Teenage Love (song)

"Teenage Love"
Single by Slick Rick
from the album The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
B-side	"Treat Her Like a Prostitute"
Released	November 1988
Recorded	1988
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:53
Label	Def Jam Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Ricky Walters
Producer(s)	Slick Rick The Bomb Squad
Slick Rick singles chronology
"Teenage Love" (1988) "Children's Story" (1989)
Music video
"Teenage Love" on YouTube

"Teenage Love" is the first single released from Slick Rick's 1988 debut album, The Great Adventures of Slick Rick . It was released in November 1988 as his debut single and was produced by Slick Rick and The Bomb Squad. "Teenage Love" would prove to be a hit for Slick Rick, making it to number 16 on the Hot Black Singles chart and number 8 on the Hot Rap Singles. It wasn't as successful as the next single, "Children's Story", released the following year.

Reception

Writing for the Los Angeles Times , music journalist Soren Baker stated that the song "deftly blended social commentary, self-examination and unparalleled arrogance." ^[1] Jesse Ducker of Albumism praised the single, stating that it "is filled with insights into how teenagers deal with relationships, including their eventual dissolution." ^[2]

Track listing

A-side

1. "Teenage Love" – 4:48
2. "Teenage Love" (dub) – 4:40

B-side

1. "Treat Her Like a Prostitute" (album version) – 3:54
2. "Treat Her Like a Prostitute" (movie version) – 3:34

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [3]	16
US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) [4]	8

References

1. Baker, Soren (23 May 1999). "Slick Rick Makes His Return to Rap, Ever the Storyteller". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
2. Ducker, Jesse (28 October 2023). "Slick Rick's Debut Album 'The Great Adventures of Slick Rick' Turns 35". Album Anniversary. Albumism. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
3. "Slick Rick Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
4. "Slick Rick Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard.