When I Get Old

"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.

"When I Get Old"
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
ReleasedJune 6, 1997 (1997-06-06)
RecordedJune–July 1996 at The Blasting Room, Fort Collins, Colorado
GenrePunk rock
Length2:27
LabelEpitaph (E-86506)
Songwriter(s)Bill Stevenson, Karl Alvarez
Producer(s)Bill Stevenson, Stephen Egerton
Descendents singles chronology
"I'm the One"
(1997)
"When I Get Old"
(1997)

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]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."When I Get Old"Bill Stevenson, Karl Alvarez2:27
2."Gotta"Tony Lombardo2:15
3."Sick-O-Me"Stephen Egerton, Stevenson1:45
Total length:6:27

Personnel

[2]

Band
Additional musicians
Production
  • Jason Livermore – additional engineering
  • Andy Wallace – mixing of "When I Get Old" and "Sick-O-Me"
  • Steve Sisco – assistant mix engineer
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering

References

  1. "When I Get Old". Epitaph Records. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
  2. When I Get Old (CD liner). Descendents. Los Angeles, California: Epitaph Records. 1997. 86506.CS1 maint: others (link)
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