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Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast

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Released
  
27 June 2007

Length
  
3:42

Genre
  
Hard rock

Producer(s)
  
Bob Marlette

Label
  
Roadrunner U.S. EMI Australia

"Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast" (2007)
  
"Diamond in the Rough" (2007)

"Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast" is the 2nd single from Runnin' Wild by the Australian hard rock band Airbourne. It is one of the band's most famous songs.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast"

Personnel

  • Joel O'Keeffe - lead vocals, lead guitar
  • David Roads - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Justin Street - bass, backing vocals
  • Ryan O'Keeffe - drums

    • Interpretation

    The lyrics focus on the singer's dissatisfaction with the state of modern society. The song likens bankers to "street gangs and mad men" and their business manoeuvres to "private wars", and continues by criticising "the eye in the sky" (personal surveillance), specifically facial recognition, and the paranoia that this then causes. In the chorus, the singer affirms that "if it's the end of days, I'm going out in style", reflecting his desire to seize the day.

  • It is featured in Burnout Paradise and is the official theme of NASCAR 09.
  • It was played live on Jimmy Kimmel in 2008.
  • It is the intro theme to the movie Lost Boys: The Tribe.
  • It was featured in the trailer for "I Love You Beth Cooper".
  • It was featured in "Guitar Hero: World Tour".

    • References

    Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast Wikipedia
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