"Queen of the Troubled Teens" is the debut single by Idlewild

Idlewild (band)

Idlewild are a Scottish rock band, formed in Edinburgh, in 1995, comprising Roddy Woomble , Rod Jones , Colin Newton , Allan Stewart and Gareth Russell...

, released on Human Condition

Human Condition Records

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 in March 1997. Initially, the single received only small scale acknowledgement in Edinburgh

Edinburgh

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's record shops, and later received praise from local students and BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1

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's Steve Lamacq

Steve Lamacq

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This single is the only release to feature original bassist Phil Scanlon

Phil Scanlon

Philip Scanlon is a former bassist in the Scottish rock group Idlewild. He was replaced by Bob Fairfoull who remained in the band until 2002. The band's current bassist is Gareth Russell....

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Queen of the Troubled Teens, can be downloaded for free (along with second single, "Chandelier") by fans who enter the CD version of Scottish Fiction - Best of 1997-2007

Scottish Fiction - Best of 1997-2007

Scottish Fiction: Best of 1997–2007 is a best of compilation album by Scottish rock band Idlewild, released on 1 October 2007 through Parlophone...

 into their computer.

During an interview in 2007, Roddy Woomble

Roddy Woomble

Roderick "Roddy" Woomble is the lead singer of Scottish rock band, Idlewild and a solo contemporary folk musician. To date, Woomble has released six full-length studio albums with Idlewild, and two solo albums, My Secret is My Silence and The Impossible Song & Other Songs...

mentioned that he had:

"one copy of ‘Queen Of The Troubled Teens’, but the thing is that it’s rubbish. I mean, for what it is – when I look back, like I do with fondness at copies of a favourite book or something – musically it’s just a bunch of 19-year-olds. Of course it’s part of the band’s history, but I think things have moved on.”

The song has appeared on recent setlists, and remains a fan-favourite.