{"id":2220594,"date":"2026-01-03T04:26:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T04:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2220594"},"modified":"2026-01-03T04:26:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T04:26:28","slug":"yungblud-shares-zombie-remix-featuring-the-smashing-pumpkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/yungblud-shares-zombie-remix-featuring-the-smashing-pumpkins\/","title":{"rendered":"Yungblud Shares &#8216;Zombie&#8217; Remix Featuring The Smashing Pumpkins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/yungblud\/\" id=\"auto-tag_yungblud\" data-tag=\"yungblud\">Yungblud<\/a> digs deeper into the quiet devastation of \u201cZombie\u201d on a new remix featuring <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/the-smashing-pumpkins\/\" id=\"auto-tag_the-smashing-pumpkins\" data-tag=\"the-smashing-pumpkins\">the Smashing Pumpkins<\/a>. Billy Corgan takes on the second verse for the updated recording before closing out the track alongside the British rocker singing, \u201cWould you even want me, want me, want me?\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cZombie\u201d originally appeared on Yungblud\u2019s latest album, <em>Idols<\/em>. Last year, the musician told <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/yungblud-exclusive-interview-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\">Loudwire<\/a> <\/em>that Corgon was \u201creally at the forefront of my inspiration\u201d while recording the project. He referenced <em>Siamese Dream<\/em> in particular while discussing the creation of \u201cZombie.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Zombie\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/clJFzkAG738?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cWhen \u2018Zombie\u2019 came along, I knew I wanted to do a new version if it,\u201d he said. \u201cI was like, \u2018Billy, please help me scratch this itch. I want this record to dig in harder.\u2019 There still needs to be an almost Jekyll and Hyde element, there needs to be the version that\u2019s full of light and full of life and optimism, but then there needs to be this dark version that is pessimistic and a little bit bitter and a bit aggressive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cZombie\u201d is nominated for Best Rock Song at the<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/grammy-nominations-2026-full-list-1235461536\/\"> 2026 Grammy Awards.<\/a> The category also features entries from Nine Inch Nails, Sleep Token, Hayley Williams, and Turnstile. Yungblud will also compete in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/2026-grammys-best-rock-album-predictions-1235480020\/\">Best Rock Album<\/a> for <em>Idols <\/em>alongside Deftones, Haim, Linkin Park, and Turnstile. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cThis album was almost like my last chance,\u201d Yungblud told <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/yungblud-idols-album-breakdown-interview-rock-dead-1235368396\/\">Rolling Stone <\/a><\/em>ahead of <em>Idols<\/em>. \u201cIf I hadn\u2019t been sure of what I was making, I don\u2019t think there would\u2019ve been a way back for me. I made a fucking incredible album when I was 19 \u2014 <em>21st Century Liability<\/em>. I got so much bigger than I ever expected to get. And then the mainstream finds you and you become insecure about things you didn\u2019t know existed.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tHe added, \u201cIf it sounded like the past, I failed. Fuck that. There are so many pastiche rock bands out there. That\u2019s why rock\u2019s been dead for so long. I didn\u2019t want to adhere to a time period\u2026 If it felt too specific to this moment, then I failed. And it would cringe me out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tYungblud discussed the state of rock during his appearance on Corgan\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CHcGqXJ0U9s\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Magnificent Others<\/em> <\/a>podcast in October. \u201cFor so long, people have been telling me to twist the idea of rock music instead of just really just go for it in its purest form that I fell in love with it,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd then good old Billy Corgan goes, \u2018I wish you\u2019d just sing that.\u2019 And then I\u2019m like, ah, okay, let\u2019s go. I think this whole journey really has been so beautiful because I\u2019ve settled into the first iteration of what I believe I\u2019ll be doing for the rest of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.rollingstone.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yungblud digs deeper into the quiet devastation of \u201cZombie\u201d on a new remix featuring the Smashing Pumpkins. Billy Corgan takes on the second verse for the updated recording before closing out the track alongside the British rocker singing, \u201cWould you even want me, want me, want me?\u201d \u201cZombie\u201d originally appeared on Yungblud\u2019s latest album, Idols. 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