Young Turks (song)

"Young Turks"
Single by Rod Stewart
from the album Tonight I'm Yours
B-side	"Tora, Tora, Tora (Out with the Boys)"
Released	9 October 1981
Recorded	1981
Genre	Synth-pop [1] [2] electropop [3] new wave [4]
Length	5:04 (album version) 4:35 (single version)
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Rod Stewart Carmine Appice Duane Hitchings Kevin Savigar
Producer(s)	Jim Cregan Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart singles chronology
"Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)" (1981) "Young Turks" (1981) "How Long" (1982)
Music video
"Young Turks" on YouTube

Weekly charts Chart (1981–1982) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report) [14] 3 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [15] 5 Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders) [16] 4 Canada (CHUM) [17] 1 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [18] 2 Ireland (IRMA) [19] 9 Israel Singles Chart [20] 1 Italy (FIMI) [21] 23 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [22] 9 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [23] 14 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [24] 19 South Africa (Springbok Radio) [25] 2 UK Singles (OCC) [26] 11 US Billboard Hot 100 [27] 5 US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play [27] 63 US Billboard Top Tracks [27] 23 US Cash Box [28] 5 West Germany (GfK) [29] 30

Year-end charts Chart (1981) Position Canada (RPM Top 100 Singles) [30] 57 Italy (FIMI) [31] 90 Chart (1982) Position Australia (Kent Music Report) [32] [33] 23 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [34] 43 Canada (RPM Top 100 Singles) [35] 26 South Africa (Springbok) [36] 11 US Billboard Hot 100 [37] 48 US Cash Box [38] 44

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