25 Years (Hawkwind song)

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{{Infobox song

| name = 25 Years

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Hawklords

| album = Hawklords

| B-side = (Only) The Dead Dreams Of The Cold War Kid; PXR5

| released = 18 May 1979

| recorded = Ronnie Lane's Mobile, Langley Farm, 1978

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Space rock

| length =

| label = Charisma Records

| writer = D.Brock

| producer = Hawkwind

| prev_title = 'Psi Power'

| prev_year = 1978

| next_title = 'Shot Down in the Night'

| next_year = 1980

}}

"25 Years" is a 1978 song by the UK rock group Hawkwind,{{cite book |last=Strong |first=Martin C. |author-link=Martin C. Strong|year=1998 |title=The Great Rock Discography |location=Edinburgh |publisher=Canongate Books |page=348 |isbn=0-86241-827-5}} originally released as a single in the UK (CB332) on 18 May 1979. It is a slightly different version to the one on the album Hawklords.

The 12" single version was originally released in grey vinyl. However, due to a mistake at the pressing plant a small number were pressed in black vinyl. These are much harder to find.