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 | |||
| Length | 3:12 | |||
| Label | Polydor (UK) | |||
| Songwriter | Paul Weller | |||
| Producers | Vic Coppersmith-Heaven and the Jam | |||
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| "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 the 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, and included on the reissue of their fourth album, Setting Sons.[3]
Release
"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]
The single's promotional video was filmed in Queens Park, North West London.[6]
B-side
"Smithers-Jones", written by Bruce Foxton, was the B-side of "When You're Young". It was re-worked with an all-strings arrangement at the suggestion of the band's drummer, Rick Buckler, for inclusion in the band's fourth album, Setting Sons, released in November 1979. "Smithers-Jones" has been considered to be Foxton's finest songwriting contribution to The Jam,[7][8] with the lyrical inspiration drawing from Foxton's own father, who had decided to retire upon being made redundant.[9]
References
- ↑ David Roberts (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 277. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ "when you're young | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ↑ Boy about Town ISBN 978-0-099-55855-2 p. 253
- ↑ "The Jam – Setting Sons". Discogs. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ↑ "The Jam – The Very Best of the Jam Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ↑ O'Flynn, Patrick. "Spotify Sunday: Going underground with The Jam | The Spectator". Spectator.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ↑ That's Entertainment: My Life in The Jam pp. 130–131
- ↑ ChronicleLive 6 November, 2014
- ↑ That's Entertainment: My Life in The Jam p. 130