Youth (Tinie Tempah album)

Youth is the third studio album by British rapper Tinie Tempah, released on 14 April 2017 by Parlophone and Disturbing London.[1][2][3]

Youth
Studio album by Tinie Tempah
Released	14 April 2017
Genre	Hip hop grime UK garage
Length	59:14
Label	Parlophone Disturbing London
Producer	Nana Rogues Bless Beats Shift K3Y MNEK TroyBoi Jax Jones GRADES David Stewart Legendury Beatz Yogi JRmix Shockaddict Richie Montana Scotty LVX Lovy Longomba
Tinie Tempah chronology
Demonstration (2013) Youth (2017)
Singles from Youth
"Not Letting Go" Released: 19 June 2015 "Girls Like" Released: 26 February 2016 "Mamacita" Released: 8 July 2016 "Text from Your Ex" Released: 16 February 2017

Singles

The first single from Youth, "Not Letting Go", featured vocals from Jess Glynne and was released in the United Kingdom on 19 June 2015, the single debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart. In February, "Girls Like" featuring Zara Larsson was released as the second single. "Mamacita" featuring Wizkid was released on 8 July 2016 as the third single from the album. "Text from Your Ex" and "Chasing Flies" were released as the album's next singles on 20 January 2017. "Find Me" featuring Jake Bugg was released as a single on 7 April 2017. Despite issuing four top 40 singles, the album would exit the UK Albums Chart after three weeks.

Four more singles from Youth were released in 2018: "Cameras" featuring Jake Bugg on 17 January, "So Close" featuring Guy Sebastian and Bugzy Malone on 8 May, "They Don't Know" featuring Kid Ink, Stefflon Don and AoD on 18 September and "Not for the Radio" featuring MNEK on 19 December.

Track listing

Youth[4]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Youth"	Patrick Okogwu Nana Rogues	Rogues	3:12
2.	"Not for the Radio" (featuring MNEK)	Okogwu Uzoechi "Uzo" Emenike	MNEK	4:05
3.	"Lightwork"	Okogwu Lewis Jankel[5]	Shift K3Y	3:44
4.	"Chasing Flies" (featuring Nea)	Okogwu Linnea Södahl Troy Henry	TroyBoi	3:19
5.	"Mamacita" (featuring Wizkid)	Okogwu Marlysse Rose Simmons St. Aubyn Antonio Levy Janee Bennett Reinaldo Gonzalez Alvarez Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun	Bless Beats	3:39
6.	"Text from Your Ex" (featuring Tinashe)	Okogwu Ina Wroldsen Timucin Aluo Daniel Traynor	Jax Jones Grades^[a]	3:25
7.	"Cameras" (featuring David Stewart)	Okowu David Stewart	David Stewart	4:02
8.	"If You Know" (featuring Tiggs Da Author)	Okogwu Adam Simon	Legendury Beatz	3:39
9.	"Holy Moly"	Okogwu Jankel[6]	Shift K3Y	2:41
10.	"Girls Like" (featuring Zara Larsson)	Okogwu Zara Larsson Aleisha Bennet Nana Rogues Bennett Lewis Jankel Markus Sepehrmanesh	Rogues	3:15
11.	"Something Special"	Okogwu	Rogues	2:08
12.	"They Don't Know" (featuring Kid Ink, Stefflon Don and AoD)	Okogwu Alastair O'Donnell Brian Todd Collins Stephanie Allen	Yogi JRmix Shockaddict^[b] Richie Montana^[b]	3:36
13.	"So Close" (featuring Guy Sebastian and Bugzy Malone)	Okogwu Guy Theodore Sebastian Aaron Davis	Rogues	4:17
14.	"Find Me" (featuring Jake Bugg)	Okogwu O'Donnell Nana Rogues Jake Bugg Dominic McAllister	Rogues	4:23
15.	"Rehab" (featuring Tiggs Da Author)	Okogwu Simon	Rogues	3:02
16.	"Shadows" (featuring Bipolar Sunshine)	Okogwu Parham Terrel Adio Marchant Lovy Longomba Guia Racella De[7]	Scotty LVX Lovy	2:58
17.	"Not Letting Go" (featuring Jess Glynne)	Okogwu Jessica Glynne Jermaine Jackson Gareth Keane Bennett Krishane Murray Jankel	Bless Beats Shift K3Y^[b]	3:49
Total length:				59:14

Notes

• Credits are adapted from the album's linear notes.
• ^[a] – co-producer
• ^[b] – additional production

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8]	103
Irish Albums (IRMA)[9]	76
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[10]	5
Scottish Albums (OCC)[11]	27
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12]	99
UK Albums (OCC)[13]	9
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[14]	2

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[15]	Silver	60,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Ireland	14 April 2017	CD digital download	Parlophone Disturbing London
United Kingdom

References

1. Myers, Justin (20 June 2016). "Tinie Tempah announces third album, premieres new single". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
2. Brennan, Ailis (14 September 2016). "Tinie Tempah's 'Youth' Album Is His Love Letter To London'". GQ. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
3. "iTunes – Music – Youth by Tinie Tempah". iTunes Store (GB). Apple. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
4. "Youth [Explicit] on Amazon.co.uk". Retrieved 19 January 2017.
5. ACE. "ACE Repertory".
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8. "Ultratop.be – Tinie Tempah – Youth" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
9. "Irish Albums Chart: 28 April 2017". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
10. "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
11. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
12. "Swisscharts.com – Tinie Tempah – Youth". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
13. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
14. "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
15. "British album certifications – Tinie Tempah – Youth". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 January 2020. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Youth in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.