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2022 studio album by Yungblud
Yungblud
Studio album by Yungblud
Released2 September 2022 (2022-09-02)
Recorded2021
StudioEastcote Studios London, UK
GenrePop rock
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, released on 2 September 2022 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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.6/10
Metacritic69/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
American Songwriter
Clash7/10
The Guardian
The Independent
Kerrang!3/5
The Line of Best Fit6/10
NME
Pitchfork4.5/10
Rolling Stone

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". 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. In the US, the album debuted at number 45 on the Billboard 200 chart with 13,000 album-equivalent units.

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
  • Schwartz
3:35
3."Memories" (with Willow)
  • Greatti
  • Yungblud
  • Brady
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
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
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
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
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

  • indicates a co-producer
  • 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) 1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 5
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 2
French Albums (SNEP) 15
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 3
Irish Albums (OCC) 1
Italian Albums (FIMI) 6
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 1
Polish Albums (ZPAV) 5
Scottish Albums (OCC) 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) 5
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 32
UK Albums (OCC) 1
US Billboard 200 45
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) 7

See also

References

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