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