Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast Explained

Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast
Cover:Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Airbourne
Album:Runnin' Wild
Released:27 June 2007
Genre:Hard rock
Length:3:42
Label:Roadrunner US
EMI Australia
Producer:Bob Marlette
Prev Title:Runnin' Wild
Prev Year:2007
Next Title:Diamond in the Rough
Next Year:2007

"Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast" is the second single from Runnin' Wild by the Australian hard rock band Airbourne. It is one of the band's most famous songs.

Track listing

  1. "Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast"

Personnel

Interpretation

The lyrics focus on the singer's dissatisfaction with the state of modern society. The song likens bankers to "street gangs and mad men" and their business manoeuvres to "private wars", and continues by criticising "the eye in the sky" (personal surveillance), specifically facial recognition, and the paranoia that this then causes. In the chorus, the singer affirms that "if it's the end of days, I'm going out in style", reflecting his desire to seize the day.

In popular culture

Charts

Chart (2007)Peak
position
Canadian Hot 10074
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks16

Notes and References

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