Are You Old Enough?

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"Are You Old Enough?"
Dragon - Are You Old Enough?.jpg
Single by Dragon
from the album O Zambezi
ReleasedAugust 1978
GenreRock
Length4:08
LabelPortrait Records
Songwriter(s)Paul Hewson
Producer(s)Peter Dawkins
Dragon singles chronology
"Konkaroo"
(1977) 		"Are You Old Enough?"
(1978) 		"Still in Love with You"
(1978)

"Are You Old Enough?" is a song by New Zealand-Australian rock band Dragon, released in August 1978. It was released as the first single from the group's fifth studio album O Zambezi (1978). The song peaked at number one on the Australian Kent Music Report, becoming the group's first number-one single.

Reception[]

Reviewed at the time of release, South Australian music magazine Roadrunner said the song was, "Their best yet. This band continues to make superb sounding singles (this will be No 1 for sure) and continue to be the most sexist band in the country. This one, about fucking young women and going to gaol for it is their most offensive yet."[1]

David Nichols described the song as, "essentially a paean to underage sex, perhaps even pedophilia. A glowing, irresistible pop tune, sung delectably by Marc Hunter with uncredited backing vocal from Renée Geyer, it is a virtually flawless pop record, its subversive nature being an essential element of this status."[2]

Track listing[]

  1. Are You Old Enough? (Paul Hewson) - 4:08
  2. Company (Jenny Brown, Todd Hunter) - 3:54

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1978/79) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report[3] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] 6

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1978) Position
Australian Kent Music Report[5] 14

Personnel[]

  • Bass guitar, vocals – Todd Hunter
  • Drums – Kerry Jacobson
  • Keyboards, vocals – Paul Hewson
  • Lead guitar, vocals – Robert Taylor
  • Lead vocals – Marc Hunter
  • Violin [Vitar] – Richard Lee

References[]

  1. ^ Mark Burford (September 1978). "Singles". Roadrunner. p. 18.
  2. ^ David Nichols (2016). Dig: Australian Rock and Pop Music, 1960-85. Verse Chorus Press. p. 364. ISBN 9781891241611.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 94. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "Charts.nz – Dragon – Are You Old Enough?". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 430. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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