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World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)

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Released
  
June 6, 2006

Genre
  
French house

Recorded
  
2005

Format
  
Maxi single, CD single, 12" single

Length
  
6:38 (Album Version) 3:18 (Radio Edit)

Label
  
Tommy Boy (United States) Ministry of Sound Australia

"World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" is a song by French music producer and DJ Bob Sinclar, featuring Steve Edwards. It was released as the second major single from Sinclar's Western Dream album, on June 6, 2006. An E-Smoove-produced remix of the song was nominated for a 2007 Grammy Award for "Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical".

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The track ended 2006 as the 15th most played track in Mexico. The song is included in the film Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom, and is on the film's soundtrack. The song was also picked up by Guess for their 2010 web campaign.

Music video

The music video includes the same boy (David Beaudoin) from Sinclar's "Love Generation" and "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)" music clips. In the video, the boy wakes up and notices on the news, that the earth is going to be destroyed by a meteor. He decides to build a space ship of his own and takes his dog with him in the space ship. During the construction of the spaceship, toys came out from under the boy's bed, and start dancing, while Bob Sinclar appears in the video as a tiny person playing "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" using cookies as records. The boy takes no notice of either the toys or Bob Sinclar. The boy then launches the space ship and shoots through the Solar System. The Solar System looks exactly like the poster in the boy's room. All the planets are labeled with information including diameter and other facts. In outer space, he sees the meteor approaching the earth. He fires hundreds of basketballs at the meteor, destroys it, and saves the earth. He then lands the spaceship in his room. Back on earth, he gets a reward and media coverage, presenting him as a hero. While he is getting praise, his mother comes and kisses him on the cheek. This wakes him up and causes him to realize that it was all a dream.

Official remixes/versions

  1. Radio Edit
  2. Video Edit
  3. Club Edit
  4. Club Mix
  5. Club Extended Mix
  6. Disney Channel Club Mix
  7. Disney Channel Club Extended Mix
  8. Axwell Remix
  9. Axwell Vocal Remix
  10. Liv and Maddie Club Mix
  11. Liv and Maddie Club Extended Mix
  12. Wally López Factomania Vocal Remix
  13. Wally López Factomania Dub Remix
  14. David Guetta & Joachim Garraud Remix
  15. Sergio Flores Epic Club Mix
  16. Sergio Flores AM Dub
  17. Richard Earnshaw Remix
  18. E-Smoove Vocal Mix
  19. Bob Sinclar vs. Harlem Hustlers Remix
  20. Harlem Hustlers Penthouse Remix
  21. Ralphi Rosario Vocal Mix/Rosabel Vocal Mix
  22. Ralphi Rosario Dub Mix/Rosabel Dub Mix

Track listings and format

  • 5" CD single (July 3, 2006) (UK)
    1. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Radio Edit) 3:20
    2. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Club Edit) 6:35
  • 5" maxi single (EU)
    1. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Video Edit)
    2. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Radio Edit) 3:18
    3. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Club Mix) 8:08
    4. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Extended Club Mix) 8:35
  • 12" maxi single (May 11, 2006) (Germany)
  • A-side
    1. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Extended Club Mix) 8:35
    2. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Axwell Remix) 7:28
  • B-side
    1. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (David Guetta & Joachim Garraud Remix) 7:26
    2. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Wally López Dub Mix) 9:14
  • 12" maxi single (March 15, 2006) (Belgium/France/Spain)
    1. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Club Mix) 8:06
    2. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Extended Club Mix) 8:37
  • 12" maxi single (August 2006) (US)
  • A-side
    1. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Rosabel Vocal Mix) 9:52
  • B-side
    1. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Ralphi Rosario Dub) 11:08
  • 12" maxi single (June 2006) (UK)
  • A-side
    1. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Original Version) 6:35
    2. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Richard Earnshaw Remix) 8:54
  • B-side
    1. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Sergio Flores Epic Club Mix) 6:53
    2. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Sergio Flores AM Dub)
  • CDE single (Enhanced) (Austria/Germany)
    1. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Radio Edit) 3:18
    2. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Club Mix) 8:08
    3. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Axwell Remix) 7:28
    4. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (David Guetta & Joachim Garraud Remix) 7:26
    5. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Video) 3:37
  • CDE single (June 2006) (Italy)
    1. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Radio Edit) 3:18
    2. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Club Mix) 8:08
    3. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Axwell Remix) 7:28
    4. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (David Guetta & Joachim Garraud Remix) 7:26
    5. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Wally López Dub Mix) 9:14
    6. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Video) 3:37
  • CDE single (June 2006) (UK)
    1. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Original Version) 6:35
    2. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Sergio Flores Epic Club Mix) 6:53
    3. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Bob Sinclar vs. Harlem Hustlers Remix) 6:50
    4. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (E-Smoove Vocal Mix) 6:46
    5. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Axwell Vocal Remix) 6:27
    6. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Richard Earnshaw Remix) 8:54
    7. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Video) 3:37
  • CD single (Australia/EU)
    1. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Radio Edit) 3:18
    2. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Club Mix) 8:06
  • Remixes single #1 (July 2006) (Italy)
  • A-side
    1. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Bob Sinclar vs. Harlem Hustlers Remix) 9:06
  • B-side
    1. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Harlem Hustlers Penthouse Remix) 8:15
  • Remixes single #2 (July 2006) (Italy)
  • A-side
    1. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Axwell Remix) 7:30
  • B-side
    1. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (David Guetta Remix) 7:29
  • Remixes single #3 (July 2006) (France)
  • A-side
    1. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Axwell Remix) 7:30
  • B-side
    1. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Joachim Garraud & David Guetta Remix) 7:27

    Chart performance

    "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" entered the UK singles chart at number 9, its peak, in July. The song was also a success for Bob Sinclar's career. It was a number 1 hit in Italy and made the top ten in several other countries such as Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Finland, Netherlands and the UK. It made the top twenty in Australia, Austria, Germany, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. It also became Bob Sinclar's first number-one single in the Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play.

    References

    World, Hold On (Children of the Sky) Wikipedia
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