▁ha z ards ▁of ▁every day ▁life , ▁since ▁everything , ▁in ▁the ▁writer ' s ▁view point , ▁is ▁a ▁threat ▁to ▁life . ▁The ▁lyr ics ▁also ▁s ati ri ze ▁basic ▁knowledge ▁of ▁econom ical ▁events , ▁dangerous ▁activities ▁and ▁life - th re aten ing ▁events , ▁and ▁make ▁reference ▁to ▁famous ▁or ▁not - so - f am ous ▁acts ▁done ▁by ▁other ▁famous ▁people ▁or ▁citizens ▁(" Then ▁b ury ▁all ▁your ▁money ▁in ▁the ▁back yard ▁like ▁a ▁Be agle ", ▁" Build ▁a ▁bomb ▁shelter ▁bas ement ▁with ▁tit an ium ▁walls "). ▁The ▁song ▁further ▁par od ies ▁the ▁ac ron ym ▁of ▁Y O LO ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁from ▁" You ▁Only ▁Live ▁Once " ▁to ▁You ▁O ug ht a ▁Look ▁Out . ▁ ▁Rec ording ▁and ▁production ▁" Y O LO " ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁all ▁perform ers ▁of ▁the ▁track , ▁The ▁L on ely ▁Island , ▁Adam ▁Lev ine ▁and ▁K end rick ▁L amar . ▁Also ▁cred ited ▁for ▁song writing ▁are ▁Rh ian non ▁Bry an ▁and ▁Rh yd ian ▁Dav ies , ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁alternative ▁rock ▁band ▁The ▁Joy ▁Form id able , ▁whose ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁single ▁" Wh ir ring " ▁is ▁sample d ▁throughout ▁the ▁song . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁Need l z , ▁who ▁had ▁previously ▁worked ▁with ▁Lu pe ▁F ias co ▁and ▁ 5 0 ▁Cent . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁originally ▁planned ▁to