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God Save the Teen

God Save the Teen is the fifth studio album by American musician Mod Sun, released on February 3, 2023, by Big Noise Music Group. The album is produced by John Feldmann and marks the second pop-punk album by Mod Sun, following 2021's Internet Killed the Rockstar. It features Avril Lavigne and Royal & the Serpent.[1]

God Save the Teen
Studio album by
Mod Sun
ReleasedFebruary 3, 2023
StudioFoxy Studios, Los Angeles, U.S.
GenrePop-punk
Length36:09
LabelBig Noise
ProducerJohn Feldmann
Mod Sun chronology
Internet Killed the Rockstar
(2021) 		God Save the Teen
(2023)

Release

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God Save the Teen was first announced in November 2022 on Mod Sun's social media accounts. The announcement came with a short teaser which played a snippet from "Wolves".[2]

In the twelve days leading up to the album's release on February 3, Sun would release a short video each day with a snippet of one of the album's twelve tracks.

God Save the Teen contains no commercial or promotional singles. In the time between Mod Sun's fourth and fifth albums, he released five stand-alone singles, "Down" (featuring Travis Barker), "Rich Kids Ruin Everything", "Perfectly Imperfect", "Battle Scars",[3] and "Sexoxo" (featuring Charlotte Sands). While these songs were heavily speculated to be a part of the upcoming album, this rumor turned out to be untrue. According to Mod Sun, the album was originally set to include singles, though he felt they didn't contribute to the album's theme and wrote new songs to replace them.[4][5][6]

The album spawned a tour that lasted from February 19 to April 2, 2023, and ended in Los Angeles.[7]

Themes

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Much of God Save the Teen's lyrical content revolves around Mod Sun's personal relationships, including that of his then-fiancé, Avril Lavigne. Soon after the album was released, the couple broke up,[8][9][10][11] causing him to dedicate "Avril's Song" to whichever city he was playing while on tour instead of to his ex-girlfriend.[12][13]

The album includes a cover of "Iris" by the Goo Goo Dolls. Mod Sun credits the song with being the "song that saved him". Following the album's release, the Goo Goo Dolls applauded his version of the song by shouting it out on the band's official Facebook and Twitter pages.[14]

Track listing

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God Save the Teen track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Eyelids"
2:47
2."Revenge"
  • Smith
  • Feldmann
  • JP Clark
2:37
3."Avril's Song"
  • Smith
  • Feldmann
2:45
4."Shelter" (featuring Avril Lavigne)
  • Smith
  • Feldmann
  • Avril Lavigne
3:10
5."Courtney Fucked Kurt"
  • Smith
  • Feldmann
1:32
6."SOS" (featuring Royal & the Serpent)
  • Smith
  • Feldmann
  • Ryan Santiago
2:58
7."Single Mothers"
  • Smith
  • Feldmann
  • Brennan Elliot
3:29
8."Iris"
2:57
9."When We're Dead"
3:00
10."Wolves"
  • Smith
  • Feldmann
3:53
11."Drive"
  • Smith
  • Feldmann
3:14
12."Delusional Confidence"
  • Smith
  • Feldmann
3:42
Total length:36:09

Notes

References

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  1. ^ God Save The Teen, February 3, 2023, retrieved April 4, 2023
  2. ^ Rogers, Jack (November 10, 2022). "MOD SUN Announces New Album 'GOD SAVE THE TEEN'". Rock Sound. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "Mod Sun Holds Himself Accountable on "Battle Scars"". Paper Magazine. August 19, 2022.
  4. ^ Paul, Larisha (February 2, 2023). "How Mod Sun Went From Tortured Artist to a 'Messenger for the Other Side of Life'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  5. ^ Murray, Madison (January 23, 2023). "Here's Everything We Know About MOD SUN's God Save The Teen". The Honey POP. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  6. ^ "MOD SUN Shares Uncompromising New Album 'God Save The Teen' ft. Avril Lavigne and Royal & the Serpent". R o c k 'N' L o a d. February 4, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  7. ^ "MOD SUN announces 2023 'God Save The Teen' tour dates". Audacy. November 17, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  8. ^ "Mod Sun Says He'll 'Listen' to His Heart 'Even When It Feels Broken' After Avril Lavigne Split". Peoplemag. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  9. ^ "Mod Sun Breaks Silence on Avril Lavigne Breakup". E! Online. February 28, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  10. ^ "Mod Sun Devastated Over Split from Avril Lavigne, Blindsided by Tyga Romance". TMZ. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  11. ^ "Mod Sun | New Album 'God Save the Teen', Engagement to Avril Lavigne & Sobriety", Zach Sang Show, retrieved March 8, 2024
  12. ^ "Mod Sun has changed the name of a song he wrote in Avril Lavigne's honour after their split". uk.movies.yahoo.com. April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  13. ^ "Mod Sun changes title of Avril Lavigne song after split". SFWeekly. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  14. ^ "Thank you Mod Sun for your great version of "Iris" !!!! | By Goo Goo Dolls | Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
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