YUNGBLUD (EP)

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

## YUNGBLUD

YUNGBLUD on the EP cover in a black outfit with pink socks.

## ep chronology

**YUNGBLUD** is the debut extended play by YUNGBLUD, it was released on 19 January 2018, through Locomotion Recordings, Geffen Records, Interscope Records, and Polydor Records. It includes all four of the promotional singles *"King Charles"*, *"I Love You, Will You Marry Me"*, *"Tin Pan Boy"*, *"Polygraph Eyes"* and *"Anarchist"*. The EP is availble to stream and buy on Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, Deezer, SoundCloud, YouTube, Amazon, Tidal, and more.

## Background

At a gig that Dom was playing at—before he became YUNGBLUD—a manager saw him and thought he was good. After he was done playing they went for a drink and the manager brought his business partners along; Declan Morrell and Tommas Arnby—YUNGBLUD's current managers. They got him a session with Matt Schwartz but Matt criticised him for writing bad songs and refused to carry on with him. After being criticised, he had a turning point, which he labels *"The Month"*, where he wrote a bunch of poetry and designed a brand for himself—YUNGBLUD (being that he was the youngest person on his management roster and was called "young blood", meaning the youngest member(s) of a group)— this time being real. He brought the songs and brand to Declan, who got him another session with Matt, Declan told Matt that he would see another side of Dom, Matt agreed and saw the songs and this time accepted him.

He signed to Locomotion Recordings in 2017, which signed him to Geffen Records, with the master label being Interscope Records. He, along with his producers, produced *"King Charles"*, *"I Love You, Will You Marry Me"* and *"Tin Pan Boy"* in 2017, as the starter songs and they were pushed out as singles. Later on he crafted the EP, made up of all the singles plus two released with the EP *"Polygraph Eyes"* and *"Anarchist"*.

## Singles

King Charles was the first single, released 7 April 2017. YUNGBLUD teased the release of *"King Charles"* on 4 April 2017, through his Twitter, he tweeted out a video of a static TV on standby and captioned it "17.04.17 #KingCharles", hinting at something to do with his first single. On 5 April, he then tweeted out a video teaser for King Charles, in the teaser the words "King Charles", "Coming", "07.04.17" appeared, announcing that the single was coming on 7 April 2017. On 11 April 2017, he posted a video himself listening to *"King Charles"* be played on BBC Radio 1 from the night before to Facebook, and thanked Huw Stephens for playing the track on BBC Radio 1 the next night. On On 1 May 2017, a lyric video for the song was made available to watch on his Facebook page, which he stated he had a lot of fun making. On 11 June 2017, he announced that a music video for *"King Charles"* was coming on 13 June through his social media The music video was then released on 13 June, to YouTube. Tenement TV branded *"King Charles"*, *"a protest song for the disenfranchised working classes"*.

I Love You, Will You Marry Me was the second single, released 15 September 2017. He explained to Triple J that the song is *"a comment on corporate companies trying to make money out of something as precious as love"*. He also stated that *"It’s a twisted fairytale about two young people in love that got completely fucked over… His graffiti proposal overlooks the entire city, which ended in her death and was lit up as an ‘iconic piece of art' overlooking Sheffield. He was left with nothing."*, and told Music Feeds *"‘I Love You Will You Marry Me’ is a tale from where I’m based that I needed to tell. I went into the studio and it just came out. I’m really proud of it and I didn’t know it would pop so much across here [Australia]. I’m just writing music and saying what I think. I’m just writing what I love, I didn’t expect it to land so well. You never do."* The song charted at #26 on the US Billboard Alternative Songs Chart, and #24 on the US Billboard Alternative Audience Chart.

Tin Pan Boy was the third single, released 10 November 2017. On 8 November, he teased the single on his Instagram. Clash Magazine stated: *"'Tin Pan Boy' pits the area's history against its re-development, and asks who is really benefiting."*, speaking on the music video he stated: *"This was my opportunity to create a visualization of the shit I saw in my head when I wrote the song. I wanted to show the high energy, angry, yet slightly schizophrenic side to my personality. It's the first time I've directed anything and I had such an insane time. It was amazing to watch a mental idea I had come to life."*. Speaking about the inspiration behind the song, he explained: *"I spent most of my childhood on Denmark Street, Soho, London, it’s where I first picked up a guitar. At the moment there is a massive redevelopment going on which will eventually force a lot of independent businesses out of the area - I have a real connection to all the music and art stores and to see people trying to tear out its soul makes me super upset and really pissed off. Fuck that! 'Tin Pan Alley' is where the foundations of British rock and roll and the pop music that we know today were built. Everyone from Jagger to Lennon to the Sex Pistols used to hang out there. To sit back and watch the transformation happen without saying something is not an idea that I’m into."* The music video was released 13 December 2017, which features YUNGBLUD playing multiple types of people and the band playing on a roof.

Polygraph Eyes was the fourth single, released 19 January 2018, along with the EP. The song *"focuses on sexual assault, while serving subtle commentary about consent and “lad mentality.”"*. Speaking to Billboard, YUNGBLUD said: *"I wanted to write a song that shines a light on sexual assault, a conversation that has been started and needs to remain at the forefront of our minds," Yungblud told Billboard. "I think people my age have the power to enact change.”"*, and told PILERATS: *"I used to go out in the north at 14 with a fake ID, and see these drunk girls stumbling out of nightclubs with boys that weren't nearly as drunk as they were...I didn't realise that it was wrong until I'd grown up, until I moved down to London and saw the world from a real perspective."*. He commented on the perspective that the song was written in, saying *"it needs to be spoken about from a male perspective, to dilute and smash the shit of this lad mentality that's been so vastly accepted."* when speaking to Hapers Bazaar.

Anarchist was the fifth and final single, released 19 January 2018, along with the EP. Speaking on the syncopation of the chorus, YUNGBLUD stated: *"I love hip hop and trap music. The rhythms are just so fucking infectious. I just heard it in my head and thought why can’t I put guitars over 808s and sing a hip hop melody over the top."*, when speaking to Ones to Watch..

## Track Listing

All tracks are written by Dominic Harrison & Mati Schwartz, and produced by Mati Schwartz.

## Trivia

* YUNGBLUD stated that *Polygraph Eyes* is the song he's most proud of on this EP. He told Atwood Magazine that *"...we were talking about putting the EP together, like what’s the first five songs we want to release, and I said “This song needs to be on it because it means the most to me, it’s the song I’m most proud of”. Right now there’s this extraordinary scene of female empowerment and I don’t want to just stand there, I want to be part of this as well, even though I am a man."*
* The EP was entirely created by Matt Schwartz and YUNGBLUD.

## Credits

* Dominic Harrison — vocals, lyricist, composer
* Matt Schwartz — lyricist, composer, producer, mixer, studio personnel

## Tour

There was no headlining tour for this EP, however YUNGBLUD was the supporting act of K.Flay's Every Where Is Some Where Tour in March 2018.

* Every Where Is Some Where Tour

## References

1. ↑ Discogs — "Yungblud – Yungblud (2017, CD)". Retrieved 10 July 2022.
2. ↑ YUNGBLUD on Twitter: "17.04.17 #KingCharles" (4 April 2017)
3. ↑ YUNGBLUD on Twitter: "KING CHARLES" (5 April 2017)
4. ↑ Facebook — "Watch | Facebook" - YUNGBLUD celebrating King Charles on BBC Radio 1 (11 April 2017)
5. ↑ YUNGBLUD on Twitter: "[https://twitter.com/yungblud/status/851835004577615872 Massive love to @huwstephens
for spinning "King Charles" on his show on @BBCR1 last night]" (11 April 2017)
6. ↑ Facebook — "Watch |Facebook" (Lyric Video for King Charles) (1 May 2017)
7. ↑ YUNGBLUD on Twitter: "We've had A LOT of fun putting the lyric video for King Charles together Check it out!!" (1 May 2017)
8. ↑ Facebook — "Watch | Facebook" (Annoucement for King Charles Music Video) (11 June 2017)
9. ↑ YouTube — "YUNGBLUD - King Charles" (13 June 2017)
10. ↑ Tenement TV — "YUNGBLUD ‘KING CHARLES’" (15 June 2017)
11. ↑ YUNGBLUD on Twitter: "'I LOVE YOU WILL YOU MARRY ME' IS OUT NOW! 💥❤️💥❤️ 👉 YUNGBLUD.lnk.to/ILYWYMM" (15 September 2017)
12. ↑ triple j — "Yungblud explains the dark love story behind 'I Love You, Will You Marry Me'" (14 November 2017)
13. ↑ Clash Magazine — "Listen: Yungblud - 'I Love You, Will You Marry Me'" (20 November 2017)
14. ↑ Music Feeds — "Meet YUNGBLUD: The Teenage Brit Hellbent On Changing The Game With His ‘Danger Zone’ Pop Music" (28 November 2017)
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Billboard — "Chart Search | Billboard"
16. ↑ YUNGBLUD on Instagram: "up to no good this friday ..." (8 November 2017)
17. ↑ Clash Magazine — "Premiere: Yungblud - 'Tin Pan Boy'" (13 December 2017)
18. ↑ Pure Grain Audio — "YUNGBLUD Introduces You to "Tin Pan Boy" with New Stream" (14 November 2017)
19. ↑ YouTube — "YUNGBLUD - Tin Pan Boy (Official Video)" (13 December 2017)
20. ↑ Billboard — "U.K. Artist Yungblud Addresses Sexual Assault in New Song 'Polygraph Eyes': Exclusive Premiere" (18 January 2018)
21. ↑ PILERATS — "Punk, Politics and Polygraph Eyes – An Interview with YUNGBLUD"
22. ↑ Harper's Bazaar — "Yungblud’s “Polygraph Eyes” Video Teaches Boys the Importance of Consent" (14 March 2018)
23. ↑ Ones to Watch — "Q&A: Yungblud Releases Self-Titled Genre-Explorative Debut EP" (23 January 2018)
24. ↑ Atwood Magazine — "RAISING THE VOICE OF THE YOUNGER GENERATION: A CONVERSATION WITH YUNGBLUD" (1 February 2018)