| Too Young | |
| Cover: | Too Young (Queensberry song) coverart.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Queensberry |
| Album: | Volume I and On My Own |
| Released: | May 22, 2009 |
| Length: | 3:34 |
| Prev Title: | I Can't Stop Feeling |
| Prev Title2: | No Smoke |
| Prev Year: | 2009 |
| Next Title: | Hello (Turn Your Radio On) |
| Next Year: | 2009 |
"Too Young" is a song by all-female German pop band Queensberry. It was written by Swedish composer Eric Palmqvist and recorded for the deluxe edition of the group's debut studio album Volume I (2008). Production on the track was helmed by Erik "Kid Crazy" Nyholm and Pete Kirtley. A melancholic uptempo pop song, it is built upon 1980s synthesizer sounds. Lyrically, "Too Young" has the protagonist wondering whether her broken but still longed-for relationship fell apart because of their naivety and youth.
The song was released by Starwatch Music as the band's second single on 22 May 2008. It became their first top ten hit on the German Singles Chart and ranks among the band's highest-charting singles: It peaked at number five in Germany and reached the top 20 in Austria and the top 40 in Switzerland. In support of the single, Queensberry flew to Miami, Florida to film a music video for the track with director Markus Gerwinat. "Too Young" was later also included on Queensberry's second studio album On My Own (2009).
Beatblogger editor Andreas Krogull noted that the song discards "the musty 60s retro style" of previous releases in favor of "fresh and uncompromisingly pop" sounds. He found that "Too Young" catches "the ear as a light, pleasantly spring-like pop number; melancholy and 80s echoes are well measured. Gabby and Anto, as the two dark-haired (and undoubtedly stronger vocally) Berries are called in fan jargon, share lead vocals, while Leo and Vici only play supporting roles this time. Unfortunately, there is no real recognition value, and the pretty but harmless composition could have used a little more bite. Otherwise you can't complain: the song is right."[1] Artur Schulz from laut.de felt that "Too Young" was "same ol'."[2]
On May 21, 2009, "Too Young" was performed live for the first time during the finale of the fourth cycle of Germany's Next Top Model. On May 22, 2009 and November 30, 2009, the group performed the song at music event The Dome. "Too Young" was performed for the first time in the second line-up on June 30, 2010 on Wanna Challenge in Beijing, China. It has been featured on numerous other occasions, including the Radio Teddy birthday in Potsdam on August 28 and the IFA Sommergarten in Berlin on September 4, 2010.
A music video for "Too Young" was filmed in various locations in Miami, Florida in April 2009, particularly South Beach, including the South of Fifth neighborhood and the Government Cut. It was directed by Markus Gerwinat and tells a "Bonnie and Clyde type of love story," in which "a young man steals a car with his girlfriend and they go on a joyride through the city."[3] Actors Amber Coyle and Gui Inacio portray a couple in the visuals.[3]
The video shows a young guy stealing a car with his girlfriend, then driving through the city. They stop at a superette and while the girl distracts the salesman, her boyfriend steals some beer. They leave the shop together and then happily drive through the city again, having the "time of their life". After stopping under a bridge, they get out and share a passionate kiss. The girl finds an engagement ring in a pack of "Lucky Charms", and the couple decides to get married in a small church. The groom carries the bride out of the church, then they continue to drive through the city. At high speed, they drive past a police man, who immediately chases them. They lose the police man, who finds only an empty car remaining. The couple now walk along the beach, hand-in-hand. Throughout the video, the four Queensberry girls are shown walking along the beach, having fun. In the end, they walk past the married couple.
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