Belfast Child
1989 single by Simple Minds / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Belfast Child" is a song by the Scottish band Simple Minds, first released as the lead track on the Ballad of the Streets EP on 6 February 1989.[2] The EP also included "Mandela Day" (originally its B-side). The record reached number one on the UK Singles Chart as well as in Ireland and the Netherlands, and it became a top-ten hit in Belgium, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Switzerland and West Germany.
Quick Facts Single by Simple Minds, from the album Street Fighting Years ...
"Belfast Child [Ballad of the Streets]" | ||||
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Single by Simple Minds | ||||
from the album Street Fighting Years | ||||
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Released | 6 February 1989 (1989-02-06) | |||
Genre | Progressive folk[1] | |||
Length | 6:39 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
Songwriter(s) | Music: traditional Lyrics: Simple Minds (Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill and Mick MacNeil) | |||
Producer(s) | Trevor Horn, Stephen Lipson | |||
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