Man child " ▁was ▁the ▁song ▁where ▁I ▁kind ▁of ▁found ▁my ▁style . ▁I ▁think ▁that ▁song , ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁the ▁song , ▁the ▁spirit ▁and ▁the ▁feeling ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁has ▁re app eared ; ▁it ▁always ▁re app ears ▁along ▁the ▁way ▁in ▁other ▁songs ▁that ▁I ' ve ▁written ; ▁therefore ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁most ▁significant ▁song ▁that ▁I ▁ever ▁wrote , ▁in ▁a ▁way ". ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Ang us ▁Taylor ▁for ▁BBC ▁noted ▁in ▁his ▁review ▁of ▁Raw ▁Like ▁S ush i , ▁that ▁" the ▁off be at , ▁ambient ▁ball ad ▁Man child ▁show cases ▁Cher ry ' s ▁mat ernal ▁side ". ▁The ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁wrote ▁about ▁the ▁song ▁and ▁its ▁music ▁video , ▁" Nothing ▁less ▁than ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁vis ually ▁arrest ing ▁video ▁cli ps ▁ever ▁produced , ▁illustr ating ▁one ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 9 ' s ▁truly ▁great ▁singles , ▁an ▁accus atory ▁yet ▁comp ass ion ate ▁ball adic ▁broad side ." ▁The ▁music ▁video ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁" Best ▁Video " ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁Brit ▁Awards . ▁Les ley ▁Ch ow ▁from ▁The ▁Qu iet us ▁wrote , ▁ ▁Music ▁video ▁The ▁video ▁clip ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁Jean - B apt iste ▁Mond ino . ▁It ▁shows ▁Cher ry ▁on ▁a ▁virtual ▁beach , ▁while ▁several ▁other ▁people ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁background . ▁ ▁Cher ry ' s ▁daughters , ▁Na ima ▁and ▁T ys on ,