Society's Child
| "Society's Child" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Janis Ian | ||||
| from the album Janis Ian | ||||
| B-side | "Letter to Jon" | |||
| Released | September 1966 | |||
| Recorded | August 3, 1965 | |||
| Genre | Baroque pop • protest song | |||
| Length | 3:13 | |||
| Label | Verve 5027 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Janis Ian | |||
| Producer(s) | Shadow Morton | |||
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"Society's Child" (originally titled "Baby I've Been Thinking") is a song about an interracial relationship written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Janis Ian in 1965. According to Janis Ian, Atlantic Records refused to release it although the company had financed the recording; the artist took it to Verve Records who agreed to release it.