"Thursday's Child" is a song by British singer-songwriter Tanita Tikaram, released in 1990 as the third and last single from her second studio album, The Sweet Keeper.
A remixed version of the song was made for its release as a single.
Upon its release as a single, Alex Kadis of Smash Hits stated, "As usual, it's a semi-slow number which she grumbles ferociously in her super-deep 'mature' voice and, as usual, no one knows what she's going on about.
"[2] Everett True of Melody Maker commented that Tikaram "sounds so middle-aged" and added that the song "isn't bad, it's just so menopausal".
[3] Robin Smith of Record Mirror described it as "utterly and completely turgid" and wrote, "High time Tanita's record company threw a bucket of cold water over her and told her to wake up.