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18 til I Die (song)

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Wikipedia article




{{Infobox song

| name = 18 til I Die

| cover = 18 til I Die (song).jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Bryan Adams

| album = 18 til I Die

| released = October, 22 1996

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| genre =

| length = 3:30

| label = A&M

| writer = Bryan Adams, Robert John "Mutt" Lange

| producer = Bryan Adams, Robert John "Mutt" Lange

| prev_title = Star

| prev_year = 1996

| next_title = I Finally Found Someone

| next_year = 1996

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"'18 til I Die'" is a song written by Bryan Adams and Robert John "Mutt" Lange for Adams' seventh studio recorded album. '18 til I Die' (1996). Its lyrics are about maintaining youthful traits, even as one grows older. Released as a single in Canada in 1996 and in the United Kingdom on April 7, 1997, it peaked at number 21 on the Canadian 'RPM' Top Singles chart and number 22 on the UK Singles Chart. Six songs recorded live at Adams' Wembley Stadium concert on July 27, 1996, were included as B-sides to its single release, spread out over two discs. They were later included in the album release of the concert. Adams continues to play this song at his concerts.

Critical reception



Larry Flick from 'Billboard' wrote, "The title cut to Adams' sadly underappreciated current album kicks with the kind of guitar-happy rock heat that makes radio fun to listen to during the summer. Fans of the singer who still go back to oldies like "Summer Of '69" would be wise to give this jam a listen, as it has a similar "forever young" energy and a stomping, anthemic beat. A perfect choice for car-stereo belters and closet air-guitar heroes." Dominic Pride from 'Music & Media' commented, "In this pean to puberty Adams jokes about "being 18 goin' on 55"possibly, one suspects, without a stroke of irony. The Canadian rocker continues to deliver rock standards which radio will use into the next decade, and this one is an anthem which you can easily see Adams using as a closing number at any one of his epic gigs."



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Category:Bryan Adams songs

Category:1996 singles

Category:1996 songs

Category:A&M Records singles

Category:Song recordings produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange

Category:Songs written by Bryan Adams

Category:Songs written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange

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