Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)

{{Infobox song

| name = Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)

| cover = Hootie Blowfish Old Man.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Hootie & the Blowfish

| album = Fairweather Johnson

| B-side = Before the Heartache Rolls In

| released = {{start date|1996|4|2}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length = 4:27

| label = Atlantic

| writer =

Mark Bryan
Dean Felber
Darius Rucker
Jim "Soni" Sonefeld

| producer = Don Gehman

| prev_title = Drowning

| prev_year = 1995

| next_title = Tucker's Town

| next_year = 1996

}}

"Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)" is a song by American rock group Hootie & the Blowfish. It was released in April 1996 as the lead single from their second album, Fairweather Johnson. In the United States, it peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 18 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, and number six on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. The song also reached number one in Canada, becoming the band's third and final single to do so.

Background

The song first appeared in an earlier version on the band's 1993 self-released EP, Kootchypop. The EP's liner notes explain the origin of the song:

I was walking on Santee Street in Columbia leaving Monterrey Jack's and an older man came up to me. He asked for some change and me being in a bad mood (not me) I gave him some smart ass "BUM" remark. I went for a block on my way to the Elbow Room and I felt like the biggest pompous asshole. So I woke up the next morning and wrote this fictitious conversation about his life because you never know what has happened to these unfortunate people.

Music video

The music video was directed by Dan Winters and filmed in Columbia, South Carolina.{{cite magazine|title=Production Notes|magazine=Billboard|volume=108|issue=16|page=95|date=April 20, 1996}} The scenes of the mill ruins were filmed in Rockingham, North Carolina, at the Great Falls Mill Ruins and the waterfall behind the ruins.{{cite web|url=https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/184/rockinghams-downtown-corp-gets-great-falls-mill|title=Rockingham's Downtown Corp. Gets Great Falls Mill|website=Laurinburg Exchange|date=June 10, 2015|access-date=November 30, 2021}}

Track listings

US 7-inch vinyl and cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)|others=Hootie & the Blowfish|year=1996|type=US 7-inch vinyl sleeve|publisher=Atlantic Records|id=7-87074}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)|others=Hootie & the Blowfish|year=1996|type=US cassette single sleeve|publisher=Atlantic Records|id=A85515CD, 7567-85515-2}}

:A. "Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)" (album version) – 4:26

:B. "Before the Heartache Rolls In" – 4:26

US CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)|others=Hootie & the Blowfish|year=1996|type=US CD single liner notes|publisher=Atlantic Records|id=2-87074}}

"Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)" (album version) – 4:26
"Before the Heartache Rolls In" – 4:26
"Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)" (video)

UK CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)|others=Hootie & the Blowfish|year=1996|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=Atlantic Records|id=A5513CD, 7567-85513-2}}

"Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)" (LP version) – 4:26
"Before the Heartache Rolls In" – 4:23
"Only Wanna Be with You" (live) – 6:07
"Time" – 5:27

European and Australian CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)|others=Hootie & the Blowfish|year=1996|type=European & Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=Atlantic Records|id=A85515CD, 7567-85515-2}}

"Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)" (LP version) – 4:26
"Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)" (radio edit) – 3:59
"Before the Heartache Rolls In" (LP version) – 4:26

Charts

=Weekly charts=

scope="row"\|Australia (ARIA){{cite web\|url=https://i.imgur.com/JIUBtqg.jpg\|title=The Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 16 Jun 1996\|publisher=ARIA\|via=Imgur\|access-date=December 11, 2017}} N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached. \|align="center"\|60
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" \|+Weekly chart performance for "Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)" !Chart (1996) !Peak position
{{single chart\|Canadatopsingles\|1\|chartid=2983\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Canadaadultcontemporary\|2\|chartid=3021\|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"\|European Hit Radio Top 40 (Music & Media){{cite magazine\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1996/MM-1996-05-25.pdf\|title=ERH Top 40\|magazine=Music & Media\|volume=13\|issue=24\|page=12\|date=May 25, 1996\|access-date=October 11, 2019}} \|align="center"\|12
{{single chart\|Germany\|75\|artist=Hootie & the Blowfish\|song=Old Man & Me (When I Get To Heaven)\|songid=39984\|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"\|Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40){{cite news\|url=https://timarit.is/page/2940855#page/n25/mode/2up\|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (25.5. – 30.5. '96)\|newspaper=Dagblaðið Vísir\|language=is\|page=26\|date=May 25, 1996\|access-date=October 2, 2019}} \|align="center"\|8
scope="row"\|Italy (Music & Media){{cite magazine\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1996/MM-1996-06-01.pdf\|title=Major Market Airplay\|magazine=Music & Media\|volume=16\|issue=47\|page=29\|date=June 1, 1996\|access-date=February 1, 2021}} \|align="center"\|18
{{single chart\|New Zealand\|41\|artist=Hootie & the Blowfish\|song=Old Man & Me (When I Get To Heaven)\|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"\|Scandinavia Airplay (Music & Media){{cite magazine\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1996/MM-1996-06-08.pdf\|title=Major Market Airplay\|magazine=Music & Media\|volume=16\|issue=47\|page=29\|date=June 8, 1996\|access-date=February 1, 2021}} \|align="center"\|8
{{single chart\|Scotland\|53\|date=19960428\|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"\|Spain (Music & Media){{cite magazine\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1996/MM-1996-06-08.pdf\|title=Major Market Airplay\|magazine=Music & Media\|volume=16\|issue=47\|page=29\|date=June 8, 1996\|access-date=February 1, 2021}} \|align="center"\|7
{{single chart\|UK\|57\|date=19960504\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 25, 2018}}
{{single chart\|Billboardhot100\|13\|artist=Hootie the Blowfish\|rowheader=true\|access-date=November 17, 2010}}
{{single chart\|Billboardadultalternativesongs\|1\|artist=Hootie the Blowfish\|rowheader=true\|access-date=June 20, 2019}}
{{single chart\|Billboardadultcontemporary\|18\|artist=Hootie the Blowfish\|rowheader=true\|access-date=November 17, 2010}}
{{single chart\|Billboardadultpopsongs\|4\|artist=Hootie the Blowfish\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 25, 2018}}
{{single chart\|Billboardalternativesongs\|33\|artist=Hootie the Blowfish\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 25, 2018}}
{{single chart\|Billboardmainstreamrock\|6\|artist=Hootie the Blowfish\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 25, 2018}}
{{single chart\|Billboardpopsongs\|5\|artist=Hootie the Blowfish\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 25, 2018}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" \|+Year-end chart performance for "Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)" !Chart (1996) !Position
scope="row"\|Canada Top Singles (RPM){{cite magazine\|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9730&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9730.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9730\|title=RPM Year End Top 100 Hit Tracks\|magazine=RPM\|via=Library and Archives Canada\|access-date=May 12, 2018}} \|align="center"\|13
scope="row"\|Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM){{cite magazine\|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9742&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9742.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9742\|title=RPM Year End Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks\|magazine=RPM\|via=Library and Archives Canada\|access-date=May 12, 2018}} \|align="center"\|21
scope="row"\|Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40){{cite news\|url=https://timarit.is/page/2949469#page/n15/mode/2up\|title=Árslistinn 1996\|newspaper=Dagblaðið Vísir\|language=is\|page=16\|date=January 2, 1997\|access-date=May 30, 2020}} \|align="center"\|90
scope="row"\|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1996/BB-1996-12-28.pdf\|title=The Year in Music 1996: Hot 100 Singles\|magazine=Billboard\|volume=108\|issue=52\|page=YE-32\|date=December 28, 1996\|access-date=January 28, 2023}} \|align="center"\|74
scope="row"\|US Adult Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine\|title=Airplay Monitor Best of '96: Adult Top 40 Singles & Tracks\|magazine=Airplay Monitor\|volume=4\|issue=53\|page=33\|date=December 27, 1996}} \|align="center"\|27
scope="row"\|US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard){{cite magazine\|title=Airplay Monitor Best of '96: Mainstream Rock Tracks\|magazine=Airplay Monitor\|volume=4\|issue=53\|page=23\|date=December 27, 1996}} \|align="center"\|54
scope="row"\|US Top 40/Mainstream (Billboard){{cite magazine\|title=Airplay Monitor Best of '96: Top 40/Mainstream Titles\|magazine=Airplay Monitor\|volume=4\|issue=53\|page=30\|date=December 27, 1996}} \|align="center"\|37
scope="row"\|US Triple-A (Billboard){{cite magazine\|title=Airplay Monitor Best of '96: Triple A Tracks\|magazine=Airplay Monitor\|volume=4\|issue=53\|page=24\|date=December 27, 1996}} \|align="center"\|11

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

|+Year-end chart performance for "Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)"

!Chart (1996)

!Position

scope="row"|Canada Top Singles (RPM){{cite magazine|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9730&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9730.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9730|title=RPM Year End Top 100 Hit Tracks|magazine=RPM|via=Library and Archives Canada|access-date=May 12, 2018}}

|align="center"|13

scope="row"|Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM){{cite magazine|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9742&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9742.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9742|title=RPM Year End Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks|magazine=RPM|via=Library and Archives Canada|access-date=May 12, 2018}}

|align="center"|21

scope="row"|Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40){{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2949469#page/n15/mode/2up|title=Árslistinn 1996|newspaper=Dagblaðið Vísir|language=is|page=16|date=January 2, 1997|access-date=May 30, 2020}}

|align="center"|90

scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1996/BB-1996-12-28.pdf|title=The Year in Music 1996: Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Billboard|volume=108|issue=52|page=YE-32|date=December 28, 1996|access-date=January 28, 2023}}

|align="center"|74

scope="row"|US Adult Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Airplay Monitor Best of '96: Adult Top 40 Singles & Tracks|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=4|issue=53|page=33|date=December 27, 1996}}

|align="center"|27

scope="row"|US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Airplay Monitor Best of '96: Mainstream Rock Tracks|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=4|issue=53|page=23|date=December 27, 1996}}

|align="center"|54

scope="row"|US Top 40/Mainstream (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Airplay Monitor Best of '96: Top 40/Mainstream Titles|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=4|issue=53|page=30|date=December 27, 1996}}

|align="center"|37

scope="row"|US Triple-A (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Airplay Monitor Best of '96: Triple A Tracks|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=4|issue=53|page=24|date=December 27, 1996}}

|align="center"|11

=Decade-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+Decade-end chart performance for "Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)" !Chart (1990–1999) !Position
scope="row"\|Canada (Nielsen SoundScan){{cite web\|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/100_1990.html\|title=Top 100 singles of the 1990s\|last=Lwin\|first=Nanda\|publisher=Jam!\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000829070927/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/100_1990.html\|archive-date=August 29, 2000\|access-date=March 26, 2022}} \|align="center"\|21

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+Decade-end chart performance for "Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)"

!Chart (1990–1999)

!Position

scope="row"|Canada (Nielsen SoundScan){{cite web|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/100_1990.html|title=Top 100 singles of the 1990s|last=Lwin|first=Nanda|publisher=Jam!|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000829070927/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/100_1990.html|archive-date=August 29, 2000|access-date=March 26, 2022}}

|align="center"|21

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" !scope="col"\|Region !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Format(s) !scope="col"\|Label(s) !scope="col"\|{{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
scope="row"\|United States \|April 2, 1996 \|{{hlist\|Top 40\|album rock\|modern rock\|triple-A radio}} \|rowspan="2"\|Atlantic \|{{cite magazine\|title=Hootie & Co. Try to Repeat History on 2nd Atlantic Set\|last=Newman\|first=Melinda\|magazine=Billboard\|volume=108\|issue=12\|page=88\|date=March 23, 1996\|quote=The song goes to top 40, album rock, modern rock, and triple-A radio April 2.}}
scope="row"\|United Kingdom \|April 22, 1996 \|{{hlist\|CD\|cassette}} \|{{cite magazine\|title=New Releases: Singles\|magazine=Music Week\|page=27\|date=April 20, 1996}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

!scope="col"|Region

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Format(s)

!scope="col"|Label(s)

!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row"|United States

|April 2, 1996

|{{hlist|Top 40|album rock|modern rock|triple-A radio}}

|rowspan="2"|Atlantic

|{{cite magazine|title=Hootie & Co. Try to Repeat History on 2nd Atlantic Set|last=Newman|first=Melinda|magazine=Billboard|volume=108|issue=12|page=88|date=March 23, 1996|quote=The song goes to top 40, album rock, modern rock, and triple-A radio April 2.}}

scope="row"|United Kingdom

|April 22, 1996

|{{hlist|CD|cassette}}

|{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=27|date=April 20, 1996}}

References

Category:1996 singles

Category:1996 songs

Category:Atlantic Records singles

Category:Hootie & the Blowfish songs

Category:RPM Top Singles number-one singles

Category:Song recordings produced by Don Gehman

Category:Songs written by Darius Rucker

Category:Songs written by Jim Sonefeld

Category:Songs written by Mark Bryan