Pop-punk rising star Yungblud’s eponymous second album has gone straight to the top of the UK album charts hitting the Number One spot on Friday. This secured the Doncaster native his second UK Number One album following the chart success of his 2020 album Weird. The artist released his third studio album, Yungblud, last week on September 2nd.
thankyou for everythin my family … i have plans https://t.co/kC5vEMEbee
— YUNGBLUD (@yungblud) September 9, 2022
Yungblud, real name Dominic Harrison, took to Twitter when he heard the news to say, “thank you for everythin my family … I have plans.” Followed by a smiling devil emoji and a black heart. When the musician received the trophy from the Official Charts Company for Weird reaching Number One, he melted it down to make 150 safety pins for his diehard fans.
In light of current events, the Official Charts are published simply as a matter of record this evening.
The charts will be accessible at https://t.co/3g6cKUqJfE pic.twitter.com/NRPd6qjgp7
— Official Charts (@officialcharts) September 9, 2022
The late Queen Elizabeth II’s extraordinary 70-year reign has so far spanned the entire existence of the Official Singles chart so far, which was created in November 1952, the same year she ascended to the throne. To mark respect for the Queen’s passing Official Charts Company did not share any stats around this week’s charts but published them “simply as a matter of record”.
The album so far has received rave reviews, NME giving it four stars and saying, “It’s a lot more focused than what’s come before; Harrison’s replaced his kid in a candy shop approach to music with a blistering confidence. Perhaps for the first time in his career, he knows exactly what he wants. ‘Yungblud’ is a coming-of-age album but it doesn’t skimp on the excitement either.”
Addressing the social media accusations of ‘queer-baiting’, being an ‘industry plant’ and pretending to be working class the review finishes by saying, “It would have been easy for Yungblud to pull back from the spotlight after getting a battering online. Instead, he’s come back with his most confident, cohesive album, which sees him fighting hate with understanding and love. It’s a battle he knows he can win”.
Talking to the Official Charts Company website about the success of Weird and the recording of his new album he said, “I started working on it almost immediately after Weird! went to Number 1 and there was all this “commercial success” in inverted commas, whatever that means. I had the chance to work in any studio with any writers, anything I f*cking wanted. And that just wasn’t me, man. I mean, I went [into those rooms] and these producers were all like “oh, you’re doing that rock thing.”
He continued, “Like, what do you mean “that rock thing?!” It was all very fake. It felt fake. So I ended up making the album in my mate’s bedroom. We started in January, and we’d finished by February and now it’s coming out. You can’t choose what an album sounds like, it’s almost got to choose you”. When asked about his unique celebration for Weird reaching Number One and if he had any plans to repeat if Yungblud reached the top spot, Harrison said, “It will be something mental. I might make them into golden ducks or summit. Guys at Official Charts, make sure you have the furnace ready!”
WE MADE FOOKIN HISTORY LAST NIGHT!!! 3 shows in 1 night on the sunset strip!!! played the new album in full and over 700,000 of you tuned in! thankyou for everythin … pic.twitter.com/4f3x7dxo0D
— YUNGBLUD (@yungblud) September 9, 2022
Yungblud is currently in Los Angeles and on September 9th played three shows in one night on the Sunset Strip. He played the new album in full and “over 700,000” people tuned in to watch. Yungblud is available everywhere now.
