<P> In an interview with Songwriter Universe magazine, lead singer John Gourley said the inspiration behind "Live in the Moment" came to him after a recording session when he wanted to provide a modern approach to the phrase . Gourley provided the music to the song while co-writing alongside songwriters Ammar Malik and John Hill . </P> <P> For the song's ending, the band used text - to - speech software to have a computer read out the lyrics . Bassist Zach Carothers said "Live in the Moment" was recorded over twenty times before the final released track . </P> <P> On November 1, 2017, a music video for "Live in the Moment" was released . The agency Wieden + Kennedy was behind the video which featured a police chase of a giant puppet skateboarding on top of a car . The video was filmed in Portland, Oregon . </P> <P> In March 2018, "Weird Al" Yankovic released a polka version of "Live in the Moment". </P>

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