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Teenage Kicks
The Undertones
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鈥淭eenage Kicks鈥 is everything its title suggests it should be: an energetic romp that lasts no longer than the average youthful fumble but is all the sweeter for it. The Undertones formed in Londonderry in 1976 but the conservative climate in their home town left them struggling to find venues in
Feargal Sharkey
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Composer John O鈥橬eill
Genre Rock
Album The Undertones
Year of Release 1978
UK Chart Position 31
which to play. With little hope of finding a record deal they were on the verge of quitting when the small but influential Belfast label Good Vibrations took them on. They released 鈥淭eenage Kicks鈥 as their debut single in September 1978 and although it failed to chart, it did attract the attention of a certain DJ by the name of John Peel. It鈥檚 easy to see why. A yearning tale of youthful lust which owes much to the pop-punk sound of the Buzzcocks, its greatest strength lies in its simplicity from the buzzsaw guitars to the two angst-ridden verses and the singalong chorus, there鈥檚 nothing out of place and no real room for improvement. Peel played it incessantly, helped the band win a major label deal with Sire and proclaimed it the greatest single ever. And 25 years on, he has yet to change his mind.


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Fergal Sharkey talks about how hard it was to听get Teenage Kicks off the ground听- "Our only hope was John Peel, and we sent him a copy - that was the only copy we sent anyone".


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Listen to Busted's cover version of Teenage Kicks.

Captures the essence of teenage emotion. A real floor filler.... brilliant to jump around to.


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