"When I Get Old" is a song by the American punk rock band the

Descendents The Descendents are an American punk rock band formed in 1977 in Manhattan Beach, California, by guitarist Frank Navetta, bassist Tony Lombardo and drummer Bill Stevenson. In 1979, they enlisted Stevenson's school friend Milo Aukerman as a s ...

, released as the second

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from their 1996 album '' Everything Sucks''. The single also includes "Sick-O-Me" from the album and "Gotta", a

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written by and featuring the band's original bassist

Tony Lombardo Tony Lombardo (born c. 1945) is an American musician who was the original bassist in the punk rock band the Descendents. He joined the band in 1979 and played on Ride the Wild / It's a Hectic World, their debut single, the ''Fat (EP), Fat EP'' (1 ...

. 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

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s and

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animations of the band's Milo

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acting out themes from the song's lyrics.

Track listing

Personnel

;Band *

Milo Aukerman Milo Jay Aukerman (; born January 1, 1963) is an American vocalist, songwriter, and former research molecular biologist. Aukerman is most widely known for being the lead singer of the punk rock band the Descendents, a group widely considered to b ...

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* Stephen Egerton –

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, producer,

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, mixing of "Gotta" *

Karl Alvarez Karl Matthew Alvarez (born March 10, 1964) is an American bassist and songwriter for both the Descendents and All (band), All, the band that resulted after the Descendents disbanded again in 1987. Alvarez joined the Descendents after the ''Enjoy! ...

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on "When I Get Old" and "Sick-O-Me" * Bill Stevenson –

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, producer, engineer, mixing of "Gotta" ;Additional musicians *

Chad Price Chad Price is the lead singer for the melodic punk band ALL and alt-country band Drag the River. He is currently the lead singer for A Vulture Wake. He joined ALL in 1993 as the band's third singer, after Dave Smalley and Scott Reynolds. He has ...

– backing vocals *

– bass guitar on "Gotta" ;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

{{Authority control 1997 singles Descendents songs Epitaph Records singles 1996 songs