Youth Without Youth (song)

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"Youth Without Youth"
Metric Youth Without Youth.jpg
Single by Metric
from the album Synthetica
ReleasedMay 1, 2012
Recorded2012
Genre Indie rock, electronic rock
Length4:17
Label Mom+Pop
Songwriters James Shaw, Emily Haines [1]
Producer Gavin Brown
Metric singles chronology
"Stadium Love"
(2010)		"Youth Without Youth"
(2012)		"Breathing Underwater"
(2012)
Music video
"Youth Without Youth" on YouTube

"Youth Without Youth" is a song by Canadian indie rock band Metric. It was released as the lead single from their 2012 album, Synthetica . [2] The song debuted at number 1 on the Canadian alternative rock chart and stayed at that spot for a record 16 consecutive weeks. [3] The song tackles the subject of a fraying social state through the eyes of a deprived youth.

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Reception

The song has received mixed to favorable reviews from critics. Jon Dolan of Rolling Stone gave the song a mixed review, giving it a rating of 3 out of 5 stars and describing the song as "Glam sugar with a bitter core". Dolan further stated that "Perennial indie crush Emily Haines drops a wasted-youth anthem with scarred poetry like "We played blindman's bluff till they stopped the game," over a bleak- bubblegum stomp." [4]

Jillian Mapes of Billboard praised Haines' songwriting, stating "Lyrically, frontwoman Emily Haines toys with powerful imagery, using phrases like "double dutch with a hand grenade" and "rubber soul with a razor blade" to describe a young life full of malaise and even criminality." [5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Canadian Hot 100 [6] 63
Canadian Alternative Rock Chart [3] 1
Canada Rock Chart [7] 12
US Rock Songs ( Billboard )28
US Alternative Songs ( Billboard )15

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)Position
US Alternative Songs (Billboard) [8] 44

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [9] Gold40,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Youth Without Youth ASCAP
  2. ↑ Galliart, Jessica. "Listen: Metric's new single, 'Youth Without Youth'". RedEye Chicago. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  3. 1 2 "Canadian Active Rock & Alt Rock Chart Archive: Alternative Rock - May 8, 2012". America's Music Charts. 8 May 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Metric "Youth Without Youth"". Rolling Stone . Wenner Media. May 11, 2012. Archived from the original on June 3, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Track Review: Metric, 'Youth Without Youth'". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved May 15, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Chart History". Billboard . Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Chart History". Billboard . Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Alternative Songs – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Metric – Youth Without Youth". Music Canada.


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