"Youth Gone Wild" is the debut

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from American heavy metal band

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's debut album, released in January 1989.

Background

The song's music video received heavy airplay on

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; however, as a single it only reached #99 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and reached #27 on the

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. The song was re-released as a single in 1992, with a live recording of "Delivering the Goods" (from the band's '' B-Side Ourselves'' EP) as the B-side; it charted again at #22 on the

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Track listing

7" vinyl, CC, Japan mini CD

# "Youth Gone Wild" # "Sweet Little Sister"

UK 7" shaped vinyl

# "Youth Gone Wild" # "Rattleshake Snake (live)"

UK 12" vinyl

# "Youth Gone Wild" # "Makin' A Mess (live) # "Sweet Little Sister"

Youth Gone Wild/Delivering The Goods UK 7" vinyl, CC (1992)

# "Youth Gone Wild" # "Delivering the Goods" (live,

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cover)

Youth Gone Wild/Delivering The Goods UK 12" vinyl, CD (1992)

# "Youth Gone Wild" # "Delivering the Goods" (live, Judas Priest cover) # "Psycho Therapy (

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cover)" # "Get the Fuck Out"

Charts

References

{{Authority control Skid Row (American band) songs 1989 songs 1989 debut singles 1992 singles Songs written by Dave Sabo Songs written by Rachel Bolan Atlantic Records singles