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“Young” is about remembering the break-up of a teenage relationship, but also the great moments they shared.
The song was previewed on Snapchat, before it was released on the duo’s debut LP Memories… Do Not Open. Taggart teased part of the song’s lyrics in a tweet:
The song was performed at the Bi...
[Verse 1]
Young
We were so young when we thought that we knew how to love
Fought about anything, everything led to dysfunction
But we just gotta own that shit
Don't let it go like this
Maybe we can grow from this, yeah
[Chorus]
We both know I go too far like when I wrecked your car
And almost fought your father when he pushed me in the yard
And all those nights we snuck out, like to meet up at the bar
Don't worry, my love, we're learning to love
But it's hard when you're young
[Post-Chorus]
Yeah, it's hard when you're young
[Verse 2]
Caught, we were caught up in the high, it was better than drugs
Too high to see that it would all lead to destruction
At least we both know that shit
We just gotta own that shit
I hope that we can grow from this, yeah
[Chorus]
We both know I go too far like when I wrecked your car
And almost fought your father when he pushed me in the yard
And all those nights we snuck out, like to meet up at the bar
Don't worry, my love, we're learning to love
But it's hard when you're young
[Post-Chorus]
Yeah, it's hard when you're young
Yeah, yeah, it's hard when you're young
[Refrain]
(I'm calling you up, you tell me it's over
Say what you want, but it's hard when you're young
I'm calling you up, you tell me it's over
You say what you want, but it's hard when you're young)
[Chorus]
We both know I go too far like when I wrecked your car
And almost fought your father when he pushed me in the yard
And all those nights we snuck out, like to meet up at the bar
Don't worry, my love, we're learning to love
But it's hard when you're young
[Refrain]
I'm calling you up, you tell me it's over
Say what you want, but it's hard when you're young
I'm calling you up, you tell me it's over
You say what you want, but it's hard when you're young
I'm calling you up, you tell me it's over
You say what you want, but it's hard when you're young
[Outro]
Yeah, it's hard when you're young
Yeah, it's hard when you're young
Yeah, oh, yeah, it's hard when you're young
I'm calling you up, you tell me it's over
You say what you want, but it's hard when you're young
I'm calling you up, you tell me it's over
You say what you want, but it's hard when you're young
Young was written by DJ Swivel & Peter Hanna & Taylor Bird & Andrew Taggart & CVBZ.
Young was produced by DJ Swivel & The Chainsmokers.
The Chainsmokers released Young on Fri Apr 07 2017.
We love writing songs about small moments. In “Young,” written with Peter Hannah and Cvbz, we touch on all these specific moments in our past that led to the demise of a relationship. The times we had to sneak out of our parent’s houses to be together or that time we crashed your car, when things we...
The Chainsmokers' radio hit “Closer” and this song start alike. Structurally, the two songs share the same beginning, as they start with a melodic intro, which alters when the first word is said and pauses before the singer continues.
In “Closer” the equivalent to the lines at the beginning of “You...