One More Time (Aerosmith and Yungblud EP)

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It's certainly nothing we had planned. We really didn't. It was pretty traumatic, what happened; we've had to cancel gigs before, but this was a big one. This was arguably the biggest tour we had ever mounted, and to have it collapse like that... was heartbreaking. It was almost more than we could get over. After the dust settled and we realized touring wasn't gonna be part of our repertoire, it's also a time where [we realized] there's so many other ways to be creative in this entertainment business.

—Joe Perry on the cancellation of the band's farewell tour and collaborating with Yungblud.

Shortly after the cancellation of Aerosmith's farewell tour, the band decided to collaborate with English musician Yungblud, a collaboration that Joe Perry called "amazing". [3]

Composition and lyrics

"My Only Angel" is a rock [4] track with lyrics focusing on loss of a loved one. [5] "Problems" takes its riff from Boston's hit "More Than a Feeling". [6] Both "Wild Woman" and "A Thousand Days" are country ballads. [6] The EP's final track is a remix of Aerosmith's "Back in the Saddle". [7]

Release and reception

One More Time
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EP by
ReleasedNovember 21, 2025 (2025-11-21)
Length19:39
Label Capitol
Producer Matt Schwartz
Aerosmith chronology
Greatest Hits
(2023)
One More Time
(2025)
Yungblud chronology
Idols
(2025)
One More Time
(2025)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Kerrang! 4/5 [7]
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Aerosmith and Yungblud both teased the EP on September 12, 2025, via a post to both of their social media accounts of a video of Tyler telling Yungblud "We got a secret, and nobody knows it". [9] One More Time marks Aerosmith's first release of new music since their 2012 album Music from Another Dimension! , which was released on November 6, 2012. [10]

Writing for British magazine Kerrang! , Rishi Shah wrote there was "nothing overtly surprising about this EP", noting it "serves its purpose, realising this incredible collaboration without dragging it out towards an album of overindulgence", concluding by noting that the EP "feels limited edition, adding another stamp of approval from Boston's finest that rock's present and future belongs to Yungblud." [7]

Promotion

The album's only single "My Only Angel" released on September 15, 2025, appeared on multiple charts, primarily US charts, specifically peaking atop Billboard's Hot Hard Rock Songs chart, a first for the band. [11]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."My Only Angel"4:15
2."Problems"4:22
3."Wild Woman"3:55
4."A Thousand Days"3:57
5."Back in the Saddle" (2025 remix; originally included on Rocks )3:30
Total length:19:39

Charts

Chart performance for One More Time
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [12] 3
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [13] 5
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [14] 11
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [15] 32
Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon) [16] 13
Japanese Download Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [17] 12
Japanese Rock Albums (Oricon) [18] 7
Japanese Top Albums Sales ( Billboard Japan ) [19] 33
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [20] 18
Scottish Albums (OCC) [21] 1
Swedish Physical Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [22] 19
UK Albums (OCC) [23] 1
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [24] 1

References

  1. "2025 Hard Rock + Metal Album Release Calendar". Loudwire . November 21, 2025. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  2. Daykin, James (November 21, 2025). "Aerosmith and Yungblud unite for genre-defying new collaborative EP One More Time". Entertainment Focus. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  3. Graff, Gary (November 21, 2025). "Joe Perry Talks Moving Past 'Traumatic' Farewell Tour Cancellation With Aerosmith/Yungblud EP: 'This Kid's Got It'". Billboard. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  4. Howell, Maddy (September 19, 2025). "Yungblud & Aerosmith Drop First Collaborative Single 'My Only Angel'". Rock Sound. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  5. Andrews, Kira Imani (September 22, 2025). "Yungblud and Aerosmith join forces in lead single "My Only Angel" ahead of upcoming EP". Melodic Magazine. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  6. 1 2 Rolli, Bryan (November 18, 2025). "Review – Aerosmith Goes Out With a Whimper on One More Time". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 Shah, Rishi (November 20, 2025). "EP review: Aerosmith & Yungblud – One More Time". Kerrang!. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  8. Rogers, Jack (November 21, 2025). ""It's abundantly clear that this is some of Aerosmith's best work in nearly a quarter of a century." Aerosmith and Yungblud's One More Time EP is a surprising but welcome triumph". Louder. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  9. Singh, Surej (September 16, 2025). "Aerosmith and Yungblud share spine-tingling teaser for new collab 'My Only Angel'". NME. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  10. McIntyre, Ken (July 16, 2025). "How America's most dysfunctional band grew to hate each other but learned to love again". Louder. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  11. Anderson, Trevor; Kevin, Rutherford (September 30, 2025). "Aerosmith & Yungblud's 'My Only Angel' Makes No. 1 Ascent Onto Hot Hard Rock Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  12. "Longplay Charts vom 28. November 2025". Ö3 Austria Top 40 . Retrieved November 28, 2025.
  13. "Dutchcharts.nl – Aerosmith / Yungblud – One More Time" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  14. "Offiziellecharts.de – Aerosmith & Yungblud – One More Time" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
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  16. "Oricon Top 50 Digital Albums: December 1, 2025" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved November 26, 2025.
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  20. "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. November 28, 2025. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
  21. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  22. "Veckolista Fisika, vecka 48" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved November 28, 2025.
  23. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  24. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 29, 2025.