"Innocent" is a single by British musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1989. It is from the album Earth Moving and features vocals from Anita Hegerland.

Inspiration

According to an interview Mike Oldfield and Anita Hegerland gave in the TV-program Good Morning Britain, the song was inspired by their young daughter Greta; who also appears in the music video. In the program Oldfield and Hegerland gave an acoustic version of the song, Hegerland singing and Oldfield playing the guitar.^[1]

Music videos

The music video features an Atari ST computer, a Korg M1 synthesiser and a Fender Stratocaster guitar and is available on the Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield video. There is also a second part animated part live action video in existence.

Track listing

"Innocent" (12" mix) – 5:35
"Innocent" – 3:25
"Earth Moving" (disco version) – 4:02

Charts

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[2]	45
West Germany (Official German Charts)^[3]	8

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1989)	Position
West Germany (Official German Charts)^[4]	51

Groove Coverage version

"Innocent"

Single by Groove Coverage

from the album Riot on the Dancefloor

Released

1 October 2010

Recorded

2010

Genre

Dance

Length

2:57

Label

Suprime Records, Sony Music Entertainment

Songwriter(s)

Mike Oldfield

Producer(s)

Axel Konrad, Ole Wierk, Verena Rehm

Groove Coverage singles chronology

"Because I Love You"
(2007)

"Innocent"
(2010)

"Angeline"
(2011)

A version of the song was recorded and released as a single by German dance band Groove Coverage. The single was released digitally on 1 October 2010 in Germany as the lead single from their fourth studio album Riot on the Dancefloor. The song was written by Mike Oldfield and produced by Axel Konrad, Ole Wierk, Verena Rehm.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Innocent" was first released onto YouTube on 20 September 2010 at a total length of three minutes and nine seconds.^[5]

Track listing

Digital download
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Innocent" (Radio Edit)	2:57
2.	"Innocent" (Bodybangers Remix Edit)	3:32
3.	"Innocent" (Club Mix Edit)	3:01
4.	"Innocent" (Original Extended Mix)	4:22
5.	"Innocent" (Bodybangers Remix)	5:32
6.	"Innocent" (CcK. Remix)	4:57
7.	"Innocent" (CcK Remix Edit)

Chart performance

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[6]	48
Germany (Official German Charts)^[7]	38

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
Germany	1 October 2010^[8]	Digital download	Suprime Records, Sony Music Entertainment

Other recorded versions

In 2010 Jason Donovan recorded a version of "Innocent" for his 1980s covers album Soundtrack of the 80s.

References

^ "TV-AM Interview - Good Morning Britain on TV-AM". Tubular.net/TV-am/ITV. 11 July 1989. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
^ "Mike Oldfield – Innocent" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Mike Oldfield – Innocent" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
^ Groove Coverage - Innocent (Official HQ) on YouTube
^ "Groove Coverage – Innocent" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
^ "Groove Coverage – Innocent" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
^ iTunes - Musik - Innocent von Groove Coverage. iTunes

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Albums Singles
Studio albums	Tubular Bells Hergest Ridge Ommadawn Incantations Platinum QE2 Five Miles Out Crises Discovery The Killing Fields Islands Earth Moving Amarok Heaven's Open Tubular Bells II The Songs of Distant Earth Voyager Tubular Bells III Guitars The Millennium Bell Tres Lunas Tubular Bells 2003 Light + Shade Music of the Spheres Man on the Rocks Return to Ommadawn
Live albums	The Orchestral Tubular Bells Exposed The Art in Heaven Concert
EPs	Take Four The Singles The Mike Oldfield EP
Singles	"Mike Oldfield's Single" "Don Alfonso" "In Dulci Jubilo" "Portsmouth" "William Tell Overture" "Cuckoo Song" "Take Four" "Guilty" "Blue Peter" "Arrival" "Sheba" / "Wonderful Land" "Five Miles Out" "Family Man" "Mistake" "Moonlight Shadow" "Shadow on the Wall" "Crime of Passion" "To France" "Tricks of the Light" "Étude" "Pictures in the Dark" "Shine" "In High Places" "Islands" "The Time Has Come" "Magic Touch" "Flying Start" "Earth Moving" "Innocent" "(One Glance Is) Holy" "Heaven's Open" "Gimme Back" "Sentinel" "Tattoo" "The Bell" "Hibernaculum" "Let There Be Light" "Women of Ireland" "Man in the Rain" "Far Above the Clouds" "To Be Free" "Thou Art in Heaven" "Spheres"
Other songs	"Foreign Affair" "The X-Files Theme" "Introduction 2003" "Surfing" "Song for Survival"
Video albums	The Space Movie Exposed The Essential Live Live at Montreux 1981 The Wind Chimes Tubular Bells II Live Elements Tubular Bells III Live The Art in Heaven Concert
Compilation albums	Boxed Music Wonderland Episodes The Complete Mike Oldfield Elements 4 CD Boxset Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield XXV: The Essential The Best of Tubular Bells Collection The Complete Tubular Bells The Platinum Collection The Mike Oldfield Collection 1974–1983 Two Sides Icon Tubular Beats Moonlight Shadow: The Collection The 1984 Suite
Other media	Changeling MusicVR Tres Lunas Maestro
Related articles	Sally Oldfield Terry Oldfield Anita Hegerland Maggie Reilly The Sallyangie Children of the Sun Isles of Wonder 2012 Olympics opening ceremony
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v t e Groove Coverage
Ole Wierk Axel Konrad DJ Novus Mell Verena Rehm
Studio albums	Covergirl 7 Years and 50 Days 21st Century Riot on the Dancefloor
Compilations	Best of Groove Coverage Greatest Hits
Singles	"Hit Me" "Are U Ready" "Moonlight Shadow" "God Is a Girl" "Poison" "The End" "7 Years and 50 Days" "Runaway" "She" "Holy Virgin" "On the Radio" "21st Century Digital Girl" "Because I Love You" "Innocent" "Angeline" "Think About the Way"