When I Get Old
1997 single by the Descendents / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"When I Get Old" is a song by the American punk rock band the Descendents, released as the second single from their 1996 album Everything Sucks. The single also includes "Sick-O-Me" from the album and "Gotta", a B-side written by and featuring the band's original bassist Tony Lombardo.
Quick Facts Single by the Descendents, from the album Everything Sucks ...
"When I Get Old" | ||||
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The single's cover depicts the band's Milo character as an elderly man in a wheelchair. | ||||
Single by the Descendents | ||||
from the album Everything Sucks | ||||
Released | June 6, 1997 (1997-06-06) | |||
Recorded | June–July 1996 at The Blasting Room, Fort Collins, Colorado | |||
Genre | Punk rock | |||
Length | 2:27 | |||
Label | Epitaph (E-86506) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bill Stevenson, Karl Alvarez | |||
Producer(s) | Bill Stevenson, Stephen Egerton | |||
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The music video for "When I Get Old" was directed by Dave Robinson. It depicts the band performing the song in a house full of fans, interspersed with footage of the band members riding bicycles and flip book animations of the band's Milo caricature acting out themes from the song's lyrics.[1]