Youth of the Nation
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| Single by P.O.D. from the album Satellite |
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| Released | May 28, 2002 | ||||
| Format | CD single | ||||
| Recorded | 2001 | ||||
| Genre | Rapcore, Alternative Hip hop | ||||
| Length | 4:17 | ||||
| Label | Atlantic | ||||
| Producer | Howard Benson | ||||
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"Youth of the Nation" was a hit single from P.O.D. in 2002. It was the second single to come from their album, Satellite. It was inspired in part by the school shootings at Santana High School and Columbine High School. While Satellite contained numerous hit songs, "Youth of the Nation" was the band's only #1 on the Modern Rock chart. The song started when they were on the way to record for a new album. They were held up in traffic and discovered the reason was a school shooting. As things went from there the album was delayed and they were inspired to write "Youth of the Nation". The song follows three distinct characters in assorted problems they face common to American youth.
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[edit] Music video
The music video for "Youth of the Nation" has the band performing the song in a room filled with photos of adolescents as seen on the single cover. It revolves around a group of adolescents taking a cross country trip in a car from New York City to what appears to be California. The video found significant airplay on MTV2. It was directed by Paul Fedor.
[edit] Appearances
The song was featured in
- The movie Blue Crush
- The video game Aggressive Inline
- An episode of Boston Public
- An episode of Third Watch
- An episode of Rise of the Video Game
This song was satired in "Weird Al" Yankovic's song "Angry White Boy Polka" on his album, Poodle Hat.
[edit] Track listing
- "Youth Of The Nation" (Album version) - 4:18
- "Alive" (Semi-acoustic version) - 3:27
- "Sabbath" - 4:33
[edit] External links
- Official website
- The Warriors Tour Official Site
- P.O.D. Promotions Crew: Official Street Team
- theSouthtown.com
- P.O.D. on MySpace
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| Preceded by "Blurry" by Puddle of Mudd |
Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one single March 30, 2002 |
Succeeded by "The Middle" by Jimmy Eat World |
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