Tiffany Young Is 'Born Again' On Intimate New Pop Single

Tiffany Young has been a polished pop star since she made her debut with K-pop supergroup Girls' Generation at the age of 17. Right now, more than a decade later, 29-year-old Young is shedding the facade and coming tidy with place on Earth Again," her self-reflective new single.


"I used to feel so hollow, shallow, vacant," Young croons intimately on the track, which she co-wrote. Whenever you're around you closin' all these spaces."


place on Earth Again" doesn't just mark a departure from her bubbly K-pop persona; the song is a sweeping confessional — from Young, to her fans — however more importantly, it's a chance for Young to be truthful to herself. "There has habitually been a darkness and struggle," she mentioned in a statement, "and it's only right now that I get to talk about it openly."


Late last year, Young's personal heartache and estranged relationship with her father was made public. Although this time, Young didn't try and hide from her insecurities — she faced them head-on in the studio.


Teaming up with prolific pop producer Fernando Garibay (Lady Gaga's Born This Way), she noticed strength in her deepest vulnerabilities. The end result was her most candid song to date.


"This song and music video was a very emotional and personalized journey inspired by all of the tragedy and pain I've had to mask with a smile during my career," she mentioned. Yet it also symbolizes her growth as an artist: place on Earth Again' is symbolic of my passion to routinely fight to grow from these experiences."


The dreamy music video finds the newly blond pop star absolving herself of her past in the ocean, as she writhes in "passion, pleasure, pain" in delicate tulle and satin on the beach. It's a striking visual of an artist embracing herself totally, totally unafraid to show her true self — tears and all — to the camera.


place on Earth Again" is the lead single off her forthcoming five-song EP, Lips On Lips, out February 22.


To hear about Young's career journey in her own words, check out her episode of MTV News' Homecoming.