
Rhythm of Youth is the debut studio album by Canadian new wave and synth-pop band Men Without Hats, released in April 1982 by Statik Records in Europe and Canada and in 1983 by Backstreet Records in the US. 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 album entered the Canadian Top 100 on the 5th of March, 1983 and reached number 15 on the 11th of June, 1983. Track listing 1982 Canada/UK LP/CD Source:[7] All tracks are written by Ivan Doroschuk unless otherwise noted. No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Ban the Game" 0:48 2. "Living in China" 3:04 3. "The Great Ones Remember" I. DoroschukAllan McCarthy 4:41 4. "I Got the Message" 4:44 5. "Cocoricci (Le tango des voleurs)" I. DoroschukMcCarthy 3:24 6. "The Safety Dance" 2:44 7. "Ideas for Walls" 2:59 8. "Things in My Life" I. DoroschukJeremie Arrobas 4:56 9. "I Like" 4:19 10. "The Great Ones Remember" (Reprise) I. DoroschukStefan Doroschuk 1:59 1984 UK CD bonus tracks No. Title Notes Length 11. "Antarctica" Single edit 3:29 12. "Modern Dancing" Also known as "Modern(e) Dancing" 4:13 13. "Utter Space" 2:45 14. "Security (Everybody Feels Better With)" 4:01 15. "The Safety Dance" (Club Mix) Also known as "Extended Dance Version" 4:32 1983 US LP No. Title Writer(s) Notes Length 1. "Ban the Game" 0:48 2. "The Safety Dance" "Extended Dance Version" 4:32 3. "Antarctica" 3:29 4. "The Great Ones Remember" I. DoroschukAllan McCarthy 4:41 5. "I Got the Message" 4:44 6. "I Like" 4:19 7. "Ideas for Walls" 2:59 8. "Things in My Life" I. DoroschukJeremie Arrobas 4:56 9. "Cocoricci (Le tango des voleurs)" I. DoroschukMcCarthy 3:24 10. "The Great Ones Remember" (Reprise) I. DoroschukStefan Doroschuk 1:59 1983 US cassette No. Title Writer(s) Notes Length 1. "Ban the Game" 0:48 2. "The Safety Dance" (Extended Dance Version) 4:32 3. "Antarctica" 3:29 4. "The Great Ones Remember" I. DoroschukAllan McCarthy 4:41 5. "Ideas for Walls" 2:59 6. "Living in China" Bonus track 3:04 7. "I Like" 4:19 8. "I Got the Message" 4:44 9. "Things in My Life" I. DoroschukJeremie Arrobas 4:56 10. "Cocoricci (Le tango des voleurs)" I. DoroschukMcCarthy 3:24 11. "The Safety Dance" (Short Version) Bonus track 2:44 12. "The Great Ones Remember" (Reprise) I. DoroschukStefan Doroschuk 1:59 2010 Canadian CD remaster No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Ban the Game" 0:48 2. "The Safety Dance" 4:32 3. "Living in China" 3:04 4. "The Great Ones Remember" I. DoroschukAllan McCarthy 4:41 5. "I Got the Message" 4:44 6. "I Like" 4:19 7. "Ideas for Walls" 2:59 8. "Things in My Life" I. DoroschukJeremie Arrobas 4:56 9. "Cocoricci (Le tango des voleurs)" I. DoroschukMcCarthy 3:24 10. "The Great Ones Remember" (Reprise) I. DoroschukStefan Doroschuk 1:59 11. "Antarctica" 3:29 Bonus tracks No. Title Notes Length 12. "Ban the Game" (Full Version) 3:49 13. "I Got the Message" (Long Version) 5:57 14. "The Safety Dance" (Video Version) Also known as "Short Version" 2:44 15. "The Safety Dance" (Club Mix) Different than "Club Mix" on original 1985 CD