 " Live Like We 're Dying " is a song written by Danny O 'Donoghue , Andrew Frampton , Mark Sheehan , and Steve Kipner . It appeared as a bonus track on The Script 's self @-@ titled debut studio album , as well as a B @-@ side for some of the album 's singles . It is better known for being performed by American recording artist Kris Allen . The song serves as the lead single from his self @-@ titled major label debut album . It was released for digital download on September 21 , 2009 . 
