Wild Child (Enya song) explained

Wild Child
Cover:	Enya - Wild Child.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Enya
Album:	A Day Without Rain
B-Side:	"Isobella" "Midnight Blue" "Flora's Secret" "Song of the Sandman (Lullaby)"
Genre:	New-age
Length:	3:48 (album version) 3:33 (radio edit/single version)
Label:	WEA
Producer:	Nicky Ryan
Prev Title:	Only Time
Prev Year:	2000
Next Title:	May It Be
Next Year:	2001

"Wild Child" is a single by Irish singer-songwriter Enya. It was released on 19 March 2001 as the second and final single from her fifth studio album, A Day Without Rain (2000).

Release

In Germany, Japan, and Korea, the single was published only on Compact Disc; in the United Kingdom, it was also published on cassette. The B-side "Midnight Blue" was later reworked and included as the title track on Enya's 2008 studio album, And Winter Came ….

Live performances

Enya performed the song at the 2001 Japan Gold Disc Award, after receiving an award for Best International Pop Albums of the Year for A Day Without Rain.^[1]

Covers and remixes

Eurodance music duo CJ Crew recorded an uptempo dance mix of the song, which appeared on the compilation album Dancemania Speed 10 (2002).

Phillip Presswood recorded a cover of Wild Child on his album ENYA.^[2]

Track listings

• Maxi-CD single

1. "Wild Child" – 3:33
2. "Midnight Blue" – 2:04
3. "Song of the Sandman (Lullaby)" – 3:40

• Cassette single

1. "Wild Child" – 3:33
2. "Isobella" – 4:27

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001–2002)	Peak position
Canada Radio (Nielsen BDS)^[3]	52
Canada AC (Nielsen BDS)	13
Poland (Polish Airplay Charts)^[4]	10

Year-end charts

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United Kingdom	19 March 2001		WEA	^[6]
Japan	22 March 2001	CD		^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 第15回日本ゴールドディスク大賞 . The 15th Japan Gold Disc Awards. 1 February 2014.
2. Web site: Phillip Presswood . 2023-11-20 . phillippresswood.com.
3. Book: Lwin, Nanda. Nanda Lwin. 2003. The Essential 2002 Chart Yearbook. Music Data Canada. 11, 56. 1-896594-15-8.
4. Web site: Polish Airplay Charts – Lista krajowa 05/2001 . PiF PaF Production . 27 December 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20020106075251/http://pifpaf.com.pl/airplay/lista_05_2001.html . 6 January 2002 .
5. Most-Played AC Songs of 2002. Airplay Monitor. 10. 51. 19. 20 December 2002.
6. New Releases – For Week Starting March 19, 2001: Singles. Music Week. 23. 17 March 2001.
7. Web site: New Release. Warner Music Japan. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20011006192208/http://www.warnermusic.co.jp/new_release/inter200103.html. 6 October 2001. 24 August 2023.