"Because They're Young" is an instrumental performed by Duane Eddy. It appeared on his 1960 album, $1,000,000 Worth of Twang.^[1]

"Because They're Young" was written by Aaron Schroeder, Don Costa, and Wally Gold, and produced by Lee Hazlewood and Lester Sill.^[2] It ranked #37 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1960.^[3]

• James Darren released a vocal version as a single in 1960. It went to #29 in the UK^[7] and #4 in New Zealand.^[8]
• Helen Shapiro put out her rendition on 10 March 1962.

• The song was featured in the 1960 movie, Because They're Young sung by James Darren and arranged by Ernie Freeman.
• In the 1960s, various rock radio channels used Because They're Young as their theme music.^[9]
• Since 1984, Because They're Young is the official theme music of the Flemish musical nostalgia radio show De Pré Historie. The same theme was also used for the TV adaptation. ^{[10] [11]}