Young Blood (The Naked and Famous song)
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| Single by The Naked and Famous | ||||
| from the album Passive Me, Aggressive You | ||||
| Released | 7 June 2010 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
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| Length | 3:53 | |||
| Label | Somewhat Damaged | |||
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"Young Blood" is a single by New Zealand band The Naked and Famous, released onto radio in May 2010. It was used in several indent commercials for C4, and received the 2010 Silver Scroll for Song of the Year.
The single was released as a digital download at the iTunes Store on 7 June 2010. "Young Blood" debuted at number one on the New Zealand Singles Chart, on 14 June 2010.
"Young Blood" is a synthpop and electro song, and features a buzz-guitar riff. Kevin Harley of BBC Music compared the song to the work of MGMT. According to Godfrey de Grut of NZ Musician, "Young Blood" is set in the key of F#, and follows the chord progression of B–F♯–B–F♯–C♯–B–F♯–B–D♯min–C♯. The theme of "Young Blood" is that of "spirit of youth" and its loss, and contains a "yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah" hook.
The song received critical acclaim by music critics. Allmusic's Matt Collar noted "Young Blood" as one of the top tracks from Passive Me, Aggressive You and described it as "layered and shimmering". Tom Cardy from The Dominion Post called it "one of the catchiest indie electro tunes I've heard in years".The New Zealand Herald's Scott Kara labelled "Young Blood" as "an inventive, rousing, and uplifting tune".
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