Children of the Sun (Tinie Tempah song)

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"Children of the Sun"
Tinie Tempah Children of the Sun.jpg
Single by Tinie Tempah featuring John Martin
from the album Demonstration
Released25 October 2013 (2013-10-25)
Recorded2013
StudioElevent Studios (Stockholm)
Genre
Length
  • 3:51 (radio edit)
  • 4:14 (album version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)iSHi
Tinie Tempah singles chronology
"Trampoline"
(2013) 		"Children of the Sun"
(2013) 		"Lover Not a Fighter"
(2014)
John Martin singles chronology
""Reload""
(2013) 		""Children of the Sun""
(2013) 		""Anywhere For You""
(2014)
Demonstration track listing
16 tracks

"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.

Music video[]

The lyrics video for "Children of the Sun" premiered on Tinie Tempah's YouTube channel on 18 September 2013.[3] The official video, directed by Jon Jon Augustavo premiered on 22 September 2013 with John Martin in the video, at a total length of five minutes and twenty seconds.[4]

Track listing[]

Digital download[5]
No.TitleLength
1."Children of the Sun" (Radio Edit)3:51
CD single
No.TitleLength
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

Personnel[]

Production

Charts[]

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

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Silver 200,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ "iTunes – Music – Children of the Sun (feat. John Martin) – Single by Tinie Tempah". iTunes Store. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  2. ^ "iSHi – Official Website". iSHi. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Tinie Tempah (feat. John Martin) – Children Of The Sun (Official Lyrics Video)". YouTube. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Tinie Tempah – Children Of The Sun ft. John Martin". YouTube. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  5. ^ "iTunes – Music – Children of the Sun (feat. John Martin) – Single by Tinie Tempah". iTunes. 28 October 2013.
  6. ^ Netlistinn viku 52, 2013 Archived 2 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in Icelandic). tonlist.is. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Chart Track: Week 44, 2013". Irish Singles Chart.
  8. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Tinie Tempah feat. John Martin – Children of the Sun". VG-lista.
  9. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  10. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Tinie Tempah feat. John Martin – Children of the Sun". Swiss Singles Chart.
  11. ^ "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  12. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  13. ^ "British single certifications – Tinie Tempah ft John Martin – Children of the Sun". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 March 2020.



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