The Man with the Child in His Eyes

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“The Man with the Child in His Eyes”
Single by Kate Bush from the album The Kick Inside
Released	May 26, 1978 (UK) December 1978 (USA)
Format	7" single
Recorded	1977
Genre	Pop
Length	2:42 (Single mix) 2:40 (LP mix)
Label	EMI
Writer(s)	Kate Bush
Producer	Andrew Powell
Kate Bush singles chronology
"Wuthering Heights" (1978) "The Man with the Child in His Eyes" (1978) "Them Heavy People" (1978) Music sample ""The Man with the Child in His Eyes" Problems? See media help.

"The Man with the Child in His Eyes" is a song by Kate Bush. It is the fifth track on her debut album The Kick Inside and was released as her second single. Bush wrote and recorded it when she was 16. She has stated how recording with a large orchestra at that age terrified her.^[1] The song was Bush's second chart single in the United Kingdom where it reached number six in the summer of 1978. In the United States it became her first chart single where it peaked at number 85 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the winter of 1979.

The single version slightly differs from the album version. On the single, the song opens with the phrase “he’s here!” echoing, an effect added after the album was released.

Bush performed this song in her one appearance on Saturday Night Live, singing on a piano being played by Paul Shaffer.

Contents 1 Charts 2 Track listing 2.1 7": EMI / EMI 2806 (UK) 3 Notes

[edit] Charts

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Irish Singles Chart	5
UK Singles Chart	6
Australian Singles Chart	22
Dutch Singles Chart	27
New Zealand Singles Chart	36
US Billboard Hot 100 Chart	85

[edit] Track listing

[edit] 7": EMI / EMI 2806 (UK)

Side A

1. "The Man with the Child in His Eyes"

Side B

1. "Moving"

[edit] Notes