When I Was Young (song)

"When I Was Young"
Single by Eric Burdon and the Animals
B-side"A Girl Named Sandoz"
Released25 March 1967 (US) 19 May (UK)
RecordedDecember 1966
GenrePsychedelic rock, raga rock
Length3:00
LabelMGM
Songwriter(s)Eric Burdon, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins, Danny McCulloch
Producer(s)Tom Wilson
Eric Burdon and the Animals singles chronology
"Help Me Girl"
(1966)
"When I Was Young"
(1967)
"San Franciscan Nights"
(1967)

"When I Was Young" is a song released in March 1967 by Eric Burdon and the Animals; it was written by five of the band members – Eric Burdon (vocals), Barry Jenkins (drums), John Weider (guitar/violin), Vic Briggs (guitar), and Danny McCulloch (bass) – and was the first release to feature this lineup. It charted in Australia, peaking at No. 2 and staying 4 weeks there. Later, it hit No. 10 on the Canadian RPM chart, No. 15 in the United States, and No. 9 in the Netherlands.