Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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The Silouettes
Playing 'Teenage Kicks' by The Undertones, live at PADDSTOCK 2026.
Brilliant performance from these guys, the spirit of Punk Rock lives on! Stay tuned for more Rock n Roll Radio

"Teenage Kicks" is the debut single by Northern Irish punk rock band the Undertones. Written in the summer of 1977 by J.J. O'Neill, the band's rhythm guitarist and principal songwriter, the song was recorded on 15 June 1978 and initially released that September on independent Belfast record label Good Vibrations, before the band signed to Sire Records on 2 Oct 1978.

Are teenage dreams so hard to beat
Everytime she walks down the street
Another girl in the neighbourhood
Wish she was mine, she looks so good
I wanna hold you, wanna hold you tight
Get teenage kicks right through the night
I'm gonna call her on the telephone
Invite her over cos I'm all alone
I need excitement and I need it bad
And it's the best I've ever had
I wanna hold you, wanna hold you tight
Get teenage kicks right through the night
Alright
Are teenage dreams so hard to beat
Everytime she walks down the street
Another girl in the neighbourhood
Wish she was mine, she looks so good
I wanna hold you, wanna hold you tight
Get teenage kicks right through the night
I'm gonna call her on the telephone
Invite her over cos I'm all alone
I need excitement and I need it bad
And it's the best I've ever had
I wanna hold you, wanna hold you tight
Get teenage kicks right through the night
Alright
I wanna hold you, wanna hold you tight
Get teenage kicks right through the night
Alright

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