Kesha has declared that it is important for her , with '' Warrior '' and her live performances of " Die Young " , to display her vocal ability due to the backlash she has received about using excessive auto-tune . Kesha first performed " Die Young " on October 29 , 2012 in El Rey Theatre . Emily Zemler of '' The Hollywood Reporter '' reviewed the performance , blogging : " If pop music demands an element of theatrical presentation , then Ke $ ha angled toward a literal interpretation of her raucous , sexualized pop songs " . DJed by Herick Hell , Kesha performed various other songs including " Party at a Rich Dude 's House " , " Cannibal " , and " We R Who We R " . Clad in a rhinestone one-piece , Kesha wore a gold diadem while being carried by muscular cabana boy look-a-likes . The set was rife with green laser beams and giant artificial phalli . On November 6 , 2012 , Kesha made the song 's first televised performance on '' The X Factor Australia 's fourth season '' . On November 20 , 2012 , Kesha performed " Die Young " at The Today Show in New York , NY . The performance was held in the Rockefeller Plaza , and she wore a camouflage leotard adorned with an upside cross and rainbow-colored paper flowers . Along with " Die Young " , she performed her other smash hits , " Blow " and " We R Who We R " . '' Billboard '' congratulated " Die Young " s performance at the American Music Awards of 2012 as being one of the five best performances that night . On December 4 , 2012 , Kesha performed " Die Young " at the late-night show '' Conan '' . For the music journal , Jason Lipshutz wrote : " Ke $ ha 's performance of new single " Die Young " was resoundingly Ke $ ha-esque : there were flashing neon lasers , skeleton drummer-dancers , an inexplicable headdress at the beginning and a totally explicable crotch-grab in the middle . With blonde pigtails running across her shoulders and black leather boots hiked up to her knees , Ke $ ha was often carried on the shoulders of shirtless men with a look of unabashed joy on her face – a fitting image for a single about shirking tomorrow 's responsibilities for carnal impulses . " The song was featured in the film '' Neighbors '' and appears on its soundtrack . And Video Games Of '' Just Dance 4 '' , '' Just Dance 2014 '' , and '' Just Dance 2015 '' By Ubisoft , all as DLC 's , the '' Just Dance 4 '' version was among one of the last 3 DLC 's for the game Kesha 's official music video for the song that was released on November 8 , 2012 was successful . " Die Young " is also the third track on '' NOW That 's What I Call Music ! 45 ''
American Music Awards of 2012
American Music Awards of 2012
Die Young (Kesha song)