Live My Life (song) explained

Live My Life
Cover:	LiveMyLife.jpg
Border:	yes
Type:	single
Artist:	Far East Movement featuring Justin Bieber
Album:	Dirty Bass
Released:
Length:	3:59 (w/o Redfoo) 4:16 (w/ Redfoo)
Chronology:	Far East Movement
Prev Title:	Jello
Prev Year:	2011
Next Title:	Lights Out (Go Crazy)
Next Year:	2012

"Live My Life" is a song by American group Far East Movement from their fourth studio album Dirty Bass. The song was released on February 25, 2012, as the album's lead single. It features vocals from Canadian singer Justin Bieber. The song was produced by RedOne and De Paris.^{[1] [2]}

The official remix of the song subtitled "Live My Life (Party Rock Remix)", features vocals from Redfoo of LMFAO. The track was released on March 6, 2012, as a digital download. Also, it was included as the last track of the standard edition of Dirty Bass.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Live My Life" was first released onto YouTube on April 5, 2012 through Far East Movement's Vevo channel at a total length of 4 minutes and 43 seconds. Justin Bieber did not appear in the video, but Redfoo and the Party Rock crew does.^{[3] [4]} They are seen throughout the video touring and dancing through the streets of Amsterdam in the Party Rock bus, was filmed in the Netherlands. They also perform a synchronized dance routine in a flash mob-style. Far East Movement perform their respective verses. Dutch singer Eva Simons cameos in the video, seen entering the party bus midway through the video, as well as Dutch DJs Sidney Samson, Sick Individuals and Quintino. The music video has over 66 million views.^[5]

An alternate video edit was made for the Party Rock Remix at a total length of 4 minutes and 38 seconds. It features the same scenes from the original and includes Redfoo performing his verse. This version has over 25 million views.^[6]

The videos were written by Redfoo and Kelly Covell and directed by Mickey Finnegan (who has previously directed music videos for LMFAO's songs such as "Party Rock Anthem" and "Sexy and I Know It" among others) while production was handled by Cisco Newman and Alexa Dedlow.^{[7] [8]}

The video makes a reference to John Cusack's character from the film Say Anything...; it begins with Kev Nish holding up a boombox while standing outside of a female lead's apartment window, and ends with him taking her home.

Credits and personnel

• Vocals – Far East Movement and Justin Bieber
• Lyrics – Bilal "The Chef" Hajji, Kevin Michael Nishimura, James Hwan Roh, Jae Won Choung, Virman Pau Coquia, Nathan Lawrence Walker, Justin Bieber
• Musician – Nadir "RedOne" Khayat, Jonathan Maman, Jean Claude Sindress, Yohanne Simon (De Paris)
• Producer, instrumentation, programming – RedOne and Yohanne Simon (De Paris)
• Recording – Trevor Muzzy, Jeremy "J" Stevenson, Jaime "Jimmy Cash" Lepe and Kyle Kashiwagi
• Vocal producer (Justin Bieber's vocals) – Kuk Harrell
• Vocal recording and editing (Justin Bieber's vocals) – Josh Gudwin, Chris "TEK" O'Ryan
• Remixer, additional vocals (Party Rock Remix) – Stefan Kendal "Redfoo" Gordy
• Additional keyboards (Party Rock Remix) – Martin "Cherry Cherry Boom Boom" Kierszenbaum
• Mixing – Robert Orton
• Mastering – Gene Grimaldi
• Label: Cherrytree Records / Interscope Records

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard)^[9]	2
South Korea International Chart (Gaon)^[10]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[11]	100
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[12]	85
France (SNEP)^[13]	104
Germany (Media Control AG)^[14]	96
Russia Airplay (TopHit)^[15]	36
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[16]	57
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[17]	190

Certifications

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United States	February 28, 2012^[18]	Digital download
	March 6, 2012^[19]	Digital download – remix
	April 3, 2012^[20]	Rhythmic contemporary radio airplay
Germany Austria Switzerland	April 6, 2012^[21]	CD single
United Kingdom	May 6, 2012^[22]	Digital download – EP

Notes and References

1. Web site: Listen: Justin Bieber Teams With Far East Movement for 'Live My Life' . RollingStone.com. March 1, 2012.
2. Web site: Justin Bieber, Far East Movement Drop Fist-Pumping 'Live My Life' The RedOne-produced party anthem is the lead single off FEM's Dirty Bass.. https://web.archive.org/web/20120229212354/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1679826/justin-bieber-live-my-life-far-east-movement.jhtml. dead. February 29, 2012. MTV Networks. March 1, 2012.
3. Web site: Idolator Staff (jleeds). Watch The Making of Far East Movement & Justin Bieber's 'Live My Life' Video. Idolator.com. March 18, 2012.
4. Web site: Sciarretto. Amy. Far East Movement Dance the Night Away in 'Live My Life (Party Rock Remix)' Video. PopCrush. March 23, 2012.
5. (as of March 2018)
6. (as of March 2018)
7. Web site: Far East Movement, Justin Bieber - Live My Life ft. Justin Bieber. April 5, 2012. August 17, 2018. YouTube.
8. Web site: Live My Life (Party Rock Remix). March 23, 2012. August 17, 2018. YouTube.
9. Luxembourg Digital Songs – March 24, 2012. Billboard.
10. Web site: South Korea Gaon International Chart (Week: February 26, 2012 to March 3, 2012) . Gaon Chart . March 3, 2012 . December 21, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131212201417/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/index.php?nationGbn=E&current_week=10&current_year=2012&chart_Time=week . December 12, 2013 .
11. Web site: ARIA End of Year Singles Chart 2012. Australian Recording Industry Association. April 3, 2020.
12. Canadian Hot 100: 2012 Year-End Charts. Billboard.
13. Web site: Top de l'année Top Singles 2012. SNEP. fr. January 27, 2021.
14. Web site: Top 100 Singles Jahrescharts 2012 . German . . January 5, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130106044835/http://www.viva.tv/charts/52-top-100-jahrescharts-2012 . January 6, 2013 .
15. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart 2012. TopHit. ru. March 17, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230316150722/https://tophit.com/ru/chart/top/radio/hits/russia/annual/2012-01-01. March 16, 2023.
16. Web site: Årslista Singlar – År 2012. Sverigetopplistan. Swedish. April 3, 2020.
17. Web site: End of Year 2012. UKChartsPlus. April 13, 2020.
18. Web site: Live My Life (feat. Justin Bieber) – Single by Far East Movement . iTunes (US) . . 2012-05-09.
19. Web site: Live My Life (Party Rock Remix) [feat. Justin Bieber & Redfoo] – Single by Far East Movement ]. iTunes (US) . . 2012-05-09.
20. Web site: Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases - R&B Song and Hip-Hop Music Release Dates - .... Allaccess.com. August 17, 2018.
21. Web site: Live My Life. April 6, 2012. August 17, 2018. Amazon.de.
22. Web site: Live My Life (feat. Justin Bieber) – EP by Far East Movement . iTunes (UK) . . 2012-05-09.