Wild Child (Enya song)

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"Wild Child"
Single by Enya
from the album A Day Without Rain
B-side
  • "Isobella"
  • "Midnight Blue"
  • "Flora's Secret"
  • "Song of the Sandman (Lullaby)"
Released19 March 2001 (2001-03-19)
GenreNew-age
Length
  • 3:48 (album version)
  • 3:33 (radio edit/single version)
LabelWEA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Nicky Ryan
Enya singles chronology
"Only Time"
(2000) 		"Wild Child"
(2001) 		"May It Be"
(2002)
Music video
"Wild Child" on YouTube

"Wild Child" is a single by Irish singer-songwriter Enya. It was released on 19 March 2001 as the second and final single from her fifth studio album, A Day Without Rain (2000).

Release[edit]

In Germany, Japan, and Korea, the single was published only on Compact Disc; in the United Kingdom, it was also published on cassette. The B-side "Midnight Blue" was later reworked and included as the title track on Enya's 2008 studio album, And Winter Came ….

Live performances[edit]

Enya performed the song at the 2001 Japan Gold Disc Award, after receiving an award for Best International Pop Albums of the Year for A Day Without Rain.[1]

Covers and remixes[edit]

Eurodance music duo CJ Crew recorded an uptempo dance mix of the song, which appeared on the compilation album Dancemania Speed 10 (2002).[2]

Phillip Presswood recorded a cover of Wild Child on his album ENYA.[3]

Track listings[edit]

  • Maxi-CD single
  1. "Wild Child" (radio edit) – 3:33
  2. "Midnight Blue" – 2:04
  3. "Song of the Sandman (Lullaby)" – 3:40
  • Cassette single
  1. "Wild Child" (edit) – 3:33
  2. "Isobella" – 4:27

Charts[edit]

Release history[edit]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 19 March 2001
  • CD
  • cassette
 WEA [10]
Japan 22 March 2001 CD [11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "第15回日本ゴールドディスク大賞" [The 15th Japan Gold Disc Awards]. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  2. ^ Dancemania Speed 10 at Discogs
  3. ^ "Phillip Presswood". phillippresswood.com. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b Lwin, Nanda (2003). The Essential 2002 Chart Yearbook. Music Data Canada. pp. 11, 56. ISBN 1-896594-15-8.
  5. ^ "Polish Airplay Charts – Lista krajowa 05/2001". PiF PaF Production. Archived from the original on 6 January 2002. Retrieved 27 December 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Enya Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Most-Played AC Songs of 2002". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 10, no. 51. 20 December 2002. p. 19.
  10. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting March 19, 2001: Singles". Music Week. 17 March 2001. p. 23.
  11. ^ "New Release" (in Japanese). Warner Music Japan. Archived from the original on 6 October 2001. Retrieved 24 August 2023.

External links[edit]

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