Youth Without Youth (song)

2012 single by Metric

"Youth Without Youth"

Single by Metric
from the album  Synthetica
Released| May 1, 2012
Recorded| 2012
Genre| Indie rock, electronic rock
Length| 4:17
Label| Mom+Pop
Songwriter(s)| James Shaw, Emily Haines[1]
Producer(s)| Gavin Brown
Metric singles chronology
| "Stadium Love"
(2010)  | "Youth Without Youth"
(2012)  | "Breathing Underwater"
(2012)

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Music video
"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 1 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.

## Reception

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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]

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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Chart (2012)  | Peak
position

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Canadian Hot 100[6] | 63
Canadian Alternative Rock Chart[3] | 1
Canada Rock Chart[7] | 12
US Rock Songs (Billboard)  | 28
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)  | 15

### Year-end charts

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Chart (2012)  | Position

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US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[8] | 44

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Canada (Music Canada)[9] | Gold  | 40,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ Youth Without Youth ASCAP
2. ^ Galliart, Jessica. "Listen: Metric's new single, 'Youth Without Youth'". RedEye Chicago. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
3. ^ a b "Canadian Active Rock & Alt Rock Chart Archive: Alternative Rock - May 8, 2012". America's Music Charts. 8 May 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
4. ^ "Metric "Youth Without Youth"". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. May 11, 2012. Archived from the original on June 3, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
5. ^ "Track Review: Metric, 'Youth Without Youth'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
6. ^ "Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
7. ^ "Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
8. ^ "Alternative Songs – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
9. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Metric – Youth Without Youth". Music Canada.

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Metric

* Emily Haines
* James Shaw
* Josh Winstead
* Joules Scott-Key

Studio albums|

* Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?
* Live It Out
* Grow Up and Blow Away
* Fantasies
* Synthetica
* Pagans in Vegas
* Art of Doubt
* Formentera
* Formentera II

EPs|

* Mainstream EP
* Static Anonymity EP

Singles|

* "Monster Hospital"
* "Help I'm Alive"
* "Gold Guns Girls"
* "Youth Without Youth"

Soundtracks|

* The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
* Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
* Cosmopolis

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* Discography
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* Broken Social Scene

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