21st Century Liability

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.^[3][4][5] 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.^[6]

21st Century Liability
Studio album by Yungblud
Released	6 July 2018 (2018-07-06)
Recorded	2017–2018
Length	35:34
Label	Locomotion Geffen Interscope
Producer	Matt Schwartz Patrick Russel Sluggo Martin Terefe
Yungblud chronology
Yungblud (2018) 21st Century Liability (2018) Yungblud (Unplugged) (2018)
Yungblud studio album chronology
21st Century Liability (2018) Weird! (2020)
Singles from 21st Century Liability
"21st Century Liability" Released: 4 May 2018 "Psychotic Kids" Released: 25 May 2018 "California" Released: 15 June 2018 "Medication" Released: 3 July 2018 "Kill Somebody" Released: 23 October 2018

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Independent	[1]
Kerrang!
Musikexpress	[2]

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."^[7] "Psychotic Kids", the next single, was released on 25 May 2018.^[8] Its official music video, directed by Adam Powell, was released on 11 June 2018.^[9][10] 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.^[11] "Medication" was premiered on 3 July 2018 on Zane Lowe's Apple Music radio show as the day's "World Record".^[12][13] A music video for the track, also directed by Powell, was premiered via Billboard on 17 July 2018.^[14][15][16]

Track listing

Credits taken from Qobuz and Apple Music.^[17]

21st Century Liability – Standard edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Eulogy"	Dominic Harrison Martin Terefe	Terefe	0:30
2.	"Die for the Hype"	Harrison Dave Katz Terefe Patrick Nissley	Terefe Sluggo Patrick Russel	3:08
3.	"Doctor Doctor"	Harrison Katz Terefe Nissley	Terefe Sluggo Russel	3:11
4.	"Medication"	Harrison Katz Nissley	Sluggo Russel Schwartz Terefe	3:11
5.	"Machine Gun (F**k the NRA)"	Harrison Matt Schwartz	Schwartz	3:13
6.	"Psychotic Kids"	Harrison Schwartz	Schwartz	2:47
7.	"Anarchist"	Harrison Schwartz	Schwartz	2:47
8.	"I Love You, Will You Marry Me"	Harrison Schwartz	Schwartz	2:57
9.	"Polygraph Eyes"	Harrison Schwartz	Schwartz	3:43
10.	"Kill Somebody"	Harrison Schwartz Terefe	Schwartz Terefe	3:07
11.	"California"	Harrison Schwartz	Terefe	3:51
12.	"21st Century Liability"	Harrison Schwartz Terefe	Schwartz Terefe	3:09
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

Weekly charts Chart (2018) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[18] 97 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[19] 59 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[20] 168

Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[21] 186

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[22]	Gold	100,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, versions, formats, labels, and references

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
Various	6 July 2018	Digital download streaming	Locomotion Geffen Interscope	[3]
	13 July 2018	CD		[23]
	7 September 2018	Vinyl		[24]