Deep Purple have released a new song Arrogant Boy today. The powerful, fast-paced hard rock tune is the first musical statement from SPLAT!, Deep Purple’s new studio album, out July 3rd on earMUSIC.
The official music video, featuring the band performing, premiered last night on YouTube and is available to watch now.
Deep Purple are currently featured on the cover of Classic Rock Germany, where the magazine highlights Arrogant Boy as “an electrifying song in the style of Space Truckin’ or Highway Star”, adding that it “doesn’t copy these classics; rather, it cleverly varies them.”
Frontman Ian Gillan says of Arrogant Boy: “This is the story of Billy who couldn’t read or write. He is unhappy with things, so he speaks up, and finds a way of irritating, one way or another, the elite. And I can’t think of anything more fun than irritating the elite. It would be a joyous exercise for me every morning after coffee.”
The single arrives one week after Deep Purple announced their new studio album SPLAT!. Once again, the band has teamed up with producer Bob Ezrin, continuing a collaboration that has shaped the band’s recent studio albums, all of which reached number one on the album charts in multiple countries.
Deep Purple have just returned from shows in Asia. In June, the band will continue with a run of European summer dates before officially launching the SPLAT! World Tour in North America in August. The upcoming touring schedule includes 86 shows across 28 countries, bringing Deep Purple back to major arenas across Europe in autumn before the year ends with shows in South America in December.
SPLAT! will be released on July 3rd on earMUSIC and is available for pre-order in multiple formats including CD, vinyl, and limited editions. Further exclusive fan items are only available on the official SPLAT! shop.
At the heart of SPLAT! is an idea conceived by Ian Gillan. Rather than treating the end as destruction, the album imagines it as transformation: SPLAT! explores the end of humanity not in any crude apocalyptic sense but as a metamorphosis beyond physical existence.
DEEP PURPLE
SPLAT!
Album Release: July 3rd, 2026
ARROGANT BOY
Single Release: May 13th, 2026
Formats:
· CD (Digisleeve)
· 2LP (black, 180g, Gtf.)
· Ltd. Purple 2LP (180g, Gtf.)
· Ltd. Transparent Yellow 2LP (180g, Gtf.)
· Ltd. Box Set
· Digital
Box Set Content
· 2LP Gatefold (180g)
· 12-page vinyl-sized booklet
· CD Digisleeve
· 3 exclusive 10-inch vinyl records featuring live recordings from the Deep Purple Tour 2024
· Exclusive 7-inch single featuring bonus track “GUINNESIS” (not included on the studio album!)
Track listing (CD/2LP):
Side A
1. Arrogant Boy
2. Diablo
3. The Rider
4. The Lunatic
Side B
5. The Only Horse In Town
6. Sacred Land
7. The Beating Of Wings
Side C
8. Guilt Trippin’
9. Scriblin’ Gib’rish
10. Jessica’s Bra
Side D
11. Third Call
12. My New Movie
13. Splat
SPLAT! will be available on July 3rd in multiple formats:
- Limited Box Set, containing:
- 2LP Gatefold (180g)
- 12-page vinyl-sized booklet
- CD Digisleeve
- 3 exclusive 10-inch vinyl records featuring live recordings from the Deep Purple Tour 2024
- Exclusive 7-inch single featuring the bonus track “GUINNESIS” (not included on the studio album and available exclusively in the box set!)
- CD (Digisleeve)
- 2LP Gatefold (black, 180g) + 12-page vinyl-sized booklet
- Limited Purple 2LP Gatefold (180g) + 12-page vinyl-sized booklet
- Limited Transparent Yellow 2LP (180g) + 12-page vinyl-sized booklet
All LP editions include a rich 12-page LP-sized booklet with illustrations and all song lyrics – available exclusively with the first pressing.
Further exclusive items are available via the official artist store, including:
- Limited 2LP Picture Disc + 12-page vinyl-sized booklet
- Limited Cassette
- A strictly limited canvas signed by all band members and limited to just 199 copies worldwide
- Additional apparel and merchandise items
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