Album: Post Human: Nex Gen (2024)
Charted: 50
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Songfacts®:

  • "Youtopia" is an introspective banger from Bring Me the Horizon's seventh album, Post Human: Nex Gen. The song's core theme revolves around the concept of a personal "Youtopia" – a state of being where love reigns supreme. It's a play on "utopia," an imagined place - or state of mind - where everything is perfect.

    There's a place I wanna take you
    But I'm not quite there myself yet


    Vocalist Oli Sykes yearns for self-improvement and a more positive world.
  • But amid the hopeful lyrics, "Youtopia" doesn't shy away from the harsh realities of the present. Sykes throws shade at the facades people often put up, with the line, "Golden raspberry for the performance in your head." He's calling for authenticity, urging listeners to "stop pushing daisies" and embrace their true selves before it's too late.
  • Sykes and his Bring Me The Horizon bandmates Lee Malia and Matt Nicholls wrote "Youtopia" alongside Lonleyspeck, Zakk Cervini and Daniel Lancaster.

    Adelaide-based producer Sione "Lonleyspeck" Teumohenga also contributed to another Post Human: Nex Gen track, "N/A."

    Rock producer Zakk Cervini has previously collaborated with BMTH on tracks like "Lost," "Darkside" and "Kool-Aid."

    Dan Lancaster mixed the band's 2015 album That's the Spirit and worked on songs from Amo (2019) and Post Human: Survival Horror (2020).
  • Sykes, Malia, Cervini, and Lancaster co-produced "Youtopia." Their production blends BMTH's signature heavy riffs with catchy pop melodies and electronic flourishes.
  • This existential anthem was originally titled "Scream" and first teased during BMTH's spring 2024 tour. It's the second track on Post Human: Nex Gen.

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