Belfast Child
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"Belfast Child" is a 1989 power ballad by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, inspired by the Troubles in Northern Ireland and known for its adaptation of the traditional folk song "She Moved Through the Fair."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Belfast Child canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | She Moved Through the Fair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| album | Street Fighting Years NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Simple Minds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | She Moved Through the Fair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionIreland | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionNetherlands | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUK | 1 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| followedBySingle | This Is Your Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ CD single ⓘ |
| genre | power ballad ⓘ |
| hasBside |
Mandela Day
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mandela Day (live) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion | Belfast Child (live) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Belfast Child music video ⓘ |
| includedInCompilation |
Celebrate: The Greatest Hits+
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glittering Prize 81/92 NERFINISHED ⓘ The Best of Simple Minds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | The Troubles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label | Virgin Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 6:39 ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Andy Morahan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Street Fighting Years NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Simple Minds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerNationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| precededBySingle | Don’t You (Forget About Me) (reissues and earlier singles) ⓘ |
| producer |
Simple Minds
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stephen Lipson NERFINISHED ⓘ Trevor Horn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Virgin Music Publishers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reachedNumberOneIn | UK Singles Chart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1988 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1989-02-06 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| subjectLocation | Belfast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
Northern Ireland conflict
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
hope ⓘ loss ⓘ |
| usesMelodyFrom | She Moved Through the Fair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Charlie Burchill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jim Kerr NERFINISHED ⓘ Mick MacNeil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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