Rated Jealousy

It has been three long years since we heard anything from the harmonious pipes of Mr Will Young. I had all but written him off after the lack of leverage his last album Let Go received, but now his pretty head has popped up once more and with it comes a new single and a lovely new album called Echoes; more on said album once I have heard it all in full.


For now, we have a gorgeous new single called 'Jealousy'. Produced by Richard X, who has worked with artists like Sugababes and Roisin Murphy in the past, the song is a delicious, big, slice of pop perfection. Starting off in true ballad fashion, it soon picks up and slides into an echoey ride of soft synths and electronic percussion. My first thought was that 'Jealousy' sounds like Girls Aloud's single 'Call the Shots' and we all know how damn good that song was. Will's voice is as perfect as ever. It never sounds over produced, remaining organic and authentic throughout, much like his finest past singles, 'Leave Right Now' and 'All Time Love'. If 'Jealousy' is a preview of the remainder of Echoes, I have high hopes, because this is, perhaps, one of the best songs by a male solo artist released in 2011 or even in this decade. Let's face it, we're running short on male solo singers right now who don't rap about big booty and slide around on the bonnets of sports cars. 


Go Wills!


5/5