Will Young recorded an acoustic version of CeCe Peniston’s classic hit Finally for the virtual YouTube Pride celebration.
The singer, who is set to release his seventh studio album ‘Crying on the Bathroom Floor’ on August 6, stripped the track down for the online performance.
On his new album, the follow-up to 2019’s ‘Lexicon’, Will pays tribute to “the modern female artists I so admire in pop”.
He says: “I’ve always enjoyed singing other people’s songs. There is a liberation to it. It’s how I feel when I approach a script. I have reverence for the piece of art and the artist who created it.
“After 18 years of recording and performing a lot of original material, I loved the idea of creating an album that celebrates some of the modern female artists I so admire in pop,”
“In today’s times it’s so much easier and accepted to occupy other genders, ideas and explore new avenues.
“I wanted to understand what it might be like to sing their lyrics; a song about a boy called Daniel; crying on the bathroom floor, feeling like Elizabeth Taylor.”
‘Crying on the Bathroom Floor’, due August 6, is available to pre-order now on CD, Standard Black and Deluxe Marbled Turquoise Vinyl, and Sage Green Cassette. A Signed CD and Photo Card bundle is available via Amazon.
