Starz (Yung Lean album)

Starz is the fourth studio album by Swedish rapper and singer Yung Lean.[2] It was released on May 15, 2020 by the label YEAR0001 and was executively produced by Whitearmor.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Beats Per Minute77%[4]
Clash7/10[5]
Exclaim!6/10[6]
NME[7]
Pitchfork5.5/10[1]
Starz
Studio album by
Yung Lean
ReleasedMay 15, 2020
Genre
Length44:15
LabelYEAR0001
Producer
  • Whitearmor (exec.)
  • Yung Sherman
Yung Lean chronology
Poison Ivy
(2018)		 Starz
(2020)
Singles from Starz
  1. "Boylife in EU"
    Released: February 26, 2020
  2. "Violence"
    Released: April 14, 2020
  3. "Pikachu"
    Released: April 29, 2020

Background and development

Starz was recorded in studios in Los Angeles, Sweden and Portugal.

Release and promotion

On 26 February 2020 Yung Lean released the single "Boylife in EU" and the song and video was met with acclaim.[8] On 27 March 2020 Yung Lean uploaded a 44-second teaser titled "Starz," which featured a mix of new songs and confirmed the release of a new project. Yung Lean was due to start his 'Starz' tour in late March but this was cancelled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. On 2 April 2020 Yung Lean streamed a 45-minute concert from the back of a truck in an undisclosed location, the stream featuring a mix of songs from previous works, as well as newly-released "Boylife in EU." On 14 April 2020 the second single from Starz was released, "Violence (+ Pikachu)," the single "Pikachu" was released in full on April 29, 2020. Yung Lean began releasing daily snippets of each song on his social media leading to the album release date, each snippet accompanied by a visual for that song.

A video on Instagram of Yung Lean and rapper Playboi Carti working together in a studio led fans to believe Playboi Carti would be a feature on Starz, and the collaboration was subject to much anticipation. A leak of Starz a week before the official release date featured Playboi Carti on the track "Yayo," but the rapper does not feature on the official album release. Yung Lean later clarified that Playboi Carti's label removed his verse from the song.[9]

Track listing

All tracks written by Yung Lean.

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."My Agenda"Whitearmor2:09
2."Yayo"Whitearmor2:37
3."Boylife In EU"Whitearmor3:36
4."Violence"Whitearmor2:52
5."Outta My Head"Whitearmor2:51
6."Dance In The Dark"
  • Whitearmor
  • Yung Sherman
2:53
7."Acid At 7/11"Whitearmor3:12
8."Starz" (featuring Ariel Pink)Whitearmor4:20
9."Hellraiser"
  • Whitearmor
  • Yung Sherman
2:25
10."Butterfly Paralyzed"Whitearmor2:37
11."Dogboy"Whitearmor2:16
12."Iceheart"
  • Whitearmor
  • Yung Sherman
2:08
13."Pikachu"Whitearmor2:07
14."Low"Whitearmor2:44
15."Sunset Sunrise"Whitearmor2:32
16."Put Me In A Spell"Whitearmor2:56
Total length:44:15

Charts
Chart performance for Starz
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 39

References
  1. Pearce, Sheldon (2020-05-21). "Yung Lean: Starz". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  2. Strauss, Matthew (April 29, 2020). "Yung Lean Announces New Album Starz, Featuring Ariel Pink". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  3. "Starz by Yung Lean Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  4. Kohner, Kyle (2020-05-18). "Album Review: Yung Lean – Starz". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  5. Horton, Ross (2020-05-14). "Yung Lean – Starz". Clash. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  6. Tomlinson, Clayton (2020-05-15). "Yung Lean – Starz". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  7. Britton, Luke Morgan (2020-05-13). "Yung Lean - 'Starz' Review". NME. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  8. "Yung Lean - Boylife In EU". Album of The Year. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  9. "@yunglean2001 on Instagram: "Yoo I jus wanna say a big thank u to all my fans and Every1 involved in this. I love this album n proud of what we did . Wouldn't be…"". Instagram. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  10. "Swedishcharts.com – Yung Lean – Starz". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
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