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Young Turks is een nummer van de Britse zanger Rod Stewart. Het is de tweede single van Stewarts elfde studioalbum Tonight I'm Yours uit 1981. In oktober dat jaar werd het nummer eerst op single uitgebracht in de EU, VS en Canada. In november volgde Japan en in januari 1982 Australië en Nieuw-Zeeland.

In het nummer gebruikt Stewart een synthpop- new wavegeluid, wat hij eerder niet deed. Opvallend is dat de titel van het nummer niet in de tekst voorkomt. De titel verwijst naar de Jonge Turken, een bijnaam voor een politieke hervormingsbeweging.

"Young Turks" is a song by Rod Stewart that first appeared in 1981 on his album Tonight I'm Yours. The track presented Stewart backed by a new synth-pop and new wave sound, in part influenced by acts like Devo. The term young Turk, which originates from the early 20th-century secular nationalist reform party of the same name, is slang for a rebellious youth who acts contrary to what is deemed normal by society. The phrase "young Turks" is not heard in the song, the chorus instead centering on the phrase "young hearts, be free, tonight", leading to the song frequently being known as "Young Hearts" or "Young Hearts Be Free".

The music for the song was composed by Carmine Appice, Duane Hitchings, and Kevin Savigar, with lyrics written by Stewart. The song, which was released as the first US single (second in the UK) from Tonight I’m Yours, was produced with synthesizers and a hi-hat played over a drum machine. Billboard said that it was "the kind of song Stewart is best at: melodic, lyrical and a bit harder than a ballad." Record World said that "Stewart hitches onto a brisk beat and trades in his vocal gravel for an attractive light tenor."

On the Billboard Hot 100, "Young Turks" debuted at No. 61 on 17 October 1981 and peaked at No. 5 on 19 December 1981 – 9 January 1982. The song peaked at No. 11 on the UK Singles Chart and also was a top 5 hit in Australia, Belgium, Israel (No. 1) and Canada. Released a few months after MTV commenced operations, it was the first video containing breakdancing to be played by the channel.