Background and composition
Candy recorded the song in 2014. [1] She told about working with songwriter and featured artist Sia:"To work with,Sia is very precise,very fast,and very cerebral. Watching her do something is like watching a real artist work. She doesn't overthink anything,it's stream of consciousness,and that's really inspiring. She's definitely one of the women in pop music that's at the forefront of re-adjusting some things and changing the landscape." [7]
About the creative process and the song's creation,Candy also stated:"Sia took the reins writing it over two and a half years ago,and I recorded it then. We’ve mixed and remixed it,and we waited for the right moment [to release it]. I like the sonic composition of it,and it’s interesting having me and Sia sing back and forth to each other. At the time I was getting sober,thinking about changing my lifestyle,finding happiness…So it resonated with me because I was looking for that." [8]
Bradley Stern of PopCrush noted the song as an exploration of pop music for Candy,which differed from her typical rapping. [9] Nylon stated that the production of the song consists on "sugary pop synths" and "danceable club beats" [8] while Justin Moran from Out described it as "power-pop". [2] Lyrically,"Living Out Loud" uses a countdown form,and discusses substance abuse. [9]
In an interview with magazine Bullett,Candy told about the song:""Living Out Loud" was a big part of me when I made it—it's such a good song and I love performing it. But now I'm just focused on raw,gritty,back to basics righteous rap music." [10]
Critical reception
Wonderland described "Living Out Loud" as "fearlessly creative",and "infectiously upbeat and uplifting". [11] Bradley Stern from PopCrush noted Candy's change of direction musically,and gave the song a positive review,saying,"what’s wrong with exploring new territory anyway? She’s just living out loud —after all,it’s the only way she knows how". [9] Justin Moran of Out considered the song to be "Candy's first opportunity to break into mainstream music." [2] In contrast,Mike Wass from Idolator made a negative review of the song comparing it with elevator music and called it "[a] cheesy pop anthem" stating that it was "really bad". [12]
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