Teenage Kicks

Last updated
"Teenage Kicks"
Teenage Kicks.jpg
Single by The Undertones
from the album The Undertones
B-side "True Confessions"
Released21 October 1978
Recorded15 June 1978
Studio Wizard Studios (Belfast) [1]
Genre
Length2:28
Label Sire
Songwriter J. J. O'Neill
The Undertones singles chronology
"Teenage Kicks"
(1978)		"Get Over You"
(1979)
Teenage Kicks
Teenage Kicks 2.jpg
EP by
The Undertones
ReleasedSeptember 1978 (1978-09)
Recorded15 June 1978
StudioWizard Studios (Belfast)
Length7:51
Label
Producer Davy Shannon
Alternative cover
Undertones kicks front.jpg
Fold-out of sleeve of original Good Vibrations release of Teenage Kicks EP
Side one
No.TitleWritten byLength
1."Teenage Kicks" J. J. O'Neill 2:26
2."True Confessions"J. J. O'Neill, Michael Bradley, Damian O'Neill 1:53
Side two
No.TitleWritten byLength
1."Smarter Than U"J. J. O'Neill, Michael Bradley, Billy Doherty1:36
2."Emergency Cases"J. J. O'Neill1:56

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [23] Platinum600,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Covers

Notes

  1. ↑ This mural was removed in 2013. [18] However, following a public outcry, the mural was reinstated in March 2015. [19]

References

  1. ↑ Teenage Kicks: My Life as an Undertone ISBN   978-1-78558-180-9 p. 60
  2. ↑ Eileen (1 July 2013). "News: Controversial Removal of "Teenage Kicks" Graffiti Piece in Ireland". 12ozPROPHET. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2013. The 'Teenage Kicks' mural was a reference to the 1978 punk rock song by the Undertones,
  3. ↑ Claps, Andy. "Teenage Kicks - The Undertones | Song Info". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2013. It is now widely acknowledged as a classic -- a pop-punk standard that continues to point the way for countless bands on both sides of the Atlantic.
  4. ↑ Runtagh, Jordan (8 April 2014). "Catchy, Loud and Proud: 20 Essential Power Pop Tracks That Will Be Stuck In Your Head Forever". VH1 . Archived from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  5. ↑ Ross, Graeme (7 June 2018). "Playlist: 10 best new wave singles of 1978" . The Independent . Archived from the original on 2022-05-26.
  6. ↑ The Undertones.com. "Singles-Historical". Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  7. 1 2 3 "Undertones". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  8. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 40: 29 October 1978 - 04 November 1978". officialcharts.com. 29 May 2011. Archived from the original on 4 November 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  9. ↑ Cavanagh, David (2015). Good Night and Good Riddance: How Thirty-Five Years of John Peel Helped to Shape Modern Life. London: Faber & Faber Ltd. ISBN   978-0-571-30248-2.
  10. ↑ "John Peel Gets Teenage Kicks Epitaph". The Telegraph. 13 February 2008. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  11. ↑ Brookover, Sophie (9 October 2022). "Derry Girls Recap: Teenage Kicks". Vulture. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  12. ↑ Poniewozik, James (6 October 2022). "'Derry Girls': And Now Their Troubles Are Ended". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  13. ↑ "John Peel on the Undertones". The Guardian. November 2, 2001. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  14. ↑ "John Peel gets Teenage Kicks epitaph". Telegraph.co.uk. 13 February 2008. Archived from the original on 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  15. ↑ "So hard to beat". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. 2 November 2001. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  16. ↑ "DJ Peel's song sets the tone for gravestone". Edp24.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  17. ↑ "John "John Peel" Peel (1939-2004) - Find a Grave..." Findagrave.com. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  18. ↑ "Teenage Kicks lyrics mural removed from Belfast flyover". BBC.co.uk. 21 June 2013. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  19. ↑ "Mural returns without Peel tribute". BBC News. Archived from the original on 2021-02-27. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  20. ↑ "Teenage Kicks: The Undertones (2001)". IMDb. 18 January 2015. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  21. ↑ "Here Comes The Summer : The Undertones Story". Bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  22. 1 2 "The Undertones – Teenage Kicks" (in French). Le classement de singles.
  23. ↑ "British single certifications – Undertones – Teenage Kicks". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  24. ↑ "Teenage Kicks by the Go Getters". SecondHandSongs.
  25. ↑ Richard James (9 December 2012). "One Direction to record Red Nose Day 2013 single - Metro News". Metro. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.