53-397: Dominic Richard Harrison (born 5 August 1997), known professionally as Yungblud , is an English singer, songwriter and actor. In 2018, he released his debut self-titled EP, followed by his debut studio album 21st Century Liability . In 2019, he released his second EP, The Underrated Youth , and the following year, he released his second studio album, Weird! , which peaked at the top of
106-578: A cassette of his new songs to a friend and producer in New York City in the hope that he could secure a record deal. After their son, Adrian James (A.J.) , was born in September 1971, Ingrid stayed at home while Croce toured to promote his music. In 1972, Croce signed a three-record contract with ABC Records , releasing two albums, You Don't Mess Around with Jim and Life and Times . The singles " You Don't Mess Around with Jim ", " Operator (That's Not
159-527: A foreign exchange tour of Africa, the Middle East and Yugoslavia . He later said, "We just ate what the people ate, lived in the woods, and played our songs. Of course they didn't speak English over there but if you mean what you're singing, people understand." On November 29, 1963, Croce met his future wife, Ingrid Jacobson , at the Philadelphia Convention Hall during a hootenanny , where he
212-528: A Bachelor of Science in Social Studies degree. Croce did not take music seriously until he studied at Villanova, where he became a leader of the Villanova Singers, formed bands, and performed at fraternity parties, coffeehouses , and universities around Philadelphia. He played "anything that the people wanted to hear: blues, rock, a cappella , railroad music ... anything." Croce's band was chosen for
265-561: A Name: The Jim Croce Story . In 1985, Ingrid Croce opened Croce's Restaurant & Jazz Bar, a project she had jokingly discussed with Croce, in the historic Gaslamp Quarter in downtown San Diego. She owned and managed it until its closure on December 31, 2013. In December 2013, Ingrid Croce opened another restaurant, Croce's Park West, on 5th Avenue in the Bankers Hill neighborhood near Balboa Park . She closed it in January 2016. In 2022,
318-415: A break from music and settle with Ingrid and A.J. when his Life and Times tour ended. In a letter to Ingrid that arrived after his death, Croce told her that he had decided to quit music and wanted to write short stories and movie scripts as a career and withdraw from public life. On the night of Thursday, September 20, 1973, during Croce's Life and Times tour, which had been scheduled for 45 dates, and
371-514: A car spray painted with the word "Lowlife" on it, and were allowed to hear a snippet of the new song, "Lowlife". "Lowlife" was released 7 June 2023. On 29 March 2024 Yungblud released "Abyss", a song that is used as the opening theme for the Kaiju No. 8 anime series. On 24 March 2018, Yungblud attended the March for Our Lives rally, a student-led demonstration rally against gun violence. He live-streamed
424-440: A job at Philadelphia R&B AM radio station WHAT , where Croce translated commercials into "soul". "I'd sell airtime to Bronco's Poolroom and then write the spot: 'You wanna be cool, and you wanna shoot pool ... dig it . ' " In 1970, Croce met classically trained pianist-guitarist and singer-songwriter Maury Muehleisen through producer Joe Salviuolo, a friend of Croce's since college. Salviuolo had met Muehleisen when he
477-462: A series of odd jobs to pay bills while he continued to write, record and perform concerts. After Croce formed a partnership with the songwriter and guitarist Maury Muehleisen in the early 1970s, his fortunes turned. Croce's breakthrough came in 1972, when his third album, You Don't Mess Around with Jim , produced three charting singles, including " Time in a Bottle ", which reached No. 1 after Croce died. The follow-up album Life and Times included
530-747: A singer-songwriter in the 1990s. Croce was born on January 10, 1943 (although some sources say 1942), in South Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, to James Albert Croce and Flora Mary (Babusci) Croce, Italian Americans whose parents had emigrated from Trasacco and Balsorano in Abruzzo and Palermo in Sicily. Croce grew up in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania , seven miles west of Philadelphia , and attended Upper Darby High School , where he graduated in 1960. He then attended Malvern Preparatory School for
583-488: A war where we have to defend ourselves with mops." From the mid-1960s to the early 1970s, Croce and his wife performed as a duo. Initially, their performances included songs by artists such as Ian & Sylvia , Gordon Lightfoot , Joan Baez , and Arlo Guthrie , but they eventually began writing their own music. During this time, Croce secured his first long-term gig, at a suburban bar and steakhouse in Lima, Pennsylvania called
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#1733085527862636-604: A year later, on Jessie Ware 's Table Manners podcast, in November 2020, Yungblud said that they broke up because they worked better as friends. Harrison announced in June 2021 that he is dating American singer and fashion designer Jesse Jo Stark . Studio albums 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 . It features
689-578: A year prior to enrolling at Villanova University , where he majored in psychology and minored in German. He was a member of the campus singing groups the Villanova Singers and the Villanova Spires. When the Spires performed off campus or made recordings, they were known as The Coventry Lads. Croce was also a student disc jockey at WKVU, which has since become WXVU . In 1965, he graduated from Villanova with
742-408: Is a collaboration between Mercury Studios and Interscope Films and focuses on one of the singer's fans named Charlie Acaster, who was struggling to convince her parents that she is transgender. On 11 March 2022, Yungblud released his single, " The Funeral ", accompanied by the music video, released on YouTube, starring Sharon Osbourne and Ozzy Osbourne . "Memories", featuring American singer Willow ,
795-713: Is yours and yours alone. It makes me sick and it makes me really disgusted that people sit there and they take away that choice and they take away that right." On 24 September 2022, during his performance at the Firefly Music Festival in Dover, Delaware , Yungblud spoke about the death of Mahsa Amini and expressed his support for the resulting protests and civil unrest in Iran. Harrison cites rock, pop and hip hop artists such as Arctic Monkeys and Alex Turner , The Beatles , The Cure and Robert Smith , Nirvana , Avril Lavigne ,
848-687: The Evening Standard and said that he had attempted suicide twice after going through a series of positive and negative events in his career. He described himself as sexually fluid in an interview with Attitude in August 2019. In another interview with the magazine in December 2020, he described himself as pansexual and polyamorous . He was in a relationship with American singer Halsey for several months; she confirmed their break-up in October 2019. Almost
901-817: The UK Albums Chart and reached number 75 on the US Billboard 200 . His self-titled third studio album was released in 2022 and reached number one on the UK Album Charts, as well as number 45 on the Billboard 200 and number 7 on the US Top Rock Albums chart. Harrison was born on 5 August 1997, in Doncaster , South Yorkshire , to Samantha and Justin Harrison. He has two younger sisters, Jemima and Isobel. Harrison
954-554: The American charts in July. From July 16 through August 4, Croce and Muehleisen returned to London and performed on The Old Grey Whistle Test , on which they sang "Lover's Cross" and " Workin' at the Car Wash Blues " from their upcoming album I Got a Name . Croce finished recording the album just a week before his death. While on tour, Croce grew increasingly homesick and decided to take
1007-585: The Clash , Soundgarden , My Chemical Romance , Marilyn Manson , Lady Gaga , Lorde , Post Malone , Kanye West , Eminem , and Katy Perry as influences. He also namechecked singers such as Freddie Mercury , Mick Jagger , Elton John , as well as the Sex Pistols , Chrissie Hynde and Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie and the Banshees . In August 2018, YUNGBLUD tweeted that he has insomnia . In February 2020, he spoke to
1060-508: The Highway , Have You Heard: Jim Croce Live and DVD and CD releases of his television performances. In 1990, Croce was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame . Queen 's 1974 album Sheer Heart Attack included the song "Bring Back That Leroy Brown"; its title and lyrics reference Croce's "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown". In 2012, Ingrid Croce published a memoir about Croce entitled I Got
1113-706: The Riddle Paddock. Croce's set list covered several genres, including blues, country, rock and roll, and folk. In 1968, the Croces were encouraged by the record producer Tommy West , a fellow Villanova alumnus, to move to New York City. The couple spent time in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx and recorded their first album with Capitol Records . According to Ingrid, over the next two years, they drove more than 300,000 miles (480,000 kilometres), playing small clubs and concerts on
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#17330855278621166-702: The Way It Feels) ", and " Time in a Bottle " all received airplay. That same year, the Croce family moved to San Diego . Croce began appearing on television, including on American Bandstand on August 12, his national debut, The Tonight Show on August 14, and The Dick Cavett Show on September 20 and 21. Croce began touring the United States with Muehleisen, performing in large coffeehouses, on college campuses, and at folk festivals. However, his financial situation remained precarious. The record company had fronted him
1219-500: The airport from a motel. He had an ATP certificate , 14,290 hours' total flight time, and 2,190 hours in the Beech 18 type airplane. A later investigation placed the sole blame on pilot error resulting from disorientation following his downwind takeoff into a black hole approach illusion . Croce was buried at Haym Salomon Memorial Park in Frazer, Pennsylvania . The album I Got a Name
1272-662: The album proved to be a success, with every copy sold. Croce married Jacobson in 1966 and converted from Catholicism to Judaism , as his wife was Jewish. They were married in a traditional Jewish ceremony . Croce enlisted in the Army National Guard in New Jersey that same year to avoid being drafted and deployed to Vietnam , and served on active duty for four months, leaving for duty one week after his honeymoon. Croce, who tended to resist authority, endured basic training twice. He said that he would be prepared if "there's ever
1325-458: The characters whom he would meet at local bars and truck stops and his experiences at work. These songs included "Big Wheel" and " Workin' at the Car Wash Blues ." The Croces eventually returned to Philadelphia and Croce decided to be "serious" about becoming a productive member of society. He said: "I'd worked construction crews, and I'd been a welder while I was in college. But I'd rather do other things than get burned." His determination led to
1378-587: The college concert circuit to promote their album Jim & Ingrid Croce . Becoming disillusioned by the music business and New York, they sold all but one guitar to pay the rent and returned to the Pennsylvania countryside, settling in an old farm in Lyndell , where he played for $ 25 a night ($ 196 in 2023 dollars ). To earn additional money, Croce took odd jobs such as driving trucks , construction work , and teaching guitar while continuing to write songs, often about
1431-545: The day before his ABC single " I Got a Name " was released, Croce and five others were killed when their chartered Beechcraft E18S crashed into a tree shortly after takeoff from the Natchitoches Regional Airport in Natchitoches, Louisiana . Croce was 30 years old. Others killed in the crash were the pilot, Robert N. Elliott; Croce's bandmate Maury Muehleisen ; the manager and booking agent Kenneth D. Cortese;
1484-618: The event. On 30 May 2020, he attended the George Floyd protests for Black Lives Matter in California . He and Halsey helped give first aid to some of the protesters. In September 2021, Yungblud was among several singer-songwriters who expressed opposition to the Texas Heartbeat Act that banned abortion in Texas after around six weeks of pregnancy , stating that, "The right to your body
1537-490: The money to record, and much of his earnings went to repay the advance. In February 1973, Croce and Muehleisen traveled to Europe, performing in London, Paris, Amsterdam , Monte Carlo , Zurich, and Dublin and receiving encouraging reviews. Croce made television appearances on The Midnight Special , which he cohosted on June 15, and The Helen Reddy Show on July 19. His biggest single, " Bad, Bad Leroy Brown ", reached No. 1 on
1590-520: The music festival from April to October also due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After his shows got cancelled, he came up with the Yungblud show, so he could give his fans a concert experience. On 22 April 2020, he released "Weird!". On 16 July, "Strawberry Lipstick" was released. Weird! , originally set to be released on 13 November 2020, was pushed back to 4 December 2020. On 9 January 2021, he participated in
1643-430: The music video for "Die a Little" from the 13 Reasons Why soundtrack was released. The video was meant to take a stand for mental health awareness. In an interview with Capital FM , Blackbear revealed that he had a collaboration with Harrison and Marshmello . The collaboration was revealed to be a song called " Tongue Tied " and was announced to be released 13 November. "Tongue Tied" was released 13 November alongside
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1696-449: The music video for "Polygraph Eyes" to YouTube . On 6 July, Harrison released his first album, 21st Century Liability . In July 2018, he headed to the United States, hitting several tour dates a part of Vans Warped Tour . On 10 August he released an EP, containing seven acoustic versions of songs from 21st Century Liability , called Yungblud (Unplugged) . In August 2018, the music video for "Falling Skies" featuring Charlotte Lawrence
1749-529: The music video, starring Joey King , on YouTube. He was nominated for four NME awards: "Best British Solo Act", "Best Music Video" for "Original Me", "Best Solo Act in the World" and "Best Collaboration" also for "Original Me". He won "Best Music Video" for "Original Me". On 4 March 2020, Harrison announced he cancelled his Asia tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Coachella's organisers then announced that they postponed
1802-475: The next single, was released on 25 May 2018. Its official music video, directed by Adam Powell , was released on 11 June 2018. 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. "Medication" was premiered on 3 July 2018 on Zane Lowe 's Apple Music radio show as the day's "World Record". A music video for the track, also directed by Powell,
1855-476: The online event "A Bowie Celebration: Just for One Day", covering David Bowie 's " Life on Mars? ". On 18 February 2021, the live cover was chosen as a soundtrack for NASA 's Perseverance rover landing on Mars . On 19 August 2021, he released his single "Fleabag", it charted at number 78 in the UK. In November 2021, it was announced that Yungblud would release his first short film based on his 2020 song "Mars". The film
1908-760: The road manager Dennis Rast; and George Stevens, a comedian. An hour before the crash, Croce had completed a concert at Northwestern State University 's Prather Coliseum in Natchitoches. He was flying to Sherman, Texas , for a concert at Austin College . An investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) identified the probable cause as the pilot's failure to see the obstruction because of physical impairment and fog that had reduced his vision. The 57-year-old Elliott suffered from severe coronary artery disease and had run three miles to
1961-444: 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. 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." "Psychotic Kids",
2014-486: The song " Bad, Bad Leroy Brown ", Croce's only No. 1 hit during his lifetime. On September 20, 1973, at the height of his popularity and the day before the lead single to his fifth album, I Got a Name , was released, Croce, Muehleisen, and four others died in a plane crash. His music continued to chart throughout the 1970s following his death. Croce's widow and early songwriting partner, Ingrid , continued to write and record after his death. Their son, A. J. Croce , became
2067-410: The song "Time in a Bottle" as a single, Croce's untimely death lent its lyrics, dealing with mortality and the wish to have more time, an additional resonance. The song subsequently received a large amount of airplay as an album track, and demand for a single release built. When it was eventually issued as one, it became Croce's second and final No. 1 hit. After the single had finished its two-week run at
2120-532: The song is about a relationship that fails due to self-sabotage. He released his first live album Yungblud (Live in Atlanta) 22 March 2019. From 3 May 2019 to 31 August 2019, he embarked on the Don't Wanna Be a Loner tour, including some festival dates. "Parents" was the first single released from The Underrated Youth EP. It was released 24 May 2019 and described by Yungblud as a song about individualism. " I Think I'm Okay "
2173-469: The song notably samples " Close to Me " by the Cure . The third studio album, Yungblud , was released on 2 September 2022. Yungblud performed at Coachella 2023 . Yungblud began teasing a new song and a new era on 30 May 2023, he sent fans letters in the mail that gave instructions for a location to go to for three different places: Los Angeles, London, and Rock am Ring Germany. Fans in those places would find
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2226-498: The three singles from earlier in the year. On 19 January 2018, he released "Polygraph Eyes" from the EP, a song about sexual assault against girls. Speaking to Harper's Bazaar , he stated that "it needs to be spoken about from a male perspective, to dilute and smash the shit of this lad mentality that's been so vastly accepted." From 12 to 30 March 2018, he supported K.Flay on her "Everywhere Is Somewhere" tour. On 14 March 2018, he released
2279-424: The top in early January 1974, the album You Don't Mess Around with Jim became No. 1 for five weeks. After seven weeks of its release, I Got a Name reached No. 2 behind You Don't Mess Around with Jim . A greatest hits album titled Photographs & Memories was released in 1974. Later posthumous releases have included Home Recordings: Americana , The Faces I've Been , Jim Croce: Classic Hits , Down
2332-639: Was an actor, appearing in the TV series Emmerdale and The Lodge . On 7 April 2017, Harrison released his first single, "King Charles". On 15 September 2017, he released " I Love You, Will You Marry Me ", a song about a dark, modern-day love story. On 10 November 2017, he released "Tin Pan Boy", a song about the construction project on Tin Pan Alley , a musical hotspot place in London. On 19 January 2018, he released an EP, Yungblud (stylised in all capitals) which includes
2385-491: Was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at a young age which, due to a lack of appropriate support for his diagnosis, made him a troublesome student. He was suspended from Ackworth School after a dare from his friend to " moon " his mathematics teacher. Harrison stated that he was an opinionated child and felt that his energetic nature was often misunderstood. He studied at Arts Educational Schools, London . Before beginning his music career, Harrison
2438-475: Was in October 2019. They performed the song live on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on 23 October. Yungblud's The Underrated Youth EP was released 18 October 2019 after some delays. Harrison announced on 17 May 2019 he was creating a comic book entitled "Twisted Tales of the Ritalin Club" for release in October 2019. He attended MCM Comic Con on 25 October 2019 to promote the book. On 31 October 2019,
2491-416: Was judging a contest. Croce released his first album, Facets , in 1966, with 500 copies pressed. The album had been financed with a $ 500 ($ 4,695 in 2023 dollars ) wedding gift from Croce's parents, who set a condition that the money must be spent to make an album. They hoped that Croce would abandon music after the album failed and use his college education to pursue a more traditional profession. However,
2544-440: Was premiered via Billboard on 17 July 2018. Credits taken from Qobuz and Apple Music . Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. Jim Croce James Joseph Croce ( / ˈ k r oʊ tʃ iː / ; January 10, 1943 – September 20, 1973) was an American folk and rock singer-songwriter. Between 1966 and 1973, he released five studio albums and numerous singles. During this period, Croce took
2597-527: Was released by Machine Gun Kelly , Harrison and Travis Barker on 7 June 2019. On 26 July 2019, Yungblud was featured in the soundtrack for Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw with a cover of Jim Croce 's " Time in a Bottle ". On 29 July 2019, the single "Hope For the Underrated Youth" was premiered on BBC Radio 1 during Annie Mac 's Future Sounds as Annie Mac's Hottest Record in the World. "Original Me" featuring Dan Reynolds from Imagine Dragons
2650-443: Was released from the season 2 soundtrack of Netflix 's series 13 Reasons Why . From 20 September 2018 to 20 April 2019 he toured for his debut album, with Arrested Youth joining his American dates and Carlie Hanson joining the UK and Europe dates. On 17 January 2019, he released the single "Loner". On 14 February 2019, he released the single " 11 Minutes " with Halsey and Travis Barker along with its music video. Lyrically,
2703-408: Was released on December 1, 1973. The posthumous release included three hits: " Workin' at the Car Wash Blues ", " I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song " and the title song , which had been used as the theme to the film The Last American Hero , released two months prior to his death. "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song" reached No. 9 on the singles chart. While ABC had not originally released
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#17330855278622756-469: Was teaching at Glassboro State College in New Jersey and brought Croce and Muehleisen together at the production office of Tommy West and Terry Cashman in New York City. Initially, Croce backed Muehleisen on guitar, but gradually their roles reversed, with Muehleisen adding a lead guitar to Croce's music. When his wife became pregnant, Croce became more determined to make music his profession. He sent
2809-437: Was the second single, released 6 May 2022. The music video for the single was released on YouTube the same day, featuring an appearance from YouTuber and Twitch streamer Valkyrae . Harrison revealed the cover art and release date for his third studio album on 17 May, during a livestream. "Don't Feel Like Feeling Sad Today" was the third single, released 29 June 2022. " Tissues " was the fourth single, released 30 August 2022,
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