Teenage Icon

"Teenage Icon"
Single by the Vaccines
from the album Come of Age
B-side"Panic Attack"
Released2 September 2012
Recorded2012
GenreIndie rock, surf punk
Length3:05
LabelColumbia Records
Songwriter(s)The Vaccines
The Vaccines singles chronology
"No Hope"
(2012)
"Teenage Icon"
(2012)
"I Always Knew"
(2012)
Music video
"Teenage Icon" on YouTube

"Teenage Icon" is a song from English indie rock band the Vaccines. The track was released in the United Kingdom on 2 September 2012 as the second single from the band's second studio album, Come of Age (2012).[1] The track was unveiled by the band on 19 July, and has since been introduced to the band's live setlist.[2] A four-track extended play was made available in August, including the B-side "Panic Attack".[1]

Rolling Stone named the song the 14th best song of 2012.[3]

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  3. ^ "50 Best Songs of 2012". Rolling Stone. 5 December 2012.