Queen of the Troubled Teens

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“Queen of the Troubled Teens”
Single by Idlewild
Released	March 1997
Format	7"
Genre	Alternative
Label	Human Condition
Idlewild singles chronology
"Queen of the Troubled Teens" (1997) "Chandelier" (1997)

Queen of the Troubled Teens was the first single released by Idlewild on the Human Condition label in March 1997. Receiving only small scale acknowledgement initially in Edinburgh record shops, receiving praise from local students and BBC Radio 1's Steve Lamacq.

The song is a short punchy punk offering - something very different from what the band were producing by the Warnings/Promises era, but indicative of their early sound.

The "Queen of the Troubled Teens" single is the only release by the band to feature original bassist Phil Scanlon.

The song was not included on the physical release of Idlewild's greatest hits collection Scottish Fiction - Best of 1997-2007 but could be downloaded for free (along with second single "Chandelier") by fans who entered the CD version of the album into their computer.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Queen of the Troubled Teens"
2. "Faster"
3. "Self Healer" (Original version)

v • d • e Idlewild Roddy Woomble • Rod Jones • Colin Newton • Allan Stewart • Gareth Russell Gavin Fox • Alex Grant • Bob Fairfoull • Jeremy Mills • Phil Scanlon Studio albums Captain • Hope Is Important • 100 Broken Windows • The Remote Part • Warnings/Promises • Make Another World Compilations Scottish Fiction - Best of 1997-2007 • A Distant History - Rarities 1997-2007 Singles "Queen of the Troubled Teens" • "Chandelier" • "Satan Polaroid" • "A Film for the Future" • "Everyone Says You're So Fragile" • "I'm a Message" • "When I Argue I See Shapes" • "Little Discourage" • "Actually It's Darkness" • "These Wooden Ideas" • "Roseability" • "You Held the World in Your Arms" • "American English" • "Live in a Hiding Place" • "A Modern Way of Letting Go" • "Love Steals Us from Loneliness" • "I Understand It" • "El Capitan" • "As if I Hadn't Slept" (Planned single, never released) • "If It Takes You Home" • "No Emotion" • "A Ghost in the Arcade" Related articles The Reindeer Section • Ballads of the Book