Ten decisions shape your life You'll be aware of five about Seven ways to go trough school Either you're noticed or left out Seven ways to get ahead Seven reasons to drop out When I said: I can see me in your eyes You said: I can see you in my bed That's not just friendship, that's romance too You like music we can dance to Sit me down Shut me up I'll calm down And I'll get along with you There is a time when we all fail Some people take it pretty well Some take it all out on themselves Some, they just take it out on friends Oh, everybody plays the game And if you don't, you're called insane Don don don don't it's not safe no more I've got to see you one more time Soon, you were born in 1984 Sit me down Shut me up I'll calm down And I'll get along with you Everybody was well dressed Everybody was a mess Six things without fail you must do So that your woman loves just you Oh, all the girl played mental games And all the guys were dressed the same Why not try it all? If you'll only remember it once Uhh uhh uh, uh uh uhh Sit me down Shut me up I'll calm down And I'll get along with you Ok, one more time
Ten decisions shape your life You'll be aware of five about Seven ways to go trough school Either you're noticed or left out Seven ways to get ahead Seven reasons to drop out When I said: I can see me in your eyes You said: I can see you in my bed That's not just friendship, that's romance too You like music we can dance to Sit me down Shut me up I'll calm down And I'll get along with you There is a time when we all fail Some people take it pretty well Some take it all out on themselves Some, they just take it out on friends Oh, everybody plays the game And if you don't, you're called insane Don don don don't it's not safe no more I've got to see you one more time Soon, you were born in 1984 Sit me down Shut me up I'll calm down And I'll get along with you Everybody was well dressed Everybody was a mess Six things without fail you must do So that your woman loves just you Oh, all the girl played mental games And all the guys were dressed the same Why not try it all? If you'll only remember it once Uhh uhh uh, uh uh uhh Sit me down Shut me up I'll calm down And I'll get along with you Ok, one more time
O tema “You Only Live Once” abre o álbum de estreia da banda, “First Impressions of Earth”, sendo o primeiro número que os ouvintes encontram na faixa.
A composição foi escrita inteiramente por Julian Casablancas e contou com a produção conjunta de David Kahne e Gordon Raphael, que ajudaram a criar a sonoridade característica da faixa.
Em 2006, a música foi lançada como o terceiro e último single do álbum, distribuída pela RCA e pela Rough Trade Records, e recebeu performances ao vivo em programas de grande audiência, como “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” e “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”.
Como B‑side do single, os Strokes gravaram um cover de “Mercy Mercy Me” de Marvin Gaye, ao qual participaram o vocalista Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) e o baterista Josh Homme, que também tocou bateria ao lado de Fabrizio Moretti.
Para impulsionar a divulgação, a banda lançou a “Operation You Only Live Once”, incentivando os fãs a ligarem e requisitarem a música nas rádios, além de pedir que colocassem o trecho no perfil do MySpace, espalhando o single através do boca‑a‑boca digital.
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