“Renegades” is the second single off their debut albumVHS.
The song was made explicitly for the purpose of a commercial tie-in with the 2015 Jeep Renegade. Olivier Francois, Chief Marketing Officer of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, approached Interscope Records requesting a song from an emerging band that would appeal to the millenial generation.
X Ambassadors and producer Alex da Kid were already working together on a similar concept, and returned a few days later with the song as we know it. (genius.com)
Run away-ay with me
Lost souls in revelry
Running wild and running free
Two kids, you and me
And I say
Hey, hey hey hey
Living like we're renegades
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Living like we're renegades
Renegades, renegades
Long live the pioneers
Rebels and mutineers
Go forth and have no fear
Come close and lend an ear
And I say
Hey, hey hey hey
Living like we're renegades
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Living like we're renegades
Renegades, renegades
All hail the underdogs
All hail the new kids
All hail the outlaws
Spielberg's and Kubrick's
It's our time to make a move
It's our time to make amends
It's our time to break the rules
Let's begin...
And I say
Hey, hey hey hey
Living like we're renegades
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Living like we're renegades
Renegades, renegades
