Live for the Night explained

Live for the Night
Cover:KrewellaLFTN.png
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Type:single
Artist:Krewella
Album:Get Wet
Released:July 2, 2013
Recorded:2011−2013
Length:3:26
Label:Columbia
Producer:Cash Cash
Chronology:Krewella
Prev Title:Alive
Prev Year:2012
Next Title:Enjoy the Ride
Next Year:2013

"Live for the Night" is a single by American electronic dance music band Krewella. The song was released on July 2, 2013 for digital download and streaming. It is the fourth single from their debut album Get Wet, the first of which did not appear in one of their previous extended plays Play Hard or Play Harder.[1] The song was written by band members Kris Trindl, Yasmine Yousaf and Jahan Yousaf, along with Nicholas Ditri and Daniel Boselovic, whilst production was handled by the electronic music trio Cash Cash,[2] who also assisted in writing the song. It reached number one on Billboards Dance Club Songs chart in its October 19, 2013 issue.[3]

Background

Krewella's debut album Get Wet was released on September 20, 2013.[4] It spawned three singles prior to the release of "Live for the Night" these being "Killin' It", "Alive", and "Come & Get It".

Promotion

A set of remixes by Pegboard Nerds, Xilent, Dash Berlin, W&W, Danny Avila & Deniz Koyu was released on November 4, 2013.[5]

Music video

The audio and lyric videos were released on the same day as the single's release, with the audio video being released via Proximity and the lyric video being released via KrewellaMusicVEVO, both on YouTube.[1] [6] The music video was released on August 1, 2013.[7] The music video features Krewella cutting off the power to a town and luring the people to a secret concert at the power plant where they are no longer slaves to the various electronic devices that distract them all day long.[8]

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)Position
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[9] 11
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[10] 32

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Krewella - Live For The Night (Official Lyric Video) . YouTube . 2013-07-02 . 2016-04-14.
  2. Web site: Cash Cash - We teamed up with our friends Krewella and... . Facebook . 2013-07-02 . 2016-04-14.
  3. Hot Dance Club Songs - Week of October 19, 2013. Billboard. October 19, 2013. October 14, 2013.
  4. Web site: Get Wet by Krewella on iTunes . Itunes.apple.com . 2013-09-20 . 2016-02-09.
  5. Web site: Krewella - Live For The Night (The Remixes) [Columbia Records |publisher=Your EDM |date= 5 November 2013|accessdate=2016-04-14].
  6. Web site: Krewella - Live For The Night (Original Mix) . YouTube . 2013-07-02 . 2016-04-14.
  7. Web site: Krewella - Live for the Night (Explicit) . YouTube . 2013-08-01 . 2016-04-14.
  8. Web site: Krewella Tempt You To Unplug and Live For The Night [Official Music Video |publisher=Your EDM |date= August 2013|accessdate=2016-04-14].
  9. Dance Club Songs – Year-End 2013. Billboard. August 29, 2019.
  10. Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2013. Billboard. 13 December 2013. August 29, 2019.