Child in Time
~ Song
Wikipedia
"Child in Time" is a song by English rock band Deep Purple, released on their fourth studio album, Deep Purple in Rock in 1970. It is the longest track on the album, running over ten minutes. The song's lyrics are loosely inspired by the Cold War. The song is notable for showcasing singer Ian Gillan's full vocal range and the instrumental jam section between guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and organist Jon Lord.
Relationships
| writer: | Ritchie Blackmore Ian Gillan Roger Glover Jon Lord Ian Paice |
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| publisher: | B. Feldman & Co. (publisher active since the 1910s) EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) EMI Music Publishing France HEC Music Henrees Music co. EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division (until 2021-06-30) EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division (until 2021-06-30) ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present) |
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| lyrics page: | https://genius.com/Deep-purple-child-in-time-lyrics [info] |
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| SecondHandSongs: | https://secondhandsongs.com/work/21649 [info] |
| Songfacts: | http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=4714 [info] |
| Wikidata: | Q960704 [info] |
| later translated versions: | Kindertijd |
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| is based on: | Bombay Calling |
Recordings
| Date | Title | Attributes | Artist | Length |
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| 1969-01-14 | Child in Time (live, 1969-01-14: Maida Vale Studios, Studio 4, London, England, UK) | live | Deep Purple | 10:12 |
| 1969-08-24 | Child in Time (live, 1969-08-24: Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands) | live | Deep Purple | 13:16 |
| 1969-09-24 | Child in Time (live, 1969-09-24: Royal Albert Hall, Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, UK) | live | Deep Purple | 12:27 |
| 1969-09-24 | Child in Time (live, 1969-09-24: Royal Albert Hall, Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, UK) | live | Deep Purple | 12:02 |
| 1969-09-24 | Child in Time (5.1 mix) (live, 1969-09-24: Royal Albert Hall, Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, UK) | live | Deep Purple | 12:02 |
| 1969-10-04 | Child in Time (live, 1969-10-04: Montreux Casino, Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland) | live | Deep Purple | 12:44 |
| 1969-10 – 1970-04 | Child in Time | partial | Deep Purple | 6:00 |
| 1969-10 – 1970-04 | Child in Time | partial | Deep Purple | 6:17 |
| 1969-10 – 1970-04 | Child in Time | partial | Deep Purple | 5:39 |
| 1969-10 – 1970-04 | Child in Time (part 1, 2016 remastered version) | partial | Deep Purple | 4:14 |
| 1969-10 – 1970-04 | Child in Time (part 1) | partial | Deep Purple | 6:09 |
| 1969-10 – 1970-04 | Child in Time (premature fade-out) | partial | Deep Purple | 5:44 |
| 1969-10 – 1970-04 | Child in Time (single edit) | partial | Deep Purple | 4:13 |
| 1969-10 – 1970-04 | Child in Time | partial | Deep Purple | 5:22 |
| 1969-10 – 1970-04 | Child in Time (part 2) | partial | Deep Purple | 4:08 |
| 1969-10 – 1970-04 | Child in Time (album version) | Deep Purple | 10:18 | |
| 1970-02-19 | Child in Time (live, 1970-02-19: Paris Theatre, London, England, UK) | live | Deep Purple | 11:07 |
| 1970-02-19 | Child in Time (live, 1970-02-19: Paris Theatre, London, England, UK) | live | Deep Purple | 10:36 |
| 1970-07-14 | Child in Time (live, 1970-07-14: Granada Studios, Manchester, England, UK) | live | Deep Purple | 9:35 |
| 1970-07-14 | Child in Time (live, 1970-07-14: Granada Studios, Manchester, England, UK) | live | Deep Purple | ?:?? |
| 1970-07-14 | Child in Time (live, 1970-07-14: Granada Studios, Manchester, England, UK) | live | Deep Purple | 9:35 |
| 1970-07-14 | Child in Time (live, 1970-07-14: Granada Studios, Manchester, England, UK) | live | Deep Purple | 10:20 |
| 1970-08-21 | ABTT / 1970-08-21: Child in Time | live | [no artist] / Deep Purple | 9:44 |
| 1970-09-23 | Child in Time (live, 1970-09-23: BBC Studio T1, Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England, UK) | live | Deep Purple | 10:49 |
| 1970-11-12 | Child in Time (live, 1970-11-12: Stockholms Konserthus, Stockholm, Sweden) | live | Deep Purple | 18:12 |
| 1970-11-12 | Child in Time (live, 1970-11-12: Stockholms Konserthus, Stockholm, Sweden) | live | Deep Purple | 12:28 |
| 1970-11-12 | Child in Time (live, 1970-11-12: Stockholms Konserthus, Stockholm, Sweden) | live | Deep Purple | 19:00 |
| 1970-11-12 | Child in Time (live, 1970-11-12: Stockholms Konserthus, Stockholm, Sweden) | live | Deep Purple | 19:33 |
| 1971-04-07 | Child in Time (live, 1971-04-07: Weser-Ems-Halle, Oldenburg, Germany) | live | Deep Purple | 3:13 |
| 1971-04-24 | Child in Time (live, 1971-04-24: Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark) | live | Deep Purple | 20:37 |
| 1971-07-30 | Child in Time (live, 1971-07-30: Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA, US) | live | Deep Purple | 20:24 |
| 1971-07-30 | Child in Time (live, 1971-07-30: Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA, US) | live | Deep Purple | 20:04 |
| 1972-02-20 | Child in Time (live, 1972-02-20: Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom) | live | Deep Purple | 18:44 |
| 1972-03-01 | Child in Time (live, 1972-03-01: KB Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark) | live | Deep Purple | 17:27 |
| 1972-08-15 | Child in Time (live, 1972-08-15: Festival Hall, Nakanoshima, Osaka, Japan) | live | Deep Purple | 11:51 |
| 1972-08-15 | Child in Time (live, 1972-08-15: Festival Hall, Nakanoshima, Osaka, Japan) | live | Deep Purple | 12:59 |
| 1972-08-15 | Child in Time (live, 1972-08-15: Festival Hall, Nakanoshima, Osaka, Japan) | live | Deep Purple | 11:38 |
| 1972-08-16 | Child in Time (live, 1972-08-16: Festival Hall, Nakanoshima, Osaka, Japan) | live | Deep Purple | 9:55 |
| 1972-08-16 | Child in Time (live, 1972-08-16: Festival Hall, Nakanoshima, Osaka, Japan) | live | Deep Purple | 12:19 |
| 1972-08-16 | Child in Time (live, 1972-08-16: Festival Hall, Nakanoshima, Osaka, Japan) | live | Deep Purple | 12:24 |
| 1972-08-16 | Child in Time (live, 1972-08-16: Festival Hall, Nakanoshima, Osaka, Japan) | live | Deep Purple | 12:30 |
| 1972-08-16 | Child in Time (live, 1972-08-16: Festival Hall, Nakanoshima, Osaka, Japan) | live | Deep Purple | 10:27 |
| 1972-08-16 | Child in Time (live, 1972-08-16: Festival Hall, Nakanoshima, Osaka, Japan) | live | Deep Purple | 12:06 |
| 1972-08-16 | Child in Time (live, 1972-08-16: Festival Hall, Nakanoshima, Osaka, Japan) | live | Deep Purple | 13:08 |
| 1972-08-16 | Child in Time (live, 1972-08-16: Festival Hall, Nakanoshima, Osaka, Japan) | live | Deep Purple | 14:00 |
| 1972-08-16 | Child in Time (live, 1972-08-16: Festival Hall, Nakanoshima, Osaka, Japan) | live | Deep Purple | 9:49 |
| 1972-08-17 | Child in Time (live, 1972-08-17: Nippon Budōkan, Kitanomaru Kōen, Chiyoda, Tōkyō, Japan) | live | Deep Purple | 11:32 |
| 1972-08-17 | Child in Time (live, 1972-08-17: Nippon Budōkan, Kitanomaru Kōen, Chiyoda, Tōkyō, Japan) | live | Deep Purple | 11:29 |
| 1972-08-17 | Child in Time (live, 1972-08-17: Nippon Budōkan, Kitanomaru Kōen, Chiyoda, Tōkyō, Japan) | live | Deep Purple | 13:22 |
| 1972-08-17 | Child in Time (live, 1972-08-17: Nippon Budōkan, Kitanomaru Kōen, Chiyoda, Tōkyō, Japan) | live | Deep Purple | 11:42 |
| 1973-02-16 | Child in Time (live, 1973-02-16: Rainbow Theatre, London, England, United Kingdom) | live | Deep Purple | 10:33 |
| 1973-06-25 | Child in Time (live, 1973-06-25: Nippon Budōkan, Kitanomaru Kōen, Chiyoda, Tōkyō, Japan) | live | Deep Purple | 11:58 |
| 1973-06-29 | Child in Time (live, 1973-06-29: Osaka Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan, Shinmachi, Osaka, Osaka, Japan) | live | Deep Purple | 11:42 |
| 1977-05-14 | Child in Time (live, 1977-05-14: Rainbow Theatre, London, United Kingdom) | live | Ian Gillan Band | 8:52 |
| 1977-05-14 | Child in Time (live, 1977-05-14: Rainbow Theatre, London, United Kingdom) | live | Ian Gillan Band | ?:?? |
| 1977-09-22 | Child in Time (live, 1977-09-22: Budokan, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan) | live | Ian Gillan Band | 10:15 |
| 1978-10-23 | Child in Time (live, 1978-10-23:Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan,Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan) | live | Gillan | 11:16 |
| 1984-11-30 | Child in Time (live, 1984-11-30: Memorial Drive Park, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia) | live | Deep Purple | 12:59 |
| 1984-11-30 | Child in Time (live, 1984-11-30: Memorial Drive Park, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia) | live | Deep Purple | 12:46 |
| 1984-11-30 | Child in Time (live, 1984-11-30: Memorial Drive Park, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia) | live | Deep Purple | ?:?? |
| 1984-12-12 | Child in Time (live, 1984-12-12: Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia) | live | Deep Purple | 12:56 |
| 1984-12-12 | Child in Time (live, 1984-12-12: Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia) | live | Deep Purple | ?:?? |
| 1985-06-16 | Child in Time (live, 1985-06-16: Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden) | live | Deep Purple | ?:?? |
| 1985-06-16 | Child in Time (live, 1985-06-16: Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden) | live | Deep Purple | ?:?? |
| 1985-06-16 | Child in Time (live, 1985-06-16: Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden) | live | Deep Purple | 13:09 |
| 1987-01-26 – 1987-01-28 | Child in Time (live, 1987-01-26 – 1987-01-28: ESZI Sportcsarnok, Budapest, Hungary) | live | Deep Purple | 12:12 |
| 1987-01-26 – 1987-01-28 | Child in Time (live, 1987-01-26 – 1987-01-28: ESZI Sportcsarnok, Budapest, Hungary) | live | Deep Purple | ?:?? |
| 1987-01-26 – 1987-01-28 | Child in Time (live, 1987-01-26 – 1987-01-28: ESZI Sportcsarnok, Budapest, Hungary) | live | Deep Purple | ?:?? |
| 1987-02-04 | Child in Time (live: 1987-02-04: Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, Germany) | live | Deep Purple | ?:?? |
| 1987-05-23 | Child in Time (live, 1987-05-23: Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California, United States) | live | Deep Purple | 10:22 |
| 1987-05-30 | Child in Time (live, 1987-05-30: Phoenix, AZ, USA / 1987-08-22: Oslo, Norway) | live | Deep Purple | 10:25 |
| 1987-05-30 | Child in Time (live, 1987-05-30: Phoenix, AZ, USA / 1987-08-22: Oslo, Norway) | live and partial | Deep Purple | 10:20 |
| 1987-05-30 | Child in Time (live, 1987-05-30: Phoenix, AZ, USA / 1987-08-22: Oslo, Norway) | live | Deep Purple | 10:37 |
| 1987-08-22 | Child in Time (live, 1987-05-30: Phoenix, AZ, USA / 1987-08-22: Oslo, Norway) | live and partial | Deep Purple | 10:20 |
| 1993-10-16 | Child in Time (live, 1993-10-16: Schleyer Halle, Stuttgart, Germany) | live | Deep Purple | 11:10 |
| 1993-10-16 | Child in Time (live, 1993-10-16: Schleyer Halle, Stuttgart, Germany) | live | Deep Purple | 10:43 |
| 1993-11-09 | Child in Time (live, 1993-11-09: NEC, Birmingham, UK) | live | Deep Purple | 10:12 |
| 1993-11-09 | Child in Time (live, 1993-11-09: NEC, Birmingham, UK) | live | Deep Purple | 10:12 |
| 1993-11-09 | Child in Time (live, 1993-11-09: NEC, Birmingham, UK) | live | Deep Purple | 10:12 |
| 1993-11-13 | Child in Time (live, 1993-11-13: Hovet, Johanneshov, Stockholm, Sweden) | live | Deep Purple | ?:?? |
| 1993-11-13 | Child in Time (live, 1993-11-13, Hovet, Johanneshov, Stockholm, Sweden) | live | Deep Purple | 10:34 |
| 1993-12-05 | Child in Time (live, 1993-12-05: 横浜文化体育館, Furōchō, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) | live | Deep Purple feat. Joe Satriani | 10:05 |
| 1993-12-05 | Child in Time (live, 1993-12-05, 横浜文化体育館, Furōchō, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) | live | Deep Purple | 10:11 |
| 1993-12-05 | Child in Time (incl. guitar & drum solo) (live, 1993-12-05, 横浜文化体育館, Furōchō, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) | live | Deep Purple | 10:04 |
| 1993-12-05 | Child in Time (including guitar & drum solo) (live, 1993-12-05, 横浜文化体育館, Furōchō, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) | live | Deep Purple feat. Joe Satriani | 10:04 |
| 1993-12-08 | Child in Time (live, 1993-12-08: Yoyogi Olympic Pool, Jinnan, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan) | live | Deep Purple | 9:34 |
| 1995-03-04 | Child in Time (live, 1995-03-04: Sunrise Musical Theater, Sunrise, Florida, United States) | live | Deep Purple | 9:32 |
| 1995-03-22 | Child in Time (live, 1995-03-22: 5FM, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa) | instrumental and live | Deep Purple | 2:21 |
| 1995-04-08 | Child in Time (live, 1995-04-08: Andheri Sports Complex, Mumbai, India) | live | Deep Purple | ?:?? |
| 1995-04-08 | Child in Time (live in 95) (live, 1995-04-08: Andheri Sports Complex, Mumbai, India) | live | Deep Purple | 11:47 |
| 1999-03-06 | Child in Time (live, 1999-03-06: Baja Prog III Festival, Teatro del Estado, Mexicali, Mexico) | cover and live | Quidam | 9:45 |
| 2001 – 2002 | Child in Time | cover | Lucas Trouble | ?:?? |
| 2002-11-22 | Child in Time (live, 2002-11-22: Coupe, Pančevo, Serbia) | cover and live | Cactus Jack | 10:53 |
| 2004 | Child in Time / Mond Tanz (live, 2004) | cover and live | Blackmore’s Night | 6:25 |
| 2006-01-15 | Child in Time (live, 2006-01-15: NHK Hall, Osaka, Japan) | cover and live | Dream Theater | 11:43 |
| 2006-12-23 | Child in Time (live, 2006-12-23: The Basement, Sydney, Australia) | cover and live | Mercator Projection | 11:43 |
| 2012-08-23 – 2012-08-24 | Child in Time | cover, instrumental, live and partial | Zigmars Liepiņš | 1:07 |
| 2014 | Child in Time | cover, live and partial | The Best of Britain | 5:25 |
| 2016-06-17 | Child in Time / Woman From Tokyo (live, 2016-06-17: Rainbow at Monsters of Rock 2016, Loreley, Germany) | live | Rainbow | ?:?? |
| 2016-06-17 | Child in Time / Woman From Tokyo (live, 2016-06-17: Rainbow at Monsters of Rock 2016, Loreley, Germany) | live | Rainbow | 11:03 |
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