"When You're Young and in Love" is a song composed by Van McCoy and first recorded by Ruby & the Romantics in 1964.
[1] Ruby & the Romantics scored one subsequent Hot 100 placing, with "Does He Really Care for Me" (#87).
Besides Horton and veteran Marvelette Katherine Anderson, Rogers' vocal backing on "When You're Young..." features Motown's premier session singers the Andantes while the original instrumental backing on the track by the Funk Brothers was augmented by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
[citation needed] The song had its strongest chart impact via a 1984 cover version by the Flying Pickets, produced by John Sherry.
[7] This version of the song was featured in the Netflix series Sex Education.