Post Malone shares new song “Chemical”
Watch the video for Post’s first single of 2023.
10 months after the release of his fourth studio album, Twelve Carat Toothache, Post Malone has returned with his first new music of 2023, a lovesick pop ballad called “Chemical.” The song is three-and-a-half of sugary guitars and persistently upbeat automated drumming, over which Post belts lines like “You break me, then I break my rules / Last time was the last time too,” and “Outside of the party, smokin’ in the car with you / ‘Seven Nation Army,’ fighting at the bar with you.” Watch the song’s Alfred Marroquin-directed music video above.
In the time since Twelve Carat Toothache’s release, Post has had health issues. In September, he fell into a “big-ass hole” in the Enterprise Center stage while performing in St. Louis, landing heavily on his ribs. He was hospitalized for breathing issues and forced to cancel a show in Boston, but he bounced back shortly thereafter and resumed his U.S. tour. He played a set at Saudi Arabia’s Soundstorm Festival in December and performed at the 2023 NBA All-Star Game in February.