Youth Without Youth (song)

"Youth Without Youth"
Single by Metric
from the album Synthetica
Released May 1, 2012
Format Digital Download
Genre Indie rock, electronic rock
Length 4:17
Label Mom+Pop
Producer(s) James Shaw
Metric singles chronology
"Stadium Love"
(2010)		 "Youth Without Youth"
(2012)		 "Breathing Underwater"
(2012)
Music video
"Youth Without Youth" on YouTube

"Youth Without Youth" is the first single from Canadian indie rock band Metric's 2012 album, Synthetica. The song has been very successful, debuting at #1 on the Canadian alternative rock chart and staying at that spot for a record 16 consecutive weeks.[1] The song tackles the subject of a fraying social state through the eyes of a deprived youth.

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."[2]

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."[3]

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Canadian Hot 100[4][5] 63
Canadian Alternative Rock Chart[1] 1
Canadian Active Rock Chart[6] 32
US Rock Songs (Billboard)[7][5] 28
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[8][5] 15

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Canadian Active Rock & Alt Rock Chart Archive: Alternative Rock - May 8, 2012". America's Music Charts. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Metric "Youth Without Youth"". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Track Review: Metric, 'Youth Without Youth'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Youth Without Youth - Metric". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Synthetica - Metric : Awards (Billboard Singles)". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  6. ↑
  7. ↑ "Youth Without Youth - Metric". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Youth Without Youth - Metric". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 22, 2012.