War Child (Blondie song)

"War Child"
Single by Blondie
from the album The Hunter
Released	12 July 1982
Format	7" single, 12" single
Recorded	1982
Genre	New wave
Length	4:01
Label	Chrysalis (UK)
Writer(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 Blondie, featured on their sixth studio album The Hunter. The song was released as a second single from the album in various countries,^[1] but not in the band's native US.

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 make reference to war in Cambodia and Middle East. 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  Listen 
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[2]	21
UK Singles Chart[3]	39

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

References

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