BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Buenos Aires 2018 organizing committee on Wednesday launched the official theme song for the summer Youth Olympics.

Entitled "Alive", the duet by Argentine artists Candelaria Molfese and Fernando Dente has a catchy Latin dance beat with lyrics in Spanish and English.

"The song's lyrics talk about the athletes' ability to overcome all obstacles with passion, effort and dedication," the organizing committee said in a statement.

"It also mentions the motto of Buenos Aires 2018, "Feel the future", which expresses the hope that the Games .... will inspire the youth of the world to embrace sports."

The song will be performed live on Saturday during the Youth Olympics opening ceremony at the iconic Obelisk of Buenos Aires. It will be the first Olympic opening ceremony held outside of a stadium and open to the general public.

Alive was composed by Emanuel Kirakou, Lindy Robbins and Evan Bogart, and adapted by singer-songwriter Patricia Sosa. Enditem