"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.

When I Get Old

Track listing

Personnel

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"

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Additional musicians

Chad Price – backing vocals

Tony Lombardo – bass guitar on "Gotta"

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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

1997 singles

Descendents songs

Epitaph Records singles

1996 songs