14 years ago today, Kesha released “Die Young.” Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco, and Cirkut produced 'Die Young,' co-writing it with Kesha and Fun. frontman Nate Ruess, who contributed the chorus lyrics while Kesha shaped the verses after returning from a period of extensive world travel. Released as the lead single from her sophomore album, 'Warrior,' through RCA and Kemosabe Records, the track marked her first new music since 2011's "Blow," and she initially previewed it with a viral clip of herself spontaneously singing the song on a Tokyo subway. Blending dance-pop, electro house, and EDM, the song builds around handclaps and stomping percussion in its chorus, deliberately stripped of drums, before dropping into an unexpected, drum-heavy electronic breakdown during the verses, a structure Blanco described to Rolling Stone as intentionally jarring in the best way. Chris Applebaum and Darren Craig directed the accompanying music video, filmed that September, and two teaser trailers hinting ...