Young Turks (song)
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Single by Rod Stewart | ||||
from the album Tonight I'm Yours | ||||
B-side | "Tora, Tora, Tora (Out with the Boys)" | |||
Released | 9 October 1981 | |||
Recorded | 1981 | |||
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"Young Turks" is a song by Rod Stewart that first appeared in 1981 on his album Tonight I'm Yours. The track presented Stewart backed by a new synth-pop and new wave sound, in part influenced by acts like Devo.[5][6][1] The term young Turk, which originates from the early 20th-century secular nationalist reform party of the same name, is slang for a rebellious youth who acts contrary to what is deemed normal by society.[7] The phrase "young Turks" is not heard in the song, the chorus instead centring on the phrase "young hearts, be free, tonight", leading to the song frequently being known as "Young Hearts" or "Young Hearts Be Free".
The music for the song was composed by Carmine Appice, Duane Hitchings, and Kevin Savigar, with lyrics written by Stewart.[8] The song, which was released as the first US single (second in the UK) from Tonight I’m Yours, was produced with synthesizers and a hi-hat played over a drum machine. Billboard said that it was "the kind of song Stewart is best at: melodic, lyrical and a bit harder than a ballad."[9] Record World said that "Stewart hitches onto a brisk beat and trades in his vocal gravel for an attractive light tenor."[10]
On the
Personnel
- Rod Stewart – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Kevin Savigar – synthesizers, clavinet
- Duane Hitchings – synthesizers, electric piano
- Jim Cregan – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Jay Davis – bass guitar
- Carmine Appice – hi-hat, Oberheim DMX programming, backing vocals
- Linda Lewis – backing vocals
Music videos
The video, directed by
Stewart's videotaped rooftop performance of the song in Los Angeles (different from the aforementioned music video) appeared about one-third of the way through Dick Clark's three-hour American Bandstand 30th Anniversary Special Episode on 30 October 1981.[13]
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
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- ^ "Top Single Picks". Billboard. 17 October 1981. p. 79. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. 17 October 1981. p. 1. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
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- ^ Cary Darling (28 August 1982). "Music Monitor: Penfield Passion". Billboard. p. 32.
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- "American Bandstand's 30th Anniversary Special". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
- American Bandstand 30 Year Special – 1982 (4/11). YouTube. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
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- ISSN 0006-2510.
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