After numerous teasers, YUNGBLUD finally releases his first collaborative effort with Dan Reynolds. The high energy track, “original me”, filled with self-pity is about acceptance, about being the ‘original you’ despite the insecurities. YUNGBLUD is often found discussing his insecurities.

When Dan reached out to YUNGBLUD through a call about the collab, YUNGBLUD dismissed the call considering it as a prank call. However, Dan redials him explaining an idea for a song and sends a rough demo for the song. YUNGBLUD, in an interview with ET Canada, revealed the song roughly took 5 hours to complete.