Pasadena ( song ) - Wikipedia Pasadena ( song ) `` Pasadena '' Single by John Young Released January 1972 ( original ) 1975 ( re-recorded ) Format Vinyl, 7 '' Genre Pop Length 3 : 15 Label Albert Productions Songwriter ( s ) David Hemmings, Harry Vanda & George Young Producer ( s ) Simon Napier - Bell John Young singles chronology `` Pasadena '' ( 1972 ) `` You Drive Me Crazy '' ( 1973 ) `` Pasadena '' ( 1972 ) `` You Drive Me Crazy '' ( 1973 ) `` Pasadena '' is the debut single by Australian pop singer John Young, released in January 1972 and peaking at number 16 on the Australian Go - Set Chart. The single was released under the name John Young. Young 's subsequent releases used `` John Paul Young '' to avoid confusion with Johnny Young ( no relation ), the 1960s pop star and Young Talent Time ( 1971 -- 1988 TV show ) presenter. Young performed the song on Happening 70 on Channel Ten. `` Pasadena '' was re-recorded in 1975 for Young 's debut studio album Hero. Contents 1 Track listing 2 Charts 2.1 Weekly charts 2.2 Year - end charts 3 Personnel 4 References 5 External links Track listing 7 '' ( AP - 9765 ) Side A `` Pasadena '' ( David Hemmings, Harry Vanda & George Young ) - 3 : 15 Side B `` Better Go Back to Bed '' ( Simon Napier - Bell, H. Vanda & G. Young ) - 2 : 20 Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 1972 ) Position Australian Go - Set Chart 16 Year - end charts Chart ( 1972 ) Position Australian Go - Set Chart 89 Personnel John Paul Young -- Lead vocals Ian `` Willie '' Winter -- Guitar Johnny Dick -- Drums, percussion Warren Morgan -- ( Keyboards, backing vocals ) Ronnie Peel -- Bass, backing vocals ) Ray Goodwin -- Guitar References Jump up ^ `` Pasadena ''. Australian Music Database. Retrieved 18 June 2017. Jump up ^ Smith, Michael ( 30 July 2009 ). `` ARIA Hall of Fame -- John Paul Young ''. The Drum Media. Western Australia : Street Press Australia Pty Ltd. p. 14. access - date = requires url = ( help ) Jump up ^ Wilmoth, Peter -- Glad All Over -- The Countdown Years 1974 -- 1987, p 66 - 9 McPhee Gribble / Penguin Books 1993. ISBN 978 - 0 - 86914 - 293 - 6 Jump up ^ `` GO Set Chart w / c 6 February 1971 ''. Pop Archives. 6 February 1971. Retrieved 24 August 2016. External links John Paul Young - Pasadena ( 7 '' single ) John Paul Young Discography Studio albums Hero J.P.Y. Green Love Is in the Air Heaven Sent The Singer One Foot in Front Now In Too Deep Compilation albums All the Best Love Is in the Air Classic Hits I Hate the Music Singles `` Pasadena '' `` Yesterday 's Hero '' `` The Love Game '' `` I Hate the Music '' `` Keep On Smilin ' '' `` Standing in the Rain '' `` I Wanna Do It With You '' `` Here We Go '' `` Where the Action Is '' `` Love Is in the Air '' `` The Day That My Heart Caught Fire '' `` Lost in Your Love '' `` Fool in Love '' `` Out of Time '' `` Soldier of Fortune '' Related articles Vanda & Young This 1970s pop song - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pasadena_(song)&oldid=788376460 '' Categories : 1972 songs 1972 singles John Paul Young songs Songs written by Harry Vanda Songs written by George Young ( rock musician ) Albert Productions singles 1970s pop song stubs Hidden categories : Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL Articles with hAudio microformats All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 1 July 2017, at 01 : 57. About Wikipedia

Question: who wrote it's a long long way to pasadena
Answer: David Hemmings; David Hemmings, Harry Vanda & George Young; David Hemmings; John Young; David Hemmings