Mars

*Landed on the wrong page with a similar name? See: Mars (film)*.

"**Mars**" *(stylised in lowercase)*, released 27 November 2020, is the fourth song on the physical version and the fifth song on the digital version of YUNGBLUD's second studio album *weird!*, as well as the album's fifth single.

## Background

The song was released on 27 November 2020 at midnight everywhere except for locations observing PST time zone where they would receive the song at 9pm on Thursday. The video came out the same day (Friday) at 5pm for people observing GMT, whatever the corresponding time for 5pm on GMT for others would be is when it would come out for them too.

The song is inspired by a transgender girl's story, she met YUNGBLUD on the 2018 Vans Warped Tour and told him that her parents weren’t accepting of her gender, but with the impact and support of the community, her parents started to accept her as their daughter.

On 30 August 2018, YUNGBLUD tweeted the lyrics "do you feel like you're irrelevant? do you feel like your just scared as fuck ?". The release date and music video were announced through social media on 25 November 2020, just two days prior to its release, on his social media.

## Lyrics

*Lyrics transcribed by hearing from the London show of the Virtual Tour and corrected via Apple Music's lyrics.*

[Verse 1]

She was only seventeen

Had the saddest pair of eyes that you ever seen

Wore them lips in a coat, it was matching green

But she can’t be herself when she's somebody else

In the morning she would take her Mothers wedding ring

But school got pretty tough when they see it gleam

So she hid herself under the mezzanine, re-enacting scenes

Yeah

[Pre-Chorus]

She dreams she'd go to California

There, everyone would adore her

And all her mates will call her

'til four in the morning

[Chorus]

Is there any life on Mars?

Is there any life on Mars?

Is there any life on Mars?

Yeah, yeah

[Verse 2]

Every morning she would wake up with another plan

Yeah, her Mum and Dad, they couldn't understand

Why she couldn't turn it off, become a better man

All this therapy, eats away gently at the side of her mind that she never had

Yeah this story told too many times, it makes me sad

I bet the author made a fortune out the autograph

Give her the money back 'cause

[Pre-Chorus]

She dreams she'd go to California

There, everyone would adore her

And all her mates will call her

'til four in the morning

[Chorus]

Is there any life on Mars?

Is there any life on Mars?

Is there any life on Mars?

Yeah, yeah

Is there any life on Mars?

Is there any life on Mars?

Is there any life on Mars?

[Bridge]

Do you feel like you're irrelevant?

Do you feel like you're irrelevant?

Do you feel like you're just scared as fuck?

Do you feel like you're irrelevant?

Do you feel like you're irrelevant?

Do you feel like you're just scared as fuck?

[Chorus]

Is there any life on Mars?

Is there any life on Mars?

Is there any life on Mars?

Yeah, yeah

Is there any life on Mars?

Is there any life on Mars?

Is there any life on Mars?

Yeah, yeah

Is there any life on Mars?

Is there any life on Mars?

Is there any life on Mars?

Woah, woah

Is there any life on Mars?

Is there any life on Mars?

Is there any life on Mars?

Yeah, yeah

## Trivia

* The song is inspired by a transgender girl's story, she met YUNGBLUD on the 2018 Vans Warped Tour.

## Music Video

Cast

* YUNGBLUD (Dominic Richard Harrison)
* Jasmine Martha Imboden Lugalya
* Pete MacHale
* Jenna Unwin
* Danielle St. James
* jordzbai *(username only)*

Credits

* Executive Producer: Ross Anderson
* Director: Dominic Harrison
* Producer: Samin Saadat
* Line Producer: Jordi Estape
* Cinematographer: Catherine Derry
* 1st AC: Ilaria Fulvio
* 1st AD: Pol Gil
* 2nd AD: Holly Murten
* Gaffer: Kevin Gardner
* HMU + SFX: Amelia Kildear
* Asst MU: Charlotte Haldane and Refika Salih
* Groomer (Stylist): Sven Bayerbach
* Wardrobe Stylist: Davey Sutton
* Stunt Coordinator: Sami Karim
* Digital Imaging Technician: Tom Linton
* Trainees: Tommy George Gardner and Ella Pavlides
* Runners: Jamie Tarr and Oliver Hill
* Production Company: FEUD Creative
* Label: Interscope Records
* Commissioner: Hanan Cher / Interscope Records
* Management: Tommas Arnby, Alexander Webb, Tom Pallant, Gavin Gottlich @ Locomotion Recordings

Additional Info

* Filming Started: 18 November 2020
* A final cut was brought back 2 days later

## Credits

*Credits adapted from TIDAL*

* Dominic Harrison — composer, lyricist, guitar, keyboards, programming, vocalist
* Zakk Cervini — producer, drums, keyboards, programming, recording engineer, studio personnel
* Chris Greatti — producer, bass guitar, drums, guitar, keyboards, mastering engineer, programming
* Matt Schwartz — composer, lyricist
* Omer Fedi — producer, keyboards, programming
* Chris Gehringer — mastering engineer, studio personnel
* Neal Avron — mixer, engineer
* Mike Crossey — producer, keyboards, programming
* Stevens — recording engineer, studio personnel
* Michael Rennie — drums
* Adam Warrington — guitar

## Buy/Stream

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

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 3FM Gemist (@3FMExtra) on YouTube — "YUNGBLUD wrote a track about a fan for next album - Paaspop - 3FM Gemist" Posted 22 April 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
2. ↑ YUNGBLUD (@yungblud) on Twitter — "do you feel like you're irrelevant? do you feel like your just scared as fuck ?" Posted 30 August 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2023. Archived on 23 August 2021
3. ↑ YUNGBLUD (@yungblud) on Instagram — "the most important thing we’ve ever made is out tomorrow. MARS. midnight (local time) 9pm (for pacific). video friday 5pm (gmt). is there any life on mars? 🖤👽🖤" Posted 25 November 2020.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5  YUNGBLUD on Instagram: "the most important thing we’ve ever made is out tomorrow. MARS. midnight (local time) 9pm (for pacific). video friday 5pm (gmt). is there any life on mars? 🖤👽🖤" (27 November 2020)
5. ↑ Instagram — "Jasmine Martha Imboden Lugalya (@jasmineimboden)" (Retrieved 2 December 2020)
6. ↑ The Queer House — "Pete MacHale — THE QUEER HOUSE" (Retrieved 2 December 2020)
7. ↑ Vice Versa Dance Theatre Company — "ABOUT VVDT - Vice Versa Dance Theatre Company" (Retrieved 2 December 2020)
8. ↑  Instagram — "Danielle St James (@danistjames)" (Retrieved 2 December 2020)
9. ↑  Instagram — "JONXI (@jordzbai)" (Retrieved 2 December 2020)
10. ↑ YUNGBLUD on Twitter: "shot our most important vid yet yesterday ... 🖤" (19 November 2020)
11. ↑ Sourced through an intimate Q&A, provided by O2 through O2 Priority and Moment House (with Moment House, livestreams can't be re-watched and linked as a source)
12. ↑ TIDAL — "Credits / Mars / YUNGBLUD - TIDAL" (27 November 2020)