When You're Young (3 Doors Down song)

"When You're Young"
Single by 3 Doors Down
from the album Time of My Life
Released	January 18, 2011[1]
Recorded	July–October 2010 in: Los Angeles, California
Length	4:14
Label	Universal Republic
Songwriter(s)	Arnold, Roberts, Chris Henderson, Frederiksen
Producer(s)	Howard Benson
3 Doors Down singles chronology
"Shine" (2010) "When You're Young" (2011) "Every Time You Go" (2011)

"When You're Young" is the first single from 3 Doors Down's fifth studio album, Time of My Life. The single was issued to radio on January 18, 2011, and released digitally on iTunes on February 1. It is now their 10th top 10 single on the mainstream rock chart.^[2]

The song was featured in a then-farewell tribute to Edge that aired on the night he surrendered the World Heavyweight Championship on the April 15, 2011 edition of WWE SmackDown after he announced on WWE Raw four days earlier that he was forced to retire due to being diagnosed with cervical spinal stenosis stemming from his 2003 neck injury. The song was also included as a downloadable track for the video game Rock Band 3 as part of the 3 Doors Down track pack.