Die Young (Sheppard song)

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"Die Young"
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Single by Sheppard
from the album Kaleidoscope Eyes
Released18 October 2019 (2019-10-18)
Length3:55
LabelEmpire of Song
Songwriter(s)
  • Jay Bovino
  • Jon Hume
  • Amy Sheppard
  • George Sheppard
Sheppard singles chronology
"Kiss My Fat Ass"
(2019) 		"Die Young"
(2019) 		"Phoenix"
(2020)
Music video
"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[]

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[]

Jasper Bruce from The Industry Observer said the song "builds on the band's trademark energetic pop sound".[3] RJ Frometa from Vents Magazine said "'Die Young' sees Sheppard in top form – lush production, full vocal harmonies, and an existential optimism."[4] Uproxx said "With a pulsating chorus, this song is a confirmation that Sheppard is here for a good time and you should be, too."[5]

Track listing[]

  • Digital download
  1. "Die Young" – 3:55[6]
  • Digital download
  1. "Die Young" (Oliver Nelson remix) – 4:33[7][5]

Charts[]

Release history[]

Region Date Format Label Version
Australia[6] 18 October 2019
Empire of Song Original
Various[7] 22 November 2019 Oliver Nelson remix

References[]

  1. ^ "Go Behind the Scenes with Sheppard on their "Die Young" video shoot". V Music. October 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Sheppard Confirm Kaleidoscope Eyes". auspop. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Sheppard drop video clip for, "Die Young", signalling new era for band". The Industry Observer. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Sheppard Return with new single Die Young". Vents Magazine. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Oliver Nelson Remixes Sheppard's Rising Single "Die Young"". American Songwriter. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Die Young – Single". Apple Music. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Die Young (Oliver Nelson remix) – Single". Apple Music. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  8. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 40 Digital Tracks" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Sheppard – Die Young" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 13, 2020" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Sheppard – Die Young" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2020" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 28 December 2020.


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