Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast

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"Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast"
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Single by Airbourne
from the album Runnin' Wild
Released27 June 2007
Genre Hard rock
Length3:42
Label Roadrunner US
EMI Australia
Songwriter(s) Joel O'Keeffe, Victor James Wright
Producer(s) Bob Marlette
Airbourne singles chronology
"Runnin' Wild"
(2007)
"Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast"
(2007)
"Diamond in the Rough"
(2007)

"Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast" is the second single from Runnin' Wild by the Australian hard rock band Airbourne. It is one of the band's most famous songs.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast"

Personnel

Interpretation

The lyrics focus on the singer's dissatisfaction with the state of modern society. The song likens bankers to "street gangs and mad men" and their business manoeuvres to "private wars", and continues by criticising "the eye in the sky" (personal surveillance), specifically facial recognition, and the paranoia that this then causes. In the chorus, the singer affirms that "if it's the end of days, I'm going out in style", reflecting his desire to seize the day.

Chart performance

Chart (2007)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 16
Canadian Hot 100 74

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