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"17" ("Seventeen") is a song written by Sky Ferreira, Carol Lamere, and Daniel Luttrell while production was handled by Bloodshy & Avant. It serves as Ferreira's debut single that was released only to digital outlets on May 17, 2010 through Capitol Records, but was later removed from the iTunes Store.

Composition[]

"17" is a synthpop and electropop song with elements of electronic rock. The song is about a seventeen-year-old girl who goes out with her older friends using a fake identity to find an escape from the roughness in life.

Release[]

"17" debuted on the iTunes Store on May 18, 2010 through Capitol Records, but was later removed.

Remixes

Cory Enemy Remix – 5:25

Lyrics[]

Album version[]

[Intro]:
Ba, ba, ba, di, da, da, da, da, da.
Ba, ba, ba, di, da, da, da, da, da.
Ba, ba, ba, di, da, da, da, da, da.
Ba, ba, ba, di, da, da, da, da, da.

[Verse 1]:
She, she, she,
She came home late again tonight.
You could see it in her eyes,
She's been up to something, oh, oh.
We, we, we,
Don't know what to do with her.
She's from a different world,
And it's apparent now this girl is hiding.
Something in the way she gives a confident excuse,
There's no way they'd ever know she's been,

[Chorus]:
Sneaking out at night,
She's dancing at the night club.
Yeah, she got a fake ID,
They'll never know she's 17.
Oh, and she's drinking with her friends,
And they're all 21.
I wonder how much longer she can get away with,
Her dirty little secret.

Ba, ba, ba, di, da, da, da, da, da.
Ba, ba, ba, di, da, da, da, da, da.

[Verse 2]:
Mom and dad,
They don't seem to understand.
She's got so many older friends,
They pick her up every Wednesday night.
She breaks the rules,
She makes a fool of everyone.
She won't give up until she's done.
And it's apparent now this girl is missing.
Something in the way she gives a confident excuse,
There's no way they'd ever know she's been,

[Chorus]:
Sneaking out at night,
She's dancing at the night club.
Yeah, she got a fake ID,
They'll never know she's 17.
Oh, and she's drinking with her friends,
And they're all 21.
I wonder how much longer she can get away with,
Her dirty little secret.

[Bridge]:
She says she doesn't need anyone at all.
They say she's living way too fast (fast, fast, fast).
I wonder how long she can last before she falls,
Tot he ground.

[Chorus]:
Sneaking out at night,
She's dancing at the night club.
Yeah, she got a fake ID,
They'll never know she's 17.
Oh, and she's drinking with her friends,
And they're all 21.
I wonder how much longer she can get away with,
Her dirty little secret.

Ba, ba, ba, di, da, da, da, da, da.
Ba, ba, ba, di, da, da, da, da, da.
Ba, ba, ba, di, da, da, da, da, da.
Ba, ba, ba, di, da, da, da, da, da.

Demo version[]

[Intro]:
Ba, ba, ba, di, da, da, da, da, da.
Ba, ba, ba, di, da, da, da, da, da.
Ba, ba, ba, di, da, da, da, da, da.
Ba, ba, ba, di, da, da, da, da, da.

[Verse 1]:
She, she, she,
She came home late again tonight.
You could see it in her eyes,
She's been up to something, oh, oh.
We, we, we,
Don't know what to do with her.
She's from a different world,
And it's apparent now this girl is hiding.
Something in the way she gives a confident excuse,
There's no way they'd ever know she's been,

[Chorus]:
Sneaking out at night,
She's dancing at the night club.
Yeah, she got a fake ID,
They'll never know she's 17.
Oh, and she's drinking with her friends,
And they're all 21.
I wonder how much longer she can get away with,
Her dirty little secret.

Ba, ba, ba, di, da, da, da, da, da.
Ba, ba, ba, di, da, da, da, da, da.

[Verse 2]:
Mom and dad,
They don't seem to understand.
She's got so many older friends,
They pick her up every Wednesday night.
She breaks the rules,
She makes a fool of everyone.
She won't give up until she's done.
And it's apparent now this girl is missing.
Something in the way she gives a confident excuse,
There's no way they'd ever know she's been,

[Chorus]:
Sneaking out at night,
She's dancing at the night club.
Yeah, she got a fake ID,
They'll never know she's 17.
Oh, and she's drinking with her friends,
And they're all 21.
I wonder how much longer she can get away with,
Her dirty little secret.

[Bridge]:
She hides the pain behind the fun.
She said she doesn't need anyone at all.
They say she's living way too fast.
I wonder how long she can last before she falls,
To the ground.

Something in the way she pushes everyone away,
There's no way they'd ever know.

[Chorus]:
Sneaking out at night,
She's dancing at the night club.
Yeah, she got a fake ID,
They'll never know she's 17.
Oh, and she's drinking with her friends,
And they're all 21.
I wonder how much longer she can get away with,
Her dirty little secret.

Music video[]

The music video for the song was directed by Cass Bird and premiered on April 6, 2010. The video was uploaded onto Sky Ferreira's personal YouTube account but was later taken down. The video starts with Ferreira singing with a group of friends and continues with her singing in her bedroom until she escapes from home to go to parties where she drinks with her older friends. Ferreira also appears in a sex scene with a boy.

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