When You're Young

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“When You're Young”
“When You're Young” cover
Single by The Jam
B-side Smithers-Jones
Released 1979-08-25
Format 7" vinyl
Genre Mod Revival
Label Polydor (UK)
Writer(s) Paul Weller
Producer Vic Coppersmith-Heaven and The Jam
The Jam singles chronology
"Strange Town"
(1979)
"When You're Young"
(1979)
"The Eton Rifles"
(1979)
When You're Young, back of single cover
When You're Young, back of single cover

"When You're Young" was released as a one-off single by The Jam. Released on 25th August 1979 it charted at #17 in the UK Singles Chart and was backed by the song "Smithers-Jones" that appears on the groups Setting Sons album. "Smithers-Jones" is widely considered to be Jam bassist Bruce Foxton's finest song-writing moment and also appears - with an orchestral arrangement - on the bands 1979 album "Setting Sons".