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Rhythm of Youth by Men Without Hats
Rhythm of Youth is an album by Men Without Hats, released in 1982. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 35 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “The Safety Dance”, on 35 lists with a best position of #2.
Rhythm of Youth, the debut album from Montreal's Men Without Hats, came out on Statik in Canada and Europe in April 1982, with an American release following in 1983. It's synth-pop at its most wide-eyed: chilly, elaborate synthesizers and electronic processing wrapped around Ivan Doroschuk's deep baritone, which sounds like a lecture on the future delivered from the bottom of a well.
The second single, "The Safety Dance", made them famous, a bouncing, oddly jaunty dance tune that went top ten around the world and reached number 3 in the US. At home the album went platinum, and on the Canadian chart it climbed to number 15 in June 1983.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Rhythm of Youth on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Safety Dance | 35 | #2 | – | 1983–2025 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.