When You're Young (The Jam song)
"When You're Young" | ||||
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Single by The Jam | ||||
B-side | "Smithers-Jones" | |||
Released | 17 August 1979 | |||
Genre | Mod revival, power pop | |||
Label | Polydor (UK) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Paul Weller | |||
Producer(s) | Vic Coppersmith-Heaven and the Jam | |||
The Jam singles chronology | ||||
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Back of the single cover | ||||
Music video | ||||
"When You're Young" on YouTube |
"When You're Young" was the eighth single released by the Jam. The single was released on 17 August 1979, and charted at number 17 in the UK Singles Chart[1] on 8 September.[2] The B-Side of this single, "Smithers-Jones", is a guitar-based recording of this song, as opposed to the all-strings arrangement composed at the suggestion of the band's drummer, Rick Buckler. This orchestral version of the single's B-side is included upon their fourth album, Setting Sons.[3]
"When You're Young" was not included upon any of the Jam's albums at the time of their original release, although both tracks ("When You're Young" and "Smithers-Jones") were included as bonus tracks upon the 2001 re-release of Setting Sons.[4] In addition, the song has been included upon several Jam compilation albums, including The Very Best of The Jam.[5]
References
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 277. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ officialcharts.com
- ^ Boy about Town ISBN 978-0-099-55855-2 p. 253
- ^ discogs.com
- ^ allmusic.com: the-very-best-of-the-jam