Teenage Crime (song)

This article is about the song. For antisocial or illegal behavior by children or adolescents, see Juvenile delinquency.

"Teenage Crime" is a song performed by Swedish dance music producer and DJ Adrian Lux, released on 11 June 2010. The song features guest vocals by Linnéa Martinsson^[1] of Lune [sv] and was placed at number six on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2010.^[2]

"Teenage Crime"
Single by Adrian Lux
from the album Adrian Lux
Released	11 June 2010
Length	2:48 (radio edit)
Label	Axtone
Songwriter(s)	Adrian Lux Roger Hynne
Producer(s)	Adrian Lux
Adrian Lux singles chronology
"Can't Sleep" (2009) "Teenage Crime" (2010)
Music video
"Teenage Crime" on YouTube

Music video

The music video was directed by Tobias Hansson in Stockholm, Sweden.^[3] It depicts a story about a middle-aged mother who cannot hide from her past by leaving her family in the night as a modern-day cougar catching young hipster boys at a partying nightclub to spend and make out with.^[4][5]

Cultural impact

The "Axwell & Henrik B Remode" of the song was included on Swedish House Mafia's debut album Until One in 2010.^[6]

Greenpeace have used the song in an advertisement^[7] targeting Coca-Cola for its stance against Container deposit legislation in Australia. This ad was banned by the Nine Network and has since become popular on YouTube.

Track listing

• Digital Download"^[8]

1. "Teenage Crime" (Radio Edit) - 2:48
2. "Teenage Crime" (Original) - 6:07
3. "Teenage Crime" (Axwell & Henrik B Remode) - 7:03
4. "Teenage Crime" (Axwell Remix) - 6:56
5. "Teenage Crime" (Instrumental) - 6:06

Charts

Chart performance for "Teenage Crime"

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[9]	35
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)^[10]	3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[11]	50
Global Dance Songs (Billboard)^[12]	21
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[13]	97
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[14]	49

Certifications

Certifications for "Teenage Crime"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[15]	Platinum	70,000^^
Sweden (GLF)^[16]	Platinum	40,000^‡
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Adrian Lux - Teenage Crime". Discogs.
2. "Triple J Hottest 100 2011 Complete Winners Chart List – Undercover.fm News". Undercover. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
3. "DemotiX". www.demotix.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
4. . Archived from the original on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
5. http://www.cityofhouse.com/archives/528^{[permanent dead link]}
6. "Swedish House Mafia –Until One at Discogs". Discogs. Zinc Media, Inc. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
7. "Stop Coke trashing Australia". Greenpeace. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
8. "Teenage Crime - EP - Adrian Lux". iTunes. Apple, Inc. 31 May 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
9. "Adrian Lux – Teenage Crime". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
10. "Adrian Lux – Teenage Crime" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
11. "Adrian Lux – Teenage Crime" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
12. "Adrian Lux". Billboard. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
13. "Dutchcharts.nl – Adrian Lux – Teenage Crime". Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
14. "Adrian Lux – Teenage Crime". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
15. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
16. "Sverigetopplistan – Adrian Lux" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 23 December 2022.