21st Century Liability

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## 21st Century Liability

* Standard
* 5th

### Release date

6 July 2018 (Ssandard)
24 November 2023 (5th anniversary)

### Record label

Locomotion
Geffen
Interscope

### Format(s)

LP
Digital
CD
Streaming

### Writers

Dominic Harrison
Martin Terefe
David Katz
Patrick Nissley
Matt Schwartz

### Producers

Martin Terefe
Sluggo
Patrick Russel
Matt Schwartz

## Studio Albums Chronology

**21st Century Liability** is the debut studio album by YUNGBLUD, it was released on 9 July 2018, through Locomotion Recordings, Geffen Records and Interscope Records. It includes the promotional singles *"21st Century Liability"*, *"Psychotic Kids"*, *"California"* and the lead single *"Medication"*. The album is available to stream and buy on Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, Deezer, SoundCloud, YouTube, Amazon, Tidal, and more. On 25th November 2023, a fifth anniversary edition was released for physical copies only. The demo version of the unreleased song *"Fruit Machine"* was added to the tracklist on the B side.

## Singles

21st Century Liability was the first single, released 4 May 2018. In a press release YUNGBLUD himself described the song as *"a song for misunderstood youth growing up in a world of anxiety, confusion and fear. It’s a statement that liabilities or failures aren’t what we are, we may just think or behave in a different way to you but if you actually hear us out, we’ll surprise you."*

Psychotic Kids was the second single, released 25 March 2018. The music video for it was directed by Adam Powell, and released onto YUNGBLUD's YouTube channel on 11 June 2018.

California was the third single, released 15 June 2018 as an instant gratification track after the album was made available for pre-order the same day.

Medication was the fourth single, released 3 July 2018 through Zane Lowe's Beats 1 radio show on Apple Music as his "World Record" track.

Kill Somebody was the fifth and final single, released 23 October 2018. It was the only single from the album that was released after the album was released. A music video for the song was made available on 23 October 2018. YUNGBLUD described the music video as *"a visual depiction of what anxiety feels like inside my head. for those of you who have felt or feel any type of darkness, know your not alone"*.

## Credits

* Dominic Harrison — vocals, guitars, bass guitar, electronics, lyricist
* Adam Warrington — drums, electronic drums
* Matt Schwartz — guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, programming, mixing, lyricist
* Martin Terefe — guitars, bass guitar, keys, lyricist
* Patrick Nissley — lyricist
* David Katz — lyricist

## Tour

* 21st Century Liability Tour
* Don't Wanna Be a Loner Tour

## Trivia

* *21st Century Liability* became BRIT Certified Silver on 16 October 2020, and Gold on 17 November 2023.
* The 5th anniversary edition has a note on the back of the album that says *"i can't believe this is 5 years old...this album changed my life thank you for everything from the bottom of my heart Dxox"*

## Gallery

* Vinyls

Standard Black VinylLimited Edition White VinylLimited Edition Pink Vinyl
## See Also

To see anything involved in this era, see the category here.

## References

1. ↑ triple j — "First Spin: Yungblud's '21st Century Liability' is a filthy, bratty stomper". Published 4 May 2018. Archived
2. ↑ UMusic — "YUNGBLUD SHARES VIDEO FOR “PSYCHOTIC KIDS” TODAY" (11 June 2018)
3. ↑ YouTube — "YUNGBLUD — Psychotic Kids" (11 June 2018)
4. ↑ UMusic — "UK RECORDING ARTIST YUNGBLUD RELEASES NEW SONG "CALIFORNIA" TODAY" (14 June 2018)
5. ↑ iTunes —"Listen to "World Record: YUNGBLUD — "Medication"" (3 July 2018)
6. ↑ YUNGBLUD on Twitter — "this is a visual depiction of what anxiety feels like inside my head. for those of you who have felt or feel any type of darkness, know your not alone. this is the “Kill somebody” video https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MbbF2exK7X0…" (23 October 2018)
7. ↑ RecordStoreDay — "YUNGBLUD - 21st Century Liability (5 Year Anniversary Edition)". Published 5 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023. Archived on 8 December 2023
8. ↑ Discogs — "Yungblud – 21st Century Liability (2023, 5th Anniversary Edition)". Published 24 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
9. ↑ ACE Repertory — "ACE Repertory". Retrieved 8 December 2023. Archived on 6 February 2017
10. ↑ British Phonographic Industry — "YUNGBLUD, 21st Century Liability, Album - pbi". Published 17 November 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
11. ↑ Discogs — "Yungblud - 21st Century Liability (2023, 5 Year Anniversary Edition, Vinyl) - Discogs". Retrieved 6 December 2023.