Photo credit: Joseph Sinclair (2022)
SHARES NEW SINGLE ‘WHY DOES IT HURT’
FROM UPCOMING ALBUM ‘20 YEARS – THE GREATEST HITS’
OUT 27 MAY 2022 (VIA SONY MUSIC)
WILL YOUNG – 20 YEARS TOUR 2022
IN CELEBRATION OF POP IDOL 20th ANNIVERSARY
ON SALE NOW
Today, Will Young shares his new single ‘Why Does It Hurt’, following its first play on BBC Radio 2 this morning. The track sees Will embracing his pop side, as a pulsing, disco-tinged dancefloor tearjerker, and is one of two brand new tracks on his upcoming album 20 Years – The Greatest Hits, due May 27 2022 (via Sony Music).
Spanning from his Pop Idol winner’s single ‘Evergreen’, the No.1 hits ‘Light My Fire’ and ‘Leave Right Now’, to Crying On The Bathroom Floor’s ‘Daniel’, plus two new tracks ‘Why Does It Hurt’ and ‘Breaking Free’, 20 Years – The Greatest Hits will be available on CD, deluxe signed CD and vinyl. The deluxe edition is packaged with a bonus disc including performances from live sessions over the years, with renditions of some of his biggest hits and classic covers brought together for the first time, as well as two exclusive demo recordings of ‘Your Game’ and ‘Jealousy’.
PRE-ORDER 20 YEARS – THE GREATEST HITS
Since winning Pop Idol’s first series in 2002, Will has gone on to become one of the most successful contestants to ever appear on the show, with over 10 million records sold, 8 UK Top 3 albums including his recent 2021 album Crying On The Bathroom Floor, and the No.1 best-selling single of the noughties, ‘Evergreen/Anything Is Possible’.
Pop Idol was broadcast to as many as 10 million viewers when it originally aired, shooting Will to fame and awarding him with a record deal to release his beloved UK No.1 debut album From Now On after receiving a massive 4.6 million votes from the public. The singing competition was one of the first of its kind, and with just two series it cemented its legacy in British pop culture and became an international TV franchise.
20 Years – The Greatest Hits tracklisting
CD1
- Evergreen
- Light My Fire
- The Long and Winding Road
- You and I
- Leave Right Now
- Your Game
- Friday’s Child
- All Time Love
- Who Am I
- Changes
- Grace
- Jealousy
- Come On
- Losing Myself
- Love Revolution
- Joy
- All The Songs
- Daniel (Radio Edit)
- Why Does It Hurt – NEW TRACK
- Breaking Free – NEW TRACK
CD2 (Deluxe)
- Leave Right Now – Zoe Ball Radio 2 Session
- What is Love? – Zoe Ball Radio 2 Session
- Hanging on The Telephone – Dermot O’Leary Saturday Sessions
- All Time Love – Recorded for BBC Radio 2
- Hey Ya! – Jo Whiley’s Live Lounge
- Love Revolution – Radio 2 500 words St James Palace
- Take My Breath Away – Dermot O’Leary Saturday Sessions
- Your Game – Jo Whiley’s Live Lounge
- Golden Slumbers – Dermot O’Leary Saturday Sessions
- How Will I Know – Radio 2 500 words St James Palace
- Running Up That Hill – Dermot O’Leary Saturday Sessions
- Your Game (Demo)
- Jealousy (Demo)
Later this year, Will is set to embark on the Will Young – 20 Years Tour 2022. The UK tour is in celebration of the 20th anniversary of his Pop Idol win and will see the star perform classics from across his career. Two additional dates were recently added due to overwhelming demand, including an extra show at the iconic London Palladium on Saturday 12 November.
Will Young – 20 Years Tour 2022
10 October Isle Of Man Villa Marina (NEW DATE)
12 October Glasgow SEC Armadillo
13 October York Barbican
15 October Birmingham Symphony Hall
16 October Edinburgh Usher Hall
18 October Newcastle 02 City Hall
19 October Blackpool Opera House
21 October Hull Bonus Arena
22 October Manchester Apollo
24 October Sheffield City Hall
25 October Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
26 October Oxford New Theatre
28 October Ipswich Regent
29 October Southend Cliffs Pavilion (SOLD OUT)
31 October Torquay Princess Theatre
1 November Portsmouth Guildhall
3 November Cardiff St David’s Hall
4 November Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre (SOLD OUT)
5 November Brighton Centre
7 November Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
8 November Bath Forum
10 November Swansea Arena
11 November London Palladium (SOLD OUT)
12 November London Palladium (NEW DATE)
Tickets for the tour are available HERE
