Children of the Sun (Tinie Tempah song)

"Children of the Sun"
Single by Tinie Tempah featuring John Martin
from the album Demonstration
Released	25 October 2013 (see release history)
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2013; Elevent Studios (Stockholm)
Genre	Hip hop power pop trap
Length	3:51 (radio edit) 4:14 (album version)
Label	Parlophone Disturbing London
Writer(s)	Patrick Okogwu Eshraque Mughal Charlie Bernado John Martin Michel Zitron Måns Wredenberg
Producer(s)	iSHi
Tinie Tempah singles chronology
"Trampoline" (2013) "Children of the Sun" (2013) "Lover Not a Fighter" (2014) John Martin singles chronology "Reload" (2013) "Children of the Sun" (2013) "Anywhere For You" (2014)
Demonstration track listing 16 tracks "Someday (Place in the Sun)" "Trampoline" "Don't Sell Out" "It's OK" "Mosh Pit" "Looking Down the Barrel" "Children of the Sun" "Witch Doctor" "Shape" "Lover Not a Fighter" "A Heart Can Save the World" "Tears Run Dry" "Lost Ones" "Heroes" "5 Minutes" iTunes bonus track "Do Till I"

"Children of the Sun" is a song by English rapper Tinie Tempah, featuring additional vocals from Swedish singer John Martin. It was released on 25 October 2013 as the second single from Tempah's second studio album Demonstration (2013).^[1] The track was produced by Eshraque "iSHi" Mughal, who also wrote Tinie's hits "Written in the Stars", "Invincible", "Game Over" and "Angels & Stars".^[2] The song reached number six in the UK Singles Chart.

Music video

The lyrics video for "Children of the Sun" premiered on Tinie Tempah's YouTube channel on 18 September 2013.^[3] The official video, directed by Jon Jon Augustavo premiered on 22 September 2013 with John Martin in the video, at a total length of five minutes and twenty seconds.^[4]

Track listing

Digital download[5]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Children of the Sun" (Radio Edit)	3:51

CD single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Children of the Sun" (Radio Edit)	3:51
2.	"Children of the Sun"	4:14
3.	"Children of the Sun" (Instrumental Edit)	3:51

Personnel

• Patrick "Tinie Tempah" Okogwu - vocals
• John Martin - vocals
• Charlie Bernado - writer
• Michel Zitron - writer
• Måns Wredenberg - writer

Production

• Eshraque "iSHi" Mughal - production

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Iceland (Tonlist)[6]	29
Ireland (IRMA)[7]	22
Norway (VG-lista)[8]	19
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[9]	6
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10]	47
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[11]	2
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[12]	6

Release history

Country	Release date	Format
Ireland	25 October 2013	Digital download
United Kingdom	28 October 2013

References

1. "iTunes - Music - Children of the Sun (feat. John Martin) - Single by Tinie Tempah". iTunes Store. 2013-10-25. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
2. "iSHi - Official Website". iSHi. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
3. "Tinie Tempah (feat. John Martin) - Children Of The Sun (Official Lyrics Video)". YouTube. 2013-09-18. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
4. "Tinie Tempah - Children Of The Sun ft. John Martin". YouTube. 2013-09-22. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
5. "iTunes - Music - Children of the Sun (feat. John Martin) - Single by Tinie Tempah". iTunes. 2013-10-28.
6. Netlistinn viku 52, 2013 (in Icelandic). tonlist.is. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
7. "Chart Track: Week 44, 2013". Irish Singles Chart.
8. "Norwegiancharts.com – Tinie Tempah feat. John Martin – Children Of The Sun". VG-lista.
9. "Archive Chart: 2013-11-09". Scottish Singles Top 40.
10. "Swisscharts.com – Tinie Tempah feat. John Martin – Children Of The Sun". Swiss Singles Chart.
11. "Archive Chart: 2013-11-09" UK R&B Chart.
12. "Archive Chart: 2013-11-09" UK Singles Chart.