"Kids" is a song by the American rock band MGMT, released as the third and final single from their debut studio album Oracular Spectacular (2007) on October 13, 2008. The version of the song that appears on Oracular Spectacular is updated from earlier versions that appear on the band's EPs Time to Pretend (2005) and We (Don't) Care (2004). A track entitled "Kids (Afterschool Dance Megamix)" appears on the album Climbing to New Lows (2005). On December 1, 2009, the track was announced as a nominee at the 52nd Grammy Awards in the category Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. The song also appears on the YouTube video "GARBShotz: Crazy Paper Toss" featuring Carson "Can't Miss" Wentz of the Philadelphia Eagles.

The song was the center of a legal dispute with the former President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, over the "insulting" compensation he offered for his illegal use of the song during a party conference.

The single peaked at #9 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, where "Time to Pretend" had previously peaked at #23.NME named it the number-one song on its list of the Best Singles of 2008. In October 2011, NME placed it at number 99 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".Rolling Stone named it #46 on its list of 100 Best Songs of the 2000s.Rolling Stone's Kevin O'Donnell described the song as, "a noisy New Order-style synth jam."

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