When You Were Young - Calvin Harris Remix

Written by all four band members, this song is about growing up and moving on in the world, leaving the past behind you. It deals with how your perceptions change as you look back on your youth.

This was the first single from Sam's Town, which is The Killers second album. Much of the album was influenced by Bruce Springsteen, who often wrote about restless youth.

This was a very important song for the group, as they were worried about meeting expectations in the wake of their highly acclaimed first album, Hot Fuss. According to Brandon Flowers, when he came up with the lyrics "He doesn't look a thing like Jesus, but he talks like a gentleman," he knew he had something special and that things would work out.