Who had a hit with the song "Die Young"?

Ke$ha had a hit with the song “Die Young.” Released in 2012, the electropop single served as the lead single from her second studio album, Warrior. The song was written by Ke$ha with Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco, Cirkut, and Nate Ruess, the lead singer of the band fun.

“Die Young” became an international pop success, reaching the top 10 in several countries. In the United States, it peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and became one of Ke$ha’s best-known singles after earlier hits such as “Tik Tok” and “We R Who We R.” Its upbeat production and party-focused theme matched the early-2010s electropop sound.

The song later received renewed attention because radio stations reduced its airplay after the December 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Ke$ha subsequently said she had reservations about the song’s lyrics and title. A common spelling note is that the singer later stylized her professional name as Kesha, but Ke$ha is the form associated with the song’s original release.