"Teen Angst" is a song and single by the alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 band Cracker

Cracker (band)

Cracker is an American alternative rock band featuring founders/songwriters singer David Lowery and guitarist Johnny Hickman. They are best known for their platinum-selling 1993 album, Kerosene Hat, featuring the hit songs "Low", "Euro-Trash Girl", and "Get Off This".Founders Lowery and Hickman...

. Released in 1992, it appeared on their debut album Cracker

Cracker (album)

-Track listing:# "Teen Angst " – 4:31# "Happy Birthday to Me" – 3:29# "This Is Cracker Soul" – 3:38# "I See the Light" – 5:11...

. The song was also released as a successful single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

, and it charted at number 1 on the US Modern Rock Tracks

Modern Rock Tracks

Alternative Songs is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. It lists the 40 most-played songs on modern rock radio stations, most of which are alternative rock songs...

, arguably breaking Cracker into the mainstream.

The song was later released on the compilation albums, Garage D'Or

Garage D'Or

Garage D'Or is Cracker's fifth album. It is a two disc album, with the first disc representing a "greatest hits" collection, and the second disc compiling rarities and previously unreleased material.-Track listing:...

and Get On with It: The Best of Cracker. A re-recording of the song appears on the album Greatest Hits Redux

Greatest Hits Redux

Greatest Hits Redux is a compilation album that was released on the Cooking Vinyl label the same day as another Cracker greatest hits compilation called Get On With It: The Best of Cracker released by Virgin Records...

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Track listings

1. "Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now)" - 4:11
2. "Can I Take My Gun to Heaven?" - 3:50
3. "China" - 3:09

Chart positions

Chart (1992)	Peak position
U.S. Modern Rock Tracks Modern Rock Tracks Alternative Songs is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. It lists the 40 most-played songs on modern rock radio stations, most of which are alternative rock songs...  (Billboard)	1
U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks Mainstream Rock Tracks Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music. Modern rock tracks are counted in the Alternative Songs chart.This chart began with the March 21, 1981, issue... (Billboard)	27