Because They're Young (song)
# Because They're Young (song)

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

## Background

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

## Chart performance

| Chart (1960) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) | 2 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 4 |
| US Hot R&B Sides (Billboard) | 17 |

## Other versions

* James Darren released a vocal version as a single in 1960. It went to #29 in the UK and #4 in New Zealand.
* Helen Shapiro put out her rendition on 10 March 1962.

## Popular culture

* The song was featured in the 1960 movie, Because They're Young sung by James Darren and arranged by Ernie Freeman.

## 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.

