Die Young (Sheppard song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Die Young
| cover = Die_Young_by_Sheppard.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Sheppard
| album = Kaleidoscope Eyes
| released = {{Start date|2019|10|18|df=yes}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=55}}
| label = Empire of Song
| writer = {{flatlist|
- Jay Bovino
- Jon Hume
- Amy Sheppard
- George Sheppard
}}
| producer =
| prev_title = Kiss My Fat Ass
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = Phoenix
| next_year = 2020
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|7ikKAN42JU0|"Die Young"}}}}
}}
"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."{{cite web|url=https://www.vmusic.com.au/go-behind-the-scenes-with-sheppard-on-their-die-young-video-shoot|title=Go Behind the Scenes with Sheppard on their "Die Young" video shoot|website=V Music|date=October 2019 |accessdate=24 January 2020}} The song was released as the lead single from the band's forthcoming third studio album, Kaleidoscope Eyes (2021).{{cite web|url=https://www.auspop.com.au/2020/10/sheppard-confirm-kaleidoscope-eyes/|title=Sheppard Confirm Kaleidoscope Eyes|website=auspop|date=22 October 2020|accessdate=23 October 2020|archive-date=22 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022225533/https://www.auspop.com.au/2020/10/sheppard-confirm-kaleidoscope-eyes/|url-status=dead}}
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.".{{cite web|url=https://theindustryobserver.thebrag.com/sheppard-drop-video-clip-for-die-young-signalling-new-era-for-band/|title= Sheppard drop video clip for, "Die Young", signalling new era for band|website=The Industry Observer|date=4 November 2020 |accessdate=24 January 2020}}
Reception
Jasper Bruce from The Industry Observer said the song "builds on the band's trademark energetic pop sound". Uproxx said "With a pulsating chorus, this song is a confirmation that Sheppard is here for a good time and you should be, too."{{cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/oliver-nelson-remixes-sheppards-rising-single-die-young/press-release/|title=Oliver Nelson Remixes Sheppard's Rising Single "Die Young" |website=American Songwriter|date=28 November 2019 |accessdate=24 January 2020}}
Track listing
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2019–2020)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| Australia Digital Tracks (ARIA){{cite web|url=http://cdn.aria.com.au/pdfs/3AB4AE7FE65771688D155D5F7EA8044A6FBB19BB84E94433F1782B7D1DDC5320/ARIA%20Digital%20Tracks%20Chart.pdf?seq=26|title=ARIA Australian Top 40 Digital Tracks|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=28 October 2019|accessdate=26 October 2019}}
| 30 |
| {{single chart|Flanders Tip|16|artist=Sheppard|song=Die Young|rowheader=true|accessdate=10 April 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch40|13|year=2020|week=13|rowheader=true|accessdate=28 March 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch100|41|artist=Sheppard|song=Die Young|rowheader=true|accessdate=28 March 2020}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2020)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2020|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2020|publisher=Dutch Top 40|language=nl|accessdate=28 December 2020}}
| 48 |
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Release history
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| scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| Version |
|---|
| scope="row"|Australia{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/die-young-single/1482073950|title=Die Young – Single|website=Apple Music|date=18 October 2019 |accessdate=24 January 2020}}
| 18 October 2019 | rowspan="2"| {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | rowspan="2"| Empire of Song | Original |
| scope="row"|Various{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/die-young-oliver-nelson-remix-single/1487574835|title=Die Young (Oliver Nelson remix) – Single|website=Apple Music|date=22 November 2019 |accessdate=24 January 2020}}
| 22 November 2019 | Oliver Nelson remix |
References
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Category:Sheppard (band) songs
Category:Songs written by Jon Hume
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