Live While We're Young
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Label | Syco | |||
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"Live While We're Young" is a song by English-Irish
The track received mostly positive reviews from critics, who centred on its omnipresence and jubilant nature. The only negative feedback the song got was centered on the lyrics, which were interpreted as a thinly veiled euphemism for sexual intercourse. A commercial success, the song became a top ten hit in fifteen countries, while reaching the top of the charts in New Zealand and Ireland. In the United States, "Live While We're Young" debuted at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, marking the second-highest bow among all UK acts, outpaced only by Elton John's number one arrival with "Candle in the Wind 1997".
Following an unauthorized
Background and release
"Live While We're Young" was written by Rami Yacoub, Carl Falk, and Savan Kotecha, and was produced by Yacoub and Falk.[1] The trio had collaboratively helmed One Direction's previous hits, "What Makes You Beautiful" and "One Thing".[2] In early 2012, the group confirmed a follow-up release for their debut album, Up All Night (2011), was in development. "In the summer, we’re going to get back and start a new record. We want to bring out a record nearly every year, every year and a half," member Niall Horan said, revealing they were arranging "meetings and stuff with different writers and producers."[3] The band began recording the album in May 2012, in Stockholm, Sweden, at Kinglet Studios—"Live While We're Young" is a result of those recording sessions.[1] In June 2012, Horan spoke to MTV News, elaborating that the lead single would probably be released in September 2012.[4]
The band confirmed the single by uploading a video to
Composition and lyrics
"Live While We're Young" is an uptempo, upbeat
According to the digital
"The whole idea is that you have that nostalgic night out, so people who are older can listen to it too. None of us are naive enough not to know what kids do. It’s important not to patronise the youth of today, we’re not gonna be writing about 'oh let’s just hold hands for a while' you know? They need their music to connect. A lot of songs are about sex and you have to be realistic about it."[22]
Critical response
Robert Copsey of
Sylvie Lesas of Evigshed Magazine gave it a rating of five out of five stars, called it "upbeat, fun and very fresh", and proclaimed that "radios are going to love it."
In a detailed review, HitFix's Melina Newman denounced its lyrical content: "Even though they never are so blatant about it that booty call subtext can't go right over their tween audience's head, there's no mistaking lines like "if we get together, don’t let the pictures ever leave your phone" for anyone who's 13 or up. The lyrics are unwieldy and uncouth. That's what happens when you're not a boy, but not yet a man: One Direction can't go straight from the G-rated sweetness of "What Makes You Beautiful" to something akin to Enrique Iglesias's "Tonight, I’m F****** You," so instead they’re stuck with this in between clumsiness that the not-so-little girls will understand."[13] Grady Smith of Entertainment Weekly characterised it as "not-so-innocent" and a "party jam".[12] Jason Lipshutz of Billboard felt that its sexual suggestive lyricism "arrives too soon after the more accomplished puppy-love odes of previous hits "What Makes You Beautiful" and "One Thing" to further the conversation."[21]
Commercial performance
"Live While We're Young" debuted on the
In the United States, One Direction made US chart history by achieving the biggest opening one-week sales figure for a song by a non-US artist ever;
Music video
The music video for "Live While We're Young" was directed by Vaughan Arnell.[61] On 24 August 2012, One Direction announced that an accompanying music video for "Live While We're Young" was filmed at a "secret place."[62] According to an MTV News article published on 14 September 2012, the video would feature a "summer music festival vibe" with the group "getting wet and wild, acting silly with props and getting soaked by water guns."[6] The official video was initially due to premiere on 24 September 2012. However, a poor-quality version of the music video leaked online on 20 September 2012: the same day it was officially published on One Direction's Vevo channel on YouTube.[63] In regard, the group released a statement: "We wanted our fans to see the video and hear the single in the proper way so we've moved the premiere to tonight. We're really excited about LWWY, we've worked really hard on it and we can't wait for everyone to see and hear it later today!"[63]
The video begins with One Direction waking up in a tent. Outside, Payne starts singing the opening lines, as others are seen playing guitars and sitting on hay bales in a camp setting. Subsequent scenes intercut featuring One Direction performing the song at the camp setting in a circle, on an open field, driving a car, and at a lake where members of the group play in plastic bubbles and boats. As it turns to nighttime, the camp is the main setting; they conduct a football match and afterwards a pool party. The video ends with One Direction looking at the camera, with Malik singing the last line. Throughout the video, teenage boys and girls are shown with the band.
Upon release, the video broke the Vevo record for having the most views in a 24-hour period with 8.24 million views, besting the previous record which had been set by Justin Bieber's "Boyfriend" (8.00 million).[65] Bieber regained the record with the release of the music video for "Beauty and a Beat" (10.6 million) on 12 October 2012.[66] It received positive reviews from music critics, who generally complimented its carefree, jubilant nature. Smith quipped that it has "notable moments," which he cited, "glowstick campfire dances, inflatable pool splashing, four wheeler racing, and an unfortunate blonde streak in Zayn [Malik]'s hair."[12] The Hollywood Reporter writer Sophie A. Schillaci called it "fun-filled", and concluded that the video perfectly accompanies the track's lyricism.[16] Lansky called the "high quality" clip "fairly standard 1D fare", elaborating: "the boys get up to some teenage shenanigans and, well, live while they’re young. When their festivities culminate in a pool party that reads more like a wet t-shirt contest than anything else, it's abundantly clear that 1D knows their audience."[15] The Huffington Post characterised it as an "epic summer adventure", assessing: "from a camping trip to the ultimate beach party, complete with a shirtless Niall [Horan] and inflatable banana."[17] Collins described it as featuring the group "doing what they do best – scampering, singing, scampering some more."[29] ITN's Lindsay Brown viewed the video as "wholesome", showing them "having some good old fashioned fun."[67] Fuse editor Nicole James praised the apparent recurring trend of "how the group isn't afraid to make fun of themselves." James elaborated: "If it were any other boy band acting out the Monkees-inspired hijinks in 1D's new video "Live While We're Young," it would likely come off as super cheesy. But for these five guys, their sense of comfortable self-awareness really comes through."[64] As of May 2019, the video has over 610 million views.
Live performances and usage in media
One Direction performed the track along with songs of their debut album at the 2012
"Live While We're Young" was featured in a
Formats and track listings
- Digital download – EP[8]
- "Live While We're Young" – 3:18
- "Live While We're Young" (Dave Audé remix) – 5:40
- "Live While We're Young" (The Jump Smokers remix) – 4:25
- "I Want" (Live) – 3:06
- "Moments" (Live) (Pre-order only) – 4:44
- UK and US CD single[81]
- "Live While We're Young" – 3:18
- "I Want" (Live) – 3:06
Credits and personnel
- Carl Falk – writing, production, programming, instruments, guitar, background vocals
- Kristoffer Fogelmark – background vocals
- Niall Horan – additional guitar
- Savan Kotecha – writing, background vocals
- Rami Yacoub – writing, production, programming, instruments, bass
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Take Me Home.[1]
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[103] | 3× Platinum | 210,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada)[104] | 2× Platinum | 160,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI)[41] | Gold | 15,000* |
Japan (RIAJ)[105] | 2× Platinum | 500,000* |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[106] | 2× Platinum | 120,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[53] | Platinum | 15,000* |
Sweden (GLF)[107] | Platinum | 40,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[108] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[109] | Platinum | 1,383,000[60] |
Streaming | ||
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[110] | Platinum | 1,800,000† |
Japan (RIAJ)[111] | Gold | 50,000,000† |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Australia[7] | 28 September 2012 | Digital download | Sony Music Entertainment
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Austria[112] | |||
Belgium[113] | |||
Finland[114] | |||
Germany[115] | |||
Ireland[9] | |||
Italy[116] | |||
Luxembourg[117] | |||
New Zealand[8] | |||
Netherlands[118] | |||
Norway[119] | |||
Sweden[120] | |||
Switzerland[121] | |||
Mexico[122] | 30 September 2012 | ||
United Kingdom[123] | |||
United States[5] | 1 October 2012 | ||
Canada[5] | |||
United Kingdom[124] | CD single | ||
Spain[125] | 2 October 2012 | Digital download |
See also
- One Thing
- Best Song Ever
- Steal My Girl
- What Makes You Beautiful
- Drag Me Down
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