03 | title7 = Come Back | writer7 = {{hlist|McIntyre|Thomas}} | extra7 = Thomas{{ref|p|[p]}} | length7 = 2:48 | title8 = In the Night | writer8 = {{hlist|D. Wahlberg|Jensen|Kevin Cofield|Elijah Wahlberg}} | extra8 = {{hlist|D. Wahlberg|Deekay|Pink Laces|Jensen{{ref|v|[v]}}}} | length8 = 3:29 | title9 = Runaway | writer9 = {{hlist|D. Wahlberg|Jensen|Jordan Patrick Ruddy}} | extra9 = {{hlist|D. Wahlberg|Deekay|Ruddy|Jensen{{ref|v|[v]}}}} | length9 = 3:19 | title10 = Pop | writer10 = {{hlist|McIntyre|Thomas}} | extra10 = Thomas{{ref|p|[p]}} | length10 = 3:17 | title11 = Get Down | note11 = featuring DJ Jazzy Jeff | writer11 = {{hlist|D. Wahlberg|Jensen|Bernard Edwards|Nile Rodgers}} | extra11 = {{hlist|D. Wahlberg|Deekay|Jensen{{ref|v|[v]}}}} | length11 = 3:07 | title12 = Old School Love | note12 = featuring Taylor Dayne | writer12 = {{hlist|Jordan Knight|D. Wahlberg|Jensen|Marcella Brailsford Daniel Klein|Charli Taft}} | extra12 = {{hlist|D. Wahlberg|Obi{{ref|p|[p]}}|Deekay|Jensen{{ref|v|[v]}}}} | length12 = 3:08 | title13 = Better Days | writer13 = {{hlist|McIntyre|Thomas}} | extra13 = {{hlist|Thomas{{ref|p|[p]}}|McIntyre{{ref|v|[v]}}}} | length13 = 2:56 | title14 = Stay | writer14 = {{hlist|McIntyre|Thomas}} | extra14 = Thomas{{ref|p|[p]}} | length14 = 3:32 }}
'''Notes''' * "Get Down" contains a sample of "Upside Down" by Diana Ross. * {{sup|{{note|p|[p]}}}} signifies a primary and vocal producer * {{sup|{{note|v|[v]}}}} signifies a vocal producer
==Personnel== '''New Kids on the Block''' * Jonathan Knight – vocals * Jordan Knight – vocals * Joey McIntyre – vocals * Donnie Wahlberg – vocals * Danny Wood – vocals
'''Additional musicians''' {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} * Luke Batt – backing vocals, bass guitar, drum programming, guitar, keyboards (4) * Oliver Bernburg – bass (2) * Max Bernstein – guitar (5) * Kevin Cofield – synthesizer (8) * Esben Dithmer – instrumentation (2, 6), programming (5) * DJ Jazzy Jeff – backing vocals, scratching (11) * Lars Halvor Jensen – backing vocals, instrumentation (11) * Ashley Gordon – instrumentation (3) * Kristoffer Lambek – guitar (2) * Martin Larsson – programming (8, 9); backing vocals, instrumentation (11) {{col-2}} * Griffin McIntyre – guitar (14) * Mathias Neumann – backing vocals, programming (11) * Frans Nielsen – instrumentation (2) * Obi – instrumentation (12) * Jordan Patrick Ruddy – instrumentation (9) * Adam Seuba – backing vocals (2, 11) * David Stewart – backing vocals, bass guitar, drum programming, guitar, keyboards (4) * Charli Taft – additional vocals (12) * Sean Thomas – instrumentation (1, 3, 7, 10, 13, 14) * Elijah Wahlberg – drums (8) {{col-end}}
'''Production''' {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} * Matthew Barnes – mixing assistance (4) * Luke Batt – producer (4) * Deekay – producer (2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12) * Esben Dithmer – producer (2, 5, 6) * Ashley Gordon — producer (3) * Charlie Holmes – mixing (4) * Lars Halvor Jensen – vocal engineering (12), vocal producer (2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12) * Holger Lagerfeldt – engineering * Martin Larsson – mixing (2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12) {{col-2}} * Joey McIntyre – vocal producer (13) * Frans Nielsen – producer (2) * Obi – producer (12) * Pink Laces – producer (8) * Jordan Patrick Ruddy – producer (9) * Adam Seuba – producer (2) * David Stewart — producer (4) * Sean Thomas – mixing (1, 3, 7, 10, 13, 14), producer (1, 3, 7, 10, 13) vocal producer (1, 3, 7 10, 13) * Donnie Wahlberg — creative director, producer (2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13) {{col-end}}
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for ''Still Kids'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2024) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)<ref name="ARIA">{{cite magazine|title=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 27 May 2024|magazine=The ARIA Report|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|issue=1786|pages=7, 10|date=May 27, 2024}}</ref> | 11 |- ! scope="row"| Australian Physical Albums (ARIA)<ref name="ARIA"/> | 23 |- {{album chart|Flanders|158|artist=New Kids on the Block|album=Still Kids|rowheader=true|access-date=May 26, 2024}} |- {{album chart|Germany|59|id=533100|artist=New Kids on the Block|album=Still Kids|rowheader=true|access-date=May 24, 2024}} |- {{album chart|Scotland|18|date=20240524|rowheader=true|access-date=May 25, 2024}} |- ! scope="row"| Swedish Physical Albums (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sverigetopplistan.se/chart/234/?dspy=2024&dspp=22|title=Veckolista Album Fysiskt, vecka 22|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=May 31, 2024}}</ref> | 14 |- {{album chart|UKDigital|15|date=20240524|rowheader=true|access-date=May 25, 2024}} |- ! scope="row"| UK Albums Sales (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-sales-chart/20240524/7511/|title=Official Albums Sales Chart Top 100|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=May 25, 2024}}</ref> | 16 |- ! scope="row"| UK Physical Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/physical-albums-chart/20240524/2/|title=Official Physical Albums Chart Top 100|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=May 25, 2024}}</ref> | 16 |- {{album chart|UKIndependent|10|date=20240524|rowheader=true|access-date=May 25, 2024}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|56|artist=New Kids on the Block|rowheader=true|access-date=May 29, 2024}} |- {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|9|artist=New Kids on the Block|rowheader=true|access-date=May 29, 2024}} |}
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