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“When You Were Young” is a song written and performed by Las Vegas-based rock band, The Killers, and is the third track on their second album Sam’s Town, released in October 2006. The song was released as the lead single from that album in September 2006. It has proven to be one of their most successful singles, peaking at #14 on the U.S. Hot 100 (only “Mr. Brightside” peaked higher on this chart at #10), as well as their only number 1 to date on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks. It is also their highest charting single to date in the United Kingdom and Australia, peaking at numbers 2 and 10 respectively.

The song, that is in the key of B major and written in common time, displays the band’s move towards a more “American” musical style, as it is part of an album that was supposedly heavily influenced by the music of Bruce Springsteen. The song itself was reportedly influenced by Springsteen’s “Born to Run”. The song was nominated for the 2007 Grammy Award for “Best Rock Song”, and the single’s video, directed by Anthony Mandler, received a nomination in the category of “Best Short Form Music Video”. The single was ranked #69 on iTunes Top 100 Best Sellers: Songs of 2006. The song also made #4 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2006.

The song has been covered by Coldplay live at an unplanned appearance for MENCAP, as well as by Finnish singer Astrid Swan, and Taking Back Sunday. It was also covered by Simon Webbe, a former member of British boy band Blue on Jo Whiley’s Show on Radio 1 in the Live Lounge. On the 25th of March 2009, the song was once again covered, this time by The Noisettes.
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  • Thonydef

    You sit there in your heart ache...

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  • demizat

    me gusta

    13 days ago

  • johnTMcNeill

    reminds me of Springsteen stuff...

    last month

  • c3l1

    i love 2 smoke!fuck asses!driving takes its chances 2!

    last month

  • redandblu

    slowly growing on me, still, after all these years. its kinda like I've grown to tolerate it? :(

    last month

  • unamuzed

    so great

    last month

  • naabgar

    Con esta canción descubrí a este grupo.

    last month

  • zeaalboy

    awesome amazing

    last month

  • RizalArmando

    beautiful song

    last month

  • buBBlegumbotTom

    Fav Killers song!! Lyrics,Brandon's voice,video,instruments.....damn it man EVERYTHING about this song is perfect!!!!!!

    March 2012

  • cebo77

    good stuff!

    March 2012

  • NinaKeaneFoster

    awesome!

    March 2012

  • valplayer

    excellent

    March 2012

  • Cashella

    At their best

    March 2012

  • vickles_

    <3 Nice

    March 2012

  • DosUnloco

    damn, I'm in love with that song :D!

    March 2012

  • hyperscape

    tune!

    March 2012

  • Peachyrox

    Sing all the words? Indeed.

    March 2012

  • davidbowiegirl

    Good song

    March 2012

  • a_barfight

    still a bitchin' track. can't wait to be 70 years old listening to classic rock radio and have this song come on, so i can tell my prick grandkids that /this/ is what music is supposed to sound like.

    March 2012
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