"Youth" (stylised in

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) is a song by Australian singer and songwriter

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from his debut studio album ''

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'' (2015). It was written by Sivan, Bram Inscore,

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(Leland), Alex Hope and

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, and produced by Bram Inscore, SLUMS and Alex JL Hiew. The song premiered on 12 November 2015 on Shazam Top 20 at 7PM

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and was officially released on 13 November 2015 as the album's second single. "Youth" won Sivan's first ever Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Awards in

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for Best Video and Song of the Year. ''

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'' ranked "Youth" at number 11 on their "100 Best Pop Songs of 2016" list.

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. "

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. Sivan filmed a music video for "Youth" in early February 2016. Later that month, the music video, directed by Malia James, premiered on his

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and

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appear in the video.

Charts

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Release history

References

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