Zombie (Yungblud song)
| "Zombie" | ||||
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The Smashing Pumpkins remix cover | ||||
| Single by Yungblud | ||||
| from the album Idols | ||||
| Released | 30 May 2025 | |||
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| Length | 4:06 | |||
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| Producer | Matt Schwartz | |||
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| "Zombie" on YouTube | ||||
"Zombie" is a song by English singer-songwriter Yungblud which was released through Locomotion Recordings and Capitol Records on 30 May 2025 as the third single from his fourth studio album Idols. It was written by Yungblud and Matt Schwartz, and was produced by Schwartz. Lyrically, Yungblud described the track as a ballad about "feeling you're ugly, and learning to battle that". The song features strings from the London Philharmonic Orchestra and a music video starring British actress Florence Pugh.
On 2 January 2026, a new version featuring a collaboration with the Smashing Pumpkins was released. In an interview with NME, Yungblud said that the new version came at his behest, in part due to the impact of Siamese Dream, an album by The Smashing Pumpkins, had on his musical background, and which influenced the original version of Zombie.
The song received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards.