Yungblud has teamed up with The Smashing Pumpkins for a rocked-up rendition of his hit ‘Zombie‘ – check it out below.
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The reimagined version sees the Doncaster singer-songwriter (aka Dom Harrison) swapping vocals with Billy Corgan over roaring guitars.
“Yungblud’s star shines bright, so it’s been great fun to lend our zig-zag voice to his ‘Zombie’ which he’s said was inspired by one of our own”, said Corgan. “Hence the encouragement that we make this rendition as personal as possible and I’m proud to say we’ve done that; if only to honor him in return.”
An official music video of the team up, directed by Charlie Sarsfield, is due to drop later today (January 2).
It comes after Yungblud first crossed paths with Corgan during Black Sabbath‘s farewell concert ‘Back To The Beginning’ in Birmingham last summer, where both artists took part in tributes honouring Ozzy Osbourne.
Their connection, however, dates further back – with Corgan first discovering Yungblud through a live performance video and instantly recognising his raw potential.
In a 2023 interview with Allison Hagendorf, Corgan spoke openly about the latter’s trajectory, noting, “I can tell where he’s going, and if I’m right, we’ll be talking about him for the next 50 years.”
More recently, Yungblud appeared on Corgan’s podcast The Magnificent Ones, where he likened Yungblud’s evolution to that of Elton John.
Corgan said at the time: “This is the person that I most compare you to… Elton John. And what I mean by that is you can sing pop, you can sing a ballad and that crowd will go with you. You could do a ‘Tiny Dancer’-type song and it would feel great and credible but you can also sing rock.”
He also explored how the two of them saw their fanbase grow exponentially after the swap to rock music, and the journey is one that explained why Sir Elton “hit that other level and why he was a stadium act and not just a big pop act.”
Sharing his gratitude for the comparison, Yungblud said that the comments blew his mind, and caught him off guard as he also noticed more fans since turning his sights to rock.
“It goes to a deeper level and I think that’s what’s kind of beautiful,” he said, going on to share how he was first introduced to rock music as a child as his dad owned a guitar shop.
“I’m a kid from a guitar shop whose education was T. Rex, Bowie, Sex Pistols, The Exploited, The Clash moving to me finding NWA, shoegaze, bands like you and Public Enemy and everything myself, who dreamt about it,” he explained.
He also added how he had been inspired by Corgan too, and that it was his music that came as some of the inspiration to embrace more of a rock sound. “Honestly, you were such a massive part of that turning point,” he said, recalling hearing Corgan talk about him and his vocal ability on Allison Hagendorf’s podcast.
“When you hear someone you look up to, an idol you look up to, go, ‘I think it’s time for him to sing, I think it’s time for him to do a rock album’… I was like, ‘Oh, finally I can really lean into [that].’”
Since appearing at the ‘Back To The Beginning’ show in July, Yungblud has gone on to join members of Aerosmith for a new EP, and team up with the band’s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, as well as Extreme’s Nuno Bettencourt, to honour the late Ozzy Osbourne at the 2025 VMAs.
