The clip was recorded live at The Riviera Theatre in Chicago
Yungblud and Billy Corgan have revealed their live performance of “Zombie.” The video was shot at The Riviera Theatre in Chicago. Recorded on July 30, the performance took place during a landmark week for both artists, one day before Yungblud took the stage at Lollapalooza, performing the penultimate set ahead of The Smashing Pumpkins’ Friday night headline performance.
Check out the official clip below.
Originally released on Yungblud’s chart-topping album IDOLS, “Zombie” quickly became one of the defining songs of the era, earning a GRAMMY® nomination for Best Rock Song. The song is now the fastest-streaming single of Yungblud’s career and has accumulated over 200 million total streams. The track later took on a new life when Yungblud joined forces with The Smashing Pumpkins to reimagine the song. Produced by Matt Schwartz and Billy Corgan, the collaboration brought Corgan’s unmistakable guitar sound to a song deeply influenced by The Smashing Pumpkins, bringing the relationship full circle, alongside drums and guitar from The Smashing Pumpkins’ Jimmy Chamberlin and James Iha, resulting in a fully reimagined version of the original composition.
The release arrives amid a whirlwind year for Yungblud. Following the release of his chart-topping, GRAMMY®-nominatedalbum IDOLS, the British artist has continued his completely sold-out IDOLS World Tour, bringing the record to fans around the globe. He has also continued to bridge generations of rock through a run of collaborations, including One More Time with Aerosmith, which topped the UK Albums Chart and Billboard’s Top Rock Albums chart.