Are You Old Enough?

"Are You Old Enough?" is a song by New Zealand band Dragon, released in August 1978. It was released as the first single from the group's fifth studio album O Zambezi (1978). The song peaked at number one on the Australian Kent Music Report, becoming the group's first number-one single.

Reception

Reviewed at the time of release, Roadrunner said the song was, "Their best yet. This band continues to make superb sounding singles (this will be No 1 for sure) and continue to be the most sexist band in the country. This one, about fucking young women and going to gaol for it is their most offensive yet."^[1]

David Nicholls described the song as, "essentially a paean to underage sex, perhaps even pedophilia. A glowing, irresistible pop tune, sung delectably by Marc Hunter with uncredited backing vocal from Renée Geyer, it is a virtually flawless pop record, its subversive nature being an essential element of this status."^[2]

Track listing

Are You Old Enough? (Paul Hewson) - 4:08
Company (Jenny Brown, Todd Hunter) - 3:54

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1978/79)	Position
Australian Kent Music Report^[3]	1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[4]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (1978)	Position
Australian Kent Music Report^[5]	14

Personnel

Bass guitar, vocals – Todd Hunter
Drums – Kerry Jacobson
Keyboards, vocals – Paul Hewson
Lead guitar, vocals – Robert Taylor
Lead vocals – Marc Hunter
Violin [Vitar] – Richard Lee

References

↑ Mark Burford (September 1978). "Singles". Roadrunner. p. 18.
↑ David Nichols (2016). Dig: Australian Rock and Pop Music, 1960-85. Verse Chorus Press. p. 364. ISBN 9781891241611.
↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 94. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988..
↑ "Charts.org.nz – Dragon – Are You Old Enough?". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988..

Dragon
Discography
Studio albums	Universal Radio (1974) Scented Gardens for the Blind (1975) Sunshine (1977) Running Free (1977) O Zambezi (1978) Power Play (1979) Body and the Beat (1984) Dreams of Ordinary Men (1986) Bondi Road (1989) Incarnations (1995) Sunshine to Rain (2006) It's All Too Beautiful (2011) Roses (2014)
Live albums	Live One (1985)
Compilations	Dragon's Greatest Hits Vol. 1 (1979) Are You Old Enough (1983) So Far: Their Classic Collection (1988) The Best of Dragon and Mondo Rock (1990) Cuts from the Tough Times (1990) Snake Eyes on the Paradise Greatest Hits 1976–1989 (1998) Tales from the Dark Side Greatest Hits and Choice Collectables 1974–1997 (1998) The Essential Dragon (2007) The Very Best of Dragon (2010) The Dragon Years - 40th Anniversary Collection (2012)
Extended plays	Chase the Sun (2011) The Great Divide (2011)
Singles	"Vermillion Cellars"/"Rock N Roll Ponsonby" "Education"/"Swell Foot Sue" "Star Kissed"/"Crystal Dove" "Wait Until Tomorrow" "This Time" aka "In the Right Direction" "Get that Jive" "Sunshine" "April Sun in Cuba" "Shooting Stars "Konkaroo" "Are You Old Enough?" "Still in Love with You" "Love's Not Enough" "Ramona" "Rain" "Magic" "Cry" "Wilderworld" "Speak No Evil" "Dreams of Ordinary Men" "Western Girls" "Celebration" "River" "Young Years" "Here Am I" "Summer"
Current members	Todd Hunter Mark Williams Bruce Reid Pete Drummond
Previous members	Marc Hunter Geoff Chunn Kerry Jacobson Terry Chambers Tommy Emmanuel
Related articles	Discography ARIA Hall of Fame
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