The music video for the song was directed by Alan Ferguson and was filmed for two days in the downtown area of Toronto in Canada.

"Night Is Young" was written by Nelly Furtado, Salaam Remi and StayBent Krunk-a-Delic, and produced by the latter pair.

In response to the leaks, Furtado said that she decided to "finish them and put them out properly on the greatest hits album."

In an interview with Beatweek, Furtado said that a conversation between her and a friend about the "past, present & future" is what inspired the concept of the song.

"[2] It was mixed by Robert Orton, and recorded by Franklin Socorro and Gleyder Disla at Instrument Zoo studio in Miami, Florida.

[1] Amar Toor of AOL Radio characterized the song as "electrically charged pulse that persists from jolting start to glorious finish.

"[6] Jonathan Keefe of Slant Magazine described the song as a "four-four stomp, swirling electronic effects, and club-and-party lyrics."

"[7] "Night Is Young" was most commercially successful in Slovakia, peaking at number seven in its sixth week on the Radio Top 100 chart.

[10] The music video for "Night Is Young" was directed by Alan Ferguson and filmed in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada on the days of October 13 and 14 in 2010.