"Youth Gone Wild" is the debut single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 by Skid Row and the lead single

Lead single

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 from their 1989 eponymous debut album

Skid Row (album)

-Personnel:*Sebastian Bach – lead vocals*Scotti Hill – lead and rhythm guitar*Dave "The Snake" Sabo – rhythm and lead guitar, backing vocals*Rachel Bolan – bass guitar, backing vocals*Rob Affuso – drums and percussion*David Kent – engineer...

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Its music video

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 received heavy airplay on MTV

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; however, while the album itself was a major hit and went multi-platinum in the U.S.

United States

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 and other countries, "Youth Gone Wild" as a single only reached #99 on the US Billboard Hot 100

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 and reached #20 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks

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The song was re-released in 1992 on the B-Side Ourselves

B-Side Ourselves

B-Side Ourselves is an EP released by the American rock group Skid Row. All of the songs are cover versions of songs originally recorded by bands which influenced Skid Row...

album with Delivering the Goods single and charted again at #22 on the UK Singles chart

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The song was paid obvious homage to by Finger Eleven

Finger Eleven

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's Paralyzer

Paralyzer

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, released in 2007. The song is played at many sports arenas including at the United Center

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 when the Chicago Blackhawks

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 hit the ice. The State College Moose of the Nittany Hockey League also use it as their theme song during warm-ups. "Youth Gone Wild" is also featured as a playable song on the Guitar Hero: On Tour game for the Nintendo DS

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, the drum simulation game Rock Revolution

Rock Revolution

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, and as downloadable content for Karaoke Revolution Presents American Idol Encore 2 for the PlayStation 3

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. It is also part of the soundtrack for Brütal Legend

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This song was also featured in WWJ as the theme for the returning Isaac O'Neill and has been covered by several bands including HammerFall

HammerFall

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, Sign

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Sign is an Icelandic rock band that was formed in 2001, as Halim, to compete in the Icelandic version of the Battle of the bands called Musiktilraunir....

, Norther

Norther

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, and Asking Alexandria

Asking Alexandria

Asking Alexandria are a British metalcore band from York, North Yorkshire. Founded in 2008 when Ben Bruce contacted his old companions upon returning to the UK after residing in Dubai...

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The song is also currently being used as one of the football highlight songs on ESPN.

Youth Gone Wild/Delivering The Goods single cd, released in 1992

1. "Youth Gone Wild"
2. "Delivering the Goods" (live, Judas Priest
   Judas Priest
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    cover)
3. "Psycho Therapy (Ramones
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   cover)"
4. "Get The Fuck Out"