Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)
| "Old Man & Me (When I Get To Heaven)" | ||||
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| Single by Hootie & the Blowfish | ||||
| from the album Fairweather Johnson | ||||
| Released | April 2, 1996 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, roots rock | |||
| Length | 4:27 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Writer(s) | Darius Rucker | |||
| Producer(s) | Don Gehman | |||
| Hootie & the Blowfish singles chronology | ||||
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"Old Man & Me (When I Get To Heaven)" is a song by American rock group Hootie & the Blowfish. It was released in April 1996 as the lead single from their second album, Fairweather Johnson. In the United States, it peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 18 on the Adult Contemporary chart, and number 6 on the Mainstream Rock chart.
Background
The song first appeared in an earlier version on the band's 1993 self-released EP, Kootchypop. The EP's liner notes explain the origin of the song:
I was walking on Santee Street in Columbia leaving Monterrey Jack's and an older man came up to me. He asked for some change and me being in a bad mood (not me) I gave him some smart ass "BUM" remark. I went for a block on my way to the Elbow Room and I felt like the biggest pompous asshole. So I woke up the next morning and wrote this fictitious conversation about his life because you never know what has happened to these unfortunate people.
Charts
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[1] | 60 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM) | 1 |
| Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM) | 2 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[2] | 75 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[3] | 41 |
| Scotland (Official Charts Company)[4] | 53 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) | 57 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 13 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[6] | 18 |
| U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 | 4 |
| US Billboard Mainstream Top 40 | 5 |
References
- ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Hootie & the Blowfish – Old Man & Me (When I Get To Heaven)". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ↑ "Musicline.de – Hootie & the Blowfish Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Hootie & the Blowfish – Old Man & Me (When I Get To Heaven)". Top 40 Singles.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 1996-04-28". Scottish Singles Top 40.
- ↑ "Hootie & the Blowfish – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Hootie & the Blowfish. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ↑ "Hootie & the Blowfish – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Hootie & the Blowfish. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
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