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Following on from his smash album weird! which topped the charts last December, YUNGBLUD has shared his brand new single ‘fleabag’. The single dives straight into a grungier, '90s sound.

Full of distorted, grungy guitars and emphatic choruses, ‘fleabag’ takes inspiration from ‘90s alternative rock. With a few sonic modifications, it would fit right into Green Day’s Insomniac era, with a dark tone that he wrote ‘in a really dark time in [his] life’. With its massive choruses and monstrous guitar solo, ‘fleabag’ is a sure hit for his high-energy live performances.

YUNGBLUD said: “When everybody else has an expectation of what you should be or have their own version of your truth it messes with your brain because you start to think ‘maybe they’re right, maybe they do know what’s best for me, maybe I should change who I am,’ but ultimately I believe to my core – it’s the foundation I built my whole ideology around, that self-expression and the right to be unconditionally yourself is the best thing you can be.

Nobody should determine how you express yourself except YOU. You are brilliant, you are beautiful, you are individual just by breathing. This song is a kick back. A kick back against the world, a kick back against my friends, against my family and some of my fanbase. I am who I am, all I want to do is spread love and lead with my heart. I’ve always told people to be themselves, sometimes I have to remember that message myself."

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