The new single Kids Forever from Australian country favourites The Sunny Cowgirls is quintessentially what the down-to-earth sisters are all about. The girls picked Kids Forever as the second single from their latest album, What We Do, specifically to showcase their ‘fun’ side.

The track was penned by one-half of The Sunny Cowgirls, Sophie Clabburn, and inspired by her last Christmas at home with her family (including fellow Sunny, Celeste). “There are three kids in our family,” says Sophie. “Although we are all definitely far from being ‘kids’, we certainly don’t act like it. On Christmas morning we still sit under the tree in our pyjamas and thank Santa for our pressies. Mum and Dad are forced to play along. We certainly don’t feel our age, and as a result, don’t act it. I think most people are in the same boat and that’s why I wrote the song. Age is just a number and there is no rush to grow up. If we all acted like grown-ups, all of the time, the world would be a very boring place. Kids don’t take themselves too seriously, unlike a lot of adults. They don’t care about what other people think. They live in the moment and just have fun with it. We all have our problems, but sometimes I think a lot of us could learn a thing or two from these little people!”

As the second single from their fifth album, Kids Forever has a lot to live up to, and if early feedback is anything to go by, it’s certainly heading in the right direction. The first single from the album Green & Gold was released last year to acclaim. Trying to pick a follow-up to this was always going to be a difficult decision, but Kids Forever is one of those songs that fans are loving, especially at the live shows. “Choosing a second single is always a bit tricky and is somewhat crucial to correctly portraying what kind of record you have made,” says Sophie. “The first single Green & Gold showed our more serious side, lyrically showcasing our love for Australia. We wanted the second single to expose our ‘fun’ side, so we chose something a bit different. Kids Forever has always been a great sounding track – from the first time the musicians belted it out in the studio, we knew we had something special. We think most people will relate to this one.”

The album itself is full of stellar tracks. When it was released in January this year, just in time for the annual Tamworth Country Music Festival, it debuted at #1 on the ARIA Australian Artist Country Music Chart. Tamworth marked the start of the girls’ What We Do national tour, which will see them travelling to regional outposts around Australia to share their music. Post-Tamworth, the girls headed to Sydney to film the clip for Kids Forever. The clip is an exact representation of the song, fun, carefree and full of laughs. The clip features a massive paint fight between the two sisters, and Sophie admits it was as fun as it looks!

“It was a very eventful day making this clip,” Sophie says. “We wanted it to have a real ‘child-like’ feel about it – something that’s fun for everyone. What better way to do that than to splash paint all over each other?! We started off in a white studio, white clothes and clean faces, which ended up the complete opposite by the end of the day! I think I still have paint under my nails! Initially we were both pretty excited about having a paint fight. However, we only had one shot of getting it right, because once the paint was thrown; there was no undoing, so the pressure was on. Turned out, we were naturals! Splashing paint all over your sister is a pretty easy thing to do. It was a very funny day, lots of laughs. We honestly did carry on like six-year-olds, which is the whole point of the song, so I think we did a good job!”