Yungblud (album)
2022 studio album by Yungblud
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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]
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| Released | 2 September 2022 | |||
| Recorded | 2021 | |||
| Studio | Eastcote Studios London, UK | |||
| Genre | Pop rock[1] | |||
| Length | 33:00 | |||
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| Singles from Yungblud | ||||
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Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 6.6/10[5] |
| Metacritic | 69/100[6] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| American Songwriter | |
| Clash | 7/10[9] |
| The Guardian | |
| The Independent | |
| Kerrang! | 3/5[12] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 6/10[13] |
| NME | |
| Pitchfork | 4.5/10[15] |
| Rolling Stone | |
Yungblud received generally positive 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.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15. | "Fleabag" |
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| 2:56 |
| 16. | "Fleabag" (acoustic) |
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| 3:10 |
| Total length: | 46:40 | |||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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 (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 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[40] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||