If I Die Young

"If I Die Young" is a song by American band The Band Perry. It is the third track on their self-titled debut studio album, The Band Perry, and was released on June 8, 2010, through Republic Nashville. 
== Critical reception ==
Bobby Peacock of Roughstock spoke positively of the lyrics, saying that they were "very well-developed with interesting little details." He felt that, although the topic is "a little sugarcoated", the vocal performance is a "pleasant listening experience".
==Videos==
File:The Band Perry - If I Die Young (Official Video)
File:The Band Perry - If I Die Young (Pop Version)
===Live performances===
File:The Band Perry - If I Die Young (Live From Oceanway Studios, Nashville 2010)
File:The Band Perry - If I Die Young (AOL Sessions)
File:The Band Perry - If I Die Young (Live On Letterman)
==Music video==
The music video, which was directed by David McClister, premiered on CMT on May 27, 2010. In the video, the band is shown setting Kimberly Perry in a canoe before pushing it off into the river. Perry is holding a book containing poems by Tennyson, including The Lady of Shalott, which the book is opened to at the end of the music video. The video echoes a scene in Anne of Green Gables in which Anne attempts to appear as the Lady of the poem. Kimberly's mother and her love interest (played by Kyle Kupecky) are shown plucking flower petals and visibly depressed that she has left them. Eventually, her canoe begins to take on water, she sits up. Once this occurs her brothers come back for her. When she gets back to her house, her mother and love interest embrace her. The video was filmed on location at Two Rivers Mansion outside of Nashville, Tennessee. Throughout the video, the band is also shown performing with their instruments inside of the house.
==Official versions==
==Lyrics==
==Charts==
===Weekly charts===
Chart (2010-2012) 	Peak Performance
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 	48
Canada AC (Billboard) 	14
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard) 	48
Canada Country (Billboard) 	8
Canada Hot AC (Billboard) 	26
Ireland (IRMA) 	37
Scotland (OCC) 	62
South Korea International Singles	16
UK Singles (0CC) 	82
US Billboard Hot 100 	14
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)	1
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard) 	4
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) 	1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard) 	12
===Year-end charts===
Chart (2010) 	Peak Position
US Billboard Hot 100 	92
US Country Songs (Billboard)	37
Chart (2011) 	Peak Position
US Billboard Hot 100 	35
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)	13
US Adult Pop Songs (Billboard) 	22
US Country Songs (Billboard) 	82
US Pop Songs (Billboard) 	49
Chart (2012) 	Peak Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)	20
==Certifications==
Region 	Certification	Certified Units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)	Platinum 	80,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) 	Silver 	200,000⇞
United States (RIAA) 	7x Platinum 	7,000,000⇞
* Sales figures based on certification alone.
⇞ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.	 	
==Awards and nominations==
2011
Association 	Category 	Result
53rd Grammy Awards 	Best Country Song — "If I Die Young" 	Nominated
Academy of Country Music Awards 	Single Record of the Year — "If I Die Young" 	Nominated
Academy of Country Music Awards 	Song of the Year — "If I Die Young" 	Nominated
2011 Billboard Music Awards 	Top Country Song — "If I Die Young" 	Nominated
CMT Music Awards 	Video of the Year — "If I Die Young" 	Nominated
CMT Music Awards 	Group Video of the Year — "If I Die Young" 	Nominated
CMT Music Awards 	USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year — "If I Die Young"	Won
Teen Choice Awards 	Choice Music: Country Single — "If I Die Young" 	Nominated
Inspirational Country Music Awards	Inspirational Video — "If I Die Young" 	Nominated
Country Music Association Awards 	Single of the Year — "If I Die Young" 	Won
Country Music Association Awards 	Song of the Year — "If I Die Young" 	Won
Country Music Association Awards 	Music Video of the Year — "If I Die Young" 	Nominated
==Release history==
Date 	Country 	Format
June 8, 2010 	United States 	Country Radio
May 24, 2011 	United States 	Mainstream Radio
February 24, 2012	United Kingdom	Digital Download
==Trivia==
*"If I Die Young" is the only known The Band Perry song to have been written soley by Kimberly.
*In 2013, Naya Rivera performed the song as her character Santana Lopez in tribute episode "The Quarterback", during the fifth season of the Fox comedy-drama series Glee, in honor of co-star and friend Cory Monteith, who had died on July 13, 2013.
==References==
#https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Band_Perry_(album)
#https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_I_Die_Young
#https://tunebat.com/Info/If-I-Die-Young-The-Band-Perry/4u26EevCNXMhlvE1xFBJwX
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