Rhythm of Youth

Studio album by Men Without Hats

Released

March 20, 1982

Recorded

1981

Genre

Synthpop

Length

34:05 (original Canada LP release)
36:18 (original US LP release)
42:08 (original US MC release)
53:11 (original UK CD release)
57:45 (2010 CD remaster)

Label

Statik (Europe)
Backstreet (US)
Sire/Virgin (Canada)

Producer

Marc Durand

Men Without Hats chronology

Singles from Rhythm of Youth
Folk of the 80's (1980)	Rhythm of Youth (1982)	Folk of the 80's (Part III) (1983)
"I Like" Released: January 24, 1982 "The Safety Dance" Released: March 16, 1982 "I Got the Message" Released: May 27, 1982 "Living in China" Released: July 29, 1982

Rhythm of Youth is the debut album of Canadian synthpop group Men Without Hats, released in 1982 on Backstreet Records. It propelled them to fame with its second single, "The Safety Dance". It was released under the Statik Records label in Canada, distributed by Warner Music Canada (then called WEA Canada) where it achieved Platinum status for sales of 100,000 units.^[1]

Release history

The US releases of this album featured a different track listing, replacing "Living in China" with an edited version of "Antarctica" (the full version of which appeared on Folk of the 80's) and including an extended version of "The Safety Dance".

In 1985, the album was released on CD in Europe by Statik Records, featuring the Folk of the 80's EP (albeit including the single edit of "Antarctica") and the extended mix of "The Safety Dance" as bonus tracks. It was re-released on CD in Canada in 1997 by Oglio Records as part of a "two-fer" including Folk of the 80's (Part III) and the single edit of "Antarctica".

In 2010, the album was remastered and reissued in Canada by the band's label, Bulldog Brothers, featuring a track list resembling the original US release and including all the tracks from both the US and UK LP releases, plus a demo version of "Ban the Game" (known as "Ban the Game II"), an extended mix of "I Got the Message" and a club mix of "The Safety Dance".

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

All tracks written by Ivan Doroschuk unless otherwise noted.

Canada LP and UK CD
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ban the Game"		0:48
2.	"Living in China"		3:04
3.	"The Great Ones Remember"	I. Doroschuk, Allan McCarthy	4:41
4.	"I Got the Message"		4:44
5.	"Cocoricci (Le tango des voleurs)"	I. Doroschuk, McCarthy	3:24
6.	"The Safety Dance"		2:44
7.	"Ideas for Walls"		2:59
8.	"Things in My Life"	I. Doroschuk, Jeremie Arrobas	4:56
9.	"I Like"		4:19
10.	"The Great Ones Remember" (reprise)	I. Doroschuk, Stefan Doroschuk	1:59

CD bonus tracks
Track listing
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Antarctica"	3:29
12.	"Modern(e) Dancing"	4:13
13.	"Utter Space"	2:45
14.	"Security (Everybody Feels Better With)"	4:01
15.	"The Safety Dance" (extended dance mix)	4:32

US LP
Track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ban the Game"		0:48
2.	"The Safety Dance"		4:32
3.	"Antarctica"		3:29
4.	"The Great Ones Remember"	I. Doroschuk, Allan McCarthy	4:41
5.	"I Got the Message"		4:44
6.	"Ideas for Walls"		2:59
7.	"Things in My Life"	I. Doroschuk, Jeremie Arrobas	4:56
8.	"I Like"		4:19
9.	"Cocoricci (Le tango des voleurs)"	I. Doroschuk, McCarthy	3:24
10.	"The Great Ones Remember" (reprise)	I. Doroschuk, Stefan Doroschuk	1:59

US MC
Track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ban the Game"		0:48
2.	"The Safety Dance"		4:32
3.	"Antarctica"		3:29
4.	"The Great Ones Remember"	I. Doroschuk, Allan McCarthy	4:41
5.	"Ideas for Walls"		2:59
6.	"Living in China"		3:04
7.	"I Like"		4:19
8.	"I Got the Message"		4:44
9.	"Things in My Life"	I. Doroschuk, Jeremie Arrobas	4:56
10.	"Cocoricci (Le tango des voleurs)"	I. Doroschuk, McCarthy	3:24
11.	"The Safety Dance" (short version)		2:44
12.	"The Great Ones Remember" (reprise)	I. Doroschuk, Stefan Doroschuk	1:59

Canadian remastered CD
Track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ban the Game"		0:48
2.	"The Safety Dance"		4:32
3.	"Living in China"		3:04
4.	"The Great Ones Remember"	I. Doroschuk, Allan McCarthy	4:41
5.	"I Got the Message"		4:44
6.	"Ideas for Walls"		2:59
7.	"Things in My Life"	I. Doroschuk, Jeremie Arrobas	4:56
8.	"I Like"		4:19
9.	"Cocoricci (Le tango des voleurs)"	I. Doroschuk, McCarthy	3:24
10.	"The Great Ones Remember" (reprise)	I. Doroschuk, Stefan Doroschuk	1:59
11.	"Antarctica"		3:29
12.	"Ban the Game" (full version)		3:49
13.	"I Got the Message" (extended version)		5:57
14.	"The Safety Dance" (video version)		2:44
15.	"The Safety Dance" (club mix)		5:50

Personnel

Ivan Doroschuk: vocals, guitars, piano, percussion, electronics
Allan McCarthy: keyboards, piano, electronics, percussion
Stefan Doroschuk: guitars, violin

with:

Martin Cartier: percussion
Colin Doroschuk: additional guitars
Anne Dussault: female vocals
Michel Jermone: castanets
Daniel A. Vermette: acoustic guitars

Production

Produced by Marc Durand
Recorded and engineered by Dixon Van Winkle

References

↑ http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=rhythm%20of%20you&ica=False&sa=men%20without%20hats&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist

External links

"Rhythm Of Youth" at discogs

Men Without Hats

Ivan Doroschuk Louise (Lou) Dawson Rachel Ashmore Sho Murray Jérémie Arrobas Colin Doroschuk Stefan Doroschuk Michel Langevin John Kastner Roman Martyn Félix Matte Allan McCarthy James Love Lysanne Thibodeau Lenny Pinkas

Albums	Rhythm of Youth (1982) Folk of the 80s (Part III) (1984) Pop Goes the World (1987) The Adventures of Women & Men Without Hate in the 21st Century (1989) Sideways (1991) No Hats Beyond This Point (2003) Love in the Age of War (2012)

EPs	Folk of the 80's (1980) Freeways (1985)

Compilations	Collection/Greatest Hats (1996) The Very Best of Men Without Hats (1998) My Hats Collection/The Silver Collection (2006/2008)

Singles	"Antarctica" (1982) "I Like" (1983) "The Safety Dance" (1983) "I Got the Message" (1983) "Living in China" (1983) "Where Do the Boys Go?" (1984) "Messiahs Die Young" (1984) "Nationale 7" (1985) "Pop Goes the World" (1987) "Moonbeam" (1987) "O Sole Mio" (1987) "Hey Men" (1989) "In the 21st Century" (1989) "Here Come the '90s" (1990) "Sideways" (1991) "Kenbarbielove" (1991) "In the Meadow" (1992) "Head Above Water" (2012)

DVDs	Live Hats (2006)

Related articles	The Spell

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