Child Come Away Explained

Child Come Away
Cover:Child come away.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Kim Wilde
B-Side:Just Another Guy
Released:4 October 1982
Genre:
Length:4:07
Label:RAK
Producer:Ricky Wilde
Prev Title:Take Me Tonight
Prev Year:1982
Next Title:Love Blonde
Next Year:1983

"Child Come Away" is a song by English singer Kim Wilde, released as a single on 4 October 1982.

Though its subject matter was dark, it was similar in sound to previous synth-driven successes like "Cambodia" and "View from a Bridge", and it was also an exclusive single release, unavailable on an album. It features Gary Barnacle on saxophone.

The single peaked at number 43 on the UK Singles Chart, while reaching the top 10 in Sweden and Switzerland.

Charts

Chart (1982)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[1] 76
Netherlands (Tipparade)[2] 15

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kent, David . David Kent (historian) . Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . illustrated . St Ives, N.S.W. . Australian Chart Book . 1993 . 337 . 0-646-11917-6.
  2. Web site: Kim Wilde – Child Come Away . Dutch . . 20 November 2020.