{{distinguish|Coming of age}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Use British English|date=November 2013}} {{Infobox album | name = Come of Age | type = studio | artist = the Vaccines | cover = ComeOfAge.jpg | alt = | released = 3 September 2012 | recorded = | studio = ICP (Brussels, Belgium) | genre = {{flatlist| *Indie rock *garage rock *surf rock *power pop *post punk revival }} | length = 39:35 | label = Columbia | producer = Ethan Johns | prev_title = What Did You Expect from The Vaccines? | prev_year = 2011 | next_title = Melody Calling EP | next_year = 2013 | misc = {{Singles | name = Come of Age | type = studio | single1 = No Hope | single1date = 6 July 2012 | single2 = Teenage Icon | single2date = 2 September 2012 | single3 = I Always Knew | single3date = 18 November 2012 | single4 = Bad Mood | single4date = 17 March 2013 }} }} {{Music ratings |rev1 = The Upcoming | rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theupcoming.co.uk/2012/08/22/album-review-the-vaccines-come-of-age/|title=Album review: The Vaccines – Come of Age|date=22 August 2012 |accessdate=2012-08-22}}</ref> | rev2 = ''NME'' | rev2Score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/the-vaccines/13634|title=Album review: The Vaccines – 'The Vaccines Come of Age'|website=NME|date=31 August 2012|accessdate=2012-08-31}}</ref> | rev3 = Clash | rev3Score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/the-vaccines-come-of-age|title=Album review: The Vaccines – 'The Vaccines Come of Age'|date=3 September 2012 |accessdate=2012-09-03}}</ref> | rev4 = Uncut | rev4Score = 7/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://themusicservice.wordpress.com/2012/09/04/the-vaccines-come-of-age-review/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121225193159/http://themusicservice.wordpress.com/2012/09/04/the-vaccines-come-of-age-review/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-12-25 |title=The Vaccines: Come of Age review' |accessdate=2012-09-04 }}</ref> | rev5 = The Guardian | rev5Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/aug/30/vaccines-come-of-age-review|title= The Vaccines 'Come of Age' review|accessdate=2012-09-04 | location=London|work=The Guardian|first=Alexis|last=Petridis|date=30 August 2012}}</ref> |rev6 = The Daily Telegraph | rev6Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theupcoming.co.uk/2012/08/22/album-review-the-vaccines-come-of-age/|title=Album review: The Vaccines – Come of Age|date=22 August 2012 |accessdate=2012-08-22}}</ref> | rev7 = AltSounds | rev7Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hangout.altsounds.com/reviews/152054-review-vaccines-age-album.html |title=Review: The Vaccines – Come of Age |accessdate=2012-09-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904131840/http://hangout.altsounds.com/reviews/152054-review-vaccines-age-album.html |archivedate=4 September 2012 }}</ref> | rev8 = Drowned in Sound | rev8Score = 7/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/17197/reviews/4145414|title=The Vaccines – Come of Age|accessdate=2012-09-11|archive-date=31 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831220207/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/17197/reviews/4145414|url-status=dead}}</ref> | rev9 = Digital Spy | rev9Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/albumreviews/a401466/the-vaccines-come-of-age-album-review.html|title=The Vaccines: 'Come of Age' – Album review|publisher=Digital Spy|date=28 August 2012|accessdate=2012-09-11}}</ref> | rev10 = Platform | rev10Score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://platform-online.net/2012/09/review-the-vaccines-come-of-age/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012093526/http://platform-online.net/2012/09/review-the-vaccines-come-of-age/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=12 October 2014|title=Review: The Vaccines – Come of Age|accessdate=2012-09-11}}</ref> | rev11 = Consequence of Sound | rev11Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2012/09/album-review-the-vaccines-the-vaccines-come-of-age/|title=Album Review: The Vaccines – The Vaccines Come of Age|date=7 September 2012|accessdate=2012-09-11}}</ref> | rev12 = BBC | rev12Score = (positive)<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/f3zb BBC review] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510113958/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/f3zb |date=10 May 2012 }}</ref> |rev13=PopMatters |rev13Score=7/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/162664-the-vaccines-come-of-age/|title=The Vaccines: Come of Age|publisher=PopMatters|last=Bergstrom|first=John|date=2012-09-17|accessdate=2012-10-03}}</ref> |rev14=Sputnikmusic |rev14Score={{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/51878/The-Vaccines-Come-of-Age/|title=The Vaccines – Come of Age|publisher=Sputnikmusic|last=Viney|first=Joseph|date=2012-09-17|accessdate=2012-10-03}}</ref> |rev15=Evening Standard |rev15Score={{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/51878/The-Vaccines-Come-of-Age/|title=The Vaccines – Come of Age|publisher=Sputnikmusic|last=Viney|first=Joseph|date=2012-09-17|accessdate=2012-10-03}}</ref> |rev16=AllMusic |rev16Score={{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=come-of-age-mw0002385063|pure_url=yes}}</ref> }}
'''''Come of Age''''' (also alternatively titled '''''The Vaccines Come of Age''''') is the second studio album by English indie rock band the Vaccines, which was released on 3 September 2012. It follows their debut album ''What Did You Expect from The Vaccines?'', released the previous year. It was produced by Ethan Johns and reached number one in the UK.
==Album art== The image on the front cover of the album is a photo of four androgynous teenage girls, each representing a different member of the band.
==Influences== Lead singer and songwriter Justin Young cites ''No Other'' by Gene Clark, ''#1 Record'' by Big Star and "Spanish Bombs" by the Clash as his major inspirations during the writing of this album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/22/the-vaccines-the-music-that-inspired-them-album-by-album|title=The Vaccines: the music that inspired them, album by album|first=Michael|last=Hann|work=The Guardian|date=22 May 2015|accessdate=20 April 2018}}</ref>
==Track listing== All lyrics written by Justin Young, all music composed by the Vaccines. {{track listing | title1 = No Hope | length1 = 4:10 | writer1 = | title2 = I Always Knew | length2 = 3:34 | writer2 = | title3 = Teenage Icon | length3 = 3:05 | writing3 = | title4 = All in Vain | length4 = 3:52 | writing4 = | title5 = Ghost Town | length5 = 2:21 | writing5 = | title6 = Aftershave Ocean | length6 = 4:10 | writing6 = | title7 = Weirdo | length7 = 4:49 | writing7 = | title8 = Bad Mood | length8 = 3:06 | writing8 = | title9 = Change of Heart Pt. 2 | length9 = 2:18 | writing9 = | title10 = I Wish I Was a Girl | length10 = 2:53 | writing10 = | title11 = Lonely World | length11 = 5:02 | writing11 = }} {{Track listing | total_length = | headline =Japanese Bonus Tracks<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/The-Vaccines-Come-Of-Age/release/7472246|title=The Vaccines – Come of Age (CD, Album) at Discogs|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=14 January 2016}}</ref> | title12 = Blow Your Mind | length12 = 2:10 | title13 = Panic Attack | length13 = 2:11 }} {{Track listing | total_length = | headline = Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks | title12 = Runaway |note12 = track 14 on Japanese Deluxe Edition<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/The-Vaccines-Come-Of-Age/release/7472257|title=The Vaccines – Come of Age (CD, Album) at Discogs|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=14 January 2016}}</ref> | length12 = 2:49 | title13 = Possessive |note13 = track 15 on Japanese Deluxe Edition | length13 = 3:42 | title14 = Misbehaviour |note14 = track 16 on Japanese Deluxe Edition | length14 = 2:58 }} {{Track listing | total_length = | headline = Deluxe Edition Live at Brighton Bonus CD | title1 = No Hope | length1 = 4:07 | writer1 = | title2 = Wreckin' Bar (Ra Ra Ra) | length2 = 1:43 | writer2 = | title3 = Tiger Blood | length3 = 2:28 | writing3 = | title4 = A Lack of Understanding | length4 = 3:08 | writing4 = | title5 = Wetsuit | length5 = 4:24 | writing5 = | title6 = Teenage Icon | length6 = 3:15 | writing6 = | title7 = Under Your Thumb | length7 = 2:27 | writing7 = | title8 = Post Break Up Sex | length8 = 2:55 | writing8 = | title9 = All in White | length9 = 4:42 | writing9 = | title10 = Wolf Pack | length10 = 2:50 | writing10 = | title11 = Weirdo | length11 = 5:01 | writing11 = | title12 = Blow It Up | length12 = 2:40 | writer12 = | title13 = Bad Mood | length13 = 3:21 | writer13 = | title14 = If You Wanna | length14 = 3:27 | writing14 = | title15 = Family Friend | length15 = 8:56 | writing15 = | title16 = Why Should I Love You? | length16 = 3:48 | writing16 = | title17 = Norgaard | length17 = 2:32 | writing17 = }}
==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- !Chart (2012) !Peak<br/>position |- {{album chart|Australia|43|artist=The Vaccines|album=Come of Age|rowheader=true|accessdate=31 July 2020}} |- {{album chart|Austria|72|artist=The Vaccines|album=Come of Age|rowheader=true|accessdate=31 July 2020}} |- {{album chart|Flanders|14|artist=The Vaccines|album=Come of Age|rowheader=true|accessdate=31 July 2020}} |- {{album chart|Wallonia|52|artist=The Vaccines|album=Come of Age|rowheader=true|accessdate=31 July 2020}} |- {{album chart|Netherlands|70|artist=The Vaccines|album=Come of Age|rowheader=true|accessdate=31 July 2020}} |- {{album chart|France|60|artist=The Vaccines|album=Come of Age|rowheader=true|accessdate=31 July 2020}} |- {{album chart|Germany|86|id=202146|artist=The Vaccines|album=Come of Age|rowheader=true|accessdate=31 July 2020}} |- {{album chart|Ireland2|8|artist=The Vaccines|rowheader=true|accessdate=31 July 2020}} |- {{album chart|Italy|93|artist=The Vaccines|album=Come of Age|rowheader=true|accessdate=31 July 2020}} |- {{album chart|Scotland|1|date=20120915|rowheader=true|accessdate=31 July 2020}} |- {{album chart|Spain|50|artist=The Vaccines|album=Come of Age|rowheader=true|accessdate=31 July 2020}} |- {{album chart|Sweden|36|artist=The Vaccines|album=Come of Age|rowheader=true|accessdate=31 July 2020}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|42|artist=The Vaccines|album=Come of Age|rowheader=true|accessdate=31 July 2020}} |- {{album chart|UK2|1|date=20120915|rowheader=true|accessdate=31 July 2020}} |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- !Chart (2012) !Position |- !scope="row"|UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20120108/37502|title=End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2012|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=31 July 2020}}</ref> |80 |} {{col-end}}
== Certifications == {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|relyear=2012|certyear=2024|title=Come of Age|artist=Vaccines|type=album|award=Platinum|id=10140-3049-2|access-date=5 July 2024}} {{Certification Table Bottom | noshipments=true|nosales=true|streaming=true}}
==Personnel== *Justin Young – vocals, rhythm guitar *Freddie Cowan – lead guitar, backing vocals *Arni Arnason – bass guitar, backing vocals *Pete Robertson – drums, backing vocals
'''Additional musicians''' *Ethan Johns – percussion <small>(tracks 2, 4, 6, 8, 11)</small>, acoustic guitar <small>(tracks 2, 4)</small>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{The Vaccines}}
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Category:2012 albums Category:The Vaccines albums Category:Albums produced by Ethan Johns Category:Columbia Records albums