"The Life" was compared to the earlier works of Danity Kane. The track features a "spunky mid-tempo number’s chorus" with " auto-tuned vocals". Lyrically, the song is a celebration of self-love and lifestyle, with Peter Meister from Sputnikmusic commenting that lyrics like "we the best in the biz/breakin' off betting chips" "signify their progression as they recognize their status in music as well as the next phase in their career that they're embarking on." The theme of the song is expressed in lines such as "Give it up for the kids / eating good, getting lit / living life, feeling rich," where they "toast to self-care and preach the importance of living stress-free" as noted by Madeline Roth from MTV. Its instrumentation is composed with heavy synths, bassline and distorted vocals in the hook. Musically, "The Life" is an uptempo song that stylistically incorporates electronic dance music in its production with notable elements from tropical house and Eurodance. Problems playing this file? See media help. Lyrically it discusses celebration and self-care. An electronic dance song with tropical house elements. Composition Ī 23-second sample of "The Life". "The Life" was released exclusively on streaming service Spotify on March 24, 2016, and serviced as an instant grat track when pre-ordering the album, 7/27, on digital music platform iTunes. It was mixed at the Mixstar Studios in Los Angeles by Serban Ghenea.
The group's vocals were recorded by Lukas Loules at the Windmark Recording Studios in Santa Monica with Lukas Loules also contributing with bass, synths and backing vocals. Sam Holland recorded the song at MXM Studios in Los Angeles Cory Buce and Jeremy Lertola served as the assistants recording engineers, while additional engineering was performed by Brandon Wood. "The Life" was written by Tinashe, Alexander Kronlund, and Lukas Loules, with LULOU handling its production. Jauregui elaborated on the meaning behind the track, saying that it felt "cohesive" to everyone and drew from the group's "same experience." She went on explaining that "having an authentic sound" and "someone who understands what we're going through" mattered the most to her and her groupmates. On December 11, Lauren Jauregui teased "The Life" for the first time during an interview with Spin, in which she also revealed that R&B singer Tinashe was one of the collaborators on the album. A few months later after their November 2014 breakup, when Mahone started dating singer Becky G, he revealed to in an April 2015 interview with MTV that he’d never been “in a real relationship before,” which needless to say did not seem to sit well with Cabello.American R&B singer Tinashe ( pictured) co-wrote the song.įifth Harmony began "working on a more mature sound" for their second studio album 7/27 in early 2015.
Cabello briefly dated her “first love” Mahone in late 2014, and their breakup was a bit messy, which would make Mahone a pretty good contender for the third member of the “Treat You Better” love triangle. The singer wasn’t officially dating anyone in 2016 or even 2015, but there a few dating rumors involving Cabello floating around at that time. And the lyrics work in that context as well: “I know I can treat you better than he can/ And any girl like you deserves a gentleman/ Tell me why are we wasting time/ On all your wasted crying/ When you should be with me instead.” But now that we know that it was originally written about Cabello, it was likely about her being with another guy (hopefully, not abusive).įiguring out the exact identity of this mystery man is the tricky part. For the rest of us, we were tricked by Mendes’ music video for the song, in which he seems to be singing to a woman stuck in an abusive relationship. If you were an eagle-eyed Shawmila shipper from the very beginning and somehow figured out who “Treat You Better” was about before the rest of us, well, that’s great, and you should treasure your gifts.
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