Kool-Aid (song)

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"Kool-Aid"
Bring Me the Horizon - Kool-Aid.png
Single by Bring Me the Horizon
from the album Post Human: Nex Gen
Released5 January 2024 (2024-01-05)
Genre Metalcore
Length3:48
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Dan Lancaster
  • Zakk Cervini
  • Oliver Sykes
Bring Me the Horizon singles chronology
"Darkside"
(2023)		"Kool-Aid"
(2024)
Music video
"Kool-Aid" on YouTube

"Kool-Aid" is a song by British rock band Bring Me the Horizon. Produced by the band's vocalist Oliver Sykes, Dan Lancaster and Zakk Cervini, it was released as the sixth single from the group's upcoming 2024 commercial release Post Human: Nex Gen on 5 January 2024. [1] [2]

Contents

It is the first single by the band released since the departure of keyboardist, co-primary songwriter and producer Jordan Fish in December 2023. [3]

Promotion and release

On 22 December 2023, the band announced that longtime keyboardist Jordan Fish had amicably departed the band. [4] [5] In the following statement, the band stated that Post Human: Nex Gen and the subsequent UK tour in January 2024 was still slated to go ahead, while simultaneously promising that new music was coming "very soon". [6] Not long after, lead vocalist Oli Sykes would tease a snippet of a new song called "Kool-Aid" on his Instagram story. [7] On 2 January 2024, the band officially confirmed "Kool-Aid" as the sixth single for the new record, they announced the following day that the song would be released on 5 January. [8] They debuted the song live for the first time on their opening UK tour date at the Utilita Arena in Cardiff, Wales on 9 January. [9]

Composition and lyrics

"Kool-Aid" has been described by critics as a metalcore song. [10] [11]

Personnel

Bring Me the Horizon

Additional personnel

Music video

The music video for "Kool-Aid", directed by Masaki Watanabe, was released on 28 February 2024. [12]

Charts

Chart performance for "Kool-Aid"
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Australia Digital Tracks (ARIA) [13] 18
Germany Trending Singles (Official German Charts) [14] 14
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [15] 5
UK Singles (OCC) [16] 21
UK Rock & Metal (OCC) [17] 1
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [18] 25

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References

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  10. ↑ "Bring Me the Horizon has launched into 2024 with the release of their latest single, "Kool-Aid"". Loaded Radio. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024. "Kool-Aid" is a characteristically anthemic blend of pounding metalcore, glitchy electronica, and Oli Sykes' signature guttural screams.
  11. ↑ Källman, Peter (11 January 2024). "Bring Me the Horizon – 'Kool-Aid' Review". Music Talkers. Retrieved 11 January 2024. I see a lot of similarities between their latest metalcore release and some of the good old stuff from not only them but bands like Asking Alexandria.
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