Child In Time (track)
by Deep Purple
Year: 1970
From the album Deep Purple In Rock (track #3)
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Child In Time appears on the following album(s) by Deep Purple:
- Made In Japan (track #2) (1972)
- Deep Purple In Rock (track #3) (this album) (1970)
- Concerto For Group And Orchestra (track #4) (1969)
- Deepest Purple (The Very Best Of Deep Purple) (track #5) (compilation) (1980)
- 30: Very Best Of Deep Purple (track #4) (compilation) (1998)
- Powerhouse (track #4) (1977)
- The Very Best Of Deep Purple (track #5) (compilation) (2000)
- Scandinavian Nights (track #6) (1988)
- In Concert (track #3) (1980)
- Nobody's Perfect (track #6) (1988)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 10/16/2026 14:21 |  Ilolahti | 2,289 | 81/100 |
| ! | 09/24/2026 17:10 | Johnnyo | 45,868 | 80/100 |
| ! | 08/19/2026 09:29 |  NowhereMan | 15,233 | 84/100 |
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Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/12/2012 05:15 | #57644
One of the greatest songs of all time! It is also what I believe to be the greatest vocal performance ever. Ian Gillan screams like no one else can. The song is both beautiful and creepy. It is both soothing and anxiety-inducing. This song = orgasm. (Edited)
talinhosgameplay 09/29/2024 22:44 | #305472
Best DP song and one of the best songs ever. Epic and intense.
The ending is so ugly that it is almost like the sound representation of a car crash, a truly work of art at display here.
This and "The End" by The Doors are similar songs structurally in my opinion and I cannot say which one I like the most. (Edited)
One of the greatest songs of all time! (Edited)
ExTeaSea TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/16/2022 16:30 | #290535
Uh yeah this is easily their most epic badass song. It's use in the movie Twister is fun haha. (Edited)
Mother Nature's Son TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/20/2014 10:23 | #114861
Trippy, especially the outro, and very impressive screaming. Many goosebumps to get from this track! (Edited)
