U16 Girls
1997 single by Travis featuring The Joyous Lake Singers
"U16 Girls" | ||||
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Single by Travis featuring The Joyous Lake Singers | ||||
from the album Good Feeling | ||||
Released | 1 April 1997 | |||
Recorded | 1996–1997 | |||
Genre | Britpop | |||
Length | 4:00 | |||
Label | Independiente | |||
Songwriter(s) | Fran Healy | |||
Producer(s) | Steve Lilywhite | |||
Travis featuring The Joyous Lake Singers singles chronology | ||||
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"U16 Girls" is the second single released from Indie band Travis' debut album, Good Feeling. The single was released on 1 April 1997 in the United Kingdom.
Background
In an interview with NME, Fran Healy described the song as, "A tongue-in-cheek warning about the dangers of getting into a relationship with a girl who, despite looking much older, is actually under the legal age of consent." As the age of consent in Scotland is 16, Healy named the song "U16 Girls". The single's artwork depicts a surfboard which was designed by The Stone Roses guitarist John Squire. The surfboard is decorated with lyrics from Beach Boys songs. The single charted at number forty on the UK Singles Chart.
Track listing
- UK CD Single
- "U16 Girls" (Featuring The Joyous Lake Singers) - 4:00
- "Hazy Shades Of Gold" - 3:18
- "Good Time Girls" - 4:09
- "Good Feeling" (4-Track) - 3:55
- 7" Vinyl / Cassette Single
- "U16 Girls" (Featuring The Joyous Lake Singers) - 4:00
- "Hazy Shades Of Gold" - 3:18
- "Good Time Girls" - 4:09
References
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Travis
- Fran Healy
- Dougie Payne
- Andy Dunlop
- Neil Primrose
- Good Feeling
- The Man Who
- The Invisible Band
- 12 Memories
- The Boy with No Name
- Ode to J. Smith
- Where You Stand
- Everything at Once
- 10 Songs
- L.A. Times
- Singles
- "All I Want to Do Is Rock"
- "U16 Girls"
- "Happy"
- "Writing to Reach You"
- "Driftwood"
- "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?"
- "Turn"
- "Coming Around"
- "Sing"
- "Side"
- "Flowers in the Window"
- "Re-Offender"
- "The Beautiful Occupation"
- "Love Will Come Through"
- "Walking in the Sun"
- "Closer"
- "Selfish Jean"
- "My Eyes"
- "J. Smith"
- "Something Anything"
- "Song to Self"
- "Where You Stand"
- "Moving"