[3] "Last Night When We Were Young" was highly regarded by Judy Garland, who recorded it twice, and frequently performed it.
[2] Composer Alec Wilder called it a "most remarkable and beautiful song" that "goes far beyond the boundaries of popular music."
Continuing, he stated that "[i]t is unlike any other Arlen song that I have heard.
"[3] Harburg did not know where he acquired the title, saying, "the juxtaposition of those two phrases is almost a whole world of philosophy".
[2] Singer Tony Bennett, aged 95, gave an "emotional" performance of the song at his final concerts, in 2021.