Till I'm Too Old to Die Young

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"Till I'm Too Old to Die Young"
Single by Moe Bandy
from the album You Haven't Heard the Last of Me
B-side "You Can't Straddle the Fence Anymore"
ReleasedFebruary 1987
Genre Country
Label MCA/Curb
Songwriter(s) Scott Dooley
John Hadley
Kevin Welch
Producer(s) Jerry Kennedy
Moe Bandy singles chronology
"One Man Band"
(1986)
"Till I'm Too Old to Die Young"
(1987)
"You Haven't Heard the Last of Me"
(1987)

"Till I'm Too Old to Die Young" is a song recorded by American country music artist Moe Bandy. It was released in February 1987 as the second single from his album You Haven't Heard the Last of Me. The song peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. [1]

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The song was also released on the 2004 album You Can't Save Everybody by Kieran Kane and Kevin Welch with Fats Kaplin; and was released under the title "Too Old to Die Young" on the 2006 album Adieu False Heart by Linda Ronstadt with Ann Savoy.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 6
Canadian RPM Country Tracks10

Year-end charts

Chart (1987)Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [3] 37

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References

  1. "Moe Bandy singles". Allmusic . Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  2. "Moe Bandy Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Retrieved June 26, 2021.