Civilization

Nelson Mandela

 


Mandela Day” is a song by the rock band Simple Minds from their album Street Fighting Years. The single is also known as the “Ballad of the Streets” EP, highlighting both “Mandela Day” and “Belfast Child”, originally its A-side, which reached No.1 on the British charts in 1989.
It was written for the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute (also known as Mandela Day), a concert held at Wembley Stadium, London, in 11 June 1988, as an expression of solidarity with the then-imprisoned Nelson Mandela, and was played live on that day.