The Man with the Child in His Eyes

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"The Man with the Child in His Eyes" is a haunting, piano-led ballad by English singer-songwriter Kate Bush, celebrated for its mature lyrics written when she was a teenager and for helping establish her as a distinctive voice in art-pop.

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The Man with the Child in His Eyes canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
artist Kate Bush ⓘ
awarded IVOR Novello Award for Outstanding British Lyric ⓘ
linked to: Ivor Novello Award
Bside Moving ⓘ
chartPositionUKSingles 6 ⓘ
top 10 ⓘ
composer Kate Bush ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
criticalReception highly acclaimed ⓘ
firstLiveTour The Tour of Life ⓘ
followedBySingle Hammer Horror ⓘ
linked to: Hammer horror films
genre art pop ⓘ
ballad ⓘ
baroque pop ⓘ
piano ballad ⓘ
hasCoverArt The Man with the Child in His Eyes single cover ⓘ
hasInstrumentation orchestral arrangement ⓘ
piano ⓘ
hasLength approximately 2:40 ⓘ
hasLivePerformances yes ⓘ
hasMusicVideo yes ⓘ
includedInAlbum The Kick Inside ⓘ
isPartOf Kate Bush discography ⓘ
linked to: Kate Bush
key E minor ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricTheme emotional maturity ⓘ
idealized male figure ⓘ
romantic relationship ⓘ
notableFor helping establish Kate Bush as a distinctive art-pop artist ⓘ
mature lyrics written during Kate Bush's teenage years ⓘ
performer Kate Bush ⓘ
precededBySingle Wuthering Heights ⓘ
producer Andrew Powell ⓘ
David Gilmour ⓘ
publisher EMI Music Publishing ⓘ
recordingDate 1975 ⓘ
recordLabel EMI Records ⓘ
releaseCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
releaseDate 1978 ⓘ
releaseType single from album ⓘ
side A-side ⓘ
tempo slow ⓘ
timeSignature 4/4 ⓘ
vocalStyle soprano ⓘ
writer Kate Bush ⓘ
yearOfAward 1979 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kate Bush → notableWork → The Man with the Child in His Eyes ⓘ
The Kick Inside → hasPart → The Man with the Child in His Eyes ⓘ
The Kick Inside → includesSingle → The Man with the Child in His Eyes ⓘ