Sleeping Child (Michael Learns to Rock song)

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"Sleeping Child"
Official Single Cover Of "Sleeping Child" From Michael Learns To Rock.jpg
Single by Michael Learns to Rock
from the album Colours
Released21 September 1993
RecordedJuly 1993
Genre
Length3:33(Album Edit)
Label Cleveland International
Songwriter(s) Jascha Richter
Producer(s)
  • Oli Poulsen
  • Michael Learns to Rock
Michael Learns to Rock singles chronology
"The Actor"
(1991)
"Sleeping Child"
(1993)
"Wild Women"
(1993)
Music video
Sleeping Child on YouTube

"Sleeping Child" is a song by Danish soft rock band Michael Learns to Rock, released in 1993 as the first single from their second album Colours . [1] Jascha Richter composed the song.

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Chart performance

Although the song itself did not reach the charts, the album Colours had some success, reaching number 43 in Sweden. [2]

Music video

The video opens in a scene with the band members performing at night. A child then plays nearby. As the band members sing along, the child observes the night sky with a telescope. He sees the earth through the telescope and that scene is then synchronized with the line of the song "you build your own paradise". The video ends after the band finishes singing the song.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Sleeping Child"3.29
2."Sleeping Child" (Special Remix)3.57

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References

  1. "Sleeping Child Michael Learns to Rock". Allmusic . Retrieved February 18, 2009.
  2. "Swedishcharts.com - Michael Learns To Rock - Colours".