"When You're Young" was released as a one-off single by The Jam

The Jam

The Jam were an English punk rock/New Wave/mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. They were formed in Woking, Surrey. While they shared the "angry young men" outlook and fast tempos of their punk rock contemporaries, The Jam wore smartly tailored suits rather than ripped...

. Released on 25 August 1979, it charted at number 17 in the UK Singles Chart. The B-side, "Smithers-Jones

Smithers-Jones

Smithers-Jones is a song written by Bruce Foxton for recording with his fellow bandmates in The Jam.Smithers-Jones differs from the majority of tracks by The Jam in that it was not written by guitarist vocalist Paul Weller. "Smithers-Jones" was originally recorded as a straightforward rock take for...

", is widely considered to be Jam bassist Bruce Foxton's finest song-writing moment and also appears - with an orchestral arrangement - on the band's 1979 album Setting Sons

Setting Sons

Setting Sons is the fourth studio album by British band The Jam. The group's critical and commercial favour, begun with their third album, All Mod Cons, continued through this album...

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The promo video for when you're young was filmed at Queens park Kilburn Kilburn high road and Kilburn square north london