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“I Don't Want to Grow Up” by The Ramones
From the album ¡Adios Amigos! (1995)
“I Don't Want to Grow Up” by The Ramones appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1995 and 2021. It was first released in 1995 on the album ¡Adios Amigos!. Its best result is #87 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1995. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #333 alternative song of 1995.
Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan wrote "I Don't Want to Grow Up", and the Ramones claimed it for ¡Adios Amigos!, their fourteenth studio album and, as it turned out, their last, released on Radioactive Records in 1995. Joey Ramone sings it, Johnny plays guitar, C.J. is on bass and Marky on drums, and it was cut at Baby Monster Studios in New York City with Daniel Rey, a longtime friend the whole band liked, producing and Bryce Goggin engineering.
The mood inside the camp was grim: Joey's health was failing, he and Johnny had been feuding for a decade, and Marky and C.J. were drifting apart. Johnny still gave the album a B+ in his autobiography, Commando, reckoning even its lesser songs held up. A year after the album and its tour, the Ramones were done.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 87 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1995 | 91 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 651 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s | 908 |
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