Aerosmith and YUNGBLUD Set the Internet Ablaze with Their Explosive New Duet “Problems”
“Problems” arrives on the One More Time EP like a door kicked open after a stretch of silence. For Aerosmith, the track feels like a statement that their story can still move forward when the spark is real; for YUNGBLUD, it’s a chance to stand inside a hard-rock engine and push it into the present. The song doesn’t sound cautious or ceremonial. It sounds like a band and an artist meeting in the same storm, choosing volume over hesitation, and letting the emotion do the steering.
The first thing you notice is momentum. “Problems” doesn’t ease you in with a slow build or a polite intro; it snaps into place with a driving pulse and guitar tone that’s clean enough to feel modern but dirty enough to bite. The rhythm section sits tight and forward, giving the track that classic “live set urgency” vibe—like it was built to make a room move, not just to stream in the background. It’s the kind of opening you can picture hitting under stage lights.
There’s a clear Aerosmith backbone in the riffing and swing, but the pacing is sharper than what you’d expect from a straight throwback. The guitars carry that familiar swagger—confident, a little reckless, and designed to hook fast—yet the mix keeps everything punchy and immediate. Nothing feels over-decorated. The track leans into the idea that rock doesn’t need to be complicated to be powerful; it just needs to feel alive, and “Problems” feels alive from its first breath.
Vocally, the song is built like a conversation between two different types of fire. Steven Tyler comes in with a voice that carries decades of bruises and victories, that rasped drama that can turn a simple line into theater. YUNGBLUD counters with urgency and vulnerability, a singer who sounds like he’s still wrestling the emotion as he delivers it. They don’t blur into each other; they collide in a way that makes the chorus feel bigger every time it returns.
The lyric idea is simple but effective: yes, life is messy, and yes, we’re all carrying our own chaos, but love can make that chaos bearable. The hook doesn’t try to be poetic for the sake of it—it’s direct, almost shouted, with a streak of humor and defiance. That directness is exactly why it sticks. You can hear how easily a crowd would grab the chorus and throw it back at the stage in one voice.
What’s smart is how the verses walk the line between swagger and honesty. Aerosmith have always been masters of turning personal trouble into something that feels larger than life, and YUNGBLUD’s writing energy keeps the emotion from becoming a classic-rock cliché. The track never winks too hard or sinks into self-pity. It stays on that edge where pain has teeth and desire has daylight, which is where rock songs usually live longest.
The production gives the song width without softening it. You can feel some subtle layering around the guitars—extra texture that opens the track up like a bigger room—yet the core remains raw and physical. It’s polished enough for new-era listening habits, but it still lets the band sound like a band. There’s air in the mix for Tyler’s phrasing to breathe, and enough pressure in the low end to make the song hit in a car or a club.
As part of the EP’s arc, “Problems” plays like the moment the energy changes from introduction to takeover. If you imagine the project as a short live set, this is the track where the crowd stops watching politely and starts moving. It’s built for the middle of a show, right after a slower emotional number, the place where the lights go hotter and the band wants to see hands rise. You can almost feel the kick drum syncing up with the crowd’s heartbeat.
Joe Perry’s guitar work deserves its own spotlight here because the riff isn’t trying to be flashy. It’s stitching the song together the way great rock guitar does—simple enough to remember instantly, tough enough to carry a stadium. The solo section feels purposeful rather than indulgent, like a quick surge of electricity meant to launch the final chorus. In a live setting, you can picture the camera catching Perry’s grin as he rides that line.
YUNGBLUD fits into this world by refusing to mask who he is. He doesn’t imitate Tyler’s tone or try to “classic-rock himself up.” He stays raw, slightly frayed, and emotionally loud, which makes the contrast work. When he and Tyler overlap, there’s a tension that feels real—youth and legend sharing the same mic without either one shrinking. That’s where the song’s identity truly locks in.
Fans have reacted to “Problems” as the EP’s adrenaline track, the one that feels most ready for immediate live life. There’s something about its tempo, its straightforward chorus, and its call-and-response energy that invites people to imagine it onstage. New listeners hear it as a gateway into Aerosmith’s catalog; older fans hear it as proof that Tyler’s voice still knows how to cut through a room. Either way, the response has been fast and loud.
The duet nature also gives the song extra replay value because every listen reveals a different angle. One time you focus on the grit and swagger; another time you catch the hurt hiding inside the bravado. Tyler delivers lines like he’s survived them. YUNGBLUD delivers lines like he’s still inside them. That emotional split makes the track feel like a shared confession rather than a feature pasted on for attention.
If the two ever perform “Problems” together, it’s easy to imagine the staging. The band hits the intro hard, Tyler paces the front edge of the stage, and YUNGBLUD comes in like a spark thrown into gasoline. The first chorus explodes with both voices, and by the second one the audience is already singing it. The bridge drops the room into a brief hush, then the final chorus lifts the entire place.
For Aerosmith’s legacy, “Problems” is important because it doesn’t sound like a goodbye or a museum piece. It sounds like movement, like the kind of song a band releases when they still want to feel the floor shake under them. For YUNGBLUD, it’s a statement that he belongs in rock’s big rooms without losing his emotional honesty. Together, they make a track that feels current, not commemorative.
The best thing about “Problems” is that it refuses to be small. It doesn’t hide behind nostalgia, and it doesn’t chase trends. It’s a loud, human rock song about carrying your mess and still choosing love, delivered by two voices who know different chapters of that pain. That’s why it lands. It’s not complicated, but it’s charged, and it feels like the start of something rather than the end.
In the end, “Problems” stands as the EP’s heartbeat of defiance. It’s the track you put on when you want to feel your shoulders loosen and your pulse speed up, the track that reminds you rock can still be a language for real life. Whether it grows into a live staple or stays a fan favorite tied to this collaboration era, it already carries the kind of energy that doesn’t fade quickly.
