Teenage Love (song) explained

Teenage Love
Cover:Teenage Love cover.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Slick Rick
Album:The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
B-Side:Treat Her Like a Prostitute
Released:November 1988
Recorded:1988
Genre:Hip hop
Length:4:53
Next Title:Children's Story
Next Year:1989

"Teenage Love" is the first single released from Slick Rick's 1988 debut album, The Great Adventures of Slick Rick. It was released in November 1988 as his debut single and was produced by Slick Rick and The Bomb Squad. "Teenage Love" would prove to be a hit for Slick Rick, making it to number 16 on the Hot Black Singles chart and number 8 on the Hot Rap Singles. It wasn't as successful as the next single, "Children's Story", released the following year.

Track listing

A-side

  1. "Teenage Love"- 4:48
  2. "Teenage Love" (Dub)- 4:40

B-side

  1. "Treat Her Like a Prostitute" (Album Version)- 3:54
  2. "Treat Her Like a Prostitute" (Movie Version)- 3:34

Music video

A music video was directed in late 1988 and released in December 1988. The video features cameos by Big Daddy Kane and a then-unknown Lil' Kim.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1989)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot Black Singles[1] 16
US Billboard Hot Rap Singles[2] 8

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Slick Rick - Billboard Hot Black Singles. Billboard. September 19, 2021.
  2. Web site: Slick Rick - Billboard Hot Rap Singles. Billboard. September 19, 2021.