"Teenage Love" | ||||
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Single by Slick Rick | ||||
from the album The Great Adventures of Slick Rick | ||||
B-side | "Treat Her Like a Prostitute" | |||
Released | November 1988 | |||
Format | Vinyl, Cassette | |||
Recorded | 1988 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 4:53 | |||
Label | Def Jam Recordings | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ricky Walters | |||
Producer(s) | Slick Rick, The Bomb Squad | |||
Slick Rick singles chronology | ||||
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"Teenage Love" is the first single released from Slick Rick's 1988 debut album, The Great Adventures of Slick Rick. It was released in November 1988 as his debut single and was produced by Slick Rick and The Bomb Squad. "Teenage Love" would prove to be a hit for Slick Rick, making it to number 16 on the Hot Black Singles chart and number 8 on the Hot Rap Singles. It wasn't as successful as the next single, "Children's Story", released the following year.
A music video was directed in late 1988 and released in December 1988. The video features cameos by Big Daddy Kane and a then-unknown Lil' Kim.