![]() ![]() Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Sweet Sixteen" "White Wedding (Extended Version)" – 8:20Ĭassette single (Canadian limited edition release). ![]() Formats 7" singleħ" single (Australian limited edition double-pack release) On the 30th anniversary of the album, Ultimate Classic Rock described the song as a "relatively stripped-back acoustic love song". Billboard noted in their review of the album: ".quick spins of "World's Forgotten Boy," "Sweet Sixteen," and " Don't Need a Gun" provide positive indication that Idol is rocking on the right track." In a retrospective AllMusic review of the album, Johnny Loftus commented on the song's "weird, Marty Robbins-meets-Del Shannon-in-space vibe." Loftus also selected the song as one of the album's highlights by labelling it an AMG Pick Track. In a contemporary review of Whiplash Smile, Rolling Stone described the song as having an "acoustic shuffle", which "recalled the texture" of Idol's 1984 hit " Eyes Without a Face". The UK edition of the 12" single, which was also released in some other European countries, included an extended version of "Rebel Yell" instead. For the 12" single, another track from the album, "One Night, One Chance" was also included. The B-Side was the Whiplash Smile album track "Beyond Belief. The single was released on 7", 12" and cassette by Chrysalis. An alternative video, filmed in colour, featured scenes shot at Coral Castle. The black-and-white version, directed by Peter Sinclair, featured Idol performing the song in an empty room. Two music videos were filmed to promote the single. He added that while the castle was Leedskalnin's "coral memorial" to his former love, "Sweet Sixteen" was Idol's to his then-girlfriend Perri Lister. In his 2014 autobiography, Idol described the song as a "heartfelt lament". The song was written during the making of Idol's 1983 album Rebel Yell. Idol wrote the song after watching "The Castle of Secrets", an episode of Leonard Nimoy's program In Search of. He built the Coral Castle there in dedication to Skuvst, who he often referred to as his "Sweet Sixteen". In Latvia, Leedskalnin was set to marry Agnes Skuvst, but she broke the engagement and Leedskalnin decided to emigrate to America. "Sweet Sixteen" was inspired by the true story of Edward Leedskalnin, a Latvian emigrant who single-handedly built the Coral Castle in Florida. It was also a hit across Europe and beyond. The song written by Idol and produced by Keith Forsey. " Sweet Sixteen" is a song by British singer-songwriter Billy Idol, which was released in 1987 as the third single from his third studio album Whiplash Smile (1986). 1987 single by Billy Idol "Sweet Sixteen"
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