"Teenage Love" was the first single released from Slick Rick

Slick Rick

Richard Walters , better known by his stage name Slick Rick is a Grammy-nominated English-American rapper...

's 1988 debut album, The Great Adventures of Slick Rick

The Great Adventures of Slick Rick

-Samples used:*"Children's Story" samples "Think " by Lyn Collins & "Nautilus" by Bob James*"The Moment I Feared" samples "Funky Drummer" by James Brown", "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" by Bob James & "Peter Piper" by Run-D.M.C....

. It was released in November 1988 as his debut single and was produced by Slick Rick and The Bomb Squad

The Bomb Squad

The Bomb Squad is an American hip hop production team, known for their work with the rap group Public Enemy. The Bomb Squad are noted for their dense, distinct, innovative production style, often utilizing dozens of samples on just one track...

. "Teenage Love" would prove to be a hit for Slick Rick, making it to number 16 on the Hot Black Singles

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...

 chart and number 8 on the Hot Rap Singles

Hot Rap Tracks

Rap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single...

. It wasn't as successful as the next single, Children's Story released in 1989.

B-side

1. "Treat Her Like a Prostitute" (Album Version)- 3:54
2. "Treat Her Like a Prostitute" (Movie Version)- 3:34

Music video

A music was directed in late 1988 and released in December 1988.