Too Young (Post Malone song)

"Too Young" is a song by American rapper Post Malone. Originally released on April 23, 2015 on SoundCloud. It was released on October 9, 2015, by Republic Records as the second single from his debut studio album, Stoney.[1] The track was written by Austin Post, Michael Hernandez, Carlos Suarez, Justin Mosley, Trocon Roberts Jr. and Steven Bolden. This song was dedicated to ASAP Yams, Christian Taylor and Chinx.[2]

"Too Young"
Single by Post Malone
from the album Stoney
ReleasedOctober 9, 2015
Recorded2015
Length3:57
LabelRepublic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • FKi
  • The MeKanics
  • Justin Mosely
Post Malone singles chronology
"White Iverson"
(2015)		 "Too Young"
(2015)		 "Go Flex"
(2016)
Music video
"Too Young" on YouTube

Background

Post Malone said in an interview with Genius that "After A$AP Yams passed I recorded this song, so it's kind of an ode to him. We weren't friends but I think it was so cool how he was a cultural icon and he inspired so many people to do what they wanted to do. And he had such an influence on the youth of today. I think it was a tragedy that he went so soon. I just thought it was the right thing, to pay tribute to him. Then, in Dallas, this kid Christian Taylor passed. And he was on to this song before he was killed, and that is surreal. I was living with a kid in Dallas and I don’t know what happened but apparently the cops shot him and a couple days before he was killed he did the lyrics to my song. That is a crazy scenario. Fans have said it means a lot to them and I think that’s cool how a song reminds us that we can reach others with a different perspective and it can mean something to them as well. Everybody can relate to something in a certain way."[3]

Music video

The song's accompanying music video premiered on October 22, 2015 on Post Malone's Vevo account on YouTube. The music video was directed by John Rawlins.[4]

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard)[5] 8

Year-end charts
Chart (2019) Position
Portugal (AFP)[6] 1927

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[7] Platinum 80,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[8] Silver 200,000
United States (RIAA)[9] Platinum 1,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history
Region Date Format Ref.
United States October 9, 2015 Digital download [10]
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References
  1. "Too Young by Post Malone on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  2. "Post Malone - Too Young". Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  3. "Post Malone – Too Young Lyrics - Genius Lyrics". Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  4. "Post Malone "Too Young" Video [New Video] - HotNewHipHop". Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  5. "Post Malone - Chart History for Too Young". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  6. "Top AFP - Audiogest - Top 3000 Singles + EPs Digitais" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  7. "Canadian single certifications – Post Malone – Too Young". Music Canada. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  8. "British single certifications – Post Malone – Too Young". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 November 2019. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Too Young in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  9. "American single certifications – Post Malone – Too Young". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  10. "Too Young - Single". iTunes (US). Retrieved August 20, 2016.
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