"Because They're Young" is a song written by Aaron Schroeder, Don Costa, and Wally Gold and performed by Duane Eddy. The song reached #2 on the UK Singles Chart, #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #17 on the R&B chart in 1960. The song appeared on his 1960 album, $1,000,000.00 Worth of Twang. The song was produced by Lee Hazlewood and Lester Sill. The song ranked #37 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1960.