2017Released
4:06

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Interesting facts and trivia about Live in the Moment. By Songfacts®.

The phrase "live in the moment" is a mindfulness mantra; in this song, Portugal. The Man lead singer John Gourley, who wrote the lyric, uses it to reflect on mortality: When you're gone Goodbye, so long, farewell

This was the follow-up to the band's breakthrough hit "Feel It Still." Gourley told Songwriter Universe: "'Live in the moment' is such a common, well-known phrase - everybody's heard that before. I love the idea of trying to give something like that new life. It looks easy until you hear it in your context, and you see the bigger picture."

The band wrote this song with John Hill, who produced the track, and Ammar Malik, who did additional production work on the album.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Live in the Moment.
F♯Key
MinorMode
4/4Time Signature
128BPM

Album

The album Live in the Moment is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Live in the Moment.
Atlantic Records
© 2017 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. A Warner Music Group Company
℗ 2017 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. A Warner Music Group Company

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