Youth (Troye Sivan song)

"Youth"
Single by Troye Sivan
from the album Blue Neighbourhood
Released 13 November 2015
Format Digital download
Genre
Length 3:05
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
  • SLUMS
  • Alex JL Hiew
  • Inscore
Troye Sivan singles chronology
"Wild"
(2015)		 "Youth"
(2015)		 "Talk Me Down"
(2016)

"Youth" (stylised as "YOUTH") is a song by South African-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, and produced by SLUMS, Alex JL Hiew and Inscore.[1] The song premiered on 12 November 2015 on Shazam Top 20 at 7PM AEST and was officially released on 13 November 2015 as the album's second single.[2]

"Youth" won Sivan's first ever Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Awards in 2016 for Best Video and Song of the Year.[3]

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. "[4]

Music video

A lyric video was released on 23 November 2015. The video was directed and produced by Scheme Engine and filmed in both Los Angeles and Seattle.[5] Sivan filmed a music video for "Youth" in early February 2016. Later that month, the music video, directed by Malia James, premiered on his Vevo channel on YouTube. Amandla Stenberg and Lia Marie Johnson appear in the video.[6]

Charts

Chart (2015–16) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 17
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] 73
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] 32
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[10] 28
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[11] 47
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[12] 38
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[13] 46
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[14] 24
Germany (Official German Charts)[15] 22
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[16] 30
Ireland (IRMA)[17] 62
Italy (FIMI)[18] 72
Latvia (Latvijas Top 40)[19] 11
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20] 78
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[21] 23
Portugal (AFP)[22] 40
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[23] 70
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[24] 27
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[25] 74
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 56
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[27] 96
US Billboard Hot 100[28] 23
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[29] 1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[30] 18

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[31] Platinum 70,000^
Italy (FIMI)[32] Gold 25,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[33] Platinum 15,000*
Sweden (GLF)[34] Gold 20,000^
United States (RIAA)[35] Platinum 1,000,000double-dagger

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Worldwide[36] 13 November 2015 Digital download
Italy[37] 11 December 2015 Mainstream radio Universal
United States[38][39] 19 January 2016 Capitol
4 April 2016 Hot/Modern/AC

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Youth - Troye Sivan - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Listen:Troye Sivan - Youth". Trendio.us. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Aria Awards - AND THE ARIA AWARD GOES TO...". www.ariaawards.com.au. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  4. ↑ "LISTEN NOW: TROYE SIVAN'S LATEST SINGLE 'YOUTH'". universalmusic.ca. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Troye Sivan - YOUTH (Lyric Video)". YouTube. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  6. ↑ Wiest, Brianna (28 February 2016). "Troye Sivan's New "Youth" Music Video Costars Amandla Stenberg". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Troye Sivan – Youth". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Troye Sivan – Youth" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Troye Sivan – Youth" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Troye Sivan – Youth" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  11. ↑ "Troye Sivan – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Troye Sivan. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  12. ↑ "Chart Search". Billboard Canada CHR/Top 40 for Troye Sivan. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  13. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201624 into search. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  14. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 20169 into search. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  15. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Troye Sivan – Youth". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  16. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Stream Top 40 slágerlista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  17. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 14, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  18. ↑ "Top Digital - Classifica settimanale WK 19 (dal 2016-05-06 al 2016-05-12)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  19. ↑ "Latvijas Top 40". Latvijas Radio. April 24, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Troye Sivan – Youth" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  21. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  22. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com - Singles (Week 17)". Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  23. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201625 into search. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  24. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 20169 into search.
  25. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  26. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Troye Sivan – Youth". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  27. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2016-03-24" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  28. ↑ "Troye Sivan – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Troye Sivan. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  29. ↑ "Troye Sivan – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Troye Sivan. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  30. ↑ "Troye Sivan – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Troye Sivan. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  31. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (23 April 2016). "ARIA Singles: Gnash 'I Hate U, I Love U' Spends Second Week at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  32. ↑ "Italian single certifications – Troye Sivan – Youth" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Select Online in the field Sezione. Enter Troye Sivan in the field Filtra. Select 1988 in the field Anno. The certification will load automatically
  33. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  34. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2016" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved 30 April 2016. Type ' in the top right search bar. Click on "Sok" and select ' and see certification.
  35. ↑ "American single certifications – Troye Sivan – Youth". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 25, 2015. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  36. ↑ "Listen:Troye Sivan - Youth". Trendio.us. November 12, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  37. ↑ "Troye Sivan - Youth Radiodate". radioairplay.fm. December 11, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  38. ↑ "Top 40 Mainstream > Future Releases". allaccess.com. 19 January 2016. Archived from the original on October 13, 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  39. ↑ "Top 40 Hot/Modern/AC > Future Releases". allaccess.com. 4 April 2016. Archived from the original on October 29, 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
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