Teenage Icon
{{Infobox song
| name = Teenage Icon
| cover = Teenage Icon single cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = the Vaccines
| album = Come of Age
| B-side = Panic Attack
| released = 2 September 2012
| recorded = 2012
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Indie rock, surf punk
| length = 3:05
| label = Columbia Records
| writer = The Vaccines
| producer =
| prev_title = No Hope
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = I Always Knew
| next_year = 2012
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|bFUKrsDDChE|"Teenage Icon"}}}}
}}
"Teenage Icon" is a song from English indie rock band the Vaccines. The track was released in the United Kingdom on 2 September 2012 as the second single from the band's second studio album, Come of Age (2012). The track was unveiled by the band on 19 July, and has since been introduced to the band's live setlist. A four-track extended play was made available in August, including the B-side "Panic Attack".
Rolling Stone named the song the 14th best song of 2012.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-songs-of-2012-20121205/the-vaccines-teenage-icon-19691231|title = 50 Best Songs of 2012|magazine = Rolling Stone|date = 5 December 2012}}
Track listing
Live performances
The band performed "Teenage Icon" for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge on 3 September 2012, also performing a cover of American artist Taylor Swift's "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together".{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/sessions/2012-09-03_thevaccines|title=Live Lounge: September 3, 2012—The Vaccines|publisher=BBC|date=2012-09-03|accessdate=2012-09-04}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Chart (2012) ! Peak |
| {{singlechart|Flanders Tip|14|artist=The Vaccines|song=Teenage Icon}} |
| Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard){{Cite web | url = http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/albums/14126567 | publisher = Billboard.biz | title = Chart Search Results - Mexico Ingles 2012-10-13 | accessdate = 25 October 2012 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
|style="text-align:center;"|11 |
| {{singlechart|UK|39|artist=The Vaccines|song=Teenage Icon|date=2012-09-15}} |
Release history
| class=wikitable
! Region ! Date ! Format |
| rowspan="2"| United Kingdom
| 19 July 2012{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/the-vaccines/65022|title=The Vaccines unveil new single|publisher=NME|date=2012-07-19}} | Radio airplay |
| 2 September 2012{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/preorder/teenage-icon-ep/id543960589|title=The Vaccines - 'Teenage Icon' - Digital EP|publisher=iTunes (UK)|accessdate=2012-09-01}}
| Digital download |