Sweet Sixteen (song)

"Sweet Sixteen"
Single by Billy Idol
from the album Whiplash Smile
B-side"Beyond Belief"
ReleasedApril 1987 (US)[1]
1 June 1987 (UK)[2]
GenreRock
Length4:14
LabelChrysalis
Songwriter(s)Billy Idol
Producer(s)Keith Forsey
Billy Idol singles chronology
"Don't Need a Gun"
(1987)
"Sweet Sixteen"
(1987)
"Soul Standing By"
(1987)
Music video
"Sweet Sixteen" on YouTube

"Sweet Sixteen" is a song by British singer-songwriter Billy Idol, released in 1987 as the third single from his third studio album Whiplash Smile (1986). The song written by Idol and produced by Keith Forsey. "Sweet Sixteen" peaked at No. 20 in the US and No. 17 in the UK. It was also a hit across Europe and beyond.[3][4]

  1. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). Great Rock Discography. Canongate Press. p. 405. ISBN 978-0-86241-541-9.
  2. ^ Stickland, Andy (30 May 1987). "News Digest". Record Mirror. p. 28. ISSN 0144-5804.
  3. ^ "billy idol | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Billy Idol – Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 6 July 2017.