When I Was Young

1967 single by The Animals
VisualArtwork single Q7992590
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When I Was Young is associated with the genre psychedelic rock.

When I Was Young

Summary

When I Was Young is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (226 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • When I Was Young's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • When I Was Young's genre is psychedelic rock[4].
  • When I Was Young followed Help Me Girl[5].
  • When I Was Young was followed by San Franciscan Nights[6].
  • When I Was Young was produced by Tom Wilson[7].
  • Among the performers on When I Was Young was The Animals[8].
  • When I Was Young's record label is recorded as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[9].
  • When I Was Young was published on 1967[10].
  • When I Was Young's different from is recorded as When I Was Young[11].
  • When I Was Young's form of creative work is recorded as song[12].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[13]

  • Genre(s): funk, pop, pop rock, rock, soul[14]

  • Community tags: funk, pop, pop rock, rock, soul[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: cc7e9d70-b9a0-39d2-ae69-3c9db419744a[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

When I Was Young was performed by The Animals[8]. It was produced by Tom Wilson[7].

Publication

When I Was Young was released on 1967[10]. Its genre is psychedelic rock[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

When I Was Young followed Help Me Girl[5]. It was followed by San Franciscan Nights[6].

Why It Matters

When I Was Young ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (226 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [13] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [14] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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