What We Live For
American Authors
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I drive a beat-up car, a caravan, the color blue Reminds me of your eyes and all the places we've been to We're tethered to the leather, searching for a better view It's interstellar when it's me and you We're taking off uh uh uh We're taking off uh uh uh This is what I live for Baby, you're my open road You can take me anywhere the wind blows Right into the great unknown We can throw our hands up out the window This is what we live for We look up at the stars, a perfect night to dream with you Got nineties retro on the radio, our favorite tune I put the pedal to the metal just to laugh with you It's interstellar when it's just us two We're taking off uh uh uh We're taking off uh uh uh This is what I live for Baby, you're my open road You can take me anywhere the wind blows Right into the great unknown We can throw our hands up out the window This is what we live for (Oh oh) this is what we live for (Oh oh) this is what we live for This is what we live for This is what we live for This is what we live for This is what we live for This is what we live for This is what we live for We're taking off uh uh uh We're taking off uh uh uh This is what I live for Baby, you're my open road You can take me anywhere the wind blows Right into the great unknown We can throw our hands up out the window This is what we live for (this is what we live for) (Oh oh) this is what we live for (Oh oh) this is what we live for (Oh oh) this is what we live for (Oh oh) this is what we live for
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Written by: BENJAMIN BERGER, DAVID M RUBLIN, JAMES ADAM SHELLEY, MATTHEW JOHN SANCHEZ, RYAN MCMAHON, RYAN RABIN, ZACHARY MICHAEL BARNETT
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13 facts about this song
Song Origin"What We Live For" is a song by American rock band American Authors.
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Album NameThis song features as the title track of their second studio album with the same name "What We Live For."
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Release Details"What We Live For" was released as a single on May 6, 2016, and the album followed on July 1, 2016.
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Record LabelThe song was released under the record label Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group.
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SongwritersBand members Zachary Barnett, James Shelley, Matthew Sanchez, and Dave Rublin co-wrote the song along with Aaron Accetta and Shep Goodman.
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ProducersThe song was produced by Aaron Accetta and Shep Goodman, who have a history of collaborative work.
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Genre"What We Live For" falls under the genre of Pop Rock and Alternative Rock.
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Album SalesThe album "What We Live For" reached number 60 on the US Billboard 200, indicating its relative level of commercial success.
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ThemesThe song, like much of American Authors' music, focuses on themes of love, life, struggle, and perseverance.
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Music VideoThe official music video for "What We Live For" was released on YouTube on June 23, 2016, and as of now, it has over a million views.
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Critical ReceptionCritics largely expressed mixed reviews about the album "What We Live For," appreciating the band's optimistic and hopeful themes but critiquing its lack of lyric depth and differentiation from their previous work.
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Band’s style"What We Live For" echoes the band's characteristic anthemic style, featuring uplifting lyrics and big, catchy hooks.
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Live PerformancesThe song has been a part of their setlist in their live performances and tours.
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