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21st Century Liability is the debut studio album by English singer Yungblud. It was released on 6 July 2018 via Locomotion Recordings, Geffen Records and Interscope Records. It features the singles "21st Century Liability", "Psychotic Kids", "California", "Medication", and "Kill Somebody". In 2019, the track "Polygraph Eyes" was voted into Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2018 at No. 99.

Singles

The title track was the first single released from the LP. It was made available on 4 May 2018 and was described by Yungblud himself as "a song for misunderstood youth growing up in a world of anxiety, confusion and fear." "Psychotic Kids", the next single, was released on 25 May 2018. Its official music video, directed by Adam Powell, was released on 11 June 2018. On 15 June 2018 the LP was made available for pre-order and the track "California" was released the same day as an instant grat. "Medication" was premiered on 3 July 2018 on Zane Lowe's Apple Music radio show as the day's "World Record". A music video for the track, also directed by Powell, was premiered via Billboard on 17 July 2018.

Track listing

Credits taken from Qobuz and Apple Music.

21st Century Liability – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Eulogy"Dominic HarrisonMartin TerefeTerefe0:30
2."Die for the Hype"HarrisonDave KatzTerefePatrick NissleyTerefeSluggoPatrick Russel3:08
3."Doctor Doctor"HarrisonKatzTerefeNissleyTerefeSluggoRussel3:11
4."Medication"HarrisonKatzNissleySluggoRusselSchwartzTerefe3:11
5."Machine Gun (F**k the NRA)"HarrisonMatt SchwartzSchwartz3:13
6."Psychotic Kids"HarrisonSchwartzSchwartz2:47
7."Anarchist"HarrisonSchwartzSchwartz2:47
8."I Love You, Will You Marry Me"HarrisonSchwartzSchwartz2:57
9."Polygraph Eyes"HarrisonSchwartzSchwartz3:43
10."Kill Somebody"HarrisonSchwartzTerefeSchwartzTerefe3:07
11."California"HarrisonSchwartzTerefe3:51
12."21st Century Liability"HarrisonSchwartzTerefeSchwartzTerefe3:09
Total length:35:34

Personnel

  • Dominic Harrison – co-writing, vocals, guitar, bass guitar, electronics (all tracks)
  • Matt Schwartz – guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, programming, mixing (4–12)
  • Martin Terefe – guitar, bass guitar, keyboard

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak position
Weekly charts Chart (2018) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) 97 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 59 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 168Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 186
Australian Albums (ARIA)97
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)59
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)168
Chart (2019)Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)186

Certifications

RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)Gold100,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, versions, formats, labels, and references
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
Various6 July 2018Digital downloadstreamingLocomotionGeffenInterscope
13 July 2018CD
7 September 2018Vinyl