Child Come Away

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“Child Come Away”
Single by Kim Wilde
B-side "Just Another Guy"
Released 1982
Format 7", 12"
Genre Pop
Label RAK
Writer(s) Ricky Wilde, Marty Wilde
Producer Ricky Wilde
Kim Wilde singles chronology
Take Me Tonight
(1982)
Child Come Away
(1982)
Love Blonde
(1983)

"Child Come Away" is the sixth single by British singer Kim Wilde, released in 1982.

The song was expected to be another huge hit for Wilde. 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.

Inexplicably, it became Wilde's first flop in the UK and Australia — only achieving success in a few European nations such as Denmark, Switzerland and Sweden.


[edit] Chart performance

Chart (1982) Peak
position
Flag of the United Kingdom UK 43
Flag of Denmark Denmark 3
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 6
Flag of Sweden Sweden 10
Flag of Belgium Belgium 21
Flag of Germany Germany 36
Flag of Australia Australia 76