Like a Child (Noel song)

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"Like a Child"
Noel - Like A Child.JPG
Single by Noel
from the album Noel
Released1988 [1]
Genre Dance-pop, freestyle
Length5:19
Label 4th & B'way/Island
Songwriter(s) Mary Kessler
Noel Pagan
Roman Ricardo
Producer(s) "Little" Louie Vega, Roman Ricardo
Noel singles chronology
"Silent Morning"
(1987)
"Like a Child"
(1988)
"Out of Time"
(1988)

"Like a Child" is a 1988 single by Bronx-born singer Noel. The single was Noel's first number one on the dance charts, spending one week at the top spot. It is the second and last single to enter the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at # 67 on April 30, 1988, as well as # 88 on the R&B/Hip-Hop charts.

Contents

Track listing

US 12" single

No.TitleLength
1."Like a Child" (12" Vocal - 1018 Club Mix)7:23
2."Like a Child" (Percapella)3:13
3."Like a Child" (Radio Edit)3:33
4."Like a Child" (12" Dance Mix)5:18
5."Like a Child" (Heartthrob Dub)4:01
6."Like a Child" (Bonus Beats)3:17
US 12" Promo
No.TitleLength
1."Like a Child" (12" Vocal - 1018 Club Mix)7:23
2."Like a Child" (Percapella)3:13
3."Like a Child" (7 "Radio Edit)3:33
4."Like a Child" (7" Radio Edit)3:31
5."Like a Child" (12" Dance Mix)5:18
6."Like a Child" (Heartthrob Dub)4:01
7."Like a Child" (Bonus Beats)3:17

Charts

Chart (1988)Peak
Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [2] 67
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play [2] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales [2] 6
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks [2] 88

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References

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