Because They're Young (song)

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"Because They're Young"
Single by Duane Eddy
from the album $1,000,000 Worth of Twang
B-side "Rebel Walk"
Released April 1960
Genre Instrumental rock, rock and roll
Length1:59
Label Jamie Records 1156
Songwriter(s) Aaron Schroeder, Don Costa, Wally Gold
Producer(s) Lee Hazlewood, Lester Sill
Duane Eddy singles chronology
"Shazam!"
(1960)
"Because They're Young"
(1960)
"Kommotion"
(1960)

"Because They're Young" is an instrumental performed by Duane Eddy. It appeared on his 1960 album, $1,000,000 Worth of Twang . [1]

Contents

Background

"Because They're Young" was written by Aaron Schroeder, Don Costa, and Wally Gold, and produced by Lee Hazlewood and Lester Sill. [2] It ranked #37 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1960. [3]

Chart performance

Chart (1960)Peak
position
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) [4] 2
US Billboard Hot 100 [5] 4
US Hot R&B Sides (Billboard) [6] 17

Other versions

Others

The song is also the theme music of "De Pre Historie", a Flemish nostalgia music radio program of the VRT, as well as the similarly titled television series.

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