Yungblud (album)

Yungblud
Studio album by
Yungblud
Released2 September 2022 (2022-09-02)
Recorded2021
StudioEastcote Studios London, UK
GenrePop rock[1]
Length33:00
Label
Producer
Yungblud chronology
Weird!
(2020) 		Yungblud
(2022)
Singles from Yungblud
  1. "The Funeral"
    Released: 11 March 2022
  2. "Memories"
    Released: 6 May 2022
  3. "Don't Feel Like Feeling Sad Today"
    Released: 29 June 2022
  4. "The Emperor"
    Released: 5 August 2022
  5. "Tissues"
    Released: 30 August 2022

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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.6/10[5]
Metacritic69/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
American Songwriter[8]
Clash7/10[9]
The Guardian[10]
The Independent[11]
Kerrang!3/5[12]
The Line of Best Fit6/10[13]
NME[14]
Pitchfork4.5/10[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

Yungblud 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

All tracks are produced by Chris Greatti and Yungblud, except where noted.

Yungblud – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Funeral"
Greatti3:30
2."Tissues"
  • Greatti
  • Yungblud
  • Meany
  • Torrey[a]
  • Schwartz[c]
3:35
3."Memories" (with Willow)
  • Greatti
  • Yungblud
  • Brady[a]
2:35
4."Cruel Kids"
 2:52
5."Mad"
  • Greatti
  • Yungblud
  • Cervini
  • Liam Hall
2:25
6."I Cry 2"
  • Harrison
  • Gable
  • Greatti
 1:56
7."Sweet Heroine"
  • Harrison
  • Gable
  • Greatti
 2:31
8."Sex Not Violence"
 3:22
9."Don't Go"
  • Harrison
  • Gable
  • Greatti
  • Fedi
 2:29
10."Don't Feel Like Feeling Sad Today"
  • Harrison
  • Gable
  • Schwartz
  • Yungblud
  • Schwartz
  • Greatti[c]
1:56
11."Die For a Night"
  • Harrison
  • Gable
  • Greatti
  • Torrey
 1:32
12."The Boy in the Black Dress"
 4:17
Total length:33:00
Yungblud – Digital edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."The Emperor"
  • Harrison
  • Schwartz
  • Taylor
2:56
Total length:35:56
Yungblud – Physical deluxe edition[19][20]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."The Funeral" (acoustic)
  • Harrison
  • Gable
  • Torrey
  • Greatti
Greatti3:33
14."The Funeral" (Live at The Shrine)
  • Harrison
  • Gable
  • Torrey
  • Greatti
Greatti4:01
Total length:40:34
Yungblud – Japanese edition[21]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Fleabag"
  • Harrison
  • Amy Allen
  • Brian Lee
  • Wells
  • Hein
2:56
16."Fleabag" (acoustic)
  • Harrison
  • Allen
  • Lee
  • Wells
  • Hein
  • Greatti
  • Wells
  • Crossey
  • Schwartz
3:10
Total length:46:40
Yungblud – Bedroom Sessions[22]
No.TitleLength
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

  • ^[c] indicates a co-producer
  • ^[a] indicates an additional producer
  • "Fleabag" is stylized in lowercase

Personnel

Musicians

  • 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

Chart performance for Yungblud
Chart (2022) Peak
position
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

References

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  4. ^ 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.
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