Die Young (Sheppard song)
| "Die Young" | ||||
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| Single by Sheppard | ||||
| from the album Kaleidoscope Eyes | ||||
| Released | 18 October 2019 | |||
| Length | 3:55 | |||
| Label | Empire of Song | |||
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| "Die Young" on YouTube | ||||
"Die Young" is a song by Australian indie pop band Sheppard. It was released as a single on 18 October 2019. "Die Young" came after frontman George Sheppard was forced to consider the band's future following a throat injury and surgery in 2019. In a statement, the band said "We began to ask what we wanted next, for ourselves individually, for the band and for our fans. We wrote 'Die Young' as though it was a 'final' Sheppard song; a song about appreciating each day and living it as though it was your last."[1] The song was released as the lead single from the band's forthcoming third studio album, Kaleidoscope Eyes (2021).[2]
Music video
[edit]The music video for "Die Young" was released on 17 October 2019. The clip uses muted colour patterns, haze and militaristic tableaux created by extras as the band communicate a sense of suffocation. Band member George Sheppard said "We kind of took our cues from the opening line 'in a world that's colourblind, we see it all through kaleidoscope eyes'. That was a really cool line we all thought, and that kind of set up the video clip.".[3]
Reception
[edit]Jasper Bruce from The Industry Observer said the song "builds on the band's trademark energetic pop sound".[3] Uproxx said "With a pulsating chorus, this song is a confirmation that Sheppard is here for a good time and you should be, too."[4]
Track listing
[edit]- Digital download
- "Die Young" – 3:55[5]
- Digital download
Charts
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Release history
[edit]| Region | Date | Format | Label | Version |
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| Australia[5] | 18 October 2019 | Empire of Song | Original | |
| Various[6] | 22 November 2019 | Oliver Nelson remix |
References
[edit]- ^ "Go Behind the Scenes with Sheppard on their "Die Young" video shoot". V Music. October 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "Sheppard Confirm Kaleidoscope Eyes". auspop. 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Sheppard drop video clip for, "Die Young", signalling new era for band". The Industry Observer. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Oliver Nelson Remixes Sheppard's Rising Single "Die Young"". American Songwriter. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Die Young – Single". Apple Music. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Die Young (Oliver Nelson remix) – Single". Apple Music. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "ARIA Australian Top 40 Digital Tracks" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Sheppard – Die Young" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 13, 2020" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Sheppard – Die Young" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2020" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
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