When I Get Old

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Format CD Length 2:27		Genre Punk rock Label Epitaph (E-86506)
Released June 6, 1997 (1997-06-06) Recorded June–July 1996 at The Blasting Room, Fort Collins, Colorado

"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.

Band

Milo Aukerman – vocals

Stephen Egerton – guitar, producer, engineer, mixing of "Gotta"

Karl Alvarez – bass guitar on "When I Get Old" and "Sick-O-Me"

Bill Stevenson – drums, producer, engineer, mixing of "Gotta"

Additional musicians

Chad Price – backing vocals

Tony Lombardo – 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