War Child (song)

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This article is about the Blondie song. For The Cranberries song, see To the Faithful Departed. For the Jethro Tull album, see War Child (album).
"War Child"
Single by Blondie
from the album The Hunter
B-side"Little Caesar"; "War Child [Extended Version]"
Released12 July 1982
Recorded1982
GenreDance-rock[1]
Length4:01
LabelChrysalis (UK)
Songwriter(s)Deborah Harry
Nigel Harrison
Producer(s)Mike Chapman
Blondie singles chronology
"Island Of Lost Souls"
(1982) 		"War Child"
(1982) 		"Maria"
(1999)

"War Child" is a 1982 song by the American rock band

US
. There is no music video for this single.

Single information

"War Child" was written by Debbie Harry and Nigel Harrison, who had previously written the hits "One Way or Another" and "Union City Blue" together. The lyrics portray Harry as a war child (a child soldier) and reflect the violent environment of current wars, such as those of Cambodia and Middle East. It was first performed live in 1982's Tracks Across America Tour. A recording was included in subsequent live albums and VHS/DVDs. In 2014, "War Child" was included in live setlists as a medley with Black Sabbath's "War Pigs".

The single was the second and final release from the album, and would therefore be the last new Blondie single for seventeen years, when the band reformed and released "Maria" in 1999.

The

B-side to this single was "Little Caesar", also from The Hunter album. The 12" single included an extended remix of "War Child" by producer Mike Chapman, which can be found as a bonus track on EMI
's 1994 and 2001 CD re-issues of the album The Hunter.

Track listing

UK 7" (CHS 2624, July 1982) & 7" Picture Disc (CHSP 2624, July 1982)

  1. "War Child" (Deborah Harry, Nigel Harrison) - 3:49
  2. "Little Caesar" (Deborah Harry, Chris Stein) - 3:00

UK 12" (12 CHS 2624, July 1982)

  1. "War Child" (12" Mix) (Harry, Harrison) - 8:04
  2. "Little Caesar" (Harry, Stein) - 3:00

Chart positions

Chart (1982) Peak
Position
Australia 96
Irish Singles Chart[3] 21
UK Singles Chart[4]
 39

References

  1. AllMusic
    . Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  2. ^ "War Child - 1982". rip-her-to-shreds.com. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
  3. ^ "Island of Lost Souls in Irish Chart". IRMA. Retrieved 24 January 2014. Only one result when searching "War Child" by song title
  4. ^ "Blondie". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 May 2013.


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