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"Youth of the Nation"
Song

"Youth of the Nation" was a hit single from P.O.D. in 2002. It was the second single to come from their album, Satellite. It was inspired in part by the school shootings at Santana High School and Columbine High School. The song was the band's only #1 on the Modern Rock chart.

Music video

The music video for "Youth of the Nation" has the band performing the song in a room filled with photos of adolescents as seen on the single cover. It revolves around a group of adolescents riding around in a car that appears to be in California. The video found significant airplay on MTV2. It was directed by Paul Fedor.

Appearances

The song was featured in

This song was satired in "Weird Al" Yankovic's song "Angry White Boy Polka" on his album, Poodle Hat.

Track listing

  1. "Youth Of The Nation" (Album version) - 4:18
  2. "Alive" (Semi-acoustic version) - 3:27
  3. "Sabbath" - 4:33
Preceded by Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one single
March 30 2002
Succeeded by