Weird! | ||||
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Released | 4 December 2020 | |||
Recorded | 2019–2020 | |||
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Length | 38:49 | |||
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Singles from Weird! | ||||
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The AU Review | [3] |
The Independent | [4] |
Pitchfork | 5.5/10 [5] |
The Telegraph | [6] |
Weird! is the second studio album by English singer Yungblud,released on 4 December 2020 by Locomotion and Interscope Records. Originally scheduled for 13 November 2020,the album's release was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [7] It is Yungblud's first album since 21st Century Liability (2018). The album was supported by six singles:"Weird!","Strawberry Lipstick","God Save Me,but Don't Drown Me Out","Cotton Candy","Mars" and "Acting Like That",and contains collaborations with Machine Gun Kelly and Travis Barker.
Weird! debuted at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart selling 39,000 units in its first week. [8] [9]
On 2 December 2019,Yungblud shared on social media that he was going "a little mia" to work on his second record. [10] The next day,he clarified that he was not taking time off,just taking time to finish the second album. [11] On 3 December,Matt Schwartz posted photos of himself and Harrison on his Instagram,with the caption stating that they were working on the second studio album in Spain. [12]
Throughout the process of making the album,he would occasionally tweet out pieces of poems that appeared to be lyrics to songs. In May 2020,during an NME interview he was asked about the album,replying:"The album is done and we're going to start rolling it out. [Weird!] is the first chess move of that era. There's a lot of diversity on [the album] –it's like an episode of Skins in an album. Since the beginning of time,humans have been so complex and like 15 different personalities at once –but we're the first generation to accept it and know that it's alright to be who you are." [13] The cover is made to imitate the film poster for This Is England . [14]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Teresa" |
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| 3:24 |
2. | "Cotton Candy" |
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| 2:47 |
3. | "Strawberry Lipstick" |
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| 2:43 |
4. | "Mars" |
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| 3:01 |
5. | "Superdeadfriends" |
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| 2:20 |
6. | "Love Song" |
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| 4:00 |
7. | "God Save Me, but Don't Drown Me Out" |
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| 3:37 |
8. | "Ice Cream Man" |
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| 3:12 |
9. | "Weird!" |
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| 3:03 |
10. | "Charity" |
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| 3:39 |
11. | "It's Quiet in Beverly Hills" |
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| 2:36 |
12. | "The Freak Show" |
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| 4:27 |
Total length: | 38:49 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Braindead!" |
| Schwartz | 2:43 |
14. | "Parents" |
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| 2:51 |
15. | "Original Me" (featuring Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons) |
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| 3:25 |
16. | "Casual Sabotage" |
| Schwartz | 3:08 |
17. | "Hope for the Underrated Youth" |
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| 4:00 |
18. | "Waiting on the Weekend" |
| Crossey | 2:32 |
Total length: | 58:28 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Teresa" |
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| 3:24 |
2. | "Parents" |
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| 2:51 |
3. | "Cotton Candy" |
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| 2:47 |
4. | "Strawberry Lipstick" |
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| 2:43 |
5. | "Mars" |
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| 3:01 |
6. | "Superdeadfriends" |
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| 2:20 |
7. | "Love Song" |
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| 4:00 |
8. | "God Save Me, but Don't Drown Me Out" |
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| 3:37 |
9. | "Ice Cream Man" |
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| 3:12 |
10. | "Weird!" |
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| 3:03 |
11. | "Charity" |
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| 3:39 |
12. | "Acting Like That" (featuring Machine Gun Kelly) |
| Barker | 3:11 |
13. | "It's Quiet in Beverly Hills" |
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| 2:36 |
14. | "The Freak Show" |
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| 4:27 |
Total length: | 44:51 |
Note
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [20] | 6 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [21] | 39 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [22] | 26 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [23] | 118 |
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI) [24] | 94 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [25] | 57 |
French Albums (SNEP) [26] | 130 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [27] | 21 |
Irish Albums (OCC) [28] | 28 |
Italian Albums (FIMI) [29] | 80 |
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [30] | 47 |
UK Albums (OCC) [31] | 1 |
US Billboard 200 [32] | 75 |
US Top Rock Albums ( Billboard ) [33] | 10 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [34] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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