Teenage Rampage

 ( 1974 Songs ) 

" Teenage Rampage" is a 1974 glam rock song performed by English band The Sweet.

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Song history The song was written by prolific songwriting duo Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman.

It was released by (The) Sweet in January 1974 and reached number 1 in the Irish singles chart for two weeks in September 1974. It was also number 1 in West Germany and number 2 in Britain. On the New Zealand Listener chart it reached number 7.

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Reception Gold Radio named it as Sweet's 6th best song, saying it "was inspired by the growing youth culture and rebellion in Britain at the time, and the lyrics express the frustration and anger of the teenagers who feel ignored and oppressed by the older generation."

Moral campaigner Mary Whitehouse wrote to BBC director-general Ian Trethowan to demand its immediate ban, saying it was "inadvisable in the present circumstances" for a song promoting teenage revolution to be played on the radio; the UK was experiencing a recession, Three-Day Week as well as the ongoing Troubles. Trethowan refused, saying that the song was harmless on account of being "totally empty of real content – like all too much pop music."

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