The Infant Light

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"The Infant Light"
Jeanette-the infant light.jpg
Single by Jeanette
from the album Merry Christmas
B-side
Released29 November 2004 (2004-11-29)(digital)
6 December 2004 (2004-12-06)
Length3:06
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Frank Johnes
  • Tom Remm
Jeanette singles chronology
"Run With Me"
(2004)
"The Infant Light"
(2004)
"Bad Girls Club"
(2005)

"The Infant Light" is a song performed by German singer Jeanette Biedermann. It was written by Frank Johnes and Kristina "Wonderbra" Bach and produced by Johnes along with Tom Remm for Biedermann's fifth studio album Merry Christmas (2004). The Christmas song was released as the album's first and only single on 6 December 2004 and peaked at number 11 on the German Singles Chart. [1]

Contents

Track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "The Infant Light". [2] [3]

CD single
(602498696620; Released 6 December 2004 )

  1. "The Infant Light" – 3:07
  2. "The Infant Light" (Christmas lounge version) – 3:52
  3. "The Infant Light" (Karaoke version) – 3:07
  4. "O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles)" – 2:53
  5. "The Infant Light" music video

Digital download
(Released 29 November 2004)

  1. "The Infant Light" (Single version) – 3:06
  2. "No More Tears" (Radio version) – 3:35

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "The Infant Light"
Chart (2004)Peak
position
Germany (Official German Charts) [4] 11
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [5] 59

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