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When I'm Sixty-Four
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<p>"When I'm Sixty-Four" is a <a href="/facts/Song/wm7uRPzQ">song</a> by the English rock band <a href="/facts/The_Beatles/2syHWLcM">The Beatles</a>, written by <a href="/facts/Paul_McCartney/TfhC0oaF">Paul McCartney</a> (credited to <a href="/facts/Lennon%25E2%2580%2593McCartney/SqrTxqvE">Lennon–McCartney</a>) and released on the 1967 album <i><a href="/facts/Sgt._Pepper%2527s_Lonely_Hearts_Club_Band/IEyYeNjP">Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band</a></i>. It was one of the first songs McCartney wrote; he was about 14, probably in April or May 1956. The song was recorded in a different key from the final version; it was sped up at McCartney's request to make his voice sound younger. It prominently features a trio of <a href="/facts/Clarinet/57a45Ia7">clarinets</a> (two B♭ clarinets and one <a href="/facts/Bass_clarinet/nKveIQy8">bass clarinet</a>). </p>