| For Those Who Think Young | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Rough Trade |
| Cover: | ForThoseWhoThinkYoung.jpg |
| Released: | December 30, 1981 (U.S.) |
| Recorded: | June 1981 – August 1981 |
| Genre: | Rock, new wave |
| Length: | 33:02 |
| Label: | True North Records (Canada), Boardwalk Records (U.S.), Big Time Records (U.K.), CBS Records (Netherlands) |
| Producer: | Gene Martynec, Kevan Staples |
| Prev Title: | Avoid Freud |
| Prev Year: | 1980 |
| Next Title: | Shaking the Foundations |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
For Those Who Think Young, appearing on the album cover as (for those who think young) and originally to be entitled for those who think jung,[1] is the third album by Canadian new wave band Rough Trade; it was released in 1981 (True North TN-48 in Canada; Boardwalk NB-33261-1, US; Big Time, UK; CBS 85385, The Netherlands). It climbed to #9 in Canada on the RPM Top 50 Albums Chart on November 7, 1981 (putting it at #1 on the CANCON Chart listing), and held the position for three weeks,[2] [3] [4] dropping out of the Top 50 after sixteen weeks on February 6 of the following year.[5] It was certified gold in Canada by the CRIA on November 1, 1981.[6] The single "All Touch" gave the band its biggest commercial success, reaching #12 in Canada on the RPM Top 50 Singles Chart[7] (#2 on the CANCON Chart) and #58 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
Singles released from the album included "All Touch" (b/w "Baptism of Fire") [True North TN4-165], "Blood Lust" (b/w "Bodies In Collision") [True North TN4-170], "For Those Who Think Young" (b/w "Attitude") [True North TN4-171], all 1981 Canadian releases in picture sleeves, and the 1982 U.S. release of "All Touch" (b/w "The Sacred And The Profane") [Boardwalk NB-11-167-7].
| Chart (1982) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] | 59 | |
| Canadian RPM Top Albums Chart | 9 | |
| Canadian RPM CANCON Albums Chart | 1 |
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | "All Touch" | Canadian RPM CANCON Singles Chart | 2 |
| 1981 | "All Touch" | Canadian RPM Top Singles Chart | 12 |
| 1982 | "All Touch" | US Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles | 58 |