Children of the Sun (Tinie Tempah song)

"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".

"Children of the Sun"
Single by Tinie Tempah featuring John Martin
from the album Demonstration
Released	25 October 2013 (2013-10-25)
Recorded	2013
Studio	Elevent Studios (Stockholm)
Genre	Hip hop power pop
Length	3:51 (radio edit) 4:14 (album version)
Label	Parlophone Disturbing London
Songwriter(s)	Patrick Okogwu Eshraque Mughal Charlie Bernado John Martin Michel Zitron Måns Wredenberg
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)

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.	Title	Length
1.	"Children of the Sun" (Radio Edit)	3:51

CD single

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

Personnel

• Patrick "Tinie Tempah" Okogwu – vocals
• John Martin – vocals
• Charlie Bernado – writer
• Michel Zitron – writer
• Måns Wredenberg – writer

Production

• Eshraque "iSHi" Mughal – production

Charts

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

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[14]	Silver	200,000‡
‡ 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)