When I Grow Up (Garbage Song)

When I Grow Up (Garbage Song)

"When I Grow Up" is a 1998 song written, recorded and produced by alternative rock band Garbage. The song was released as the fourth international single to be taken from the band's multi-platinum second album Version 2.0 over the course of the following year.

"When I Grow Up" served as a simultaneous single release with album cut "The Trick Is to Keep Breathing" which was released in its place in a few European territories such as Germany, Austria, Italy, Portugal and Greece. "When I Grow Up" proved to be a Top Ten hit for the band in both United Kingdom and Spain where the single charted very strongly. In North America, after initially impacting the band's core alternative fanbase, "When I Grow Up" served as one of two songs released from the soundtrack to the comedy film Big Daddy (the other being Sheryl Crow's cover version of "Sweet Child O' Mine"). The song performed moderately well on the alternative and dance charts. The release of the film in Australia coincided with the band's second tour of the country, and while there, "When I Grow Up" went on to become Garbage's biggest hit single on the ARIA Charts.

"When I Grow Up" was remastered in 2007 for Garbage's greatest hits album Absolute Garbage.