Weird!

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.[5] 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!
Studio album by
Yungblud
Released4 December 2020 (2020-12-04)
Recorded2019–2020
Length42:07
Label
Producer
Yungblud chronology
A Weird! AF Halloween
(2020)		 Weird!
(2020)
Yungblud studio album chronology
21st Century Liability
(2018)		 Weird!
(2020)
Singles from Weird!
  1. "Weird!"
    Released: 22 April 2020
  2. "Strawberry Lipstick"
    Released: 16 July 2020
  3. "God Save Me, but Don't Drown Me Out"
    Released: 17 September 2020
  4. "Cotton Candy"
    Released: 9 October 2020
  5. "Mars"
    Released: 27 November 2020
  6. "Acting Like That"
    Released: 2 December 2020
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The AU Review[1]
The Independent[2]
Pitchfork5.5/10[3]
The Telegraph[4]

Background

On 2 December 2019, Yungblud shared on social media that he was going "a little mia" to work on his second record.[6] The next day, he clarified that he was not taking time off, just taking time to finish the second album.[7] 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.[8]

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."[9]

Track listing
Weird! digital track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Teresa"
3:24
2."Cotton Candy"
  • Yungblud
  • Cervini
  • Greatti
  • Fedi
2:47
3."Strawberry Lipstick"
  • Harrison
  • Joshua McClorey
  • Cervini
  • Greatti
  • Yungblud
  • Cervini
  • Greatti
2:43
4."Mars"
3:01
5."Superdeadfriends"
  • Harrison
  • Cervini
  • Greatti
  • Yungblud
  • Cervini
  • Greatti
2:20
6."Love Song"
  • Yungblud
  • Cervini
  • Greatti
4:00
7."God Save Me, but Don't Drown Me Out"
  • Harrison
  • Cervini
  • Greatti
  • Yungblud
  • Cervini
  • Greatti
3:37
8."Ice Cream Man"
  • Harrison
  • Schwartz
  • Yungblud
  • Cervini
  • Greatti
  • Schwartz
3:12
9."Weird!"
  • Harrison
  • Schwartz
  • Yungblud
  • Cervini
  • Greatti
  • Schwartz
3:03
10."Charity"
  • Harrison
  • Cervini
  • Greatti
  • Yungblud
  • Cervini
  • Greatti
3:39
11."Acting Like That" (featuring Machine Gun Kelly)
Barker3:11
12."It's Quiet in Beverly Hills"
  • Harrison
  • Schwartz
  • Yungblud
  • Cervini
  • Greatti
  • Schwartz
2:36
13."The Freak Show"
  • Harrison
  • Cervini
  • Greatti
  • Schwartz
  • Yungblud
  • Cervini
  • Greatti
4:27
Total length:42:07
Japanese edition bonus tracks[10][11]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Braindead!"
  • Harrison
  • Schwartz
Schwartz2:43
14."Parents"
  • Harrison
  • Tranter
  • Cervini
  • Greatti
  • Yungblud
  • Cervini
  • Greatti
2:51
15."Original Me" (featuring Dan Reynolds)
  • Harrison
  • Tranter
  • Crossey
  • Richard Koehler
  • Daniel Reynolds
  • Jorgen Odegard
  • Timothy Randolph
  • Odegard
  • Randolph
3:25
16."Casual Sabotage"
  • Harrison
  • Schwartz
Schwartz3:08
17."Hope for the Underrated Youth"
  • Harrison
  • Danny Snodgrass Jr.
  • Cervini
  • Greatti
  • Schwartz
  • Michael Rennie
  • Adam Warrington
  • Yungblud
  • Cervini
  • Greatti
4:00
18."Waiting on the Weekend"
  • Harrison
  • Shane Gilliver
  • Crossey
Crossey2:32
Total length:57:38

Note

  • All track titles stylised in lower case.
  • "Acting Like That" does not appear on physical copies, bringing the total length down to 38:56.

Personnel

Musicians

Charts
Chart performance for Weird!
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[12] 6
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] 39
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 26
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15] 118
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[16] 94
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] 57
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] 21
Irish Albums (OCC)[19] 28
Italian Albums (FIMI)[20] 80
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[21] 47
UK Albums (OCC)[22] 1
US Billboard 200[23] 75
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[24] 10

References
  1. Marshall, Dylan (3 December 2020). "Album of the Week: YUNGBLUD – weird! (2020 LP)". The AU Review. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  2. O'Connor, Roisin (3 December 2020). "Album reviews: The White Stripes – Greatest Hits, Yungblud – Weird!, and Tori Amos – Christmastide". The Independent. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  3. Bardhan, Ashley (17 December 2020). "Yungblud: Weird! Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  4. McCormick, Neil (2 December 2020). "Yungblud: Weird! review: a sensitive rock 'n' roll record that will unite the grandads and Gen Z". The Telegraph. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  5. "Yungblud delays 'Weird!' album release to December". ALT AZ 93.3. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  6. @yungblud (2 December 2019). "gonna go a little mia for a couple days to clear my head n try to finish writing this fookin album. miss u wanna kiss u ... don't cause too much trouble while im gone" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 December 2020 – via Twitter.
  7. @yungblud (4 December 2019). "every1 thinks im takin time off ... im writing this fuckin albuuum maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan. kk bye im going back under the rock" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 December 2020 – via Twitter.
  8. "@yungblud Album 2 "The Spain Sessions" 🤘🤘🤘🖤🖤🖤". mblackuk. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2020 – via Instagram.
  9. "Yungblud talks "optimistic" new era for second album: "It's like an episode of 'Skins'!"". NME. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  10. "ウィアード! [CD]" (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  11. "Weird! Yungblud CD Album". CDJapan. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  12. "Australiancharts.com – Yungblud – Weird!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  13. "Austriancharts.at – Yungblud – Weird!" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  14. "Ultratop.be – Yungblud – Weird!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  15. "Ultratop.be – Yungblud – Weird!" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  16. "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 202050 on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  17. "Dutchcharts.nl – Yungblud – Weird!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  18. "Offiziellecharts.de – Yungblud – Weird!" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  19. "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  20. "Classifica settimanale WK 50 (dal 04.12.2020 al 10.12.2020)" (in Italian). FIMI. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  21. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  22. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  23. "Billboard 200 Chart: December 19, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  24. "Yungblud, RCK". Billboard. Retrieved 16 December 2020.


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