18 til I Die (song)

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"18 til I Die"
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Single by Bryan Adams
from the album 18 til I Die
Released1996
Length3:30
Label A&M
Songwriters Bryan Adams, Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Producers Bryan Adams, Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Bryan Adams singles chronology
"Star"
(1996)		"18 til I Die"
(1996)		"I Finally Found Someone"
(1996)
Music video
"18 til I Die" on YouTube

"18 til I Die" is a song written by Canadian musician Bryan Adams with Robert John "Mutt" Lange for Adams' seventh studio album, 18 til I Die (1996). [1] Its lyrics are about maintaining youthful traits, even as one grows older. Released as a single in Canada in 1996 and in the United Kingdom in April 1997, it peaked at number 21 on the Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart and number 22 on the UK Singles Chart. Six songs recorded live at Adams' Wembley Stadium concert on July 27, 1996, were included as B-sides to its single release, spread out over two discs. They were later included in the album release of the concert. Adams continues to play this song at his concerts.

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Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "The title cut to Adams' sadly underappreciated current album kicks with the kind of guitar-happy rock heat that makes radio fun to listen to during the summer. Fans of the singer who still go back to oldies like "Summer Of '69" would be wise to give this jam a listen, as it has a similar "forever young" energy and a stomping, anthemic beat. A perfect choice for car-stereo belters and closet air-guitar heroes." [2] Another editor, Paul Verna felt that "he is far less effective when he tries to sound adolescent, as he does on the title track". [3] Daina Darzin from Cash Box stated that it "is sure to be a radio fave of yuppies everywhere". [4]

Dominic Pride from Music & Media commented, "In this pean to puberty Adams jokes about "being 18 goin' on 55"—possibly, one suspects, without a stroke of irony. The Canadian rocker continues to deliver rock standards which radio will use into the next decade, and this one is an anthem which you can easily see Adams using as a closing number at any one of his epic gigs." [5]

Personnel

Personnel are taken from the 18 Til I Die liner notes. [6]

Charts

Chart (1996–1997)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [7] 7
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [8] 21
Germany (GfK) [9] 85
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) [10] 36
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [11] 86
Scotland Singles (OCC) [12] 25
UK Singles (OCC) [13] 22
UK Rock & Metal (OCC) [14] 2

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
Canada1996Radio A&M
United KingdomApril 7, 1997CD [15]
United StatesJuly 8, 1997 Contemporary hit radio [16]

References

  1. ↑ "18 Til I Die". AllMusic . Retrieved January 6, 2010.
  2. ↑ Flick, Larry (June 14, 1997). "Reviews & Previews: Singles" (PDF). Billboard . p. 74. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  3. ↑ Verna, Paul (June 22, 1996). "Reviews & Previews: Albums" (PDF). Billboard . p. 85. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  4. ↑ Darzin, Daina (June 8, 1996). "Pop Albums" (PDF). Cash Box . p. 9. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  5. ↑ Pride, Dominic (April 12, 1997). "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . p. 11. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  6. ↑ 18 Til I Die (CD liner notes). 1996.
  7. ↑ "Bryan Adams – 18 'til I Die" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  8. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9507". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name.
  10. ↑ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (31.7. '97 – 6.8. '97)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). August 1, 1997. p. 36. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Bryan Adams – 18 'til I Die" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  12. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 19/4/1997 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Bryan Adams Songs and Albums | Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  14. ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart on 19/4/1997 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  15. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . April 5, 1997. p. 31.
  16. ↑ "New Releases". Radio & Records . No. 1204. July 4, 1997. p. 37.
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