2015Released
3:12

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This childhood reverie about wanting to be a musician was the first song that Jeff Lynne wrote for Alone in the Universe. He told The Sun: "When I was a boy, I had a dream all about the things I'd like to be. Soon as I was in my bed, music played inside my head."

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of When I Was a Boy.
CKey
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
149BPM

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The album When I Was a Boy is released on.

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The record label that has released When I Was a Boy.
Columbia
(P) 2015 Big Trilby Records, under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment

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