We Are Young
September 20, 2011
We Are Young is a song by American band Fun. The song reached No. 1 in many countries of the charts in Germany, it was enough for 4th place in 2013, the song received a Grammy Award in the category Song of the Year.
Fame
Although the song was released in September 2011 but it was sent to the producers of the television series Glee in the spring of the record company. The version used in the series received wide attention and made it to the USA No. 1 on the charts. As 2012 a car manufacturer used in a commercial break of the Super Bowl, the original of the song, this version was known.
Reception
Thomas Winkler of TIME online says: " We Are Young is a nice pop song. A brash drum, a subtle piano chord, a clear voice that understands itself nor to be transported through the schepperndste kitchen radio their euphoric youth, and last but not least immediately mitsingbarer chorus that tells of a fresh beginning of love and sentimental yearnings bundles. "
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.