Hated

"**Hated**", released 24th August 2023, is the second lead artist single by YUNGBLUD after the self-titled third studio album's release. It is unknown whether this is a non-album single, or due on the next studio album. It is his thirty-eigth (38th) single. It was released under Locomotion, Interscope Records, Geffen Records, for streaming and digital download.

## Background

On 17th August 2023, YUNGBLUD went live on Instagram, the live included a snippet of the song and were then made aware that another single was incoming.*[source needed!]* On 23rd August 2023, he made a post across his social media platforms, informing fans of the reason he wrote the song and the meaning behind it. On the day of release, 24th August, he posted the release times across his social media. When the song was released, the music video was released simultaneously to his YouTube channel. After the release, he thanked his fans for their reactions, and noted that he was "incredibly nervous to put this song out".

## Lyrics

*Obtained from music video description on YouTube*

Alright kid, how’s life? ‘bout time that we spoke

Lets talk about the day when you were seven years old

The doctor took your little dick out, put it straight down his throat,

You never said a word to anybody, no one was told

Your mum was in the same room she was dying to know,

Why when the curtain opened up you were white as a ghost.

She’s probably finding out now in the line to your show,

Why you’ll never trust a guy in a tie and a coat.

But you don’t want to do what your daddy did,

Bur y it deep down keep it under your skin.

So you put pen and paper, made a verse of it, and you murdered it, and the chorus went.

You gotta kill somebody to be somebody to be who you want to be,

You gotta hit rock bottom to live through all the shit nobody believes,

You’re gonna hurt some people,

But first some people will thirst on watching you bleed

And that’s when you know that you made it

You made it

When you’re hated

Fast forward and before you, know the albums out

Crowds loud sold-out shows,

but right now as far as popular opinion goes,

You’re a posh, queer-baiting, indulgent arsehole

Spits beer on the kids while infecting their earholes,

Mate that’s why you’ve been sent here to fuck with the fearful,

Tits out, fuck boys in the back of the vehicle

Tracksuits, lipstick got the Catholics tearful

But you don’t want to do what your daddy did,

Bury it deep down keep it under your skin.

So you put pen and paper, made a verse of it, and you murdered it, and the chorus went

You gotta kill somebody to be somebody to be who you want to be

You gotta hit rock bottom to live through all the shit nobody believes

You’re gonna hurt some people,

But first some people will thirst on watching you bleed

And that’s when you know that you made it

You made it

When you’re hated

Alright, you thought that was it?

Nah, don’t get cocky we haven’t even started yet.

You go back and forth from your North American tour,

Your sister can’t even look at you, she won’t open the door.

The story you told was only partially yours

You outed her in a magazine,

Who the fuck do you think you are?

You forgot your family listens to the radio in the car,

You’re trying to be authentic but you’re taking it too far.

You’re messed up in the head, you fucked up with your friends, your family’s upset,

Don’t call them, you forget

You say “I’m Sorry Jem, things are pretty crazy right now”

She says, “I love you Dom, but I fucking hate you right now”

You gotta kill somebody to be somebody to be who you want to be

You gotta hit rock bottom to live through all the shit nobody believes

You’re gonna hurt some people,

But first some people will thirst on watching you bleed

And that’s when you know that you made it

You made it

When you’re hated

That’s when you know that you made it

That’s when you know that you made it,

You made it,

When you’re hated

## Credits

*Credits obtained from TIDAL*

* Adam Hawkins — engineer, mixing engineer
* Adam Keil — engineer
* Dominic Harrison — composer, lyricist, vocalist
* Jake Torrey — composer, lyricist, drums, bass
* Joe LaPorta — engineer
* Paul Meany — synthesizer, drums programming, composer, producer, lyricist

## Buy/Stream

* YouTube
* Spotify
* Apple Music
* Tidal
* SoundCloud

## Gallery

An image containing the meaning of the singleRelease timesA promotional still from the music videoA promotional still from the music video

## References

1. ↑ YUNGBLUD (@yungblud) on Twitter — "HATED. OUT NOW." Posted 24 August 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023. Archived on 3 September 2023
2. ↑ YUNGBLUD (@yungblud) on Twitter — "(tw)" Posted 23 August 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023. Archived on 3 September 2023
3. ↑ Dork Magazine — "Yungblud has shared his personal new single, 'Hated' | Dork". Published 24 August 2023. Written by Siobhain O'Connor. Retrieved 3 September. Archived on 3 September 2023
4. ↑ YUNGBLUD (@yungblud) on Twitter — "hated. join the premiere." Posted 24 August 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023. Archived on 3 September 2023
5. ↑ YUNGBLUD (@yungblud) on YouTube — "YUNGBLUD - Hated (Official Music Video)" Posted 24 August 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
6. ↑ YUNGBLUD (@yungblud) on Twitter — "thankyou for the past couple days. i was incredibly nervous to put this song out. i hope with all my heart that it is helping anybody with anything bottled up or hurting inside. i love you all, truly i do." Posted 27 August 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023. Archived on 3 September 2023
7. ↑ TIDAL — "Credits / Hated / YUNGBLUD — TIDAL". Published 24 August 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.