Rhythm of Youth is the debut album of Canadian synthpop group Men Without Hats, released in 1982 on Backstreet Records. It propelled them to fame with its second single, "The Safety Dance". It was released under the Statik Records label in Canada, distributed by Warner Music Canada (then called WEA Canada) where it achieved Platinum status for sales of 100,000 units. The US release of this album featured a different track listing, which replaced "Living in China" with an edited version of "Antarctica" (the full version of which appeared on Folk of the 80's) and included an extended version of "The Safety Dance". Rhythm of Youth is the debut album of Canadian synthpop group Men Without Hats, released in 1982 on Backstreet Records. It propelled them to fame with its second single, "The Safety Dance". It was released under the Statik Records label in Canada, distributed by Warner Music Canada (then called WEA Canada) where it achieved Platinum status for sales of 100,000 units. The US release of this album featured a different track listing, which replaced "Living in China" with an edited version of "Antarctica" (the full version of which appeared on Folk of the 80's) and included an extended version of "The Safety Dance". false 2024-02-16 17:21:01 Rhythm of Youth 8 1982 1982-01-01 1982-01-01 58 New Wave Pop Synth-Pop Dance-Rock 113790 2126855 e5c1ae17-7db0-4041-ad48-47ab4347bb10 bcabb743-60ed-406b-94da-9bf82e032e58 bc8adfb6-8247-42e9-b1d9-27f51e84726d /media/data/media4/Music/Men Without Hats/Rhythm of Youth (1982)/folder.jpg Men Without Hats AlbumArtist Men Without Hats Artist Men Without Hats Men Without Hats 1 Ban the Game 00:50 2 The Safety Dance 04:37 3 Living in China 03:06 4 The Great Ones Remember 04:45 5 I Got the Message 04:46 6 I Like 04:22 7 Ideas for Walls 03:01 8 Things in My Life 05:00 9 Cocoricci (Le Tango des voleurs) 03:27 10 The Great Ones Remember (reprise) 02:01 11 Antarctica 03:26 12 Ban the Game (full version) 03:50 13 I Got the Message (long version) 05:58 14 The Safety Dance (video version) 02:46 15 The Safety Dance (club mix) 05:52 Men Without Hats are a Canadian new wave and synth-pop band, originally from Montreal, Quebec. Their music is characterized by the baritone voice of their lead singer Ivan Doroschuk, as well as their elaborate use of synthesizers and electronic processing. They achieved their greatest popularity in the 1980s with "The Safety Dance", a worldwide top ten hit (No. 3 in the United States), and "Pop Goes the World". After a hiatus for most of the 1990s and 2000s, Doroschuk reformed the band in 2010, and released Love in the Age of War (2012). The group, based in Vancouver, has continued to perform, including tour dates announced in support of the release of two studio albums, Men Without Hats Again (Parts 1 & 2), in 2021 and 2022 respectively.