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Youth (Foxes song)

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"Youth"
Single by Foxes
from the album Glorious
B-side"Home"
Released
  • 16 January 2012 (2012-01-16)
  • 20 August 2013 (2013-08-20) (re-release)
Recorded2011
GenrePop
Length4:21
LabelSign of the Times
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jonny Harris
Foxes singles chronology
"Right Here"
(2013)
"Youth"
(2013)
"Let Go for Tonight"
(2014)
"Youth"
Original 7" single artwork of the song.[1] After Allen was signed to Sign of the Times, it was re-released digitally.
Original 7" single artwork of the song.[1] After Allen was signed to Sign of the Times, it was re-released digitally.
Foxes singles chronology
"Youth"
(2012)
"Clarity"
(2012)
Music video
"Youth" on YouTube

"Youth" is the debut solo single by English singer and songwriter Foxes. Initially released as a 7" single through Neon Gold on 16 January 2012,[2] the song was later re-released digitally in the United States on 20 August 2013 and sent to top 40 radio in the United Kingdom on 2 October 2013 as the lead single from her debut studio album Glorious (2014). The song was written by Allen and Jonny Harris, with production from the latter. The song has topped the US Hot Dance Club Songs and peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart.

Music video

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A music video to accompany the release of "Youth" was first released onto YouTube on 12 August 2013 at a total length of three minutes and thirty-two seconds.[3] The video starts with her in an office, before she breaks free from the grey work environment after a fire burns a hole in the wall.[4] The version of "Youth" used in the music video is 49 seconds shorter than the album version. A radio edit of this song also exists, which is the same as the video version, but with a different and longer ending.

Critical reception

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Robert Copsey of Digital Spy gave the song a very positive review stating:

"It was the first song where I thought, 'OK, now I can see the vision, now I can see the album'," Foxes recently said of her new single 'Youth'. We say new, but for the singer – real name Louisa Rose Allen – and serious pop fans, the song's journey from its birth to major label release has been a slow and often painful one, after she delayed its release and spent the intervening months guesting on songs for Rudimental and Zedd. Fortunately, 'Youth' still sounds as fresh and exciting as it did some 18 months after its premiere. "Don't tell me our youth is running out, it's only just begun" she sings over galloping beats and mournful electro throbs that build to a glorious strobing finale that acts as a fitting end to the summer months. Its trajectory may well have been slow and steady, but it looks like Foxes is still on course to win the race. [5]

Track listing

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Youth – 7" single[6]
No.TitleLength
1."Youth"4:21
2."Home"3:39
Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Youth"4:21
2."Youth" (radio edit)3:44
3."Youth" (Breakage remix)4:28
4."Youth"5:38
5."Youth" (Seamus Haji remix)6:37
6."Youth" (Danny Howard remix)5:09
UK remix EP[7]
No.TitleLength
1."Youth" (Adventure Club remix)3:59
2."Youth" (Le Youth remix)3:56
3."Youth" (Jakob Liedholm remix)5:30
4."Youth" (Maze & Masters remix)5:40
Adventure Club remix – US digital download[8]
No.TitleLength
1."Youth" (Adventure Club remix)3:59
Orchestral version – digital download[9]
No.TitleLength
1."Youth" (orchestral)3:09
US remixes EP[10]
No.TitleLength
1."Youth" (Disco Fries remix)5:53
2."Youth" (Liam Keegan remix)5:51
3."Youth" (Funk Generation club mix)5:52
4."Youth" (Varsity Team extended mix)4:57

Chart performance

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2013) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[11] 26
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders Dance Bubbling Under)[11] 7
Ireland (IRMA)[12] 21
Scotland (OCC)[13] 7
UK Singles (OCC)[14] 12
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[15] 13
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[16] 1

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[17] Silver 200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format Versions Label Ref.
Various 16 January 2012 7" single Original Neon Gold [2]
United States 20 August 2013 Digital download RCA [18]
25 September 2013 Adventure Club remix
  • Sign of the Times
  • Sony
[19]
United Kingdom 2 October 2013 Top 40 radio Radio edit
  • Sign of the Times
  • Sony
  • Epic
[20][21]
4 October 2013 Digital download EP
  • Sign of the Times
  • Sony
[22]
6 October 2013 Original [23]
United States 8 October 2013 EP RCA [18]
United Kingdom 25 October 2013 Remixes EP
  • Sign of the Times
  • Sony
[24]
Various 1 November 2013 Orchestral [25]
United States 18 November 2013 Remixes EP [26]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Youth – Neon Gold Records". 16 January 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Youth – Neon Gold Records". 16 January 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  3. ^ Foxes - Youth - YouTube
  4. ^ Foxes unveils new single 'Youth' music video - watch - Music News - Digital Spy
  5. ^ Foxes: 'Youth' - Single review - Music News - Digital Spy
  6. ^ Youth (LP liner notes). Neon Gold. 2012. 96219H1/B GOLD030.
  7. ^ "iTunes - Music - Youth (The Remixes) - EP by Foxes". Itunes.apple.com. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  8. ^ "iTunes - Music - Youth (Adventure Club Remix) - Single by Foxes". Itunes.apple.com. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  9. ^ "iTunes - Music - Youth (Orchestral) - Single by Foxes". Itunes.apple.com. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  10. ^ "iTunes - Music - Youth (Remixes) - EP by Foxes". Itunes.apple.com. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  11. ^ a b "Foxes – Youth" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  12. ^ "Chart Track: Week 46, 2013". Irish Singles Chart.
  13. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  14. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  15. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  16. ^ "Hot Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  17. ^ "British single certifications – Foxes – Youth". British Phonographic Industry.
  18. ^ a b Lipshutz, Jason (12 August 2013). "Foxes Signs To RCA Records, Announces 'Youth' EP". Billboard. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  19. ^ Youth (Adventure Club Remix) - Single by Foxes on Apple Music, 24 September 2013, retrieved 1 July 2024
  20. ^ "BBC - Radio 1 - Playlist". BBC. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  21. ^ "BEEB'S YOUR UNCLE". HITS Daily Double. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  22. ^ Youth by Foxes on Apple Music, 4 October 2013, retrieved 1 July 2024
  23. ^ Corner, Lewis (12 August 2013). "Foxes debuts 'Youth' music video - watch". Digital Spy. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  24. ^ Youth (The Remixes) - EP by Foxes on Apple Music, 25 October 2013, retrieved 1 July 2024
  25. ^ Youth (Orchestral) - Single by Foxes on Apple Music, 1 November 2013, retrieved 1 July 2024
  26. ^ Youth (Remixes) - EP by Foxes on Apple Music, 18 November 2013, retrieved 1 July 2024