"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.

"When I Get Old"
The single's cover depicts the band's Milo character as an elderly man in a wheelchair.
Single by the Descendents
from the album Everything Sucks
Released	June 6, 1997 (1997-06-06)
Recorded	June–July 1996 at The Blasting Room, Fort Collins, Colorado
Genre	Punk rock
Length	2:27
Label	Epitaph (E-86506)
Songwriter(s)	Bill Stevenson, Karl Alvarez
Producer(s)	Bill Stevenson, Stephen Egerton
Descendents singles chronology
"I'm the One" (1997) "When I Get Old" (1997)

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.[1]

Track listing

Personnel

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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
• Howie Weinberg – mastering

References