When You're Young (The Jam song)


"When You're Young" was the eighth single released by the Jam. The single was released on 17 August 1979, and charted at number 17 in the UK Singles Chart on 8 September. The B-Side of this single, "Smithers-Jones", is a guitar-based recording of this song, as opposed to the all-strings arrangement composed at the suggestion of the band's drummer, Rick Buckler. This orchestral version of the single's B-side is included upon their fourth album, Setting Sons.
"When You're Young" was not included upon any of the Jam's albums at the time of their original release, although both tracks were included as bonus tracks upon the 2001 re-release of Setting Sons. In addition, the song has been included upon several Jam compilation albums, including The Very Best of The Jam.