{{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Hyperyouth | type = studio | artist = Joey Valence & Brae | cover = Hyperyouth cover.jpg | released = August 15, 2025 | recorded = | studio = | genre = | length = 43:57 | label = RCA | producer = Joey Valence | prev_title = No Hands | prev_year = 2024 | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Extra album cover | type = studio | caption = ''Hyperyouth (Afterparty)'' | cover = Hyperyouth (Afterparty) cover.jpg}} {{Singles | name = Hyperyouth | type = studio | single1 = Wassup | single1date = June 13, 2025 | single2 = "Hyperyouth" / "Live Right" | single2date = July 11, 2025 | single3 = "See U Dance" | single3date = August 11, 2025 }} }}
{{Music ratings | rev1 = ''Dork'' | rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="DorkReview">{{Cite web |last=Newton |first=Felicity |date=August 15, 2025 |title=Joey Valence & Brae – HYPERYOUTH |url=https://readdork.com/albums/joey-valence-brae-hyperyouth-2/ |website=Dork |access-date=October 16, 2025}}</ref> | rev2 = ''Kerrang!'' | rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="KerrangReview">{{Cite web |date=August 18, 2025 |title=Album review: Joey Valence & Brae – HYPERYOUTH |url=https://www.kerrang.com/album-review-joey-valence-brae-hyperyouth |website=Kerrang! |access-date=October 16, 2025}}</ref> }}
'''''Hyperyouth''''' (stylized in all caps) is the third studio album by American rap duo Joey Valence & Brae. It was released on August 15, 2025, through RCA Records, marking the duo's major label debut. The album features guest appearances from TiaCorine, Rebecca Black, and JPEGMafia. ''Hyperyouth'' follows the duo's 2024 album ''No Hands'' and was supported by three singles: "Wassup", "Hyperyouth" / "Live Right", and "See U Dance".
== Background and recording == ''Hyperyouth'' follows Joey Valence & Brae's second studio album, ''No Hands'', which was released in 2024. Their previous projects were self-released, but ''Hyperyouth'' was released under RCA.<ref name="vigil">{{Cite web |last=Vigil |first=Dom |date=July 11, 2025 |title=Joey Valence & Brae LIVE RIGHT |url=https://preludepress.com/news/2025/07/11/joey-valence-and-brae-live-right/ |access-date=July 29, 2025 |website=Prelude Press}}</ref>
== Production and composition == Joey Valence & Brae chose the songs "Hyperyouth" and "Live Right" to announce the album as they felt they represented the tone and themes of the album from different perspectives. They described "Hyperyouth" as a high-energy, sample-heavy track that celebrates artists who inspired the duo, while "Live Right" is more anthemic and deals with growing up.<ref name="garner">{{cite web |last=Garner |first=Emily |date=July 11, 2025 |title=Joey Valence & Brae reveal new album and world tour dates |url=https://www.kerrang.com/joey-valence-brae-new-album-hyperyouth-two-singles-live-right-world-tour-dates |access-date=July 29, 2025 |website=Kerrang!}}</ref><ref name="rtl">{{cite web |date=July 16, 2025 |title=Sounds: New music: Joey Valence & Brae drop HYPERYOUTH & LIVE RIGHT |url=https://today.rtl.lu/culture/music/a/2321330.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250716124403/https://today.rtl.lu/culture/music/a/2321330.html |archive-date=July 16, 2025 |access-date=July 29, 2025 |website=RTL Today |url-status=live}}</ref>
The duo have described it as an album about growing up.<ref name="LineInterview">{{cite web |last=Franzini |first=Sam |date=September 8, 2025 |title=Joey Valence & Brae: "It's okay to feel, to enjoy yourself – always see the brightness in things!" |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/joey-valence-and-brae-kings-of-the-club |access-date=October 16, 2025 |website=The Line of Best Fit}}</ref> Joey Valence listed ''Nurture'' by Porter Robinson, ''Shock Value'' by Timbaland, ''The E.N.D.'' by the Black Eyed Peas, ''Brat'' by Charli XCX, ''Discovery'' by Daft Punk, ''Oracular Spectacular'' by MGMT, ''Graduation'' and ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'' by Kanye West, and ''Igor'' by Tyler, the Creator as influences on the album.<ref name="JoeyTweet">{{cite tweet |number=1941100523798880585 |user=JoeyValence |title=The albums that inspired HYPERYOUTH |first=Joey |last=Valence |date=July 4, 2025 |access-date=October 16, 2025}}</ref><ref name="LineInterview" />
== Release and promotion == On June 6, 2025, during JPEGMafia's performance at the Governors Ball Music Festival, Joey Valence & Brae were brought on stage and performed their then-unreleased song, "Wassup". It was later released as the lead single for the album on June 13, 2025.<ref name="gardner">{{cite web |last=Gardner |first=Khalliah |date=June 14, 2025 |title=JPEGMAFIA Joins Joey Valence & Brae For New Song "WASSUP" |url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2025/06/14/news/jpegmafia-joins-joey-valence-brae-for-new-song-wassup/ |access-date=July 29, 2025 |website=mxdwn Music}}</ref><ref name="OnesToWatch">{{cite web |last=Safadi |first=Hillary |date=June 19, 2025 |title=Joey Valence & Brae Team Up With JPEGMAFIA In Electric Single "WASSUP" |url=http://www.onestowatch.com/en/blog/joey-valence-brae-team-up-with-jpegmafia-in-electric-single-wassup |access-date=August 13, 2025 |website=Ones to Watch}}</ref> On July 11, they formally announced the album, releasing the double single "Hyperyouth" / "Live Right". They also revealed a world tour set to run from September to November.<ref name="taylor">{{cite web |last=Taylor |first=Sam |date=July 11, 2025 |title=Joey Valence & Brae have announced their 'Hyperyouth' album and a world tour |url=https://readdork.com/news/joey-valence-brae-hyperyouth/ |access-date=July 28, 2025 |website=Dork}}</ref> On August 11, the duo released the single "See U Dance" featuring Rebecca Black.<ref name="HotNewHipHop">{{cite web |last=Horvath |first=Zachary |date=August 11, 2025 |title=Joey Valence & Brae Show Love To Early 2000s Club Bangers With Rebecca Black-Assisted "SEE U DANCE" |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/936889-joey-valence-brae-rebecca-black-see-u-dance-stream |access-date=August 13, 2025 |website=HotNewHipHop}}</ref> A deluxe edition of the album, titled ''Hyperyouth (Afterparty)'', was released on February 27, 2026.<ref name="MelodicMag">{{cite web |last=Joshua |first=Cedric |date=February 4, 2026 |title=Joey Valence & Brae keep the night going with 'HYPERYOUTH (afterparty)' |url=https://www.melodicmag.com/news/joey-valence-brae-keep-the-night-going-with-hyperyouth-afterparty/ |access-date=February 27, 2026 |website=Melodic}}</ref>
== Track listing == All music is composed by Joey Valence. All tracks are written by Joseph Bertolino and Braedan Lugue, with additional writers noted. Track listing adapted from Apple Music.<ref>{{cite web |title=HYPERYOUTH by Joey Valence & Brae on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |date=August 15, 2025 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/hyperyouth/1824543248 |access-date=August 9, 2025 |language=en-US}}</ref>
{{Track listing | headline = ''Hyperyouth'' track listing | title1 = Hyperyouth | writer1 = {{hlist|Sonny Moore|Tom Rowlands|Ed Simmons|Jesse Weaver}} | length1 = 2:47 | title2 = Bust Down | note2 = featuring TiaCorine | writer2 = Tia Thompson-Shults | length2 = 2:45 | title3 = Give It to Me | length3 = 2:25 | title4 = Is This Love | length4 = 3:00 | title5 = See U Dance | note5 = featuring Rebecca Black | writer5 = {{hlist|Black|Jesse Saint John|Lucas Banker|Patrick Nissley}} | length5 = 2:46 | title6 = Party's Over | length6 = 3:40 | title7 = Wassup | note7 = featuring JPEGMafia | writer7 = {{hlist|Barrington Hendricks|Gerald McCary|Ira Brown|Carlos Young|James Brown|Stephen Gibson|Cecil Glenn}} | length7 = 3:00 | title8 = Live Right | writer8 = {{hlist|André Benjamin|Antwan Patton|David Sheats}} | length8 = 3:39 | title9 = Billie Jean | writer9 = James Calhoun | length9 = 2:48 | title10 = Have to Cry | length10 = 2:58 | title11 = The Party Song | writer11 = {{hlist|Alain Mion|J. Brown}} | length11 = 3:09 | title12 = Myself | length12 = 3:17 | title13 = Go Hard | writer13 = {{hlist|Afrika Bambaataa|Arthur Baker|Ellis Williams|Emil Schult|John Graham Hill|John Miller|John Robie|Naeem Hanks|Ralf Hütter|Robert Allen|Santi White}} | length13 = 2:46 | title14 = Disco Tomorrow | writer14 = Bennett Blumberg | length14 = 4:57 | total_length = 43:57 }}
{{Track listing | headline = ''Hyperyouth (Afterparty)'' track listing | title1 = Friends | length1 = 2:46 | title2 = Push The Pipe | length2 = 3:08 | title3 = How Does It Feel To Be Young | length3 = 1:36 | title4 = Bustamove | length4 = 2:18 | title5 = I Like This | length5 = 3:11 | title6 = Changes | writer6 = {{hlist|Porter Robinson|Amy Millan}} | length6 = 3:30 | total_length = 60:26 }}
'''Notes''' * The standard tracks are stylized in all caps, while the Afterparty tracks are stylized in all lowercase. * On the Afterparty Deluxe version, the standard version follows as tracks 7–20.
'''Sample credits'''{{citation needed|date=August 2025}} * "Hyperyouth" contains a sample from "Bangarang", written by Sonny Moore, as performed by Skrillex; "Block Rockin' Beats", written by Tom Rowlands, Ed Simmons, and Jesse Weaver, as performed by the Chemical Brothers; and "Like a Punk", written by Joseph Bertolino and Braedan Lugue, as performed by Joey Valence & Brae. * "Wassup" contains a sample from "Whatz Up, Whatz Up", written by Gerald McCary, Ira Brown, and Carlos Young, as performed by Playa Poncho and L.A. Sno; "Think (About It)", written by James Brown, as performed by Lyn Collins; and "Whoomp! (There It Is)", written by Stephen Gibson and Cecil Glenn, as performed by Tag Team. * "Live Right" interpolates "Ms. Jackson", written by André Benjamin, Antwan Patton, and David Sheats, as performed by Outkast. * "Changes" contains a sample from "Divinity", written by Porter Robinson, as performed by Porter Robinson and Amy Millan.
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for ''Hyperyouth'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2025) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| Australian Vinyl Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/vinyl-albums-chart/2025-08-25|title=ARIA Top 20 Vinyl Albums Chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=August 25, 2025|access-date=August 22, 2025}}</ref> | 19 |}
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