"Zombified" is a song by American

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. It was released on January 5, 2022, through

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. It was released as a standalone single and was later included on their fifth studio album '' Popular Monster''. The song was again produced by DangerKids vocalist Tyler Smyth and Ronnie Radke.

Promotion and release

At the end of 2021, vocalist Ronnie Radke published images through

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that showed indication of an upcoming song. On January 4, 2022, the band announced on their social networks that there would be a live broadcast on Radke's Twitch channel the following day. The song was released on January 5, via live stream. It is the first single from their upcoming ''Neon Zombie'' EP. But the band later never announced any preview or estimated date for the EP. On May 7, 2024 the band released the single "

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" and after 7 years of the release of their fourth studio album '' Coming Home'', the band finally announced that they would be releasing their fifth studio album called '' Popular Monster'' and it will be released on August 16, 2024.

Composition and lyrics

"Zombified" is a song written by Ronnie Radke, John Lundin, and Cody Quistad. The song's lyrics are a stand against

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, wherein celebrities or popular online personalities get "cancelled" for certain actions, regardless of how long ago said actions were, and whether or not the offender had changed as a person. The song was composed by Ronnie Radke with a "rock anthem" influence. About this single Ronnie explains why he wrote the song:

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Jensen Noen who had already directed the band's music videos for other songs such as " Popular Monster", "

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", and " I'm Not a Vampire (Revamped)". The music video shows Falling in Reverse fending off against zombies in a post apocalyptic world. The music video won Best of Festival - Music Video at the 2022 Richmond International Film Festival.

In popular culture

Radke's former partner and professional wrestler Saraya was reported in 2022 as using "Zombified" as her entrance music in

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Personnel

Falling in Reverse * Ronnie Radke – lead vocals, programming, producer, additional guitar * Max Georgiev – lead guitar, backing vocals * Christian Thompson – rhythm guitar, backing vocals *

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– drums, percussion * Wes Horton – bass, backing vocals Additional personnel * Tyler Smyth – production, strings, additional writer, recording, mastering, programming, engineered * Cody Quistad – additional writer, guitars * Jon Lundin – composition

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References

{{Falling in Reverse 2022 singles 2022 songs Falling in Reverse songs Songs written by Ronnie Radke Epitaph Records singles