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Yungblud & Smashing Pumpkins Drop Dark "Zombie" Remix
1 Jan
Summary
- Yungblud collaborates with Smashing Pumpkins for a new "Zombie" version.
- The song "Zombie" is nominated for best rock song at the Grammys.
- Recording occurred in Chicago, the hometown of The Smashing Pumpkins.
Yungblud has unveiled a dark reimagining of his song "Zombie," featuring a collaboration with The Smashing Pumpkins. The new version and its accompanying music video were released worldwide on January 2, 2026. Yungblud expressed that he was channeling the melancholic yet aggressive sound of The Smashing Pumpkins' "Siamese Dream" while creating the original track.
Yungblud sought to collaborate with Billy Corgan to achieve a "Jekyll and Hyde" element, wanting both an optimistic and a pessimistic version of the song. He described this darker rendition as "pessimistic and a little bit bitter and a bit aggressive." To bring this vision to life, Yungblud traveled to Chicago, the hometown of The Smashing Pumpkins, to record the song and film the music video.
The track "Zombie" is a nominated contender for best rock song at the 2026 Grammy Awards, with Yungblud's album "Idols" also receiving a nomination for best rock album. This collaboration follows Yungblud's earlier feature with Aerosmith on "My Only Angel" and his successful album "Idols," which topped the U.K. Albums Chart.
