When We Die (Can We Still Get High?)
Yungblud Feat. Lil Yachty
When We Die (Can We Still Get High?) is not an album but a 2024 single by Yungblud featuring Lil Yachty, released on January 25, 2024 under Locomotion, Interscope, and Geffen and later included in Yungblud’s fourth studio album Idols. Running about five minutes, it marks a stylistic crossover between Yungblud’s alt‑rock/emo sensibilities and Lil Yachty’s recent psychedelic rock turn, arriving with a high‑concept video and the sense of being a “statement” single after mixed reactions to Yungblud’s 2022 self‑titled album. The track was also pressed on vinyl as a standalone collaborative release, praised for its “trippy production” and unexpected chemistry between the two artists.
Musically, the song opens in a subdued, Britpop‑inflected mode: slow, moody guitars and hand‑drum patterns underpin Yungblud’s raspy vocal as he reflects on the emotional toll of chasing fame in America and fantasizes about an afterlife where love and drugs are cheaper and more honest than in Hollywood. As the chorus lands—“When we die, tell me can we still get high?”—the production gradually thickens, with strings, bass‑heavy drums, synths, and psychedelic effects bleeding into the texture to evoke the feel of a trip or dissociative escape.
When We Die (Can We Still Get High?)
Yungblud Feat. Lil Yachty
When We Die (Can We Still Get High?) is not an album but a 2024 single by Yungblud featuring Lil Yachty, released on January 25, 2024 under Locomotion, Interscope, and Geffen and later included in Yungblud’s fourth studio album Idols. Running about five minutes, it marks a stylistic crossover between Yungblud’s alt‑rock/emo sensibilities and Lil Yachty’s recent psychedelic rock turn, arriving with a high‑concept video and the sense of being a “statement” single after mixed reactions to Yungblud’s 2022 self‑titled album. The track was also pressed on vinyl as a standalone collaborative release, praised for its “trippy production” and unexpected chemistry between the two artists.
Musically, the song opens in a subdued, Britpop‑inflected mode: slow, moody guitars and hand‑drum patterns underpin Yungblud’s raspy vocal as he reflects on the emotional toll of chasing fame in America and fantasizes about an afterlife where love and drugs are cheaper and more honest than in Hollywood. As the chorus lands—“When we die, tell me can we still get high?”—the production gradually thickens, with strings, bass‑heavy drums, synths, and psychedelic effects bleeding into the texture to evoke the feel of a trip or dissociative escape.