Youth Without Youth (song)
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| "Youth Without Youth" | ||||
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| Single by Metric | ||||
| from the album Synthetica | ||||
| Released | May 1, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, electronic rock | |||
| Length | 4:17 | |||
| Label | Mom + Pop | |||
| Songwriters | James Shaw, Emily Haines[1] | |||
| Producer | Gavin Brown | |||
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| "Youth Without Youth" on YouTube | ||||
"Youth Without Youth" is a song by Canadian indie rock band Metric. It was released as the lead single from their 2012 album, Synthetica.[2] The song debuted at number one on the Canadian alternative rock chart and stayed at that spot for a record 16 consecutive weeks.[3] The song tackles the subject of a fraying social state through the eyes of a deprived youth.
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".[4]
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".[5]
