live while we're young

"Live While We're Young" is a song by English-Irish boy band One Direction, released as the lead single from their second studio album Take Me Home (2012). Written by Rami Yacoub, Carl Falk and Savan Kotecha and produced by Yacoub and Falk, it was released by Syco Records on 28 September 2012. Falk, Kotecha, and Yacoub had collaboratively helmed One Direction's previous hits, "What Makes You Beautiful" and "One Thing". The track is an uptempo, upbeat pop rock song which includes elements of dance pop and bubblegum pop. The song utilizes rock undertones, vocal harmonies, hand claps, prominent electric guitar riffs, and repetitive synthesizers.
The song received mixed reviews from music critics. While it faced criticism for its opening guitar riff bearing similarities with The Clash's 1982 single "Should I Stay or Should I Go", critics who favoured the song cited its omnipresence and resemblance of happiness. Additionally, the song's lyrics were negatively received by several critics, 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 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, marking the second-highest bow among all UK acts, outpaced only by Elton John's number 1 arrival with "Candle in the Wind 1997" and recorded the highest one-week opening sales figure for a song by a non-US artist.
Following an unauthorized internet leak, the song's accompanying music video was officially released on 20 September 2012, four days earlier than the intended release date. It was directed by Vaughan Arnell and depicts a camping, water festival theme, with the group's activities considered "scampering". The music video was generally well received by critics, many of whom commended its carefree and abrasive nature. Upon release, it broke the Vevo record for having the most views in a 24-hour period with 8.24 million, beating the previous record which had been set by Justin Bieber's "Boyfriend" (8.00 million). Bieber subsequently regained the record with his music video for "Beauty and a Beat" (10.6 million). (for more info)

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