Through the Eyes of a Child
{{About|the Reamonn song|the Aurora song|Through the Eyes of a Child (Aurora song)}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Through the Eyes of a Child
| cover = Through the Eyes of a Child.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Reamonn
| album = Reamonn
| B-side = It's Over Now
| released = {{Start date|2008|10|10|df=y}} (Germany)
| recorded = 2008
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Rock
| length = 3:51
| writer = Reamonn
| producer = Julio Reyes Copello
| prev_title = Open Skies
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = Million Miles
| next_year = 2009
}}
"Through the Eyes of a Child" is a single from the German band Reamonn. The song is from their fifth studio album, Reamonn. It was released on 10 October 2008 in Germany by Universal under the Island label.
Music video
In the video, one sees the world, but drawn by children, and it is being destroyed and getting worse and worse. Parents are shown quarrelling, while whole woods are being cleared, military tanks are shooting, and icebergs are defrosting due to global warming. Cut in between these scenes, members of the band fade in and out.[http://www.reamonn.com/_videos/tteoac/through_the_eyes_of_a_child.html Music Video]
Background
{{Clarify|date=November 2008}}The song is a foretaste from the end of 2008 appearing album "Reamonn". It becomes in it the change of complex things if one sees that with the eyes of a child. Probably is, that the text Rea Garvey simply fell to write, because he has a young daughter.[http://www.ioff.de/showthread.php?t=314199 ioff.de]
Track listing
=CD single =
The German "2er Track" (CD single):[http://musicline.de/de/product/602517874404,,///1753241 Musicline.de]
- "Through the Eyes of a Child" — 3:42
- "It's Over Now" — 4:07
Charts
The song has reached the top 10 in Germany (#6) and the top 15 in Switzerland (#15) and Austria (#13).Charts: [http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/REAMONN/Through+The+Eyes+Of+A+Child/single DE], [http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Reamonn&titel=Through+The+Eyes+Of+A+Child&cat=s AT], [http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Reamonn&titel=Through+The+Eyes+Of+A+Child&cat=s CH], Retrieved on December 9, 2008.
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Charts (2008) !Peak |
| {{single chart|Austria|13|artist=Reamonn|song=Through the Eyes of a Child|accessdate=May 3, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Germany|6|songid=517332|artist=Reamonn|song=Through the Eyes of a Child|accessdate=May 3, 2020}} |
| Germany Airplay (BVMI){{cite web|url=http://www.nielsenmusiccontrol.com/|title=Nielsen Music Control Airplay - Germany Top 5|publisher=Nielsen Music Control on behalf of BVMI|accessdate=February 17, 2023|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081108160250/http://www.nielsenmusiccontrol.com/|archivedate=November 8, 2008}}
|align=center|1 |
| Hungary (Editors' Choice Top 40){{cite web |title=2008/52. heti Editors' Choice Top 40 slágerlista |url=https://slagerlistak.hu/editors-choice-radios-jatszasi-lista/2008/52 |publisher=MAHASZ|language=hu|access-date=May 29, 2025}}
|align=center| 39 |
| {{single chart|Switzerland|15|artist=Reamonn|song=Through the Eyes of a Child|accessdate=May 3, 2020}} |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Chart (2008)
! Position |
|---|
| Germany (Official German Charts){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2008|title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts|language=German|work=GfK Entertainment|publisher=offiziellecharts.de|accessdate=May 3, 2020}}
|align="center"|49 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2008|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2008 – hitparade.ch|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=May 3, 2020}}
|align="center"|94 |