Last Night When We Were Young

"Last Night When We Were Young" is a song featured in Frank Sinatra's 1955 Capitol album In the Wee Small Hours.

It was later re-recorded for Sinatra's 1965 album for Reprise, September of My Years.

History
"Last Night When We Were Young" was written in 1935 by Harold Arlen with lyrics by his songwriting partner Yip Harburg. The first rendition of the song was performed by on October 9, 1935 to be used for the film Metropolitan, however, it was cut from the film and replaced with an instrumental version.

Alec Wilder, a songwriter in traditional popular music, said that Judy Garland's performance of the song was "most remarkable and beautiful song" that "goes far beyond the boundaries of popular music."

Releases

 * Studio recordings
 * In the Wee Small Hours (1955)
 * September of My Years (1965)
 * Reissues
 * Concepts (1992)
 * The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings (1995)
 * The Capitol Years (1998)

Lyrics
Last night when we were young Love was a star, a song unsung Life was so new, so real so right Ages ago last night

Today the world is old You flew away and time grew cold Where is that star that shone so bright Ages ago last night?

To think that spring had depended On merely this: a look, a kiss To think that something so splendid Could slip away in one little daybreak

So now, let's reminisce And recollect the sighs and the kisses The arms that clung

When we were young last night