Adolescents (song)

2011 single by Incubus

"Adolescents"

Single by Incubus
from the album  If Not Now, When?
Released| April 19, 2011 (2011-04-19)
Recorded| 2010–2011
Genre| Alternative rock, psychedelic rock
Length| 4:49
Label| Epic
Songwriter(s)| Brandon Boyd, Mike Einziger, Ben Kenney, Chris Kilmore, Jose Pasillas
Incubus singles chronology
| "Let's Go Crazy"
(2009)  | "Adolescents"
(2011)  | "Promises, Promises"
(2011)

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"Adolescents" is the lead single from Incubus' seventh album, If Not Now, When?. It was posted on the band's website on April 4, 2011[1] (a physical release was released 15 days later, April 19[2]). This is their first single in two years following the release of the Prince and the Revolution cover "Let's Go Crazy" (from the 2009 compilation Monuments and Melodies). It has since peaked at #3 on both the Billboard Alternative Songs chart and the Billboard Rock Songs chart, and peaked at #1 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.

## Writing and composition

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Regarding the decision to release the song as a single, guitarist Michael Einziger noted, "I think it’s the most easily digestible song for our fans. I was surprised when we turned all this music in, "Adolescents" was actually the last song we wrote for this album. We actually had a few other songs that we left off of the album and we didn't even know if we were going to put "Adolescents" on the album. It was kinda like one of the floater songs. I mean we loved all the songs but we wanted to make an eleven-song record; we didn't want to have a thirteen-song record. We wanted it to be less is more. Everybody that we played the music for seemed to just automatically think that song would be a good segue into this album for our fans."[3]

## Track listing

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* Digital download[4]

1. "Adolescents" – 4:48

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (2011)  | Peak
position

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Canada Rock (Billboard)[5] | 29
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[6] | 1
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[7] | 3

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (2011)  | Position

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US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[8] | 19

## References

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1. ^ "Listen to "Adolescents" NOW!". soundcloud.com. April 4, 2011. Archived from the original on April 8, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
2. ^ "Adolescents by incubus on SoundCloud". enjoyincubus.com. April 4, 2011. Archived from the original on May 16, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
3. ^ "The Gravity of our Friendship Drove Incubus Back Into the Studio". Incubus. Archived from the original on August 28, 2011. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
4. ^ "Adolescents – Single by Incubus". iTunes. April 19, 2011. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
5. ^ "Incubus Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
6. ^ "Incubus Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
7. ^ "Incubus Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
8. ^ "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2021.

## External links

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* "Adolescents" Official music video on YouTube

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Incubus

* Brandon Boyd
* Mike Einziger
* José Pasillas
* Chris Kilmore
* Nicole Row

* Alex Katunich
* Gavin Koppel
* Ben Kenney

Studio albums|

* Fungus Amongus
* S.C.I.E.N.C.E.
* Make Yourself
* Morning View
* A Crow Left of the Murder...
* Light Grenades
* If Not Now, When?
* 8

EPs|

* Let Me Tell Ya 'Bout Root Beer
* Enjoy Incubus
* When Incubus Attacks Volume 1
* Trust Fall (Side A)
* Trust Fall (Side B)

Compilations|

* Monuments and Melodies
* HQ Live Box Set

Singles|

* "Take Me to Your Leader"
* "New Skin"
* "Pardon Me"
* "Stellar"
* "Drive"
* "Wish You Were Here"
* "Nice to Know You"
* "Warning"
* "Are You In?"
* "Megalomaniac"
* "Talk Shows on Mute"
* "Make a Move"
* "Anna Molly"
* "Dig"
* "Love Hurts"
* "Black Heart Inertia"
* "Let's Go Crazy"
* "Adolescents"
* "Promises, Promises"
* "Absolution Calling"
* "Nimble Bastard"

DVDs|

* Alive at Red Rocks
* Incubus HQ Live CD/DVD

Related|

* Discography
* Audiovent
* "The Odyssey"
* 11th Annual Honda Civic Tour

* Category:Incubus (band)

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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