U16 Girls

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"U16 Girls"
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Single by Travis featuring The Joyous Lake Singers
from the album Good Feeling
Released1 April 1997
Recorded1996-1997
Genre Britpop
Length4:00
Label Independiente
Songwriter(s) Fran Healy
Producer(s) Steve Lilywhite
Travis featuring The Joyous Lake Singers singles chronology
"All I Want to Do is Rock"
(1996)
"U16 Girls"
(1997)
"Tied to the 90s"
(1997)

"U16 Girls" is the second single released from Indie band Travis' debut album, Good Feeling . The single was released on 1 April 1997 in the United Kingdom.

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Background

In an interview with NME, Fran Healy described the song as, "A tongue-in-cheek warning about the dangers of getting into a relationship with a girl who, despite looking much older, is actually under the legal age of consent." As the age of consent in Scotland is 16, Healy named the song "U16 Girls". The single's artwork depicts a surfboard which was designed by The Stone Roses guitarist John Squire. The surfboard is decorated with lyrics from Beach Boys songs. The single charted at number forty on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listing

UK CD Single
  1. "U16 Girls" (Featuring The Joyous Lake Singers) - 4:00
  2. "Hazy Shades Of Gold" - 3:18
  3. "Good Time Girls" - 4:09
  4. "Good Feeling" (4-Track) - 3:55
7" Vinyl / Cassette Single
  1. "U16 Girls" (Featuring The Joyous Lake Singers) - 4:00
  2. "Hazy Shades Of Gold" - 3:18
  3. "Good Time Girls" - 4:09

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