"Belfast Child" is a song by the Scottish band Simple Minds, first released as the lead track on the Ballad of the Streets EP on 6 February 1989.

The record reached number one on the UK Singles Chart as well as in Ireland and the Netherlands, and it became a top-ten hit in Belgium, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Switzerland and West Germany.

In a retrospective review of the single, AllMusic journalist Dave Thompson described "Belfast Child" as being "an epic, heartstring-tugging song.

The piece gains even more power in its second half, when the drums and guitar kick in, and the arrangement billows out with instrumentation.

"[4] The music video to the song was shot in black and white and displays footage of children and deprivation in Belfast.