We Were Children

Album: Baby (2011)
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Songfacts®:

  • This is the second single from English Indie Rock band Tribes' debut album, Baby. Frontman Johnny Lloyd told The Sun that it, "is a regretful song about bullying someone when you were younger."
  • The song was originally the title track of the band's debut EP, which was released April 15, 2011.
  • Baby was produced by Mike Crossey, who has also worked with the Arctic Monkeys and Foals.
  • The music video for the song was filmed in the band's home locality of Camden Town, with the band performing a rooftop gig to onlookers and fans on the street below. Other clips that feature rooftop performances include The Beatles' "Get Back," U2's "Where The Streets Have No Name" and The Red Hot Chili Peppers' "The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie."

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