We are Young
| We are Young | |
|---|---|
| Fun feat. Janelle Monáe | |
| publication | September 20, 2011 |
| length | 4:10 |
| Genre (s) | Indie pop , alternative rock |
| text | Nate Ruess , Andrew Dost, Jack Antonoff, Jeffrey Bhasker |
| music | Jeff Bhasker |
| Publisher (s) | Fueled by Ramen , Nettwerk , Atlantic |
| album | Some nights |
We Are Young is a song by the US band Fun . The song reached number 1 in the charts in numerous countries, and number 4 was the highest ranking in Germany. In 2013 the song received a Grammy Award in the Song of the Year category .
Notoriety
The song was released in September 2011, but it was delivered to the producers of the TV series Glee by the record company in the spring. The version used in the series received a lot of attention and made it to number 1 on the charts in the United States. When a car manufacturer used the original song during a commercial break for the 2012 Super Bowl , this version also became known.
reception
Thomas Winkler from ZEIT online says: “We Are Young is a pretty pop song. A brisk drum, a subtle piano chord, a bright voice that knows how to transport its euphoric youthfulness even through the rattling kitchen radio, and last but not least a chorus that can be singed along straight away, which tells of a freshly beginning love and bundles sentimental longings. "
RJ Cubarrubia writes on billboard.com : “Reuss shifts from vulnerable verbal tumbling in the song's sonically sparse intro to the grandiose declaration, 'Tonight, we are young / So let's set the world on fire' in the massive chorus.”
Chart placements
| Charts | Top ranking |
|---|---|
 Germany
|
4th |
 Austria
|
1 |
 Sweden
|
4th |
 Switzerland
|
2 |
 United Kingdom
|
1 |
 United States
|
1 |
Individual evidence
- ^ We Are Young (Legal Title). (No longer available online.) Broadcast Music, Inc., formerly original ; Retrieved May 24, 2012 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Fun. feat. Janelle Monáe - We are young. hitparade.ch, accessed on August 4, 2012 .
- ^ SPIEGEL ONLINE: Grammy Awards: Familiar sounds, new names . Retrieved February 12, 2013.
- ↑ a b Thomas Winkler: How to climb the top of the charts . Retrieved August 4, 2012.
- ↑ billboard.com: Track Review: Fun. feat. Janelle Monae, We Are Young . Retrieved August 4, 2012.
- ↑ Fun. feat. Janelle Monáe, We Are Young. media control, accessed August 4, 2012 .
- ↑ Fun. feat. Janelle Monáe - We Are Young (Song). austriancharts.at, accessed on August 4, 2012 .
- ↑ FUN. FEAT. JANELLE MONÁE - WE ARE YOUNG (SONG). Retrieved August 18, 2013 (Swedish).
- ^ Fun - We Are Young Ft Janelle Monae. Chart Archive, accessed on August 4, 2012 .
- ↑ We Are Young - Fun. billboard.com, accessed August 4, 2012 .
