



"Die Young" has been compared to " Good Feeling" by Flo Rida (left), " Domino" by Jessie J (middle) and " Teenage Dream" by Katy Perry (right) all of which were produced by Dr. Towards the end of the song, a choir of backing vocals chimes the chorus over a glam rock drum beat. "Die Young" spreads acoustic guitar strums, in the progression of C#m- B- E- A, over an uptempo dance beat, while Kesha belts her half- rapped, half-sung vocals on the verses, where she says, "I hear your heart beat to the beat of the drums." Over throbbing percussion, she continues: "Oh what a shame that you came here with someone / So while you're here in my arms / Let's make the most of the night like we're gonna die young." "Die Young" features synth riffs in the new wave style, reminiscent of the Cars and other music in the 1980s.

The song employs Kesha's trademark electropop sounds. Some of the old songs and the new songs." It's a celebration song, which I'm obviously known for writing those, but this one, the concept of it was to live each and every single day like it's your last and to always remain having a youthful spirit no matter how old I get.I can sing like a motherf***er! You're going to hear that because I'm also doing this acoustic EP for my fans. I'm definitely not a one-trick pony and I think people are starting to see that more and more." Ībout the song, she told Carson Daly on 97.1 AMP Radio: Recalling experiences of feeding baby lions and swimming with great white sharks, Kesha said, "I got hypnotized, and I just really wanted this record to be really positive, really raw, really vulnerable and about the magic of life." She intends for the song to show her vulnerable side, saying, "I have a lot of growing and evolving to do. Before working on her second studio album, she went on a spiritual journey. Co-producer Blanco called the song "old hippie rock." The song was written in 2011, after Kesha traveled the world. Luke and Benny Blanco, Kesha worked with the lead singer of fun., Nate Ruess, to write "Die Young". Problems playing this file? See media help. Radio heads stated that closer inspection of the song's content shows it has "nothing to do with what happened". In December 2012, the song was removed from some radio stations in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, rendering the title and chorus inappropriate for airplay. The song has also reached the top ten in multiple countries worldwide, including most of the English-speaking world and has received a Platinum certification in five countries. It eventually peaked at number two, continuing Kesha's string of top-ten singles. In its third week, "Die Young" broke into the Hot 100's top-ten, making it Kesha's seventh consecutive top-ten hit as a lead artist since her debut on the chart in 2010 with " Tik Tok" and ninth top-ten hit overall including her collaborations with 3OH!3, Britney Spears, and Nicki Minaj. "Die Young" charted in multiple countries, debuting at 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. Ruess wrote the words for the chorus, but Kesha wrote the lyrics after traveling around the world and embarking on a spiritual journey. Luke, Benny Blanco, and Cirkut, with additional writing from Nate Ruess, the lead singer of Fun. Kesha co-wrote the song with its producers, Dr. It was released on September 25, 2012, as the lead single from her second studio album, Warrior (2012). " Die Young" is a song by American singer and songwriter Kesha.
