Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)

"Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)"
Single by Hootie & the Blowfish
from the album Fairweather Johnson
B-side"Before the Heartache Rolls In"
ReleasedApril 2, 1996 (1996-04-02)
Length4:27
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Don Gehman
Hootie & the Blowfish singles chronology
"Drowning"
(1995) 		"Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)"
(1996) 		"Tucker's Town"
(1996)

"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 Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, and number six on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. The song also reached number one in Canada, becoming the band's third and final single to do so.

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.

Music video

The music video was directed by Dan Winters and filmed in Columbia, South Carolina.[1] The scenes of the mill ruins were filmed in Rockingham, North Carolina, at the Great Falls Mill Ruins and the waterfall behind the ruins.[2]

Track listings

US 7-inch vinyl and cassette single[3][4]

A. "Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)" (album version) – 4:26
B. "Before the Heartache Rolls In" – 4:26

US CD single[5]

  1. "Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)" (album version) – 4:26
  2. "Before the Heartache Rolls In" – 4:26
  3. "Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)" (video)

UK CD single[6]

  1. "Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)" (LP version) – 4:26
  2. "Before the Heartache Rolls In" – 4:23
  3. "Only Wanna Be with You" (live) – 6:07
  4. "Time" – 5:27

European and Australian CD single[7]

  1. "Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)" (LP version) – 4:26
  2. "Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)" (radio edit) – 3:59
  3. "Before the Heartache Rolls In" (LP version) – 4:26

Charts

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States April 2, 1996
Atlantic [36]
United Kingdom April 22, 1996
  • CD
  • cassette
 [37]

References

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  2. ^ "Rockingham's Downtown Corp. Gets Great Falls Mill". Laurinburg Exchange. June 10, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  3. ^ Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven) (US 7-inch vinyl sleeve). Hootie & the Blowfish. Atlantic Records. 1996. 7-87074.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven) (US cassette single sleeve). Hootie & the Blowfish. Atlantic Records. 1996. A85515CD, 7567-85515-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven) (US CD single liner notes). Hootie & the Blowfish. Atlantic Records. 1996. 2-87074.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven) (UK CD single liner notes). Hootie & the Blowfish. Atlantic Records. 1996. A5513CD, 7567-85513-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven) (European & Australian CD single liner notes). Hootie & the Blowfish. Atlantic Records. 1996. A85515CD, 7567-85515-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ "The Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 16 Jun 1996". ARIA. Retrieved December 11, 2017 – via Imgur. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
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  11. ^ "ERH Top 40" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 24. May 25, 1996. p. 12. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  12. ^ "Hootie & the Blowfish – Old Man & Me (When I Get To Heaven)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  13. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (25.5. – 30.5. '96)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). May 25, 1996. p. 26. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
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  37. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. April 20, 1996. p. 27.