When I Get Old

"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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"When I Get Old"	Bill Stevenson, Karl Alvarez	2:27
2.	"Gotta"	Tony Lombardo	2:15
3.	"Sick-O-Me"	Stephen Egerton, Stevenson	1:45
Total length:			6:27

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"

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