At Seventeen
"At Seventeen" | ||||
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Single by Janis Ian | ||||
from the album Between the Lines | ||||
B-side |
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Released | July 1975 | |||
Recorded | September 17, 1974 | |||
Studio | 914 Sound Studios | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 4:43 (Album version) 3:56 (Remix Single version) | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Janis Ian | |||
Producer(s) | Brooks Arthur | |||
Janis Ian singles chronology | ||||
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"At Seventeen" is a song by American singer-songwriter
Critics praised "At Seventeen", which earned Ian the
Background and recording
"At Seventeen" was written by
During the recording process, which Ian described as "very tense", she worried she had accidentally stolen the melody from a different song and consulted with three friends about it. Arthur described the song as "just honest and straight from her heart", and felt it was different from folk or pop music. He said Ian was easy to work with as she had prepared by bringing lyric sheets and arrangements to the studio sessions.[3] Arthur and Ian had worked together on her 1966 single "Society's Child", during which they formed a close friendship.[6] "At Seventeen" was completed in roughly two or three days at 914 Sound Studios;[3][6] it was recorded on September 17, 1974.[7] The final version contains two combined takes, as the initial ending was deemed too weak compared to its start. Allen Klein listened in during a session and responded positively to the song.[3] Brooks Arthur, Larry Alexander, and Russ Payne were the audio engineers for "At Seventeen".[2]
Composition and lyrics
"At Seventeen" is composed in the
"At Seventeen" is a pop
Some commentators viewed "At Seventeen" as a type of anthem.[20][21][22] Melissa Etheridge and Billboard's Patrick Crowley interpreted the song as a gay anthem.[20][21] Crowley equated the awkwardness described in the lyrics to the confusion over one's sexual orientation.[20] Etheridge interpreted the line ("I learned the truth at seventeen") as discovering one's homosexuality. Ian said she was surprised at the LGBT support given to the song.[21] NPR included "At Seventeen" in its 2018 series on American anthems.[22]
Release and promotion
Release
Ian's manager and CBS felt the song was too long, and CBS was uncertain how to market a song with so many lyrics.[3] Producer Herb Gart had suggested that "When the Party's Over" be released as the lead single from Ian's seventh studio album Between the Lines rather than "At Seventeen". He reasoned that radio personalities would choose "At Seventeen" as the better single and feel smarter than the record label.[23] Alternatively, Arthur thought "When the Party's Over" was a more appropriate choice.[6] Gart asked radio stations to play only the first sixty seconds of "At Seventeen" followed by an advertisement for the song to encourage people to call in and request the rest. Ian said that Gart's promotional strategies were successful.[23]
"At Seventeen" was first released in July 1975.
Live performances
Ian was initially hesitant to perform the single live, describing it as deeply personal and fearing public ridicule.
Ian and
Critical reception and accolades
"At Seventeen" received a positive response from critics. A contributor for
Ian received the
Commercial performance
"At Seventeen" peaked at number three on the September 13, 1975 on Billboard Hot 100 chart, and remained on it for twenty weeks.[55] It reached number one on the Adult Contemporary Billboard chart for two weeks in August 1975, and stayed on the chart for fifteen weeks.[56] It also peaked at number one on the Cashbox top 100 chart,[57] and number six on its year-end pop singles chart.[58] On the Billboard Year-End chart, "At Seventeen" ranked number nineteen.[59] It also reached number twenty for pop and number two for easy listening.[60] According to Billboard, the song enjoyed a resurgence in sales after the Grammy Awards in 1976.[35]
"At Seventeen" also appeared on international charts. In Canada, the single peaked at number one on the RPM pop music playlist and number six on the RPM Top Singles chart.[61][62] On RPM's top two-hundred songs of 1975, it ranked number seventy-one.[63] "At Seventeen" reached number thirty-seven on the New Zealand Singles Chart for the week of October 10, 1975.[27] In Australia, it peaked at number eighteen on the Kent Music Report,[64] and was included at number eighty on the year-end chart.[65]
Ian cited the song's commercial success as making her an example of the American dream.[3] It was her first successful single since "Society's Child",[6] and her biggest success overall.[9][66] The Register-Guard's Lewis Taylor referred to a 1970s release of "At Seventeen" when Ian was broke, and music critics deemed her music not commercially viable, as the first of many comebacks. As of August 2004, the song has sold over a million copies.[67]
Usage in media
"At Seventeen" has been a popular choice for film and television soundtracks.
The single was featured in three episodes of The Simpsons: "A Streetcar Named Marge", "El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer", and "Chief of Hearts".[76][77][78] In "A Streetcar Named Marge", the lyrics are changed to describe the contestants of a beauty pageant. The A.V. Club's Nathan Rabin cited the scene as representative of the episode's satire on "loneliness and despair [transformed] into crowd-pleasing entertainment through wildly inappropriate showmanship".[77] In "El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer", the song is used during Homer Simpson's search for a soulmate. Sarah Oliver of The A.V. Club felt it reflected the character's melancholy.[76]
"At Seventeen" has also been referenced in literature.[79][80] It was named in Jeffrey Eugenides' 1993 novel The Virgin Suicides, where four girls imprisoned in their own homes use it and other songs to communicate with the narrator and his friends.[79] Orson Scott Card titled his short story "Inventing Lovers on the Phone" from a line of "At Seventeen". Ian said that Card's work had inspired her own music, specifically the track "This House" from her 1993 studio album Breaking Silence.[80]
Formats and track listings
- 7" single 1[27]
- "At Seventeen" –3:56
- 7" single 2[27]
- "At Seventeen" –3:56
- "Stars" – 4:41
- 7" single 3[27]
- "At Seventeen" –4:41
- "Applause" – 4:00
- Digital download[31]
- "At Seventeen" –4:19
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Between the Lines.[2]
- Acoustic bass – Richard Davis
- Acoustic (steel string) guitar – Janis Ian, Al Gorgoni, David Snider
- Vocals, Arrangement (horns) – Janis Ian
- Drums – Barry Lazarowitz
- Engineer – Brooks Arthur, Larry Alexander, Russ Payne
- Flugelhorn – Burt Collins
- Guitar (nylon) – Sal DeTroia, Janis Ian. Single version also featured Bucky Pizzarelli
- Percussion – Barry Lazarowitz
- Producer – Brooks Arthur
- Trombone – Alan Raph
- Written by – Janis Ian
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Release history
Country | Date | Format | Label |
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United States | August 1975[82][27] | 7 inch | Columbia |
November 20 1976[25] | |||
August 4 2014[31] | Digital download | Rude Girl Records |
Cover versions
"At Seventeen" has been covered by various recording artists and musicians.
The
Producer
"At Seventeen" is performed as part of the musical
See also
- List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1975
- List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1975 (U.S.)
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