Zombified
"Zombified" is a song by American rock band Falling in Reverse. It was released on January 5, 2022, through Epitaph Records. The song was released as the first single from the band's upcoming EP titled "Neon Zombie". The song was again produced by DangerKids vocalist Tyler Smyth and Ronnie Radke. Promotion and release. At the end of 2021, vocalist Ronnie Radke published images through Instagram that showed indication of an upcoming song. On January 4, 2022, the band announced on their social networks that there would be a live broadcast on Radke's Twitch channel the following day . The song was released on January 5, via live stream. It is the first single from their upcoming "Neon Zombie" EP. Composition and lyrics. "Zombified" is a song written by Ronnie Radke, John Lundin, and Cody Quistad. The song's lyrics are a stand against cancel culture, wherein celebrities or popular online personalities get "cancelled" for certain actions, regardless of how long ago said actions were, and whether or not the offender had changed as a person. Music video. The music video for the song was directed by Jensen Noen who had already directed the band's music videos for  other songs such as "Popular Monster", "The Drug in Me Is Reimagined", and "I'm Not a Vampire (Revamped)". The music video shows Falling in Reverse fending off against zombies in a dystopian world, which reached 1 million views on YouTube in just two days and entered the top 10 trends in the United States. TikTok controversy. Shortly after its release, several people expressed their discontent with the song on the short video platform known as TikTok. People complained about the line: Arguing certain legal issues that Ronnie Radke had in the past, such as his involvement in a 2006  killing. Others also questioned Radke for some of his verses from other Falling in Reverse songs, like "Alone".