China (Tori Amos song)

"China"
Single by Tori Amos
from the album Little Earthquakes
B-side
  • "Sugar"
  • "Flying Dutchman"
  • "Humpty Dumpty"
ReleasedJanuary 20, 1992 (1992-01-20)[1]
Length5:01
LabelEastWest
Songwriter(s)Tori Amos
Producer(s)Ian Stanley
Tori Amos singles chronology
"Silent All These Years"
(1991)
"China"
(1992)
"Winter"
(1992)

"China" is a song by American singer-songwriter and musician Tori Amos, released as the third single from her debut studio album, Little Earthquakes. It was issued on January 20, 1992, by EastWest Records in the United Kingdom. It was the first song written for Little Earthquakes[citation needed] and was originally titled "Distance";[2] a recurring lyric and theme in the song. It was originally submitted to the Library of Congress in 1987.[3]

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. January 18, 1992. p. 19.
  2. ^ Jacobs, Jay S. (2006). Pretty Good Years: A Biography of Tori Amos. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-1-4234-0022-6.
  3. ^ China by Tori Amos Archived March 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine from free-pianosheetmusic.com