"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]
"When We Were Young" | ||||
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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) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Barry Mason and Les Reed | |||
Producer(s) | Jack Bayle | |||
Pat Lynch singles chronology | ||||
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