Today on Twitter, British pop-punk artist Yungblud (real name Dominic Harrison) announced the release of “The Emperor“, the new single from the forthcoming deluxe edition of his self-titled album, Yungblud. Click here to listen.
THE EMPEROR OUT NOW !!! https://t.co/3QLwexgRDb pic.twitter.com/3YvtHnSuJh
— YUNGBLUD (@yungblud) August 5, 2022
The track is the fourth song released from the album, following the previous release of the singles “The Funeral”, “Don’t Feel Like Feeling Sad Today”, and “Memories” (feat. Willow). However, “The Emperor” is the only one of the tracks that will be on the deluxe release of the album.“The Emperor” is a raucous number, and US sports network ESPN has chosen the song as the official anthem for the upcoming College Football season.
Harrison reacted to the news in a statement reported by NME, “It’s a massive honour to have my song ‘The Emperor’ chosen as the anthem for ESPN’s college football season”.
Harrison continued, “I wrote this song when I was seventeen, it was just an outburst of unfiltered energy that I knew would have its moment one day. I played it live for years but never found the right time to release it until now. College football is such a massive part of American culture and all I ever want to do is bring energy to people, so I can’t wait for the song to bring that energy to the fans and the players at the games all season.”
“The Emperor” is a stark contrast to his recent version of his single, “Don’t Feel Like Feeling Sad Today”, which he released last month. In a statement for the song, Harrison stated his intentions for the track, “I wanted this song to be a little part of someone’s day. No matter what they’re going through, they can put this on and feel a bit stronger today. That’s the vision; that’s the dream.”
The original version of the song was nothing but pop-rock, but the latest version Harrison shared is a mellow acoustic affair that the artist titled “Don’t Feel Like Feeling Sad Today (Sad Version)”.
Talking to NME recently about his eponymous third album, Harrison revealed the reasons behind calling the album Yungblud: “The name Yungblud, as it’s gotten bigger, has been twisted relentlessly as every single person has had an opinion on who I am. This album is not a ‘woe is me’ rockstar story; it’s about me reclaiming my own name, and humanising the caricature that everybody else has made me into”.
YUNGBLUD. the album. september 2nd. available to pre order everywhere now. https://t.co/VSVfAjcLxX pic.twitter.com/wC6svyIXw2 — YUNGBLUD (@yungblud) May 17, 2022
Yungblud is his third album and follows 2020’s Weird!, which debuted at number 1 on the UK Album Chart, selling 39,000 copies in its first week. Yungblud comes out on September 2nd, you can preorder it here.
