"Childhood Memories" was the fourth single to be released by British Sea Power.

Despite its low chart position and not being included on any album (reducing the numbers who know the song), it is a live favourite and it still appears occasionally in the band's setlists.

The lyrics contrast with childlike structure of the music, dealing with the meltdown of a Nuclear power plant.

The 7" release was wrongly labeled as having "Favours in the Beetroot Fields" as the flipside, whereas it is actually "Strange Communication".

It peaked at a lowly number 90 on the UK Singles Chart.