The band's debut single, "Change in Mood" (produced by Ricky Fataar and Tim Kramer), reached No. 10 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart in October 1983. It was co-written by Dorman, Carne, Harnath, Curnow and Woodhead. The group toured nationally, initially as a support to Models, then as headliners. Kids in the Kitchen appeared regularly on Australian Broadcasting Corporation TV's pop music series, "Countdown", with Carne often guesting as co-host; he was also a "popular cover boy" for the related "Countdown" magazine.