"Disparate Youth" is a song from American musician

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. The track was released in the

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on 14 February 2012 as the

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from the artist's second studio album, ''

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'' (2012). In September 2012, "Disparate Youth" became the soundtrack to

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company Direct Line's latest television advertisement. In October 2012, the song was used in a season four episode of The Vampire Diaries entitled "The Rager". In December 2012, an instrumental version of the song was used by

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for their television advertisement, "Things Can Always Be Better". Direct Line also utilised the track for a range of adverts between 2012 and 2014. The song is also featured in the video games ''

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''. It has also been used to advertise YouTube's Geek Week in August 2013. The song was also used in the Netflix original series ''

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'', in season one, episode six, during the end credits, and featured in '' Good Girls''. “Disparate Youth” was featured in the 2020 trailer for the Netflix series “

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Critical reception

In March 2012, ''

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'' heralded "Disparate Youth" as part of their 'New Music' feature. Reviewer Michael Cragg hailed it as "an absolute corker, all sleek new-wave keyboards mixed with frantic bursts of guitar and Santigold's intriguingly emotionless delivery."

Track listing

Charts

For the chart week dated April 21, 2012, "Disparate Youth" debuted at number ninety-six on the UK Singles Chart; marking the artist's second appearance on the chart—following " L.E.S. Artistes" (number 27, 2008).

Certifications

Release history

Music video

Santigold and filmmaker Sam Fleischner co-directed a "Disparate Youth"

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shot in

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, which released in March 2012. The video, shot on a shoestring budget, shows Santigold riding a motorcycle through a colonial-era town, riding a speedboat off the coast, and entering a jungle with some young Jamaican locals. Fleischner has revealed that this was the second video shot for the song, following "a Clockwork Orange-inspired video that the label spent a lot of money on" which Santigold decided not to release.

References

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