Children of the Sun (Tinie Tempah song)

"Children of the Sun"
"Children of the Sun"
Single by Tinie Tempah featuring John Martin
from the album Demonstration
Released	25 October 2013
Recorded	2013
Studio	Elevent Studios (Stockholm)
Genre	Hip hop; power pop;
Length	3:51 (radio edit); 4:14 (album version);
Label	Parlophone; Disturbing London;
Songwriters	Patrick Okogwu; Eshraque Mughal; Charlie Bernado; John Martin; Michel Zitron; Måns Wredenberg;
Producer	iSHi
Tinie Tempah singles chronology
John Martin singles chronology

"Children of the Sun" is a song by English rapper Tinie Tempah, featuring additional vocals from Swedish singer John Martin. It was released on 25 October 2013 as the second single from Tempah's second studio album Demonstration (2013).^[1] The track was produced by Eshraque "iSHi" Mughal, who also wrote Tinie's hits "Written in the Stars", "Invincible", "Game Over" and "Angels & Stars".^[2] The song reached number six in the UK Singles Chart. The song contains two references to Michael Jackson, which included the moonwalk and the song "Black or White".

Released25 October 2013

Recorded2013

StudioElevent Studios (Stockholm)

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No.	Title	Length
1.	"Children of the Sun" (Radio Edit)	3:51
2.	"Children of the Sun"	4:14
3.	"Children of the Sun" (Instrumental Edit)	3:51

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[6]	74
Iceland (Tonlist)^[7]	29
Ireland (IRMA)^[8]	22
Norway (VG-lista)^[9]	19
Scotland Singles (OCC)^[10]	6
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[11]	47
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)^[12]	2
UK Singles (OCC)^[13]	6

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[14]	Silver	200,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Country	Release date	Format
Ireland	25 October 2013 (2013-10-25)	Digital download
United Kingdom	28 October 2013 (2013-10-28)	Digital download

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