When I Die (Motherlode song)

"When I Die"
Single by Motherlode
from the album When I Die
B-side"Hard Life"
ReleasedApril 1969
GenreSoul
Length3:20
LabelBuddah
SongwritersSteve Kennedy, William Smith
ProducersMort Ross, Doug Riley
Motherlode singles chronology
"When I Die"
(1969)
"Memories of a Broken Promise"
(1969)

"When I Die" is a 1969 hit single by Motherlode. It is the title track of their debut LP and was their first single. A studio musician who worked with artists like Sam Cooke, Carol Kaye, played bass guitar on this recording.

In the US, the song reached number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 12 on the Cash Box Top 100. "When I Die" was a major hit in Canada, reaching number 1 in August of the year.