"Child Come Away" is a song by English singer

Kim Wilde Kim Wilde (born Kim Smith, 18 November 1960) is an English pop singer, DJ and television presenter. She first saw success in 1981 with her debut single "Kids in America", which peaked at No. 2 in the UK. In 1983, she received the Brit Award f ...

, released as a single on 4 October 1982. Though its subject matter was dark, it was similar in sound to previous synth-driven successes like "

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" and " View from a Bridge", and it was also an exclusive single release, unavailable on an album. It features

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on saxophone. The single peaked at number 43 on the

UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

, while reaching the top 10 in Sweden and Switzerland.

Charts

References

1982 singles 1982 songs Kim Wilde songs RAK Records singles Songs written by Marty Wilde Songs written by Ricky Wilde {{1980s-UK-single-stub