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"The Six Teens"
"The Six Teens"
Single by Sweet
from the album Desolation Boulevard
B-side	"Burn on the Flame"
Released	5 July 1974
Recorded	1974
Genre	Glam rock
Length	4:01
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman
Producer(s)	Phil Wainman, Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman
Sweet singles chronology

"The Six Teens" (often spelled as "The Sixteens") is a 1974 song by British glam rock band Sweet, written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, appearing on Sweet's album Desolation Boulevard. The song was Sweet's first single simply as "Sweet" (previously, the band was known as The Sweet). The B-side is the band composition "Burn on the Flame".

Background

The song references six teenagers growing up in the revolutionary rhetoric of the 1960s. The song was the penultimate single written by Chinn and Chapman for the band and the last on which long-time producer Phil Wainman assisted.

The song features softer acoustic verses contrasted with heavier electric guitar-based choruses and was regarded something of a significant departure from the band's glam rock sound heard on previous singles. Guitarist Andy Scott, when introducing the song in his current band's live show, often states he regards it as Chinn and Chapman's best work.

Chart positions

The single reached the top 10 in several European countries, and was the band's 10th #1 in Denmark.

Chart (1974)	Peak position
Australia	48
Austria	9
Denmark	1
Finland	8
Germany	4
Ireland	15
Netherlands	7
Norway	7
Switzerland	6
United Kingdom ^[3]	9

Personnel

Brian Connolly - lead vocals
Steve Priest - bass guitar, backing vocals, additional lead vocals,
Andy Scott - guitars, backing vocals
Mick Tucker - drums, backing vocals

Legacy

The Vinyl District referred to the song as "a bona fide lost glam classic".^[4]

References

^ "Promo disc with release date".
^ Savage, Jon (1 February 2013). "The 20 best glam-rock songs of all time". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
^ "UK Official Charts". Official Charts Company. 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
^ Little, Michael H. (June 17, 2016). "Graded on a Curve: Sweet, Desolation Boulevard". The Vinyl District.

[1] "Promo disc with release date".

[2] Savage, Jon (1 February 2013). "The 20 best glam-rock songs of all time". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 February 2014.

[UKchart-3] "UK Official Charts". Official Charts Company. 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.

[4] Little, Michael H. (June 17, 2016). "Graded on a Curve: Sweet, Desolation Boulevard". The Vinyl District.

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Brian Connolly Steve Priest Mick Tucker Andy Scott Frank Torpey Mick Stewart
Studio albums	Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be Sweet Fanny Adams Desolation Boulevard Give Us a Wink Off the Record Level Headed Cut Above the Rest Waters Edge Identity Crisis
Live albums	Strung Up Live in Denmark 1976 Live at the Rainbow 1973
Compilation albums	Gimme Dat Ding The Sweet's Biggest Hits The Sweet The Sweet Singles Album Strung Up The Golden Greats The Ballroom Blitz & More Sweet Hits Platinum Rare Action: The Sweet Anthology
Singles	" Funny, Funny" " Co-Co" " Little Willy" " Wig-Wam Bam" " Block Buster!" " The Ballroom Blitz" " The Six Teens" " Peppermint Twist" " Fox on the Run" " Action" " Love Is Like Oxygen"
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