Kris Allen’s New Single – Live Like We’re Dying

By On 09/15/2009 · 222 Comments · In Kris Allen

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Kris Allen confirmed on twitter that the name of his new single is “Live Like We’re Dying”.

Kris told the Morning Call last week that the single should be released by the end of the month, but told twitterers last night there was no date yet.

The American Idols Live Tour ends tonight in Manchester, New Hampshire. On Friday, Kris performs at Ford Day with Adam Lambert in Dearborn, MI, and then it’s back to New England on Saturday to play a radio date for Mix 104.1 at the Colonnade Hotel in Boston.

Speculation is that Kris’s single could be this song from The Script. It didn’t make the cut for the band’s album, but was a b-side for their We Cry EP. The Script are touring with David Cook coincidentally.

“Live Like We’re Dying” – The Script

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  • s0x_prisoner

    I LOVE THE SCRIPT! They’re one of my favorite bands. I think this particular song by The Script is decent, but definitely not one of their best. I’m sure whatever Kris releases as his single will be fantastic though.

  • carmine2008

    Adam was the one who took the reigns, asked for the lighting, thought out of the box, paid for part of the expensive clothes. Kris? Well, he donned his jeans and flannel, had a couple of ideas on song arrangements that worked out and appeared to take whatever else he was given

    Dramatic lighting and expensive costumes isn’t Kris’ style, so why should he ask for it?

  • carmine2008

    If the song is drek’ ¦then Kris is partly responsible and if it is good he is partly responsible. No scapegoat for Kris on this one. He’s already used up that ACE.

    You’re making it sound like Kris has been making excuses thus far, when he hasn’t even done anything other than confirm the title of his first single and dumped No Boundaries from his Tour set. What ACE are you talking about?

  • carmine2008

    VFTW said this? How did Kris break idol? I can see the argument with Cook and Adam is OTT’ ¦. No matter my opinion of Blake. They should add him to that list. He was so out of the box. I’ll have to see if I can find this.

    Well, for one, he overcame being under-praised and the being thrown under the bus week after week. He won despite very little exposure at the beginning and very little love from the judges. He was also very different in an understated and subtle way.

  • tripp_ncwy

    “From the grassy knoll”, what if Jive presented “Live Like We’re Dying” to Kris without giving him the background. Kris liked it and recorded it. Jive tells Kris that this will be his first single but not to tell anybody. Kris accidentally reveals the song on Twitter causing a firestorm of negative reactions. Kris hears about the fuss and goes off on Jive for duping him into recording the song and refuses to sing it. Jive backs down and “NOT TOO LATE TO RUN” is released instead. Problem solved.

  • Trina

    Didn’t Kelly say recently she didn’t want Already Gone released due to it being similar to Halo? I’m sure David would have preferred a song he wrote to be his first singles as opposed to songs he didn’t. It’s ridiculous to assume Kris would have any say in his first single. No, if it turns out to be bad I’ll certainly blame Jive. If a song Kris wrote all by himself turns out to be the the first single and it sucks THEN I’ll blame Kris.

  • Sherena

    I don’t care that this is a cover. I actually LIKE the title. My problem is that the song is drek. I’m just hoping that this isn’t going to be Kris’ actual single, or that if it is, he changed it a lot, lyrically and melodically.

    Kris has got to have written songs better than this so far.

  • alxsavage

    I don’t love the song, sounds like it fits Megan’s singing style, I’m expecting something less generic from Kriss. Yes, I’m still expecting something from him, can’t wait to know what a Kris Allen song sounds like.

  • http://twitter.com/cara_lee pj

    I hope he releases his single by the end of the month. It would be nice if he could release it a bit before the album drops, so it can get radio play and momentum.

    I kinda like this song, if this is it. I would say its better than a lot songs that 19 has imposed on its idols. I’m also thinking he could bring his own spin on it. I guess time will tell.

  • Keel

    So to those Cook historians out there ‘“ did a demo version of Cornell’s LO ever surface? Do we know if David significantly rearranged the song from the version written by CC?

    No. If Cornell himself ever recorded a demo of LO it has never surfaced. As for re-working the song, the fact that Cook did not carry a co-writing credit with Cornell and Howes probably indicates that the song was not changed in any meaningful way either musically or lyrically when Cook recorded it. With ‘Bar-ba-Sol’ , for instance, we know that he took a previously-recorded song from the Atlanta band Injected, and changed the title, structure, and lyrics very slightly (but enough to get a co-writing credit). Since this didn’t happen with LO I’m guessing it was recorded pretty much as written.

    Well, actually someone at DCO deconstructed the Injected’s version vs. David’s version and found out that David made a lot more changes to BBS than people originally thought — way more than just the lyrics. An actual lead guitar part was added in (meatier, as it were, because his lead guitarist had the chops for it), the rhythm guitar parts were lessened with the drums driving the rhythm solely in parts (i.e., without the rhythm guitar), a more melodic bassline was added, the rhythm guitar (which no longer had to deal with driving the beat) then participated in the melodies and countermelodies to what the lead guitar was playing, and then David also participating in the harmonies on guitar, and, of course, on the bridge we get the guitar duet between David and Neal instead of the more repetitive bridge that the Injected had.

  • jga94

    The song is good IMO…just that some of the lyrics are iffy…but I like the chorus..catchy…very pop.

  • jmom376

    Personally, I think I will wait to critique his new music when we have actually heard it and not based on assumptions because of a song title. It’s funny how some people take speculation and try to convince everyone it is the truth..

  • cilady

    ‘From the grassy knoll’ , what if Jive presented ‘Live Like We’re Dying’  to Kris without giving him the background. Kris liked it and recorded it.

    If Kris liked the song, who cares where it came from? It’s not like Jive is doing something illegal here. IMO people are overstating the whole “cover” thing. If LLWD is in fact the same song as The Script’s, the majority of radio listeners will have never heard the original at all. And even the music critics won’t be all pissed off if his version is a good one…that is if they’ve even heard the original, but I guess there’s always youtube.

  • http://talkinaboutmovies.blogspot.com Brenoga

    I don’t know. If he changes the meldoy maybe it could be good.
    I mean, I can for sure listen to his voice singing this but it doesn’t feel like kris to me. I think the song fits his voice, but doesn’t fit his style. Am I making any sense here?

  • erennick

    I think the song fits his voice, but doesn’t fit his style. Am I making any sense here?

    Yes. The melody def. needs to be changed up.

  • Mary102

    OK – I know I suck, but I FINALLY got a chance to listen to the song. I think the chorus is pretty catchy (though that 86,400 seconds bit is very reminiscent of Rent, which makes it feel rather dated, imo).

    Otherwise, I feel this song would be a perfect fit for Kris, his voice and style, and the kind of music I would expect him to sing. The instrumental arrangement is kinda lame, so hopefully they’ll spruce that up a bit, and there are some lazy bits in the melodic line, imo, but with some tweaks Kris could definitely make this his own and improve upon it. And I do think that the chorus is pretty freaking catchy – which is sometimes all you need (It’s Not Over – anyone? ;-))

  • Mary102

    VFTW said this? How did Kris break idol? I can see the argument with Cook and Adam is OTT’ ¦. No matter my opinion of Blake. They should add him to that list. He was so out of the box. I’ll have to see if I can find this.

    Well, for one, he overcame being under-praised and the being thrown under the bus week after week. He won despite very little exposure at the beginning and very little love from the judges. He was also very different in an understated and subtle way.

    IIRC – it was actually whatnottosing.com that said Kris broke Idol – for the reasons you stated above.

    Though I personally thought that theory was crappy, because Idol underdogs OFTEN win (or at least do much better) simply because of the backlash against judge over-pimping, which is why Adam being told REPEATEDLY that he was a shoe-in for the finals was probably the worst thing tptb could have done to him. David Cook is another good example – over-pimping of Archie throughout last season, and a lot of voter backlash due to Simon’s comments about Archie winning in a knockout in the final 2 round.

    But that’s a whole other story ;-)

  • evanjane

    “though that 86,400 seconds bit is very reminiscent of Rent, which makes it feel rather dated, imo). ” Mary102

    I stated that myself, except for the “dated” part. I love RENT and the music stands the test of time.

    “it was actually whatnottosing.com that said Kris broke Idol ‘“” Mary102

    You’re correct — my mistake.

    “simply because of the backlash against judge over-pimping, which is why Adam being told REPEATEDLY that he was a shoe-in for the finals was probably the worst thing tptb could have done to him.” — Mary 102

    Makes you wonder why the judges did it then, doesn’t it … Simon manipulated the hell out of me this season. If I watch the next season and foolishly invest in another contestant, I’m certain I’ll be “played” again. lol

    Live Like We’re Dying is definitely a song Kris could relate to wholeheartedly. The title — not really happy with it, but titles aren’t what makes or breaks a song for me. Lyrics — well, yeah, I wish they weren’t so pedestrian. I remember reading somewhere that Spencer Tracy said he was like a baked potato and Hepburn was like a souffle in reference to their acting styles. (HA! Now that I think about it, it’s the same as Kris and Adam. lol) As far as these lyrics are concerned, I would have liked a bit more souffle. Better use of language.

    Yesterday, my daughter was watching Youtube videos on her laptop. The moment I heard the guitar, I knew exactly what song she was listening to and I had only listened to Live Like We’re Dying twice. Immediately identifiable, recognizable, instant impact. Somewhat like The Killers’ ATTTID opening guitar.

    I truly like the song, but I’m hoping it’s not it, just because I want to be surprised by it. It kind of feels like finding your Christmas presents ahead of time … I still wonder why Kris answered that question about the single on twitter without hesitation, but did not elaborate.

    Being “played” again? :::shrugs:::

  • jammasta

    Gossip Candy linked to a snippet Kris’s single, and apparently it’s the same song.

    I wanted something new, but whatever.

  • sandyc

    I like it. It’s very cute and catchy and I think it’ll fit Kris like a glove. I’m excited now!

  • sandyc

    Wow! Am I the only person who likes the song? I can see it easily catching on and gaining airplay. It sounds perfect for Kris. I don’t think it matters if it’s already been recorded before. It’s never been released as a single
     until now.
    I personally wasn’t expecting Kris to release anything too deep or serious–at least not as a first single. If presented right, this song could be a great introduction of Kris as an artist.

  • Mary102

    Makes you wonder why the judges did it then, doesn’t it ‘ ¦ Simon manipulated the hell out of me this season. If I watch the next season and foolishly invest in another contestant, I’m certain I’ll be ‘played’  again. lol

    Manipulation – thy name is idol :-) LOL! I could go all day long about conspiracy theories. Sometimes, though, I think Simon, for all his “brilliance”, just doesn’t know any better – that he’s actually hurting who he’s trying to help!

    But I also think the song is catchy – especially the chorus.

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