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| "Teenage Love" | ||||
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| Single bySlick Rick | ||||
| from the albumThe Great Adventures of Slick Rick | ||||
| B-side | "Treat Her Like a Prostitute" | |||
| Released | November 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 4:53 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Songwriter(s) | Ricky Walters | |||
| Producer(s) | ||||
| Slick Rick singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Teenage Love" onYouTube | ||||
"Teenage Love" is the first single released fromSlick Rick's 1988 debut album,The Great Adventures of Slick Rick. It was released in November 1988 as his debut single and was produced by Slick Rick andThe Bomb Squad. "Teenage Love" would prove to be a hit for Slick Rick, making it to number 16 on theHot Black Singles chart and number 8 on theHot Rap Singles. It wasn't as successful as the next single, "Children's Story", released the following year.
A music video was directed in late 1988 and released in December 1988. The video features cameos byBig Daddy Kane and a then-unknownLil' Kim.
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| USBillboard Hot Black Singles[1] | 16 |
| USBillboard Hot Rap Singles[2] | 8 |
