''Youth'' is the third

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by British rapper

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, released on 14 April 2017 by

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and Disturbing London.

Singles

The first single from ''Youth'', "

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", featured vocals from

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and was released in the United Kingdom on 19 June 2015, the single debuted at number one on the

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. In February, "

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" featuring

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was released as the second single. " Mamacita" featuring

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was released on 8 July 2016 as the third single from the album. "

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" and "Chasing Flies" were released as the album's next singles on 20 January 2017. "Find Me" featuring

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was released as a single on 7 April 2017. Despite issuing four top 40 singles, the album would exit the

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after three weeks. Four more singles from ''Youth'' were released in 2018: "Cameras" featuring

on 17 January, "So Close" featuring

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and

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on 8 May, "They Don't Know" featuring

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, Stefflon Don and AoD on 18 September and "Not for the Radio" featuring

MNEK Uzoechi Osisioma "Uzo" Emenike (born 9 November 1994), professionally known by his stage name MNEK (, ), is a British singer, songwriter and record producer. He has been nominated for a Grammy and a Brit Awards, Brit Award, and has received the ...

on 19 December.

Track listing

Notes * Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. * – co-producer * – additional production

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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