Jeremy Zucker
{{short description|American singer (born 1996)}}
{{Use American English|date=December 2022}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| background = person
| name = Jeremy Zucker
| image = File:Jeremy Zucker Is Nothing Sacred Tour.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Zucker in 2023
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|03|03}}
| birth_place = Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, U.S.
| birth_name = Jeremy Scott Zucker
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|producer}}
| genre = {{hlist|Pop|indie pop|electronic|pop rock{{cite web |title=MEET: Jeremy Zucker, the SoundCloud singer & producer turned superstar |url=https://www.umusic.ca/2019/01/17/meet-jeremy-zucker/ |website=UMusic |access-date=October 21, 2021 |date=January 17, 2019 |archive-date=January 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190120203350/https://www.umusic.ca/2019/01/17/meet-jeremy-zucker/ |url-status=dead }}}}
| label = {{hlist|Republic|3OAK}}
| years_active = 2015–present
| spouse = Mathilda Röttger (m. 2024)
| website = {{URL|jeremyzuckermusic.com}}
}}
Jeremy Scott Zucker (born March 3, 1996) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for his songs "Comethru", "You Were Good to Me", and "All the Kids Are Depressed". He has released multiple EPs and two full-length albums, Love Is Not Dying (2020) and Crusher (2021).
Early life
Originally from Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, Zucker was raised in a musical household with his parents and two older brothers. While a student at Ramapo High School, he began making music in his bedroom and later joined a band called the "Foreshadows". The first song he wrote was about his brother's fear of heights.{{cite web|title=Jeremy Zucker Biography|url=https://concerty.com/artist/e116e0be-c371-4d57-bc09-e2d762d82540|website=Concerty.com}} After graduating high school, he attended Colorado College where he graduated in 2018 with a degree in molecular biology.Gerace, Joseph M. [https://patch.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/franklin-lakes-teen-inspires-giving-to-paterson-middl2c9ec96666 "Ramapo Student Inspires Giving at Paterson School; Jeremy Zucker not only gave, but inspired others to open up their hearts"], Wyckoff, NJ Patch, January 7, 2013. Accessed November 25, 2019. "Jeremy Zucker, then a sophomore at Ramapo High School, had been interested in completing a community service project."Mercuri, Monica. [https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8459852/jeremy-zucker-interview-tour-all-the-kids-are-depressed-video "Jeremy Zucker Talks 'all the kids are depressed' Video & Preparing for First Headlining Tour"], Billboard (magazine), June 8, 2018. Accessed November 25, 2019. "A few weeks ago, 22-year-old singer-songwriter-producer Jeremy Zucker was graduating from Colorado College with a degree in molecular biology. And now, he's embarking on a new chapter in his life, recently releasing his fifth EP glisten and preparing for his first U.S. headlining tour in the fall.... Originally from Franklin Lakes, N.J., Zucker was raised in a musical household with his parents and two older brothers." Before producing his own music, his first job was as a snowboard instructor.{{Cite magazine|title=Get to Know 'All the Kids Are Depressed' Singer Jeremy Zucker: Watch|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8478357/jeremy-zucker-video-interview/|access-date=January 22, 2021|magazine=Billboard|language=en}} He is Jewish and married to his wife, influencer and model Mathilda Lou Roettger as of 2024.[https://www.heyalma.com/18-jewish-musicians-for-your-summer-playlist/ 18 Jewish Musicians for Your Summer Playlist] Hey Alma. 1 July 2022
Career
{{Expand section|date=April 2020|information prior to the release of his third EP}}
= 2015–2019: ''Beach Island'', ''Breathe'', ''Motions'', and ''Glisten'' =
In 2015, Zucker released his debut EP Beach Island. He released Breathe containing his breakthrough hit "'Bout It" in December 2016.{{Citation |title=Breathe |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/25yx8uHQ8wwR5xWeDFxAlU |language=en |access-date=October 21, 2020}} In 2017, Zucker released Motions, featuring the song "Heavy," which later Blackbear remixed into "Make Daddy Proud" and included on their album Digital Druglord.{{Citation|title=digital druglord|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/30QoUTsSdpQuZunPNFsLnm|language=en|access-date=January 22, 2021}} Zucker and Blackbear later collaborated on the single "Talk Is Overrated" on Zucker's EP Idle. Zucker released Stripped in February 2018, followed by Glisten in May 2018. In September 2018, Zucker released Summer, which contains the song "Comethru." He wrote "Comethru" as a response to graduating college in May 2018 and moving back to his childhood home in New Jersey.{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2018/09/jeremy-zucker-comethru|title=Premiere: Jeremy Zucker's "comethru" Is an Ode to His Transitional Summer|website=Complex}}
= 2019–present: ''Brent'', ''Love Is Not Dying'', ''Brent II'', ''Crusher'', and ''Is Nothing Sacred?, and Brent III'' =
In 2019, Zucker collaborated with singer Chelsea Cutler on "You Were Good to Me." The song was the lead single of their first collaborative EP Brent which was released on April 19, 2019.
On July 26, Zucker released "Oh, Mexico," the lead single for their debut album Love Is Not Dying. The subsequent singles "Always, I'll Care," "Not Ur Friend," and "Julia" were released on February 7, 2020, February 28, and March 24 respectively, leading up to the album's release on April 17.{{Cite web |last=August |first=Jimmy |date=February 27, 2020 |title=JEREMY ZUCKER RETURNS WITH NEW SONG "always, i'll care" {{!}} RadioFacts |url=https://radiofacts.com/jeremy-zucker-returns-with-new-song-always-ill-care/ |access-date=March 9, 2020 |website=Radiofacts |language=en-US}}{{cite web |title=love is not dying, april 17th |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B-XK3yRg6Bt/ |url-access=registration |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B-XK3yRg6Bt |archive-date=December 24, 2021 |website=Instagram}}{{cbignore}} The album is an autobiographical collection of songs that were recorded in Brooklyn during the second half of 2019.{{Cite web|title=Jeremy Zucker on the Pre-Apocalyptic Beauty of 'love is not dying' [Q&A]|url=http://www.onestowatch.com/blog/jeremy-zucker-love-is-not-dying-interview|last=Polo|first=Maxamillion|date=April 17, 2020|website=Ones to Watch|access-date=May 24, 2020}} On July 24, he released the single "Supercuts". They featured on Claire Rosinkranz's song "Backyard Boy" and "Nothing's the Same" with Alexander 23.{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmnnvfP-j0k |title=Claire Rosinkranz – Backyard Boy (with Jeremy Zucker) [Official Video] |date=November 10, 2020 |publisher=ClaireRosinkranzVEVO |access-date=October 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902140523/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmnnvfP-j0k |archive-date=September 2, 2021 |url-status=live |via=YouTube}}{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG3mfZp6llo |title=Alexander 23, Jeremy Zucker – Nothing's The Same |date=December 16, 2020 |publisher=Alexander23VEVO |access-date=October 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211041910/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG3mfZp6llo |archive-date=February 11, 2021 |url-status=live |via=YouTube}}
On January 15, 2021, Zucker and Cutler released "This Is How You Fall in Love", and they hosted the livestream show Brent: Live on the Internet, where they introduced Brent II, which was released on February 5.{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qkgVgjN188 |title=Jeremy Zucker & Chelsea Cutler – this is how you fall in love (Official Music Video) |date=January 15, 2021 |publisher=JeremyZuckerVEVO |access-date=October 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902233838/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qkgVgjN188 |archive-date=September 2, 2021 |url-status=live |via=YouTube}}{{cite tweet|number=1351579634916331522|user=jeremyzucker|title=chels and i are so incredibly proud to announce "brent: live on the internet", a livestream moment taking place on february 10 ! general on-sale tomorrow at noon est. brent forever <3 https://t.co/OfNxTPij04 https://t.co/43oYc58wuS|author-link=Jeremy Zucker|date=January 19, 2021|access-date=October 5, 2021|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119171919/https://twitter.com/jeremyzucker/status/1351579634916331522|archive-date=January 19, 2021|url-status=live|last=Zucker|first=Jeremy}}https://instagram.com/p/CK4NCe5hNFB/?igshid=41lr3raszgfh {{dead link|date=September 2021}}{{cite web |last=zadok |first=Zoreno |date=February 7, 2021 |title=EP: Jeremy Zucker & Chelsea Cutler – Brent ii |url=https://jamznet.com/download-ep-jeremy-zucker-chelsea-cutler-brent-ii-zip/ |access-date= |website=jamznet.com |language=en}} Beginning in June 2021, Zucker released the songs "18" on June 24, "Honest" on July 23, "Cry with You" on August 20, and "Therapist" on September 17 as singles for his sophomore album Crusher which was released on October 1, 2021.{{cite tweet |last=Zucker |first=Jeremy |author-link=Jeremy Zucker |user=jeremyzucker |number=1443787943265521666 |date=October 1, 2021 |title=my second album CRUSHER is out now everywhere. i love you all. signing off 🖤 https://t.co/Uuey0xlCCZ https://t.co/AZih8oZR3D |language=en |access-date=October 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001040142/https://twitter.com/jeremyzucker/status/1443787943265521666 |archive-date=October 1, 2021 |url-status=live}}
Zucker released "Internet Crush" on February 10, 2023.https://www.instagram.com/p/CoK9S_GvZO6/?hl=en | Jeremy Zucker This was followed by the release of the next single, "OK", along with the music video for the track. Their third EP, entitled Is Nothing Sacred?, was released on June 9, 2023, which featured "Internet Crush" as the lead single, followed by "OK". The EP contains three other songs, entitled "Cindy", "I Need You (In My Life)”, and "A Dying World...".
On September 29, 2023, he released a single titled "This time" in celebration of the 5th anniversary of his EP Summer..{{Citation |title=Jeremy Zucker – this time |url=https://genius.com/Jeremy-zucker-this-time-lyrics |access-date=2024-10-04}}
On May 22, 2024, Zucker released a collaboration song titled "Cozy" with artists Lauv and Alexander 23.{{Citation |title=Jeremy Zucker, Lauv & Alexander 23 – C ozy |url=https://genius.com/Jeremy-zucker-lauv-and-alexander-23-cozy-lyrics |access-date=2024-10-04}}
Ahead of the release of Brent III, Zucker and Cutler released track 5 of the anticipated project, titled "Black & White" on September 13, 2024.{{Citation |title=Jeremy Zucker & Chelsea Cutler – black & white |url=https://genius.com/Jeremy-zucker-and-chelsea-cutler-black-and-white-lyrics |access-date=2024-10-04}}
On October 11, 2024, track 2 of Brent III was released, titled "A-frame".{{Citation |title=Jeremy Zucker & Chelsea Cutler – A-frame |url=https://genius.com/Jeremy-zucker-and-chelsea-cutler-a-frame-lyrics |access-date=2024-10-27}}
On November 1, 2024, Brent III was released as a full-length album in collaboration with Cutler.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-05 |title=Album Review: "Brent iii" by Jeremy Zucker and Chelsea Cutler |url=https://www.msureporter.com/2024/11/05/album-review-brent-iii-by-jeremy-zucker-and-chelsea-cutler/#:~:text=Zucker%20and%20Cutler%20have%20done,they%20needed%20in%20their%20life. |access-date=2024-11-07 |language=en}}
Influences
Zucker has cited Blink-182, Jon Bellion, blackbear, Eden, Bon Iver, Mac Miller, and Wet as some of his musical influences.{{cite web|url=http://www.republicrecords.com/artists/jeremy-zucker|title=Jeremy Zucker
Zucker describes himself as a "social introvert".{{Cite web|date=August 21, 2019|title=Jeremy Zucker's new single is a spellbinding emotional masterpiece|url=https://happymag.tv/jeremy-zuckers-new-single-is-a-spellbinding-emotional-masterpiece/|access-date=January 22, 2021|website=Happy Mag|language=en-US}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
= Collaborative albums =
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! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Details |
| scope="row"| Brent III {{small|(with Chelsea Cutler)}} |
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=Live albums=
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! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Details |
| scope="row"| Brent (Live in New York) {{small|(with Chelsea Cutler)}} |
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| scope="row"| Brent: Live from the Internet {{small|(with Chelsea Cutler)}} |
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=EPs=
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! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Details |
| scope="row"| Beach Island
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| scope="row"| Breathe
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| scope="row"| Motions
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| scope="row"| Idle
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| scope="row"| Stripped.
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| scope="row"| Glisten
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| scope="row"| Summer,
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| scope="row"| Brent {{small|(with Chelsea Cutler)}} |
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| scope="row"| Brent II {{small|(with Chelsea Cutler)}} |
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| scope="row"| Is Nothing Sacred?
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=Singles=
==As lead artist==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
| scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" |KOR Digital Charts – Gaon Charts (in Korean / South Korea)
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" |NZ
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| scope="row" | "Melody"
| rowspan="4" | 2015 | — || — | | rowspan="2" |Beach Island |
| scope="row" | "Flying Kites"
| — || — | |
| scope="row" | "'Bout It" {{small|(featuring Daniel James and Benjamin O)}} | — || — | |Breathe |
| scope="row" | "Dramamine"
| — || — | | rowspan="5" {{N/a|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row" | "Peace Signs"
| rowspan="5" | 2016 | — || — | |
| scope="row" | "Weakness"
| — || — | |
| scope="row" | "Paradise" {{small|(featuring Cisco the Nomad)}} | — || — | |
| scope="row" | "When You Wake Up..."
| — || — | |
| scope="row" | "Upside Down" {{small|(featuring Daniel James)}} | — || — | | rowspan="2" |Motions |
| scope="row" | "IDK Love"
| rowspan="2" | 2017 | — || — | |
| scope="row" | "Talk Is Overrated" {{small|(featuring Blackbear)}} | — || — |
|Idle |
| scope="row" | "All the Kids Are Depressed"
| rowspan="2" | 2018 | — || — | |Glisten |
| scope="row" | "Comethru" {{small|(solo or featuring Bea Miller)}} | 59 || — |
|Summer and Love Is Not Dying |
| scope="row" | "You Were Good to Me" {{small|(with Chelsea Cutler)}} | rowspan="3" | 2019 | — || — |
|Brent and Love Is Not Dying |
| scope="row" | "Better Off" {{small|(with Chelsea Cutler)}} | — || — | |Brent |
| scope="row" | "Oh, Mexico"
| — || — | | rowspan="4" |Love Is Not Dying |
| scope="row" | "Always, I'll Care"
| rowspan="4" | 2020 | 178 || 23 | |
| scope="row" | "Not Ur Friend"
| — || 11 | |
| scope="row" | "Julia"
| — || — | |
| scope="row" | "Supercuts"
| 199 || — | | {{n/a|Non-album single}} |
| scope="row" | "This Is How You Fall in Love" {{small|(with Chelsea Cutler)}} | rowspan="6" | 2021 | — || 9 | | rowspan="2" | Brent II |
| scope="row" | "Emily" {{small|(with Chelsea Cutler)}} | — || 27 | |
| scope="row" | "18"
| — || — | | rowspan="4" |Crusher |
| scope="row" | "Honest"
| — || — | |
| scope="row" | "Cry with You"
| — || — | |
| scope="row" | "Therapist"
| — || — | |
| scope="row" | "I'm So Happy"{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/nz/album/im-so-happy-feat-benee-single/1643059424|title=I'm So Happy (feat. BENEE) – Single|website=Apple Music|date=September 16, 2022|access-date=September 16, 2022}} {{small|(featuring Benee)}} | 2022 | — || 27 | | rowspan="1" {{n/a|Non-album single}} |
| scope="row" | "Internet Crush"
| rowspan="3" |2023 | — || — | | rowspan="2" | Is Nothing Sacred? |
| scope="row" | "OK"
| — || — | |
| scope="row"|"This Time"
| — || — | | rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"|"Cozy" {{small|(with Lauv & Alexander 23)}} | rowspan="3" |2024 | — || — | |
| scope="row"|"black & white" {{small|(with Chelsea Cutler)}} |— |— | | rowspan="2" |brent iii |
| scope="row"|"A-frame" {{small|(with Chelsea Cutler)}} |— |— | |
| scope="row"|"hometown"
|2025 |— |— | |Garden State |
| colspan="6" style="font-size:85%" | "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
==As featured artist==
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! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Album |
| scope="row" | "Glow" {{small|(Justice Skolnik and Jeremy Zucker)}} | 2015 | {{n/a|Non-album single}} |
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| scope="row" | "Good Days" {{small|(Ricky Smith and Jeremy Zucker)}} | 2016 | Release |
| scope="row" | "Lonely Alone" {{small|(Chelsea Cutler featuring Jeremy Zucker)}} | rowspan="4"| 2018 | Sleeping with Roses |
| scope="row" | "Stay with Me" {{small|(Ayokay featuring Jeremy Zucker)}} | In the Shape of a Dream |
| scope="row" | "Atoms" {{small|(RL Grime with Jeremy Zucker)}} | Nova |
| scope="row" | "Spin with You" {{small|(Emma Sameth with Wolfe and Jeremy Zucker)}} | {{n/a|Non-album single}} |
| scope="row" | "Cameras" {{small|(Justice Skolnik with Jeremy Zucker)}} | 2019 | Bliss |
| scope="row" | "Backyard Boy" {{small|(Claire Rosinkranz with Jeremy Zucker)}} | rowspan="2" | 2020 | rowspan="2" {{N/a|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row" | "Nothing's the Same" {{small|(Alexander 23 with Jeremy Zucker)}} |
| scope="row" | "Doris Terrace" {{small|(Quinn XCII with Jeremy Zucker and Ayokay)}} | rowspan="2" |2021 |Change of Scenery II |
| scope="row" | "That Way" {{small|(Tate McRae with Jeremy Zucker)}} | {{n/a|Non-album single}} |
==Remixes==
- 2018: Atoms – Said the Sky Remix (RL Grime with Jeremy Zucker, Said the Sky)
- 2018: Talk Is Overrated [Manila Killa Remix] (Jeremy Zucker with Blackbear and Manila Killa)
- 2018: Better Off [Filous Remix] (Jeremy Zucker with Chelsea Cutler and Filous)
- 2020: You Were Good to Me [Shallou Remix] (Jeremy Zucker with Chelsea Cutler and Shallou)
=Songwriting credits=
=Production credits=
Tours
=Headlining=
- Tour Is Overrated (2017)[https://datatouring.tumblr.com/post/163096924625/jeremy-zucker-tour-is-overrated]
- Anything, Anywhere Tour (2018–2019){{cite AV media |date=May 18, 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEyC86GD5Y8 |title=Jeremy Zucker's 'Anything, Anywhere' tour tickets available now |publisher=Visionary Music Group |via=YouTube |access-date=October 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110122659/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEyC86GD5Y8 |archive-date=November 10, 2019 |url-status=live}}
- More Noise!!!! Tour (2021–2022){{Cite web|title=Jeremy Zucker|url=https://www.jeremyzuckertour.com/|access-date=August 2, 2021|website=Jeremy Zucker}}
- is nothing sacred? The Tour (2023){{Cite web |title=Jeremy Zucker |url=https://www.jeremyzuckertour.com/ |access-date=June 9, 2023 |website=Jeremy Zucker}}
- Brent Forever: The Tour (2024; with Chelsea Cutler){{Cite web |last=Storrs |first=Mikaila |date=2024-09-16 |title=Chelsea Cutler & Jeremy Zucker announce Brent Forever Tour |url=https://www.melodicmag.com/2024/09/16/chelsea-cutler-and-jeremy-zucker-are-heading-on-the-brent-forever-tour-starting-in-november/ |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=www.melodicmag.com |language=en-US}}
=Livestream=
=Supporting=
- I Met You When I Was 18 World Tour (2018; for Lauv; in the United States){{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=I Met You When I Was 18 Tour in 2018 with Jeremy Zucker (Billboard)|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8007018/lauv-2018-tour-dates-live-spotify-playlist/|access-date=January 22, 2021|website=www.facebook.com}}
- Bleed for You Tour (2023; for the Kid Laroi; in the United States){{Cite web |last=Conte |first=Columbia Records, Sony Music Entertainment, HJ |title=The Kid Laroi {{!}} Bleed for You Tour |url=https://www.bleed4you.com/ |access-date=March 29, 2023 |website=www.bleed4you.com}}
References
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External links
- {{official website|jeremyzuckermusic.com}}
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