"Through the Eyes of a Child" is a single from the German band Reamonn

Reamonn

Reamonn is a German rock and pop band. They have recorded six albums.-History:In 1997, Rea Garvey left his band The Reckless Pedestrians and home town of Tralee, Ireland to go to Germany with not a lot of money and a demo CD in his pocket...

. The song is from their fifth studio album, Reamonn

Reamonn (album)

Reamonn is the fifth studio album from the German band Reamonn. In Germany, it was released on by Universal Music . The first proper single from the album was "Through the Eyes of a Child" - "Open Skies" was released earlier but it was only a digital release...

. It was released on October 10, 2008, in Germany by Universal

Universal Music Group

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 under the Island

Island Records

Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...

 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.

Background

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.

CD single

The German "2er Track" (CD single):

1. "Through the Eyes of a Child" — 3:42
2. "It's Over Now" — 4:07

Charts

The song has reached the top 10 in Germany

Germany

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 (#6) and the top 15 in Switzerland

Switzerland

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 (#15) and Austria

Austria

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 (#13).

Chart table

Charts (2008)	Peak position
Austrian Single Chart Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann...	13
German Single Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...	6
Swiss Single Chart Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75...	15

Year-end charts

Chart (2008)	Rank
German Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...	49