I'm an Adult Now

This article is about the song by the The Pursuit of Happiness. For the episode of the television show The Listener, see I'm an Adult Now (The Listener).

"I'm an Adult Now"
Single by The Pursuit of Happiness
from the album Love Junk
Released1986 (original version) 1988 (rerecorded version)
GenreAlternative rock
Length4:21 (original version) 4:30 (rerecorded version)
LabelChrysalis[1]
Songwriter(s)Moe Berg
Producer(s)Todd Rundgren[2]

"I'm an Adult Now" is a song by Canadian band The Pursuit of Happiness (TPOH). It was written in 1985, produced independently,[3] and first released in 1986 as a 12-inch single.[4] Later that year, the band released a self-produced music video.[1] As a result of the video viewership, all copies of the 12-inch single the band had pressed sold out.[4] The song was nominated for "Single of the Year" at the 1987 CASBY Awards.[5] The band became an "independent success story" because of the song and video, and owing to this popularity was signed by Chrysalis Records in 1988.[1] In 1988, a rerecorded version of the song was released.

The record label managers asked lead singer and songwriter Moe Berg for a list of "dream producers" for the band's forthcoming album, and he asked for Todd Rundgren.[1] Berg was "shell-shocked" when Rundgren called him while the band was performing a soundcheck before a show in Winnipeg, telling Berg that he would be producing the band's album.[2] Rundgren flew to Toronto to see the band perform in concert at the Diamond Club.[4] After a Canada Day concert, the band drove from Toronto to the Utopia Sound Studios in Lake Hill, New York, where they set up for recording the next day.[2] A preview concert was held at Lee's Palace on September 23 1988,[3] and the album Love Junk was released on October 26 1988.[6] By March 1990 it had been certified a platinum album by Music Canada, exceeding 100,000 units shipped throughout the country.[7] (Rundgren also produced the band's second album, One Sided Story.[1])

In January 1989, the Rundgren-produced remake of the song peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Alternative songs chart.[8] It also peaked at number 22 on the Mainstream Rock chart,[6] on which it was featured for 11 weeks.[9]

  1. ^ a b c d e Myers 2010, p. 276.
  2. ^ a b c Myers 2010, p. 277.
  3. ^ a b Quill 1988, p. D10.
  4. ^ a b c The Canadian Pop Encyclopedia.
  5. ^ "CASBY Music Awards nominees are named" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  6. ^ a b Myers 2010, p. 279.
  7. ^ Music Canada.
  8. ^ Billboard.
  9. ^ Whitburn 2002, p. 113.