Teenage Talk

"Teenage Talk"
Single by St. Vincent
Released April 7, 2015[1]
Format Digital download
Genre Art rock
Length 4:08
Label Seven Four/Loma Vista
Writer(s) Annie Clark[2]
St. Vincent singles chronology
  • "Bad Believer"
  • (2015)
  • "Teenage Talk"
  • (2015)

"Teenage Talk" is a song written[2] and performed by American art rock musician St. Vincent, released digitally on April 7, 2015.[1]

Promotion and release

St. Vincent initially composed the song for inclusion on her eponymous album released in 2014, but the song did not make the album's final track listing.[3] A snippet of the song was used prior to its official release during the fourth season of the HBO television series Girls, in the episode "Tad & Loreen & Avi & Shanaz".[4][5] St. Vincent performed the song live for the first time on April 6, 2015 on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon;[6][5] and the song was officially released via iTunes on April 7.[1]

Critical reception

The song has received positive reviews. Sharan Shetty of Slate called the song "wistful" and "a pensive coming-of-age tune".[3] Chris DeVille of Stereogum also praised the song, further stating that it is "more moody and straightforward" than St. Vincent's previous work.[7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "iTunes - Music - Teenage Talk - Single by St. Vincent". iTunes. Apple Inc. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "How I Wrote That Song: St. Vincent "Teenage Talk" - YouTube". YouTube. Google. April 8, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Shetty, Sharan (April 6, 2015). "St. Vincent releases Teenage Talk: Stream the song used on a recent Girls episode". Slate. The Slate Group. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  4. ↑ "St. Vincent Performs New Song Backed by a Teen Girl Dance Crew | MAKERS". Makers. AOL. April 8, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "St. Vincent – Teenage Talk Lyrics | Genius". Genius. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  6. ↑ Minsker, Evan (April 7, 2015). "St. Vincent Does "Teenage Talk" on "The Tonight Show" | News | Pitchfork". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  7. ↑ DeVille, Chris (April 6, 2015). "St. Vincent – “Teenage Talk” (Full Version) - Stereogum". Stereogum. SpinMedia. Retrieved April 11, 2015.

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