The Funeral

* Single
* Album

"**The Funeral**", released 11 March 2022, is the first song on YUNGBLUD's self-titled third studio album *YUNGBLUD*, as well as the album's first single.

## Background

On 18 February 2022, YUNGBLUD tweeted the lyrics "i hate myself but that's alright, i love myself but that's alright ...", later a song containing the lyrics, "The Funeral" was released 11 March 2022. The song title was confirmed on 5 March 2022 via an Instagram post. A day later, he then posted a video of him digging with a shovel. A day after that he posted a snippet of the song along with the artwork on Instagram as a reel, lyrics on a red background, and tweeted a promotional photo of him with the end of a shovel in his hand on a red background. Upon explaning the meaning of this song, YUNGBLUD stated that he felt like a hyporcrite telling people to be themselves whilst he wasn't. The lyrics talk about his insecurities and owning them. *"Its about ego, death, rebirth and fucking dancing on your grave. Inviting everyone to join you, but if you’re on your own and you’re the only one dancing – that’s fine too."* Merch was released, the same day the song was released, to go along with the song.

On 24 August 2022, he announced he would be doing an exclusive livestream featuring some stripped back versions of brand new tracks from the third studio album for the first time. During the livestream, watchers could purchase an exclusively limited edition acoustic CD called *YUNGBLUD Bedroom Tapes*, from his webstore. Both the studio and an acoustic version of *The Funeral* featured on the CD.

## Lyrics

*Lyrics obtained from an Instagram post.*

I can't leave my bed, but I can't sleep

I got no clean clothes and I can't eat

And I smoke too much till I can't breathe

I'm emotional, I'll always be...

And I hate myself but that's alright

And I love myself and that's alright

And I tell myself that it's alright

That I dream about the day I die

To my surprise

There's no one to blame

Nobody came

What a shame, shame, shame

I've been dancing at my funeral

Waiting for you to arrive

I was hoping you'd look beautiful

Dancing with tears in your eyes

But nobody came

What a shame, shame, shame

My hair fell out 'cause I dyed it cheap

I wanna real fake smile but I hate my teeth

I wanna tell you that I love you but I just can't speak

I got a fucked up soul and an STD

Do you hate yourself, well that's alright

Do you love yourself, well that's alright

Do you tell yourself that's alright?

That you dream about the day you die

To my surprise

There's no one to blame

Nobody came

What a shame, shame, shame

I've been dancing at my funeral

Waiting for you to arrive

I was hoping you'd look beautiful

Dancing with tears in your eyes

But nobody came

What a shame, shame, shame

I wanna prove my love before I leave

I wanna make you cum and scrape my knees

Want you to bite my tongue until I bleed

And you can put these fucking words on my obituary

We all hate ourselves, but that's alright

We all love ourselves, but that's alright

We all tell ourselves that it's alright

That we dream about the day we die

I've been dancing at my funeral

Waiting for you to arrive

I was hoping you'd look beautiful

Dancing with tears in your eyes

But nobody came

What a shame, shame, shame

## Trivia

* Sharon Osbourne, Kelly Osbourne, and Ozzy Osbourne appeared in the music video. Sharon and Ozzy were previously credited in a promotional image under "Dark Magic", when credits for producers and writers were listed.
* Merch for this song was released. It included t-shirts with "What A Shame Shame Shame" branded on them, safety pins and badges.
* Music video was directed by Christian Breslauer (via The Lucky Bastards Inc.)
* On the Standard Edition of *YUNGBLUD*, the song is the opener track. On the Physical Deluxe Edition, the studio version of the song is the opener, whilst the acoustic version sits at #13, and the Live at The Shrine version sits at #14.

## Credits

*Credits sourced from Instagram post and TIDAL*.

* Dominic Harrison — writer, producer, vocals, composer
* Chris Greatti — writer, producer, engineering, programming, drums, bass, composer
* Robin Schmidt — engineer, studio personnel
* Stephen Sesso — studio personnel, additional engineer
* Jake Torrey — writer
* Jordan Brasko Gable — writer
* Mike Crossey — mixer
* Tom Pallant — photographer (cover art)
* Liam Walsh — photographer (cover art)

## Buy/Stream

* YouTube
* Spotify
* Apple Music
* Tidal
* Amazon Music
* Deezer
* SoundCloud

## Live performances

The Late Late Show with James Corden, aired 29 March 2022.

## Gallery

* Promotional
* BTS
* Music Video Stills

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YUNGBLUD and Ozzy Osbourne.YUNGBLUD and Jesse Jo Stark

## References

1. ↑ YUNGBLUD (@yungblud) on Twitter — "i hate myself but that's alright, i love myself but that's alright ..." Posted 18 February 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2023. Archived on 18 February 2022
2. ↑ YUNGBLUD (@yungblud) on Instagram — "and so it begins … RSVP 🖤🖤🖤 (link in bio)" Posted 5 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
3. ↑ YUNGBLUD (@yungblud) on Instagram — "i’ve been dancing at my funeral … 🖤" Posted 6 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
4. ↑ YUNGBLUD (@yungblud) on Instagram — "The Funeral. FRIDAY. u reddy? 🖤" Posted 7 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 YUNGBLUD (@yungblud) on Instagram — "it’s gonna be alright. 🖤" Posted 7 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
6. ↑ YUNGBLUD (@yungblud) on Twitter — "WHAT A SHAME SHAME SHAME …! 🖤" Posted 7 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
7. ↑ Dork Magazine — "YUNGBLUD has dropped his new single, ‘The Funeral’: “I wrote this song and it distilled what this next phase in my life was gonna be about”". Published 11 March 2022. Written by Stephen Ackroyd. Retrieved 27 May 2022. Archived
8. ↑ YUNGBLUD (@yungblud) on Twitter — "FUNERAL MERCH TOMORROW 9 AM (PST)" Posted 10 March 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022. Archived on 10 March 2022
9. ↑ UMusic — "The Bedroom Tapes Livestream Live at 6pm PT !!". Retrieved 12 November 2022.
10. ↑ YUNGBLUD Store — "YUNGBLUD Bedroom Tapes CD". Retrieved 27 August 2022.
11. ↑ YUNGBLUD (@yungblud) on Insatgram — "the funeral 🖤 \_ m \_ \_ \_ \_ i \_ \_ \_ t i s\_ \_ \_ \_ s \_ \_ \_ \_ what a shame shame shame ..! 🖤🖤🖤" Posted 8 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
12. ↑ YUNGBLUD (@yungblud) on Twitter — "FUNERAL MERCH TOMORROW 9 AM (PST)" Posted 10 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
13. ↑ Discogs — "Yungblud – YUNGBLUD (2022, Transparent Clear, Cassette) - Discogs". Retrieved 10 December 2023. Archived on 10 December 2023
14. ↑ TIDAL — "Credits / The Funeral / YUNGBLUD - TIDAL". Published 11 March 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.