Youth (Troye Sivan song)

"Youth"
Single by Troye Sivan
from the album Blue Neighbourhood
Released 13 November 2015
Format Digital download
Genre Dream pop, electropop
Length 3:05
Label EMI Music Australia
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
  • Inscore
  • SLUMS
  • Alex JL Hiew
Troye Sivan singles chronology
"Talk Me Down"
(2015)		 "Youth"
(2015)

"Youth" (stylised as "YOUTH") is a song by Australian singer and songwriter Troye Sivan from his debut studio album Blue Neighbourhood (2015). It was written by Sivan, Bram Inscore, Brett McLaughlin (Leland), Alex Hope and Allie X.[1] The song premiered exclusively on 12 November 2015 on Shazam Top 20 at 7PM AEST and was officially released worldwide after midnight worldwide on 13 November 2015 as the album's third single.[2]

Background

Sivan said "'Youth' is a song about the joy in naivety and being lost. It's about dropping everything, running away, making mistakes, and loving too hard, and how that's okay."[3]

Music video

A lyric video was released on 23 November 2015. The video was directed and produced by Scheme Engine and filmed in Los Angeles on 7 October 2015.[4] Sivan recorded a music video for "Youth" in early February 2016. It does not have a set release date as of the moment.

Charts

Chart (2015–16) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 17
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 39
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[7] 38
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[8] 57
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 23
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 85
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[11] 30

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[12] Gold 35,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Worldwide[13] November 13, 2015 Digital download
Italy[14] December 11, 2015 Mainstream radio Universal
United States[15] January 19, 2016 Capitol

References

  1. ↑ "Youth - Troye Sivan - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Listen:Troye Sivan - Youth". Trendio.us. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "LISTEN NOW: TROYE SIVAN’S LATEST SINGLE ‘YOUTH’". www.universalmusic.ca. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Troye Sivan - YOUTH (Lyric Video)". YouTube.com. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Troye Sivan – Youth". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Troye Sivan – Youth" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 20165 into search. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  8. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 20163 into search.
  9. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "Troye Sivan – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Troye Sivan. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Troye Sivan – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Troye Sivan. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  12. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (23 January 2016). "ARIA Singles: Justin Bieber 'Love Yourself' No 1 for 7th Week". Noise11. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  13. ↑ "Listen:Troye Sivan - Youth". Trendio.us. November 12, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Troye Sivan - Youth Radiodate". radioairplay.fm. December 11, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Top 40 Mainstream > Future Releases". allaccess.com. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
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