Teenage Kicks
EP by The Undertones
Released	September 1978
Genre	Punk rock
Label	Good Vibrations GOT 4
Producer	Dave Smyth
Professional reviews
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Alternative cover
The original Good Vibrations released EP

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"Teenage Kicks" was acoustically covered by Snow Patrol in tribute to John Peel, and was played at his funeral. Snow Patrol are a Northern Irish / Scottish Alternative rock band which formed in Dundee Scotland, The band achieved worldwide success due to Bands that have performed this song also include Razorlight, Ash, Skunk Anansie, Busted, Groovie Ghoulies, Sahara Hotnights, The Saw Doctors, Therapy?, Buzzcocks, Nouvelle Vague, Green Day, Thee Headcoatees, Franz Ferdinand, The Coral, The Raconteurs, Violent Delight, Criminal Mischief, The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, KT Tunstall, and Seabear. Razorlight are an English rock band formed in 2002 They are primarily known in their home country having topped the charts with the 2006 single America and Ash are an Alternative rock band that formed in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland in 1992 Skunk Anansie were an English rock band whose members included Skin (Deborah Dyer Cass (Richard Lewis Ace (Martin Kent and Mark Richardson The Groovie Ghoulies were an American Punk rock band formed in Sacramento California. Sahara Hotnights is a Rock band from Robertsfors, Sweden. Their style incorporates elements of Garage rock, Power pop and The Saw Doctors are a Folk-rock band from Tuam, County Galway in the west of Ireland. Therapy? are an Alternative metal band from Northern Ireland. Buzzcocks are an English Punk rock band formed in Manchester in 1975 Nouvelle Vague is a French musical collective led by musicians Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux. Green Day is an American rock trio Thee Headcoatees was an all-female vocal group (originally called the Delmonas which was associated with Billy Childish and the all-male group Thee Headcoats. Franz Ferdinand is a rock band that formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 2001 For the group's debut album see The Coral (album. The Coral are an English band formed in 1996 in Hoylake The Raconteurs (also known as The Saboteurs in Australia are a Rock band formed in 2005 featuring four members known for other musical projects Jack Violent Delight were a punk / Metal band from St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, consising of Rodney Henderson (born Mischief, in Criminal law, is an offense against Property that does not involve conversion. The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain is a musical ensemble featuring Ukuleles in different registers and an Acoustic bass guitar (although the orchestra Kate Victoria "KT" Tunstall (born 23 June 1975 is a Scottish Singer-songwriter. Seabear is an Icelandic indie-folk band from Reykjavik, Iceland.

The riff for "Teenage Kicks" is almost identical to the riff for "Some Kinda Hate" by The Misfits. The Misfits are an American Both songs were recorded in the same year, 1978.

John Peel made history in 1978 by playing the song twice in a row on his Radio 1 show. John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004 known professionally as John Peel, was an English Disc jockey, radio Peel often rated new bands' songs with 1 to 5 stars. He liked "Teenage Kicks" so much he awarded 28 stars.

In 2004 a mural in tribute to him, featuring the opening line of the song, appeared on a Belfast flyover. A mural is a Painting on a wall ceiling or other large permanent surface Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. An overpass (called a flyover in the UK and most Commonwealth countries is a Bridge, Road, Railway or ^[3]

In 2001 Peel had written in The Guardian that apart from his name all he wanted on his gravestone were the words, "Teenage dreams, so hard to beat", from the lyrics of "Teenage Kicks". The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ^[4] In February 2008, a headstone engraved with the line was placed on his grave in Great Finborough, Suffolk. Great Finborough is a rural village in Suffolk, England about 3 miles south-west of Stowmarket and near one of the sources of the River Gipping ^[5]

In May and June 2007, Irish radio station Today FM, acknowledging the Undertones original as the best version, held a competition to find "the second best version. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. For the similarly named Australian Radio station see 2Day FM Radio Ireland Ltd trading as 100-102 Today FM is an Irish " The winner was the band Prison Love,^[6] who won with a bluegrass version. Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and is a sub-genre of Country music. ^[7]

Fans of Derry City F.C. regularly sing the song during the team's games. Derry City Football Club ( Cumann Peile Chathair Dhoire, kʊmən̪ˠ pɛlʲə xahəɾʲ ɣɛɾʲə is an Irish football club based in Derry,

Teenage Kicks - The Undertones is a 2001 documentary film directed by Tom Collins. Tommy Collins sometimes referred to as Tom Collins is an Irish filmmaker ^[8]

Track listing

Side A:

1. "Teenage Kicks"
2. "True Confessions"

Side B:

1. "Smarter Than U"
2. "Emergency Cases"

References