"Teenage Love" is the first single released from Slick Rick's 1988 debut album, '' The Great Adventures of Slick Rick''. It was released in November 1988 as his debut single and was produced by Slick Rick and

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. "Teenage Love" would prove to be a hit for Slick Rick, making it to number 16 on the

Hot Black Singles The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by ''Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 p ...

chart and number 8 on the Hot Rap Singles. It wasn't as successful as the next single, "Children's Story", released the following year.

Track listing

A-side

#"Teenage Love"- 4:48 #"Teenage Love" (Dub)- 4:40

B-side

#"Treat Her Like a Prostitute" (Album Version)- 3:54 #"Treat Her Like a Prostitute" (Movie Version)- 3:34

Music video

A music video was directed in late 1988 and released in December 1988. The video features cameos by

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and a then-unknown

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Charts

Weekly charts

References

Songs about teenagers 1988 singles Slick Rick songs 1988 songs Def Jam Recordings singles Song recordings produced by the Bomb Squad Songs written by Slick Rick {{hiphop-song-stub