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When You Were Young

The Killers

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LIST YEAR

2006

Earliest retained catalog association; not automatically the first release year.

Genre

Alternative rockPop rockRock

Theme

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RELEASE DATE & LIST YEAR

Reported release: 2006

Reported release: 2006Date needs verification

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Reported dates in 2006.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.

BEHIND THE SONG

Inspiration and background

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This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.

The song reflects on lost innocence and the disillusionment that comes with growing up.

Evidence scope: Attributed owner-supplied note; NOT independently verified songwriter testimony

Sources for this information

Owner-supplied 2006.html, position 90
Original annotation, retained with an explicit unverified label

Other appearances and versions

catalog version unspecified

Textual recording candidate, not an audio fingerprint or pressing-level verification.

An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.

Sources and scope

Source-scoped curated selection; not an official all-time ranking or complete recording review.

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Owner-supplied 2006.html
Supplied annual selection, not independently corroborated.

Supplied alt rock 02.png, row 34
Visual metadata, not audio or release-date verification.

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