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When You Were Young

2006 single by The Killers
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Summary

When You Were Young is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,708 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Genre: alternative rock[3]
  • Follows: Smile Like You Mean It[4]
  • Followed by: Bones[5]
  • Producer: Flood[6]
  • Performer: The Killers[7]
  • Record label: Island Records[8], Mercury Records[9]
  • Country of origin: United States[10]
  • Publication date: September 18, 2006[11]
  • Tracklist: Q141745719[12]
  • Lyricist: Brandon Flowers[13]
  • Single taken from the album or EP: Sam's Town[14]

Why It Matters

When You Were Young has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

Related Entities

Brandon Flowers Island Records Mercury Records The Killers United States

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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Tracklist → Q141745719
    Performer → The Killers
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