When We Were Young (Pat Lynch song)

"When We Were Young"
Single by Pat Lynch
B-side	"Hush A Bye Boy"
Released	March 1971
Recorded	March 1971
Studio	Eamonn Andrews Studios
Genre	pop, Irish folk, showband
Length	2:39
Label	Ruby (Ireland)
Songwriters	Barry Mason and Les Reed
Producer	Jack Bayle
Pat Lynch singles chronology
"Three Good Reasons" (1971) "When We Were Young" (1971)

"When We Were Young" was a number one hit single by the Irish showband The Airchords, featuring Pat Lynch on lead vocals. ^[1] Written by Barry Mason and Les Reed, ^[2] it reached No. 1 on the Irish Singles Chart on 10 April 1971. The song remained at the top of the charts for just the one week, but was to return to the No. 1 position on 8 May of that same year, this time for a period of four weeks. Lynch and the Airchords had already broken up before the song was released. ^[3] The song became a stadium anthem for Cork Hibernians F.C. ^[4]

References

1. "John Arnold: As Dickie bows out, it's truly the end of a showband era". echo live. November 25, 2021.
2. "Song: When We Were Young written by Barry Mason, Les Reed | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com.
3. "Obituary: Pat Lynch". Independent.ie. February 11, 2018.
4. "Airchords Showband". www.irish-showbands.com.

External links

• When We Were Young (Pat Lynch) on YouTube