Yungblud is the third studio album by English musician Yungblud,[2] released on 2 September 2022[3] by Locomotion and Geffen Records. The lead single for the album, "The Funeral", was released on 11 March 2022, followed by the second single, "Memories" with Willow, on 6 May 2022. Yungblud was announced on 17 May 2022, via an online livestream in which Yungblud received a ribcage tattoo.[4]
Yungblud | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 2 September 2022 | |||
Recorded | 2021 | |||
Studio | Eastcote Studios London, UK | |||
Genre | Pop rock[1] | |||
Length | 33:00 | |||
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Producer |
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Yungblud chronology | ||||
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Singles from Yungblud | ||||
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Critical reception
editAggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 6.6/10[5] |
Metacritic | 69/100[6] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [7] |
American Songwriter | [8] |
Clash | 7/10[9] |
The Guardian | [10] |
The Independent | [11] |
Kerrang! | 3/5[12] |
The Line of Best Fit | 6/10[13] |
NME | [14] |
Pitchfork | 4.5/10[15] |
Rolling Stone | [16] |
Yungblud received mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from professional critics, the album has an average score of 69 out of 100, based on twelve reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6] Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 6.6 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.
Commercial performance
editYungblud debuted at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart with 22,825 units, becoming his second number one album in the country.[17] In the US, the album debuted at number 45 on the Billboard 200 chart with 13,000 album-equivalent units.[18]
Track listing
editAll tracks are produced by Chris Greatti and Yungblud, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Funeral" |
| Greatti | 3:30 |
2. | "Tissues" |
| 3:35 | |
3. | "Memories" (with Willow) |
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| 2:35 |
4. | "Cruel Kids" | 2:52 | ||
5. | "Mad" |
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| 2:25 |
6. | "I Cry 2" |
| 1:56 | |
7. | "Sweet Heroine" |
| 2:31 | |
8. | "Sex Not Violence" |
| 3:22 | |
9. | "Don't Go" |
| 2:29 | |
10. | "Don't Feel Like Feeling Sad Today" |
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| 1:56 |
11. | "Die For a Night" |
| 1:32 | |
12. | "The Boy in the Black Dress" |
| 4:17 | |
Total length: | 33:00 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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13. | "The Emperor" |
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| 2:56 |
Total length: | 35:56 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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13. | "The Funeral" (acoustic) |
| Greatti | 3:33 |
14. | "The Funeral" (Live at The Shrine) |
| Greatti | 4:01 |
Total length: | 40:34 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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15. | "Fleabag" |
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| 2:56 |
16. | "Fleabag" (acoustic) |
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| 3:10 |
Total length: | 46:40 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "The Funeral" (Bedroom Acoustic) | 3:33 |
14. | "Memories" (Bedroom Acoustic) | 2:50 |
15. | "Tissues" (Bedroom Acoustic) | 4:16 |
16. | "Cruel Kids" (Bedroom Acoustic) | 2:56 |
17. | "Don't Feel Like Feeling Sad Today" (Bedroom Acoustic) | 2:11 |
18. | "Sweet Heroine" (Bedroom Acoustic) | 3:06 |
Note
Personnel
editMusicians
- Yungblud – vocals (all tracks), acoustic guitar (2, 3, 8, 10, 12, 13, 16), electric guitar (2, 10), keyboards (3, 12, 16), Wurlitzer electronic piano (7); bass guitar, drums, programming (16)
- Chris Greatti – bass guitar, electric guitar (all tracks); drums, programming (1); drum programming (3–12), synthesizer (3, 6, 8, 11), acoustic guitar (4–6, 9–11), Mellotron (5, 6, 8), background vocals (8, 10)
- Jake Torrey – bass guitar, drums, electric guitar (2); cymbals (4)
- Paul Meany – drum programming, synthesizer (2)
- Matt Schwartz – synthesizer (2, 10), electric guitar (10)
- Dylan Brady – drum programming (3)
- Willow – vocals (3)
- Omer Fedi – electric guitar (5)
- Nick Mira – percussion (5)
- Jordan Gable – background vocals (10)
- Tom Pallant – background vocals (10)
- Ed Juniper – drums (10)
- Adam Warrington – acoustic guitar (13), electric guitar (14)
- Ben Sharp – drums (14)
- Andrew Wells – bass guitar, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming (15)
Technical
- Randy Merrill – mastering
- Mike Crossey – mixing (1, 7, 11, 12, 15), engineering (1)
- Mitch McCarthy – mixing, engineering (2, 3, 5, 9, 13)
- Geoff Swan – mixing, engineering (4, 6)
- Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing, engineering (7)
- Lars Stalfors – mixing, engineering (10)
- Owen Charles – mixing, engineering (14)
- Clem Cherry – mixing (16)
- Robin Schmidt – engineering (1)
- Stephen Sesso – additional engineering (1, 8, 12, 13), mixing assistance (8, 12)
- Matt Cahill – additional engineering, mixing assistance (4, 6)
- Niko Battistini – additional engineering, mixing assistance (4, 6)
- Matthew Neighbor – additional engineering, mixing assistance (10)
- Matt Schwartz – co-mixing (16)
Charts
editChart (2022) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[23] | 1 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[24] | 1 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[25] | 2 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[26] | 5 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[27] | 2 |
French Albums (SNEP)[28] | 15 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[29] | 3 |
Irish Albums (OCC)[30] | 1 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[31] | 6 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[32] | 1 |
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[33] | 5 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[34] | 1 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[35] | 5 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[36] | 32 |
UK Albums (OCC)[37] | 1 |
US Billboard 200[38] | 45 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[39] | 7 |
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "Yungblud Unveils Unexpected New Project". iHeart. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ Peacock, Tim (29 June 2022). "Yungblud Embraces Positivity On New Single, 'Don't Feel Like Feeling Sad Today'". uDiscover Music. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ Irvin, Jack (17 May 2022). "Yungblud Gets Tattooed During a Livestream to Announce Self-Titled Third Album: 'Here Is My Story'". People. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Yungblud by Yungblud reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Yungblud by Yungblud Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ Yeung, Neil. "Yungblud - Yungblud". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ Zimmerman, Lee (2 September 2022). "Review: Yungblud Shares the Wisdom of Youth". American Songwriter. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ Swingle, Emily (1 September 2022). "Yungblud – Yungblud". Clash. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ Petridis, Alexis (1 September 2022). "Yungblud: Yungblud review – scaled-up arena ambitions meet trite teen poetry". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ Brown, Helen (1 September 2022). "Yungblud review, Yungblud: Third album is all stadium-fillers and snappy self-defence". The Independent. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ Ruskell, Nick (2 September 2022). "Album review: Yungblud – Yungblud". Kerrang!. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ Chatterton, Caitlin (2 September 2022). "YUNGBLUD steps away from the boundaries on his self-titled third album". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ Shutler, Ali (2 September 2022). "Yungblud – Yungblud review: rockstar returns with his most confident, cohesive album yet". NME. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ Jones, Abby (8 September 2022). "Yungblud – Yungblud Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ Johnston, Maura (3 May 2024). "Yungblud's Self-Titled Third Album Mixes Brash Angst And Tender Introspect". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ Jones, Alan (9 September 2022). "Charts analysis: Yungblud lands second No.1 album - Analysis". Music Week. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ "Yungblud Earns First Billboard Top 10 Album Sales Record With Self-Titled Release". uDiscover Music. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ "Yungblud Signed Deluxe CD". Yungblud Store. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
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- ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 36 (dal 02.09.2022 al 08.09.2022)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
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