When I Get Old

{{Infobox song

| name = When I Get Old

| cover = Descendents - When I Get Old cover.JPG

| alt =

| border = yes

| caption = The single's cover depicts the band's Milo character as an elderly man in a wheelchair.

| type = single

| artist = the Descendents

| album = Everything Sucks

| released = {{Start date|1997|06|06}}

| recorded = June–July 1996 at The Blasting Room, Fort Collins, Colorado

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Punk rock

| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=27}}

| label = Epitaph (E-86506)

| writer = Bill Stevenson, Karl Alvarez

| producer = Bill Stevenson, Stephen Egerton

| chronology = Descendents

| prev_title = I'm the One

| prev_year = 1997

| next_title =

| next_year =

}}

"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.

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.{{cite web|title = When I Get Old|publisher = Epitaph Records|url = http://www.epitaph.com/videos/player/596|accessdate = 2010-01-31}}

Track listing

{{tracklist

| total_length = 6:27

| title1 = When I Get Old

| writer1 = Bill Stevenson, Karl Alvarez

| length1 = 2:27

| title2 = Gotta

| writer2 = Tony Lombardo

| length2 = 2:15

| title3 = Sick-O-Me

| writer3 = Stephen Egerton, Stevenson

| length3 = 1:45

}}

Personnel

{{cite AV media notes |title=When I Get Old |others=Descendents |year=1997 |type=CD liner |publisher=Epitaph Records |id=86506 |location=Los Angeles, California}}

;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