Youth (Troye Sivan song) explained

"Youth" (stylised in all caps as YOUTH) is a song by Australian singer-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 Bram Inscore, SLUMS and Alex JL Hiew.^[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] Billboard ranked "Youth" at number 11 on their "100 Best Pop Songs of 2016" list.^[4]

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. "^[5]

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.^[6] 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.^[7]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015–2016)	Peak position
Italy (FIMI)[8]	72
Latvia (Latvijas Top 40)[9]	11
South Korea (Gaon)[10]	54

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)	Position
Australia (ARIA)[11]	91
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[12]	21
Chart (2019)	Position
South Korea (Gaon)[13]	110

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
Worldwide[14]	13 November 2015	Digital download	Universal Music Australia
Italy[15]	11 December 2015	Mainstream radio	Universal
United States[16] [17]	19 January 2016		Capitol
	4 April 2016	Hot/Modern/AC

See also

• List of number-one dance singles of 2016 (U.S.)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Youth - Troye Sivan - Credits . AllMusic. 28 December 2015.
2. Web site: Listen:Troye Sivan - Youth. Trendio.us. 12 November 2015. 6 December 2015.
3. Web site: Aria Awards - AND THE ARIA AWARD GOES TO.... www.ariaawards.com.au. 2016-11-23.
4. Web site: Billboard's 100 Best Pop Songs of 2016: Critics' Picks. Billboard. 12 December 2016. 12 December 2016.
5. Web site: LISTEN NOW: TROYE SIVAN'S LATEST SINGLE 'YOUTH'. universalmusic.ca. 13 November 2015. 3 January 2016.
6. Web site: Troye Sivan - YOUTH (Lyric Video). YouTube. 23 November 2015. 3 January 2016.
7. News: Wiest. Brianna. Troye Sivan's New "Youth" Music Video Costars Amandla Stenberg. 28 February 2016. Teen Vogue. 28 February 2016.
8. Web site: Top Digital - Classifica settimanale WK 19 (dal 2016-05-06 al 2016-05-12). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. it. 14 May 2016.
9. Web site: Latvijas Top 40. http://www.freezepage.com/1461733288JOEPZXZJCI?url=http://www.pieci.lv/lv/top-40/. dead. 27 April 2016. Latvijas Radio. 24 April 2016. 24 April 2016.
10. Web site: ko:2018년 26주차 Digital Chart. http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=26&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week. Gaon Music Chart. 17 January 2019. ko.
11. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles 2016. Australian Recording Industry Association. 6 January 2017.
12. Dance Club Songs – Year-End 2016. Billboard. 30 August 2019.
13. Web site: 2019년 Digital Chart. Gaon Chart. ko. 31 December 2019.
14. Web site: Listen:Troye Sivan - Youth. Trendio.us. 12 November 2015. 5 January 2016.
15. Web site: Troye Sivan - Youth Radiodate. radioairplay.fm. 5 January 2015. 11 December 2015.
16. Web site: Top 40 Mainstream > Future Releases . allaccess.com . 5 January 2016 . 19 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160118081201/http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases . 18 January 2016.
17. Web site: Top 40 Hot/Modern/AC > Future Releases . allaccess.com . 10 March 2016 . 4 April 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160322160648/http://www.allaccess.com/hot-modern-ac/future-releases. 22 March 2016.