"I'm Not a Juvenile Delinquent" is a song written by

George Goldner George Goldner (February 9, 1918 – April 15, 1970) was an American record label owner, record producer and promoter who played an important role in establishing the popularity of rock and roll in the 1950s, by recording and promoting many ...

and performed by

Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers The Teenagers are an American music group, most noted for being one of rock music's earliest successes, presented to international audiences by DJ Alan Freed. The group, which made its most popular recordings with young Frankie Lymon as lead s ...

. It reached #12 on the

UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

in 1957. The song was featured on their 1956 album, ''

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''.

Other versions

The Amboy Dukes The Amboy Dukes were an American rock band formed in 1964 in Chicago, Illinois, and later based in Detroit, Michigan. They are best known for their only hit single, "Journey to the Center of the Mind". The band's name comes from the title of a ...

released a version of the song on their 1969 album, ''

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''. * Shakin' Stevens and the Sunsets released a version of the song on their 1971 album, ''I'm No J.D.'' * The Magnificent Mercury Brothers released a version of the song as the B-side to their 1976 single " Why Do Fools Fall in Love?"

In popular culture

The Teenagers' version was featured in the 1956 film '' Rock, Rock, Rock'' and was on the film's 50th anniversary soundtrack, as well as the 1972 film ''

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'', and the 1993 movie ''

This Boy's Life ''This Boy's Life'' is a 1993 American biographical coming-of-age drama film based on the memoir of the same name by author Tobias Wolff. It was directed by Michael Caton-Jones and stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Tobias "Toby" Wolff, Robert De Niro ...

''. It was also featured in the episode of '' The Young Ones'' titled ''"Bomb."'' It was also used in the 2010 video game

Mafia II ''Mafia II'' is a 2010 action-adventure game developed by 2K Czech and published by 2K Games. It was released in August 24 2010 for PlayStation 3, Windows, and Xbox 360. The game is a standalone sequel to 2002's ''Mafia (video game), Mafia'', an ...

's "Joe's Adventures" DLC as part of the fictional Empire Central Radio station's song list.

References

Songs about teenagers 1956 songs 1956 singles The Teenagers songs The Amboy Dukes songs Gee Records singles Songs written by George Goldner {{1950s-single-stub