"Too Young to Love" is the debut single by The Big Pink. "Too Young to Love" was released with the double A-side track "Crystal Visions" on 7" vinyl on October 7, 2008, and both tracks were later re-recorded and included on their debut album A Brief History of Love in September 2009. The song was self-produced by the band, and the single was a limited edition pressing of only 500 copies.[1][2] The sleeve features a homoerotic photograph by Dennis Cooper as its cover. Similarly, a limited edition 12" single for "Too Young to Love," released in Japan only on April 1, 2009, features more of Cooper's photography as its cover.[3] The 12" also features an early version of "Count Backwards from Ten," which was also re-recorded for the debut album, and the exclusive non-album track "With You."
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| Single by The Big Pink | ||||
| Released | October 7, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | The Big Pink, London | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, electronic rock | |||
| Length | 4:21 | |||
| Label | House Anxiety (HA001) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Milo Cordell, Robbie Furze | |||
| Producer(s) | The Big Pink | |||
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The Big Pink signed with famed British record label 4AD in February 2009,[4] won the prestigious Philip Hall Radar Award for best new act at the NME Shockwave Awards,[5] and released their second single "Velvet" in April 2009. Remixes of "Too Young to Love" by Delorean, The Living Eye, and UNKLE surfaced throughout 2009.
Track listing
edit- 7" vinyl (House Anxiety Records, HA001)
- "Too Young to Love" – 4:21
- "Crystal Visions" – 3:56
- Japan-only 12" vinyl (Big Love Records, BIGLOVE003)
- "Too Young to Love" – 4:21
- "Count Backwards from Ten" – 3:34
- "With You" – 3:27
- Remixes
- "Too Young to Love" (Delorean Remix), 5:27 – available as an online streaming single.
- "Too Young to Love" (Too Fast to Die Remix by The Living Eye), 7:12 – available as an online streaming single.
- "Too Young to Love" (UNKLE Surrender Sounds Session #14), 4:40 – available on UNKLE's Global Underground 037: Bangkok DJ mix album in August 2009.
Credits
edit- All music and vocals by Robbie Furze and Milo Cordell.
- Produced by The Big Pink at The Big Pink.
- Al O'Connell – bass.
- Cover image by Dennis Cooper.
References
edit- ^ The Big Pink "Where Can Noise Go?" | Dummy Magazine Archived 2009-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Big Pink, The - Too Young to Love (7", Single, Ltd) at Discogs
- ^ Big Pink, The - Too Young to Love (12") at Discogs
- ^ 4AD - Three New Signings Announced Archived 2009-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Big Pink win Philip Hall Radar Award | News | NME.com